...arn how to teach others properly. In order to do this, you must make sure that you have mastered your own positioning and alignment in the various poses. Take an advanced level class, rent or buy an advanced course on DVD, or order a book online, to make sure your skills are top notch.

Consider taking a certification class for teaching yoga. While certification isn't legally required in the United States, Canada, and most of the world, a certification will boost your confidence. It is a credential, worthy of note...more

Yoga Is Good For Anyone!

...ated throughout the course of your life. Below are just some of the ways in which yoga can help you.

Improves blood circulation; increase in hemoglobin levels; decrease in white blood cell count, thus increasing immunity.

Better respiratory functioning. This prevents asthma and can even reduce the severity of asthma attacks. Asthma patients who practice yoga regularly have fewer attacks and require less medication.

Increases efficiency in functioning of cardiovascular system, thus preventing heart disease. Patients with hear...more

arthritis Patients Try Yoga

...Doctors strongly suggests people who have been diagnosed with arthritis to keep on regulating their body functions by exercising. In doing so, the deterioration of their joints wont be as grave. By exercising on a daily basis, a person diagnosed with arthritis combats the bacteria that are slowly inflaming his joints and tendons.

Normally, hospitals recommend arthritis patients to sign up for an arthritis exercise fitness programs. These programs encourage them to walk for a good solid hour three times a week. Other exercises include weight lifting. It is an arduous task but in doing so, this benefits the patient to be stronger.

Studies show that by exercising, the arthritis patient continues to be dependent and function on a normal state. As opposed to those who mope around and dwell on the fact that they have arthritis, they eventually became immobile and seek out the help of others to do simple personal activities such as getting out of bed, taking a shower and dressing.

Yoga, b...more

Reduce Your Stress with Yoga Breathing exercises

..., the supply of oxygen is reduced and toxins start to build up. This results in stiff muscles and causes the supply of oxygen to be reduced further. It is a viscous cycle, and impacts all parts of your nervous system, including your brain. Medical studies have shown that stress, and the reduced oxygen intake it causes, are a leading factor in cancer, heart disease, strokes, premature aging and other diseases.

Breathing also affects our ability to think clearly, by increasing the oxygen that gets to our brain. A small increase in the oxygen...more

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