...Of course, you practice yoga with the best of intentions. Now, your thinking, doesnt everyone practice, learn, and teach yoga with the best of intentions? In a few words: No, they do not.

Some yoga teachers over-step their boundaries. We have yoga students who were abused verbally and physically, before they came here. Some were picked on for being overweight, insulted for their lack of flexibility, and one of my current students had her back jumped on by her former yoga instructor, while holding Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana). By the way, this student had told this yoga teacher, she had back problems, before she took her first yoga class.

Weve all heard stories of different cases of abuse, by anyone in authority. The problem is not the training its the inherent lack of common sense and compassion. Mos...more

Hatha yoga for Stress Management: Creating Your New Year yoga Plan

...practice yoga in a studio, at home, or on the way to and from work.

You can practice yoga all day long. When you consider the many aspects of Hatha yoga, you can easily incorporate them into your life. Here are some examples, but remember to incorporate these habits gradually. Do not make yoga into a task, but take the time to enjoy the aspects, which help you deal with stress and add quality to your daily life.

In the morning, upon waking, you can practice Pranayama in bed. There are many Pranayama techniques to choose from, but you may find Dirgha breath or natural breath to be easier at this time of the day. You could practice meditation upon rising, for ten to twenty minutes, i...more

Tantra yoga, Tantric Sex, or Viagra

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Some men are taking these drugs and they do not even need to; it has become a strange fashion statement. What usually happens is a quick solution is mentioned by a Viagra commercial during a football game. Ever notice the simplest solutions are not really in the form of a pill? Half of the time consumed, in a typical Viagra commercial, is spent talking about the side-effects of taking the drug. The same can be said for Viagras cousins: Levitra and Cialis.

What the commercial visually shows is romance, and advertising firms have male behavior down to a science. Men are not listening to common side-effect warnings about headaches, blurred vision, bluish vision, upset stomach, facial flushing, or reactions to light. K...more

Physiological Benefits Of yoga - III

...o help to reduce the pain. One can induce the body to relax and free itself from tension by lengthening ones exhalation time, since muscles tend to relax when we exhale. Awareness of breathing and controlling ones inhalations and exhalations are useful in calming down and slowing respiration, even as this procedure helps one relax and successfully manage pain.

Incorporating relaxation and meditation techniques in Yoga also goes a long way i...more

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