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Bikram Yoga Etiquette
Just as in any other group activity whether that be golf – or playing chess, there is an etiquette to yoga that ensures everyone get the most mindfulness out of each practice. Most yoga teachers will provide “friendly” reminders, but particularly for first timers, it…
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Bikram Yoga Poses
Bikram Yoga is a sequence of unchanging postures within a heated room. It is a Yoga system that was synthesized by Bikram Choudhury drawing from the original Hatha yoga techniques then popularized from the early 1970’s. Ideally, Bikram yoga is a rejuvenating exercise designed to…
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Finding the Right Yoga Shorts
In the 104-degree heat of a hot yoga class, the last thing you want is to be sweating in is long non-breathing yoga pants or capris, which serve the same function as a wetsuit – only in this case raising your body temperature another few…
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Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Yoga is known for its overall simplicity and certain poses help the body in numerous, and sometimes surprising ways. One of the easiest poses to perform in yoga is the mountain pose or Tadasana, as it is called originally in Sanskrit. The main purpose of…
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A Meditation on Compassion
The human heart has the extraordinary capacity to transform the sorrows of life into a great stream of compassion. Compassion proclaims the power of the tender and merciful heart in the face of the sufferings of the world of the world – and arises whenever…
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Kundalini Yoga
Yoga is one of the popular activities for athletes, seniors and children that brings along different levels of fitness. It has become famous because of its effectiveness in enhancing the level of fitness. Apart from lowering blood pressure, yoga has also been proved to be…
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A Meditation on Gratitude
Gratitude is the gracious acknowledgement of all that sustains us, giving appreciation to all that we have, great and small. So often, we have so many things and gifts that go unappreciated, not because we are not thankful for them, but because we do not…
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Power Yoga
Yoga is an ancient Indian tradition that has become wildly popular around the world recently. As yoga has become more popular, more ancient traditions and styles have grown to match the popularity and purpose of the many yoga students in the world. Power yoga is…
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The Unexpected Lessons of Practicing Yoga in a Foreign Language
I thought that by allowing myself an hour to find the yoga studio in the Barri Gothic (the old quarter of Barcelona) that I would arrive far before the 10am class. But as I make my way through the tiny windy streets, I find myself…
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