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- BRAHMAN'S EYE - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Youngbear RothYoga Cat, Shadow, appears to understand Cynthia's question, "What do I do with my eyes? Where should I look? We've never discussed it." Shadow, a fifteen pound Russian Blue, sits on the inside windowsill, a dark silhouette, settled, staring into the room, his spine drinking in trees outside ...
Views: 1153(1 vote) - Considering A New Yoga Teacher Or Yoga Class - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2006 from Segovia SmithTry the Class Yourself Recommendations for a yoga teacher from a friend may be good but you must check the class out for yourself. What works perfectly for a friend may not be a good fit for you. Even if you know what school or style of yoga you prefer, classes vary according to the individual ...
Views: 1475(1 vote) - Definition: Yoga - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2008 from Robin KYoga is a group of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. According to Gavin Flood, Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies it has been defined as referring to "technologies or disciplines of asceticism and meditation which are thought to lead to spiritual experience ...
Views: 746(1 vote) - Develop Psychic Powers with Huna - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Conrad RawHuna came from the Polynesian beliefs, but it is not their religion. It is, instead, a Western interpretation from Max Freedom Long in 1936 of the belief system of the Hawaiians. The words, including Huna, were adapted by Long to aid in his explanation. The Hawaiians have no formal name for the ...
Views: 1537(1 vote) - Develop Psychic Powers with Yoga - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from Conrad RawThere are hundreds of yoga classes across the United States. Doctors agree that yoga is a great exercise for the body, but did you know it not only aids the spirit but also increases psychic abilities. Some of the great Yoga masters perform amazing feats that range from stopping their hearts and ...
Views: 3719(1 vote) - Do you have what it takes to be an e-entrepreneur? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2006 from Stephen ThomasThese days, it seems like everyone wants to work from home and make money on the Internet. But before you even turn on your computer, the first question you have to ask yourself is whether you’re cut out for this kind of work. The fact is, building a home-based business isn’t for everyone. Some ...
Views: 1091(1 vote) - Do You Worry About a Bus Crashing Through Your Yoga Studio? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Aurora LipperDo You Worry About a Bus Crashing Through Your Yoga Studio? This month we'll look at a technique for reducing stress while making your time more efficient (This topic is taken from the Mastering Life Focus program). A number of years ago, a story appeared in the Los Angeles times. It seems a ...
Views: 813(1 vote) - Does Your Tai Chi Work? Three Important Signs That Your Practice is Bringing You Benefits! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Al SimonWhile some people practice Tai Chi and Qigong just for the fun of it, most of us practice with a purpose in mind. We may want to improve our health, or relieve stress, or become more fit. We may want to recover from an illness or disease, or become more balanced and flexible, or just to bring ...
Views: 2453(2 votes) - Ecstatic Trance Postures - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2007 from Ross HeavenAlthough I had practiced yoga for a number of years, I did not make much of a connection between the physical asanas as methods for exploring the world of spirit until I began working with indigenous shamans and discovered an ancient and little-known practice where body postures are used to ...
Views: 3260(1 vote) - Essential Yoga Practice For Middle-Aged People - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from Sara ValencourtLately there have been many journals featuring the benefits of yoga and health. Tons of stuff showing an almost immediate helpful result for the heart, blood pressure, muscles. It is all about preventative medicine, doing yoga consistently will help decrease your chances of getting common middle ...
Views: 1036(1 vote) - Every Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Aurora LipperMost months I talk in depth about specific strategies that help studios improve business. This month, we’ll focus on the 10,000 foot view of how some of these pieces fit together. I’m going to share the story of how one studio owner put a handful of techniques together to ...
Views: 2391(1 vote) - Every Journey of AThousand Miles Begins With A Single Step - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2007 from Aurora LipperMost months I talk in depth about specific strategies that help studios improve business. This month, we’ll focus on the 10,000 foot view of how some of these pieces fit together. I’m going to share the story of how one studio owner put a handful of techniques together to ...
Views: 951(1 vote) - Finding inspiration - can other students improve your yoga? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2007 from Jez HeathMany of us that regularly go to yoga classes will have heard the instructor telling us not to look at others in the room, but instead to think about our own practice. There is no doubt about the truth of this advice. When making these comments, the instructors are reminding us to practice yoga ...
