...Once in a blue moon, a Yoga center receives a phone call, letter, or Email, telling them how evil Yoga is. So I ask: Where have all the evil Yogis gone? All forms of Yoga aid mental, physical, and spiritual health. It is a mystery as to how this misunderstanding of Yoga ever got started.

Throughout history, a few politicians, and religious leaders, who created polarization, have existed in every century. This has caused holy wars, inquisitions, pogroms, and genocide. It is easy to point, at what we do not understand, and claim it is evil.

However, I would like to remind some religious fundamentalists of Mathew 7:1, where Jesus states: "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. There are many good people who practice Yoga, for improved health, and do no harm to anyone.

There is no reason for any religion to look at...more

Yoga Dance Based Butt Exercise For The Ideal Female Body Shape

... Cobra and others can be used to gain strength in your trunk. You'll learn about proper balanced breathing techniques, posture and balance, curious and wonderful new stretches to parts of your body you never knew existed, and how to gain control over the "monkey chatter" inside your mind.

working On Your "Booty" - For Women And Men. You don't have to be a lanky svelte reed-thin model to get spectacular body contouring results from yoga and dance based home or gym clinic programs. Women and men in their 50s, 40s, 30s or 20s tone up and shape up in fun workouts that take less than 45 minutes.

Dance As The Ultimate Thigh And Butt Shaper. Who fails to admire the enormous fitness, beauty and athleticism of dancers? Their body shape did not occur by accident. You can slowly and carefully transition yourself into any of the dance disciplines, ballet or modern dance or even hi...more

The benefits Of Yoga: Efficiency In Work Is Yoga!

...Sometimes what a voluminous book can not explain can be explained in a single sentence! It is true about yoga. Yoga is not mere a word; it is a vast subject with many dimensions.

The wise saying goes, Yoga karmasu kaushalam!' which means, Efficiency in work is yoga!

What you do is not important. How you do, what you do is important!

Yoga also means union. What union? Whether union between the body and the mind? Or, the mind and the spirit? The traditionally accepted belief (or truth, depending upon the level of your spiritual progression) is the union between the Jeevatman and the Paramatman- between one's individ...more

ayurveda Yoga teacher Training Program

...The ancient science of ayurveda and Yoga offer the knowledge and wisdom to individuals to live in complete holistic health. When combined together for the prevention and treatment they compliment conventional medical therapies excellently and can play an invaluable role for healing and rebalancing the physiological, energetic, and psychological patterns that underlie its development.

ayurveda- ayurveda is the ancient art of healing; originating in India it has been in practice for over thousands of years. ayurveda aims to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit. This balance is believed to lead to contentment and health, and to help prevent illness. According to Ayurveda all the ailments and sufferings are due to the disharmony and disequilibrium of the doshas.

Ayurveda views a person as a unique individual made up of five primary elements. The elements are ether (space), air, fire, water, and earth. When any of these elements are present in the environment, they will in turn have an influence on us. These primary elements combine to create various physiological functions.

Ether and air combine to form what is known in Ayurveda as the Vata dosha.

fire and water are the...more

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