TweetShare – Learn something from this article? Spread the love, share or retweet this page for others.   Open up popular yoga magazines or websites and you are likely to see advertisements for yoga props of all kinds…. yoga blocks, yoga mats, yoga sox, yoga gloves, yoga straps, yoga sand bags, yoga eye pillows, yoga suspension systems,  yoga headstand chairs, yoga blankets, and yoga bolsters. Do we really need all these props?...

TweetShare What do you think when you hear the phrase ‘proper alignment’ or ‘good posture’? If you’re like some people, visions of an eager solider standing stiffly at attention may come to mind. Or perhaps,a delicate young lady carefully balancing a book on her head? This is NOT what we mean by proper alignment. Proper alignment involves more than standing erect or body position. In this article we discuss three components to proper...

TweetShare There are roughly two hundred Hatha Yoga postures with hundreds of variations. Each of these yoga poses work to increase strength, flexibility, balance, agility, and spinal health. In additional to working on the skeletal muscles, yoga poses are designed to increase circulation of the internal organs, glands and tissues. Many people make the mistake of becoming overly concerned about perfecting their yoga postures. They get so...

TweetSharestrong> Types of Hatha Yoga In this article we offer a brief introduction to the many types of Hatha Yoga found throughout the world. Keep in mind that all forms of Hatha Yoga are the physical limb of a complete yoga practice and meant to prepare one for meditation and a peaceful state of consciousness. Yoga as just exercise for the body, without attention to breath and energy is not really yoga – its physical fitness. If...

TweetShare This article is primarily written for new yoga teachers. However it may also serve as a reminder to those who have taken a break from teaching yoga. And yoga students can benefit by learning what to look for in a HathaYoga class. A well formatted Hatha Yoga routine includes proper breathing, along with a carefully planned series of backward bends, forward bends and twisting movement. Yoga movements should also be in balance and...

TweetShare Hatha Yoga is the most commonly practiced form of yoga in the United States. There are five major paths in the science of yoga: Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Nada Yoga. Within Raja Yoga there are eight steps. Hatha Yoga concentrates on the third (Asana – physical movements) and fourth (Pranayama – breath, life-force) steps of Raja Yoga. If you are taking yoga classes at a local yoga studio or health...