Views: 981(1 vote) - Four Yoga Business Tips To Get Paying Clients From The Web - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from David MorganBuilding a web site for your yoga business is an important and effective means of bringing in new students. It can be a costly endeavor, however, especially if you hire someone to build the site for you. Building it yourself, on the other hand, can be time consuming, especially if you are new ...
Views: 1045(1 vote) - From Cancer to Yoga: A Story of Healing and Transformation - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2006 from Karen HallIn 1996 Kerrie Hamner was shocked to learn that a harmless-looking mole on her left thigh was actually melanoma. After surgery to remove a large area around the melanoma, the doctor assured Kerrie that she was now cancer-free. But two years later, when she was just 25 years old, Kerrie learned ...
Views: 1023(1 vote) - Gestational Diabetes - Prenatal Yoga - Walking - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2009 from Gail Pickens-Barger, E-RYTDid I mention that I tested positive for Gestational Diabetes at 28 weeks? Hoo Boy! I had earlier in my pregnancy went to the diabetes nutritionist, so I had an idea about the small meals all days long, count the carbs, etc. But, now it was serious! No way did I want the doc to have an excuse ...
Views: 4644(1 vote) - Get a Clean Yoga Mat, the Natural Way - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2005 from Shannan SanchezHave you ever been to a fitness center or a yoga studio and forgot your yoga mat and had to borrow one? Or maybe your own yoga mat has gotten dirty and you’re wondering how to wash it. In these situations, do you think twice about wanting to put your hands and face down on that dirty yoga ...
Views: 1874(2 votes) - Giving Up Too Soon - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Shveita Sethi SharmaEver tried to do something and consistently fail at it? You put out all the right messages, all the right motivations and yet fail. All amount of mental imagery and visualization does not bring the desired result? You keep trying and you keep failing. What happens then? Do you start punishing ...
Views: 1403(1 vote) - Gluten: Are You Sensitive To It? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampDo you ever notice yourself feeling bloated, tired or gassy after a meal? Chances are you may have a sensitivity or intolerance to gluten. Gluten is a protein found in all forms of wheat, rye, oats, barley and related hybrids. It is used in food processing because it binds, stabilizes and ...
Views: 1475(1 vote) - Good news from The Raja Yoga Institute - by We are happy to inform you that we have healed a terminal sick patient for the third time in a few years. As usual we have respected the original Yoga scriptures and the teachings of the Tibetan, Dwahl Kuhl, as written down by Alice Bailey.
This time the healing concerns a patient with a tumor ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - Guru And Super Power Gayatri - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaKEYWORDS: God teaching life material world opinion strife guru preceptor viewpoint absolute truth principle Mantra differences male female divine light cosmic space earth radiance psyche greatness inspiration sectarian vital force protect problem consciousness pray sense organs mobile sacred ...
Views: 1421(1 vote) - How to Become Regular in Your Yoga Practice - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2005 from Dada VedaprajinanandaPeople come to yoga looking for various things: peace of mind, stress reduction, improved concentration, and weight loss. Yoga can help you to accomplish all of this, but “yoga works, if you work!” You have to do the practices on a regular basis in order to get the results If you have bought ...
Views: 1266(1 vote) - How To Burn Fat With Exercises And Yoga - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Dr John AnneWhat is the best exercise to burn fat? Any physical aggression may be exercise or yoga that gets your heart rate into your targeted heart range. If you desire to lose weight, you require exercising hard enough to raise your pulse rate enough to burn fat more competently. The exercises that get ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - How To Tell People About Your Yoga Studio - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2007 from Al LipperHow To Tell People About Your Yoga Studio So They Say “I Want That!” What people ask and what people really want to know are two different things. Just because you answer someone’s stated question does not mean that you’ve actually answered their real question. ...
Views: 2197(1 vote) - If you’re serious about being healthy, get in front of a computer - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Jez HeathMarketing companies are constantly inventing new and expensive fads to help us exercise, lose weight and get healthy. But if we’re really going to get results, it’s probably just best to do more and more of the things we already enjoy. Frankly there aren’t any shortcuts to good health and ...
