Was it worth the 3 year investment? Well first of all my body looked and felt so much better. In yoga because you are constantly holding your own body weight in an endless array of movements from handstands, to shoulder stands, to one legged balances with twists and plank variations, my body remained very strong, sculpted and supple.

Our bodies are different and not every person who decides to become a yoga instructor will be the best example of a person with an optimal immune system.

Now more than ever, Yoga instructors can be found teaching Yogic exercise, posturing, stretching, relaxation, stress management, meditation and pranayama, within office surroundings.

Whether you graduate from a 1000-hour or a 200-hour Yoga teacher certification course, your students will look at you the same. Whether you have taught ten classes or one thousand classes your students see you as an expert.

Yoga Therapy and its therapeutic applications are beginning to gain popularity within the Western spheres of Health care. At its helm are Key Decision...

One of the best homemade treatments for panic attacks is Yoga meditation. There are many homemade treatments for panic attacks but the problem is that...

I know, we have plenty of guys out there teaching, taking Yoga teacher training courses, and practicing in the studio or at home. I'm happy to see an increase among men who teach Yoga or attend classes regularly.

By Sarah Labdar Yoga was first experimented with in the US in the 1960's and has steadily grown in popularity since. Approximately 30 million Americans practice Hatha yoga. Like many of the other alternative medicines, yoga promotes a whole-body approach to health and exercise. Unlike traditional medical practices yoga is a physical and mental discipline that uses posture-related techniques that involve gentle stretching, breath control and meditation. As patients delve more and more into the alternative medicine fields to cure their health problems the followers of acupuncture, chiropractic, meditation and yoga are growing at a rapid speed.

By: Virginia Iversen, M.Ed. Practicing and teaching Yoga outside is a welcome breath of fresh air for those of us who spend most of our time in an office and behind the wheel of a car, as we commute back and forth to work each day. In geographical areas that have distinctly four seasons, it is often not possible to teach Yoga outside. However, during the warmer spring, summer and fall months, offering outdoor classes to your Yoga students will provide them with the opportunity to connect to the rhythms of the natural world.

By: Virginia Iversen, M.Ed One of the most challenging aspects of day-to-day life for many of us, is to set appropriate boundaries and to stick to these boundaries without apology. There are so many demands on our time, financial resources and attention, that it is imperative to find a balance between your own individual needs and the needs of those around you. This balance can be quite tricky to find, to be sure. Many times, our own needs are interwoven with the needs of those around us, which makes it difficult to identify and establish appropriate boundaries for ourselves.

There are some things that each of us learn after yoga instructor certification. As a teacher, you've got to wonder from time to time what it is that keeps your students coming back day after day or week after week.

With so many pressing demands on your time, how can you make sure you receive the greatest benefit from your yoga lesson? In yoga, your breath is the link...

A strong core helps the body with posture, alignment, and balance. A regular yoga practice does the same. Therefore, it makes sense that a marriage...

By: Virginia Iversen, M.Ed For many temperate areas of the United States, this time of year offers warm, balmy weather, which comfortably lends itself to teaching Yoga outside. In many areas of the United States, as well as in other countries, it is not possible to teach Yoga classes outside for much of the year because it is just too cold.

Many yoga teaching certification courses show us how to teach classes, but they can't give you the experience of addressing each student's needs.

What makes a preventative health system so popular and will it continue into this century? There are many good reasons why yoga is becoming a leading...

Rather than the high-energy workouts, yoga is an option. For students, yoga becomes more of a lifestyle for keeping off or maintaining the weight loss...

How does Yoga decompress the spine? Our backbone is made up of vertebrae and intervertebral disks, which work as cushions between vertebrae. As time...

Scientific studies from leading universities have recently shown that the ancient art of yoga may help people cope with PTSD.

How can yoga help people with heart conditions? The physical yogic path of Hatha yoga is a holistic, transformational series of movements and a system of...