Create A Yoga Or Meditation Retreat At Home
...tion. If you have a room with a door that can be used for this sole purpose, great! If not, try to find a corner of a room you can section off with a screen or other furniture.
2. Decorate this space with soothing colors, art, plants and music. If you can repaint the space, opt for a neutral or soothing color. add simple art if you have it - you don't want want to add too much though and make the space visually distracting. Definitely add plants to bring a sense of nature to the space. If you have a CD player or speakers for your iPod, add that too. Playing soothing music can help cover up any distracting noise (like the sound of the dishwasher or your neighbor's tv) and transport you to a calmer place.
3. add tools. If you use a meditation...more
Yoga Mats - Finding The perfect Yoga Mat For You
...yoga often prefer to use both a sticky mat and a rug, placing the rug over the sticky mat.
Of course, you don't need to buy a yoga mat if you don't want to: can just use a thick towel, or a rug, as your yoga mat.
Your choice of yoga mat is also influenced by where you'll be exercising.
Where Will You Do Your Yoga Exercises?
If you're doing your yoga in front of the TV on a carpeted floor, you can just use a thick towel,...more
Do You Need A Yoga Exercise Mat
...e for a mat, but it really isnt necessary.
The type of yoga mat you purchase depends on several factors, including what type of yoga you practice. If you are using the more active and fast pace exercises, you may want thicker mat. You may also find the thicker yoga exercise mat useful if you are suffering from joint problems.
There are lots of different types of yoga exercise mats available, and you should find the mat that is right for your needs.<...more
The Purpose of Yoga - Empowerment with Jnana Yoga
...Jnana Yoga is one of the four primary forms of Yoga. Raja, karma, and Bhakti Yoga are the other three primary forms of Yoga. When you consider the potential of Jnana Yoga applied to life, you will see that success is also a coordinated effort and a spiritual path of compassion, discipline, study, visualization, and meditation. Jnana Yoga is coordinated power.
Anyone can improve himself or herself with applied thought, acti...more