Views: 954(1 vote) - Impove Your Studio Business For The Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2007 from Aurora LipperWhat makes your studio a special place during the holiday season? Some studio owners find that this is a bit of a slow season, as regular students are busy with other things. But, it doesn't have to be. Maybe it's just me, but the “holiday season” seems to start earlier and earlier ...
Views: 836(1 vote) - In the Shade of the Yoga Tree - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2007 from Youngbear Roth"The living context for practicing various yoga branches is not to flee one's existence, but to realize the profound experience of one's path." Author "Namaste'." Without false modesty, pride, or preconception we greet kindred spirits along the path, meeting them eye-to-eye and toe-to-toe ...
Views: 1359(1 vote) - Internet Advertising Options - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2006 from Stephen ThomasYour online business will likely require more advertising than a contemporary business downtown, yet some new to the world of online business do not spend the time and money to advertise their business appropriately and are, in turn, loosing money. Your online business is crammed into the world ...
Views: 1332(1 vote) - Investigating Your Kundalini - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2007 from Sara ValencourtAwakening the Kundalini is a slow and thoughtful development that requires the individual to set aside their fears of deep introspection in order to allow the spiritual and energetic flow of the Kundalini awakening. Challenging oneself to go after a study that will unleash and unlock the ...
Views: 702(1 vote) - It's Not About The Money - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2007 from Aurora LipperAriel’s studio was struggling badly. When we first spoke, she told me that she had taken out a loan for $10,000 and was now using cash advances on her Visa card to make payments on it. She had a sad, sinking tone to her voice. As she described her studio, it was clearly a warm and vibrant ...
Views: 783(1 vote) - It’s Time for Some Karma Yoga - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMartin Luther King was a natural yogi, as is President Obama. When your activity is for the benefit of others, and your intention and heart is pure, then you are truly yogic. As Martin Luther King said: Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - Knoxville Yoga - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from David MorganKnoxville, Tennessee is home to a growing community of yoga enthusiasts, including many excellent yoga teachers. This is great news whether you're an advanced practitioner interested in trying out different yoga styles or you're a beginning yoga student shopping for your very first yoga ...
Views: 1412(1 vote) - Learning to Love the Yoga We All Hate - by Submitted on May 07, 2007 from Jez HeathListen in to conversations after any yoga session, and we’re almost guaranteed to hear someone discussing this or that yoga pose that they hate and wish they never need to do again – ever. But why is it that there are certain yoga poses that we just dread? We can feel them coming, ...
Views: 901(1 vote) - Lighting Up The Fire Of Vital Force Through Kundalini Worship - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThe activation and movement of Kundalini Shakti (Divine Serpent Power) is extremely difficult. This is because the flow has to be obstructed. One feels carefree and joyous when there is no discipline. The tastebuds are in ecstasy when allowed to eat anything and everything. As a result of ...
Views: 2189(1 vote) - Lighting Up The Fire Of Vital Force Via Kundalini Worship - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThe activation and movement of Kundalini Shakti (Divine Serpent Power) is extremely difficult. This is because the flow has to be obstructed. One feels carefree and joyous when there is no discipline. The tastebuds are in ecstasy when allowed to eat anything and everything. As a result of ...
Views: 1532(1 vote) - Maintain the Juggling Act - by Submitted on May 20, 2004 from Deborah SullivanIn a recent survey of 1,361 managers, it was found that more than 30% of managers work more than 40 hours a week, almost 40% work more than 50 hours a week and 66% report feeling under pressure constantly. * Each week in the paper we find articles written about work/life balance, yet many ...
Views: 906(1 vote) - My Beginning Yoga Experience - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2007 from Boyd MartinAs I walked out of the Bikram Yoga studio toward my car after my first class, I found myself declaring, "If I can actually do this yoga, it will totally change my whole life." I had only been able to attempt half the postures, with the rest of the time lying down, just dealing with the heated, ...
Views: 692(1 vote) - My Journey to Peace - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Stacy RenzI have always been an overachiever. Growing up in a difficult family situation , I thought that I could control the chaos by being the perfect child. I did my chores, got high marks, involved myself in as many activities as I could, was a confidante to my mother and whoever else needed to ...
