The Truth about Options for Yoga Teachers, Part 1
...eneral population. When I look at my weekly schedule, I teach Yoga to kids, seniors with various levels of mobility, gentle Yoga to a targeted middle aged group, Restorative Yoga (which also attracts students in the middle-aged range), Vinyasa Yoga classes to students in the 20 to 30 years of age range, and private sessions, which can cover just about anything.
To be honest, this is not for everyone, but if you teach Yoga full time, you tend to go where the needs are. Yoga students will seek you out, and you may have a specialized market that screams for your help. This will guide you toward a needful population of motivated Yoga students.
This is exactly what happened to me with Chair Yoga. When I received a call from a local senior center for Yoga classes, I ha...more
Karmic Yoga Where You Are
... an ego driven person-helping only those who can help you one day, or helping because you feel guilty when you dont, to a child of God, to a Mother of God. As we do Karmic Yoga we are the Mothers of God. We are the ones who birth the beauty, the light, the hope, the love that many call God, into a dark, fearful world in order to create life. As we align ourselves with our Atman (the divine God spark within us), and with the Divinity that exists throughout and beyond all of creation that is moving, shaping and reshaping the universe, we reclaim our true identities. Our destines become clear. We know who we are and that we are where we are supposed to be, as we help open other peoples eyes so they may see the truth and know who they really are. Our world will become the experience of pure bliss as we delve into the river of bliss and compassion. We can change the world by simply being who and what we are. We are the hands of the Divine. We always have been and we shall be forever.more
The Healing Power of Yoga
...I used to be one of those people that only worked out if it involved serious, jolting cardiovascular movement, lifting heavy weights, and basically moving fast and sweating my butt off.
Then I was introduced to yoga, a practice that I knew helped a lot of people with back and muscle problems, which I was starting to experience both with age and with my continuing status as a "desk job" professional. The funny thing is, I did not start practicing yoga to actually get a "work out", which I thought could only be obtained through my grueling sessions on the treadmill, eliptical machine, and recumbent bike.
Oh no, for me yoga was strictly a relaxation exercise, one designed to help stretch my muscles and soothe my busy mind. Little did I realize, I was getting an excellent workout with yoga, combined with all the benefits of a serious cardio workout, as was apparent upon waking up the next day to an invariably sore rump and tummy.
But it didn't always "feel" like I was working out when I did yoga, espec...more
The roots of Hatha Yoga
...e used to unite them with a much needed recovery from a stress in their life. Still for others, Hatha Yoga may be used simply as a way to unite them with themselves.
Hatha Yoga, having been around for hundreds of years, is rooted in principles that will never change, however as times are always changing these ancient principles can be evolved and applied to the 21st Century. Overall the roots of yoga teach people to obtain what everyone seeks: physical and emotional health, a clear mental state-of-mind, and a life driven not by worries, but simply by joy.
TWISTED is a medical yoga studio at the Center for Osteopathic Medicine in Boulder, Colorado. Twisted integrates osteopathic medicine, hatha yoga and mindfulness practices to teach optimal balance between physical, mental, and emotional health. It aims to educate and help people to live a healthy life from the inside out. Rehabilitation programs offer a comprehensive treatment regime for the whole being, empowering each person one breath at a time to stimulate the bodys natural healing potential.more
