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How To Do Hatha Yoga - Articles
Effects of hatha yoga
by
Mahima
Posted
Wed 15 Sep 2010 10:32pm
several times a week for group meditation.
Thanks to hatha yoga, helping me to be more aware of what is going on in my body, learning to observe my emotions and thoughts... the struggle of emotions, thoughts and pains and aches of the body.
Hatha yoga serves such a great way of removing the obstacles to go into the meditative state.
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Common Styles of Hatha Yoga
by
Martha M.
Posted
Thu 11 Mar 2010 9:10pm
There are many different styles of hatha yoga being taught today from slow, gentle, and alignment-focused to fast, flowing, and athletically-challenging with everything in between. Some styles of yoga consist of doing the same series or sequence of postures every time; others offer classes that are always different.
It may take a little searching
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Hatha yoga practice and fear of ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Mon 09 Mar 2009 3:42pm
Hatha yoga practice and fear of falling in older adults
IU researchers find promising results
10 mar 2009--Indiana University researchers found promising results in an exploratory study involving yoga practice by older adults who expressed a fear of falling. After a 12-week, twice weekly hatha yoga class, taught by a professional yoga therapist, study
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The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
by
Stef
Posted
Tue 31 Aug 2010 4:07pm
second required text: The Hatha Yoga Pradipika . So here is my reflective report. :)
Stef
“Five minutes into reading Brian Akers’ introduction to his translation of the Hatha... read the Hatha Yoga Pradipika with an open-yet-discriminating mind; and I think this served me well. I wonder if Svatmarama intentionally made somewhat wild assertions
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Hatha Yoga
by
Kris K.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 4:04am
There was a post last week at Cupcakes and Yoga asking "What Kind of Yogi Are You?" For kicks here are my answers--feel free to comment with your own responses.
How do... to sweat during Yoga, but I always hydrate with water --about 20 fluid ounces to start every day.
What do you do before class while you’re waiting for your teacher to arrive
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Hatha Yoga - Ayurveda - Rod Stryker - Day 1
by
Kris K.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:56am
to move away from the “try to do it all” practice, and instead have a practice focus on one type of asana. This method provides an awareness of how each type of practice (and asana...
For the last 5 days I've been at a VinyasaKrama (wise progression or sequencing) Workshop with Yoga Pluswriter, founder of Para Yoga (previously called Pure Yoga
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Hatha Yoga - Ayurveda - Rod Stryker - Day 3
by
Kris K.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:56am
dishonest to me for a Yoga teacher (following the ideas of honesty in the Yamas, I would hope) to not be on time for a class. Once in a while, I can understand, but this was pretty... we would have time to make notes on the morning session. For me the 2 hour lunch break was plenty of time to do that. With that said, even if the students are given extra time
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Hatha Yoga - Ayurveda - Rod Stryker - Day 5
by
Kris K.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:56am
that eventually you are not consciously repeating the mantra. Rather, you begin to "hear" it. In the case of Japa, do not use a melody, as you might when chanting the mantra aloud. Simply... on mantras. I highly recommend anything by Thomas Ashley-Farrand. His teaching method and knowledge are both of the highest caliber.
If you do experience the "sound" of the non
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Hatha Yoga - Ayurveda - Rod Stryker - Day 2
by
Kris K.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:56am
( Vedic medicine) knowledge and wisdom. A matter of fact, the recommending reading for this class is Yoga and Ayurveda by Frawley.
Here were my thoughts after day 2... how my back would handle it.
The lesson: Wise progression of asanas can make or break a practice.
The 3 hour morning session consisted of talking about the true meaning
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