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By Kimaya Singh How can yoga poses relieve back injuries? A back injury or severe back pain can be extremely debilitating and take the joy out of life. One of the best ways to strengthen your back and get out of pain is to establish a simple, gentle, and regular yoga training routine. Back pain can comes from a wide range of causes such as trauma, strain, sprain, osteoporosis, herniated disc or discs, scoliosis (lateral curvature of the spine), sciatica, or osteoarthritis, to name a few.

By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 How does Yoga decompress the spine? Our backbone is made up of vertebrae and intervertebral disks, which work as cushions between vertebrae. As time passes, and the aging process begins, these disks start to shrink and lose water content or fluid present in them. This is also the reason why people lose their height as they age. These days, the majority of jobs require a long duration of sitting without any change in posture, leading to excess strain and compression of the backbone.

By Kimaya Singh Yoga can be a great way for someone to recover from a variety of painful and debilitating injuries, such as pulled muscles, torn ligaments, and broken bones. The gentle, low-impact movements of yoga can help strengthen muscles, soothe the mind, regain full use of limbs, and reduce overall pain. However the practice, if done incorrectly, can exacerbate current injuries and even lead to new ones. It is all too easy for an inexperienced yoga practitioner to push him or herself too far or get into a pose incorrectly. As a yoga teacher, it's important to stay up-to-date on How to prevent student injuries in the classroom. There are many continuing education options for this topic, and they can help any yoga instructor avoid having student injuries occur in their classes.

By Kimaya Singh If you're looking for a way to move beyond your sense of self while sharing your passion for yoga with others, you should consider becoming a yoga teacher. During yoga instructor training, you'll learn a variety of important skills that will help you be the most effective teacher possible. One thing that's absolutely crucial is to learn how to check your ego at the door. Without having the ability to do that, your skill as an instructor will be overshadowed by your personal needs.

By Sangeetha Saran As your class begins, you stand before your students and scan the room. Usually, you will see familiar faces, sometimes-even friends, but always there are a few newbies. It is important to have some techniques for quickly assessing those who may be prone to injury.

By Rachel Holmes This session of yoga exercises for runners is a combination of beginner, intermediate and advance techniques that will aid and boost the runner. Yoga for runners is proven to enhance the abilities of the runner through meditation, techniques on how to breathe and exercise techniques.

By Faye Martins What is the best yoga teacher training for you? Are you thinking about making the transition from being a student of yoga to a yoga instructor? These days, it seems that nearly every yoga studio offers a yoga teacher training program. For yoga studios, training instructors is big business. However, How do you know which programs are the most qualified? The following three questions will help you find the best yoga teacher training programs for you.

By Jenny Park Chances are a student has asked you about yoga for diabetes. You might want to create a handout for the most common health conditions, but you don't have enough time. You look through your old papers and books to find that your yoga certification course didn't cover diabetes. Let's be honest, how many medical conditions can you cover in one yoga teacher training intensive? Don't worry, below this line I've prepared a handout for your diabetic students and their friends.

By Faye Martins How can we help our students with arthritis? Arthritis causes pain and joint stiffness, decrease a positive mindset, and make it hard to function normally (mentally and physically). This condition takes the fun out of the day and discourages a person from participating in outdoor activities, such as swimming and biking. Even walking takes its toll on a person with Rheumatoid arthritis or a person with advanced stages of Osteoarthritis. Depending on the stage and type of arthritis, exercise can actually help to reduce those painful symptoms, and yoga provides a pleasurable alternative to strenuous exercise for people who suffer from arthritis.

By Faye Martins How can we establish guidelines for preventing hip injuries in Yoga classes? Yoga is good for you. No, yoga is great for you. No one should ever dispute or deny that. However, the adage, "too much of a good thing," can also be applied to practicing yoga and we have to create systematic methods for preventing injuries in our classes. Just because yoga has a good track record in comparison to other activities is not good enough. As more people become educated, the popularity of yoga continues to grow. Some people come into yoga classes with an overzealous approach that often backfires. It seems that the hips have proved to be a particularly vulnerable area to this overenthusiastic diving-in to the practice.

Chalazion VS Stye: A chalazion is basically a small lump that becomes visible on the upper and lower of the eyelid. A stye is also known as hordeolum

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By Faye Martins How can yoga improve heart health. In recent years, yoga has become one of the most popular ways to stay fit in the modern world. Yoga originated, in India, as a form of physical and mental health maintenance, in hopes of attaining total peace. However, you do not have to be a guru to experience the many health benefits of a yoga routine.

I like yoga because it is great at any age. Everyone can do it, from children to senior people.

Absolutely agree! Yoga is great for everyone. And it is convenient that you can do it everywhere. My grandmother does it sitting on a sofa. She found a good guide here https://betterme.world/articles/sofa-yoga-for-seniors/ and follows it at least three times a week. It really helps her stay fit and feel better.

A prominent pose in Hatha Yoga, Sarvangasana, also known as Shoulder stand pose benefits the whole body if done regularly. Sarvangasana improves the oxygen circulation, controls the hormones, and detoxifies the system.

Bhujangasana or the Cobra Pose, is one of the main backward bending asanas used in yoga. This helps in belly fat reduction. Learn and practice this yoga asana @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK6OqTIqlZs You may also refer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkeXtEV_0ks for developing a complete plan for flat abs.

Bhujangasana or The Cobra pose is one among those asanas which carry a number of benefits. This basic posture boosts fertility, helps in controlling hormones- especially thyroid, manages stress and improves circulation of blood.

One of the major benefits of Naukasana or Boat Pose is reducing belly fat. Learn and practice this yoga asana @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnItUzlz5ao You may also refer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkeXtEV_0ks for developing a complete plan for flat abs.

One of the basic poses in yoga for beginners, Navasana, or The Boat Pose can help you in many ways, especially when you can't follow a strict regime owing to busy schedules. It is effective in strengthening and toning your abdominal muscles.

Yoga asanas not only have the power strengthen your body, but also soothe your mind from all the stress and thinking. Halasana or the plough pose is a unique pose that rejuvenates your mind and body by improving the overall system.

In the case of Yoga treating depression, this is a subject that needs to be focused on considering how individuals in a depressive state often question their significance, the meaning of life and what they can offer to this world and the people around them. The practice of Yoga enables us to slow down and more calmly respond to our thoughts, rather than impulsively react to them.

Q - How can children be taught Dhyana and Pranayama? A - Sadhguru says whatever the child possesses right now in her age, she is quite happy with it. Unfortunately, the people listening to the talk aren't. The people here used to be carefree before, just like the child, but now they have lost the essence.

Surya Namaskar or sun salutation is a very versatile yoga pose. It's combination of various steps and different positions which includes Asanas, Pranayama, Mantras and Mundras.