Views: 1545(1 vote) - On Owning a Yoga Business - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Stacy Renz(This article was written on the one-year anniversary of my yoga therapy business.) What I have learned after one year of being in business: 1. No experience is wasted. I have worked a variety of jobs in my life, from the very mundane to the creative and complex, making an excellent salary ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - Starting Your Home Practice - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2008 from charles MacInerneyThe hardest obstacle for most students to starting a home practice is inertia. Here are a few suggestions to overcome initial resistance to creating a daily practice. Make a commitment! I recommend something along the lines of... "I promise myself that I will do at least 5 minutes of hatha ...
Views: 1221(1 vote) - The Almighty Breath - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2006 from Prem NirmalWould you like to know how to meditate better? How to be more effective when addressing an important personage? How to change a mood or feeling? How to be in rhythm with the universe through the day? Well, believe it or not, the answer lies in the breath. And swara yoga is the science that helps ...
Views: 1354(1 vote) - The Benefits Of Yoga During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Ashleigh Stewart-GhabiI am proud to say my son is a little Yogi who has been practicing Yoga since he was in the womb, and we have continued to enjoy the benefits of regular Yoga practice together since then! The very week I enrolled in my Yoga teachers training course was the same blessed week that I discovered I ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - The Challenge of Seeing Challenges: Next is the Most Important Word - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery day, we’re faced with challenge. And the biggest challenge of all, it sometimes seems, is that other people just don’t behave the way that we want them to. This is particularly the case in relationships, in the dance and the interaction and the act of meeting and matching and mirroring ...
Views: 917(1 vote) - The Divine Serpent Power-Introduction - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThese days there is such a rain of worldwide destructive danger which will be very difficult for human existence and the entire world to face. To the extent they are dire to that extent we need strong resources to overcome them. An elephant cannot die with a small pistol. In order to destroy ...
Views: 1619(1 vote) - The Fire oF Yoga - Breath, Pranayama, Yoga - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Claudiarose MartinThe Fire of Yoga Pranayama – Breath Yoga The human torso is like a fiery furnace, transforming energies of one form into another. As with all fires, oxygen is needed; and the more oxygen the stronger the fire. The diaphragm muscle is like a bellows drawing in oxygen and forcing out the ...
Views: 2665(1 vote) - The Neighborhood Mint - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2006 from Johnny KicklighterAfter a recent trip to Dahlonega, Georgia, I became obsessed with wanting to know more about the U.S. Mint that had been there and its history. To say that "The Neighborhood Mint: Dahlonega in the Age of Jackson" by Sylvia Head, Elizabeth W. Etheridge, gave me all the information I ever wanted ...
Views: 1116(1 vote) - The Stratospheric Rise of Yoga Brings Opportunities and Challenges - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2007 from Jez HeathOver the last 20 years, the popularity of yoga has increased from nearly no interest to being one of the most popular exercise regimes around. To match the increasing demand for yoga, more and more yoga centers are opening all the time. For those of us looking for something new, or just starting ...
Views: 1257(1 vote) - The Super Divine Powers Viz. Gayatri, Savitri And Kundalini - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2008 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThe investigation of Kundalini (Divine Serpent Power) commences with the discussion of the philosophy of Gayatri Mahaprajna. Fundamentally Gayatri worship is an experiment of religious ideology and divine sentiments. In it self-research is given chief importance and by generating devotion ...
Views: 2825(1 vote) - The True Meanning Of Yoga - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2008 from Marti AngelWhat is the true meaning of Yoga? Well that depends on where you look. When you search the web you get this definition: The word yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where yoga originated. We can think of the union occurring between the mind, body and spirit. When you ...
Views: 2782(1 vote) - The True Nature and Basis of Super Power Kundalini - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThe chief aim of Indian Yoga practices is to attain Jeevan-Mukti (liberated in life). If we study the evolution process of all creatures of the world, man is said to be at the top rung of the ladder. This is because he has those powers of wisdom and discrimination (Vivek) which helps him jump ...
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