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By Rachel Holmes If a yoga teacher has taught classes for any length of time, he or she will have at least one story about a student who struggles with in-class etiquette. Fortunately, most practitioners have no problem catching on to the generally unspoken rules of a studio that other students' behavior makes apparent. On the other hand, it not uncommon to come across that one student who seems oblivious to the codes of conduct others are following.

By James Hall Rethinking the Practice of Pawanamuktasana to Help with Management of Auto Immune Diseases Autoimmune diseases are amongst the fastest growing classification of conditions affecting modern health and produce their own specific health challenges. These conditions can include both systemic inflammations i.e. Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis to Organ specific disease pathology i.e. Auto Immune Hepatitis and Ulcerative Colitis. An auto immune disease is classified as any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues.

By Jenny Park The atmosphere in a yoga school contributes a lot toward the overall effectiveness of the class. If the studio environment is too cold, cluttered, smelly or generally unkempt, it will take away from the students' experience with yoga training. The school should address a number of concerns to keep the students comfortable and allow the yoga teacher to do his or her best teaching.