... as popular as ever to all kinds of people for whom it will be very useful. One should see to it that these clothes should be very comfortable as it should allow free movement of your various body parts because while doing yoga you have to stretch a lot to get the proper benefit from it. These yoga clothes are very trendy and in vogue with the current fashion. Different design and designers have come into picture to make yoga not centuries old but a 21st century thing.

There are clothes available for women, men a...more

Yoga for Kids: What Yoga Poses are Best for My Child?

...Yoga indeed has become a popular, mainstream alternative for exercise and fitness. Here in Los Angeles, hardly a day goes by that I dont see people walking by with their Yoga Mats rolled up underneath their arms coming from or going to their Yoga class.

Most stay-home moms have picked Yoga up as well as their method of keeping fit and maintaining physical, mental and emotional balance. Upon seeing the apparent results most naturally wonder how their children might be able to benefit form using Yoga for kids. Well, it is my hope that as a Yoga enthusiast myself, you will find this article much helpful in choosing the yoga poses that could be incorporated into your childs recreational endeavors.

Yoga for Kids: Recommended poses.

1. Sun Salutations:

These are a group of poses that serve as a warm up to a yoga session or class. For staying fit, keeping obesity at bay and fun (especially when performed at a high speed), the Sun Salutations will be an immense source of enjoyment for kids getting introduced to Yoga. Do you know in ...more

The Roots of Hatha Yoga

...roviding guidance on how a person can grow to become morally, spiritually, and physically whole. Hinduism also believes the Heaven on Earth concept, noting its possible to achieve salvation while alive rather than only in death.

Part of this salvation is achieved through balance. Because the word Hatha is derived from sanskrit words meaning sun (Ha) and moon (Tha) it only makes sense that Hatha Yoga places a lot of concept on the focus of balance. A type of yoga that teeters between two streams (the Ida (mental) and the Pingala (body) currents), Hatha Yoga uses the Shushumna Nadi (the current of the self) to open up various Chakras (cosmic points within the body that are awaiting release). Once this happens, a state of quieted thought and a still mind occurs while consciousness remains. This is called Samadhi and it is known as a stated of bliss.

Hatha Yoga is based on holistic principles, moral disciplines and physical exercise. It focuses greatly on poses (Asanas), breathing techniques (Pranayama) and meditation. Similar to the sun versus ...more

Yoga Instructor training - The Yoga Diet And Its Focus On Nutrition

...ds are easier to find than fresh vegetables and fruit, no wonder we have the health problems we do.

Paying attention to what you put into your body helps you listen to your body as well. The foods that are encouraged in yoga nutrition are whole foods, mainly of lacto-vegetarian origin. Whole foods are those that are as close to their natural state as possible. No alterations or pre-processing has been done to them.

Basically, they are the simplest, most natural form, of th...more

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