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Tuesday, 31 July 2007
What is considered an ancient practice has now become a mainstream in the United Sates. According to a study in 2005 conducted by Harris Interactive Service Bureau, Americans are spending $2.95 bil lion a year for yoga classes and products, equipment, clothing, vacations, DVDs, videos and magazines. The number only shows how yoga has now become part of the American culture.
More than just a fad, yoga can also be considered a lifestyle according to Dayna Macy of the Yoga Journal. Macy also considers it “commodified” in the sense that yoga is made savvy depending on the customer—if one wants to have a good figure out of yoga, that can be the goal; or if one wants to make it a spiritual practice, that is also possible.
In an article by Poughkeepsie Journal, the trend on yoga has also solicited various reactions from its practitioners. Some say yoga is for depression or stress relief. While others consider its therapeutic effects such as lowering one’s blood pressure or for weight loss.
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www.coloradoan.com
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
YogaFit, the U.S.'s leading yoga training company, has just released the latest title in its innovative product line – YogaFit for Cyclists – a yoga regimen developed to complement and enhance the cycling/spinning w
orkout experience.
While the popularity of spinning classes and mountain biking continues to grow, participants sometimes find themselves left with aching, tight hamstrings, and even pain. Repetitive cycling results in the body spending extended periods in forward flexion - much as one would experience sitting at a desk for long hours.
By incorporating hatha yoga postures using its Seven Principles of Alignment (SPA), YogaFit for Cyclists prepares participants for cycling with a specially designed warm-up sequence, along with yoga postures to address muscles that aren't worked in spin and cool down, and a post ride stretch to ease them back into their day. This new workout allows for increased flexibility, improved breathing, and less chance for typical cycling injuries. As a result, the chest is opened, lower body flexibility increases, the mind-body connection improves, and breath is better coordinated with movement.
Beth Shaw notes, "While cycling is a great form of cardio, it can leave the participant with tight hips, hamstrings, and quads. This workout balances the body and rejuvenates riders"
The YogaFit for Cyclists DVD can be performed in its entirety or viewed in segments designed to complement a home stationary bike workout or a spinning class. It is also ideal for long distance drivers who experience repetitive stress discomfort, anyone who spends extended periods slouching over computer keyboards, and mothers of small children who are constantly leaning forward to pick up their children or are nursing. YogaFit’s “No judgment/No expectation/No competition” approach means that each participant’s practice becomes their own, without pushing or forcing, thereby maximizing their enjoyment and results while honoring their bodies and staying present in the moment.
Read more about this news at www.pr.com.
Monday, 30 July 2007
Caroline Klebl offers a comprehensive Teacher Training program for teachers, aspiring teachers and dedicated practitioners of yoga. Her teacher training combines the high standards of practice, required by the Asht
anga Vinyasa System with the development of teaching skills necessary to introduce students to Ashtanga Yoga safely and effectively.
The focus of this course is on the practice and method of teaching the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga. Each day of the course begins with a Mysore style or Led Primary Series class, thereby providing each participant with the opportunity to immerse deeply in their own practice. The ability to give adjustments and to assist students to deepen their postures and practice is developed throughout the course. The Sanskrit names of the postures are introduced and how to teach an Ashtanga Yoga Led class effectively is evaluated in detail. The benefits of the specific sequencing and the principles of Vinyasa(the movements between postures), Oujaii Pranayama(the sound induced breath), Drishti(the gaze) and Bandhas(the three locks or seals) are included as essential elements of the Ashtanga Yoga practice. The importance of encouraging students to continue with a regular practice and preparing them for Mysore style is emphasized. Basic yoga philosophy, including the translation and chanting of the Yoga Sutras as well as the Anatomy most relevant to yoga practice is introduced. The course includes an introduction to Ayurveda, and instruction in Meditation. Maintaining a vegetarian diet and a lifestyle, which is conducive to yoga practice is encouraged throughout the course. Each participant has the opportunity to teach, assist and give adjustments. This teacher training explores the depth of the Ashtanga Yoga practice by revealing it's teaching techniques.
The retreat will take place at Harmony Suites. Here you will experience the secluded feel of a boutique hotel set in a tranquil, tropical garden with colonial-style buildings surrounding a courtyard and pool . Harmony Suites is located in the north of St. Lucia at Rodney Bay, the tourism center of the island. Here you will enjoy peace and quiet while being with-in an easy, 10 minute walk to duty free shopping, nightlife, banks, a mall, grocery store, art gallery and umpteen restaurants, catering for all tastes and pockets.
