...Having just begun a new career as a Realtor, I know as well as anyone the benefits of a regular practice of mind and body. Life is quick paced when it is slow, which means when times are busy, they really move, and well, we need to remember to breath.

Thankfully, our modern society has realized its need for peaceful breaks in between cell phone calls. Especially in the last decade or so, perhaps after first stumbling over our own two feet, we have willingly reached into the past to scoop up what was once understood by the ancientsthe mindful practice of yoga.

Mary Dunn, who began yer yoga studies with B.K.S. iyengar in 1974 and is now senior teacher and director of the iyengar Yoga institute of New York, elaborates: Yoga deals with timeless questions so it is relevant whether we are speaking of the contemporary world or a historical context.

According to http://sanscrit.org, the term, yoga, is derived from the sanskrit root, yuj, to join, to unite, to attach. A further implication is that a practitioner of yoga, a yogi, is one who joins with the soul or the soul of God.

Lets cover our bases heremodern practitioners of yoga may not feel dedicated enough to consider themselves yogis, but still...more

Lose Weight with Yoga

...ore you start losing weight, yoga can make you look as if youre thinner and more attractive by getting you to stand up straighter. Some people even claim that yoga has made them taller one woman claims to have grown a full three inches! Of course, she didnt really, but once she started to stand up straighter, people responded to her as if she were really taller.

Karen Zebroff, who used to have a TV yoga exercise program, is credited with having brought yoga to the north american public in the 1970s. Yoga literally changed every aspect of her life. She lost weight about twenty pounds and the weight she continued to carry was distributed better on her body. As a result of this, the depression she had been experiencing lifted, and she felt better about herself.

Interestingly, though yoga is a great weight loss measure, its also used to treat girls with eating disorders such as anorexia. There are several reasons why that approach is effective. First, anorexic gir...more

10 Tips To Get The Most Out Of PreNatal Yoga

...position. They help your posture adjust as your body changes during pregnancy.

8. If you're doing aqua yoga, it's best to pick a swimming pool. The water should ideally be chest height, but anywhere from waist to shoulder height is fine.

9. Props for aqua yoga would be foam noodles and some floats. They will help provide support for some exercises, and for the relaxation at the end.

10. Get some friends or other expectant Moms from the prenatal class together for regular aqua yoga sessions in a local pool. You might be able to economically book the pool when you all share the cost.<...more

The Truth About Vinyasa Yoga

...Vinyasa is a sanskrit word, which refers to breath and movement. For example each Yoga posture is matched by one breath. This is what you do when you perform Sun or moon salutations, and these are also a form of Vinyasa Yoga.

So, any sequences of postures that are synchronized, with your breath are classified as Vinyasa. There are many forms of Vinyasa and even the gentle ones are vigorous. The postures are not held in a fixed position for long and classes flow with rhythm, similar to music.

The energy used in flowing from one movement, to the next, continues throughout a typical Vinyasa Yoga class. This type of Yoga class will challenge aerob...more

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