For further details and to register visit www.sourceofyoga.com.
Friday, 27 July 2007
A socially conscious online business is helping to raise awareness and raise money to help the fight against breast cancer. MatsMatsMats.com designed a Pink Yoga Mat with a round "Help Fight Breast Cancer" logo eleg
antly embroidered into one corner of the mat.
This yoga mat is not only a high quality mat in a cool color, but also raises awareness of the prevalence of the disease, and MatsMatsMats.com donates 10% of every purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). BCRF was selected as the charity to receive the donations because it guarantees that a minimum of 85% of all funds raised go directly to research and treatment of breast cancer.
While October is "Breast Cancer Awareness Month," breast cancer is a year-round fight – therefore, MatsMatsMats.com continues to sell its "Help Fight Breast Cancer" Yoga Mat to raise awareness and money throughout the year.
Yoga is increasingly being used as a form of Breast Cancer Therapy, and there are a growing number of instructors and yoga classes specifically dedicated to breast cancer survivors.
Breast Cancer patients utilize yoga to improve their mind, body and spirit. Yoga helps to reduce stress as well as increase strength, flexibility, energy, balance and concentration. It helps to alleviate chronic pain and aides in the relief of back and neck pain.
Yoga offers cancer patients relief from the stress of treatment, while also assisting with the rehabilitation of their weakened bodies. In fact, at the country's most prestigious cancer centers, yoga mats and other yoga products are a common sight. Yoga has become an increasingly popular part of cancer wellness programs both in professional rehabilitation programs as well as in the privacy and comfort of patients' homes.
For additional information or to purchase the Pink "Help Fight Breast Cancer" Yoga Mat simply go to www.MatsMatsMats.com or visit www.pr.com
Thursday, 26 July 2007
"Yoga - the new age fitness mantra", but Yoga is not new age at all. It's just that the benefits of the same are being discovered again. Yoga is a way of life, an art of righteous living or an integrated system for
the benefit of the body, mind and inner spirit. This art originated, was perfected and practiced in India thousands of years ago.
What could be best possible medicine than 'Laughter'! All over the world Laughter Yoga is becoming known and sought after. The fun and the health benefits are amazing, plus we all know that laughter just feels great! It's easy to lead, anyone can do it, all ages, and all walks of life. Laughter is nature's stressbuster. It lifts our spirits with a happy high that makes us feel good and improves our behavior towards others. Laughter therapy is gentle exercise. It fills your lungs and body with oxygen, deep-clears our breathing passages and exercises our lungs.
When we laugh our bodies release a cocktail of hormones & chemicals that have startling positive effects on our system. Stress is reduced, blood pressure drops, depression is lifted, and our immune system is boosted. This laughter practice moves progressively from the ho ho, ha ha exercise to other types of simulated laughter. It is called as 'laughter cocktail. This "cocktail" includes hearty laughter, greeting laughter, open-mouthed silent laughter, humming laughter, lion laughter (an adaptation of Lion Pose), and swinging laughter, with arm movement. Each laughter is sustained for up to 45 seconds, and followed with deep breathing and stretching exercises. Laughter exercises almost always lead to real laughter, especially when practiced in a group. Laughter yoga is one of the best stress management known so far.
Many people might be surprised to think of laughter as a form of meditation. Not only is laughing meditation one of the simplest forms of meditation, but also it is a very powerful one. The physical act of laughing is one of the few actions involving the body, emotions, and the soul. When we laugh, we give ourselves over to the immediacy of the present moment. Practiced in the morning, laughing meditation can lend a joyful quality to the entire day. Practiced in the evening, laughing meditation is a potent relaxant that has been known to inspire pleasant dreams. Laughter also can help open our eyes to previously unnoticed absurdities that can make life seem less serious.
There are many laughter clubs who uses laughter yoga and laughter therapy as a mode of stressbuster in New York. Laughter yoga in New York is based on one hour introduction of laughter therapy. This age old yogic principles helps in reducing anxiety and stress, burning upto 400 calories per hour.
For more information on laughter yoga and laughter club logon to www.yogalaff.com or visit pr-gb.com.
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