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The practice of this asana helps the joints to regain elasticity. It rejuvenates the entire spine and makes the body handsome and shapely.It strenghens the calvic muscles.

As this asana stimulates Veeryanadi, it cures physical disorders like wet-dreams (spermatorrhoea), impotence and diabetes and the semen is sublimated by practicing this asana and it changes into vital energy.

This asana helps in breath-control. So this asana is practised by the best singers of Indian Classical music.

This asana cures all kinds of ailments and disorders of the knees. It also cures arthritis and it strengthens the calves, arteries and veins.

This asana cures rheumatic arthritis of the lower legs and fissure and cures constipation, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, backache,arm-sprain and Joints become flexible and the bones become strong.

This asana increases sexual ability. It removes the defects of the reproductive system of women and effective in reducing the weight of the things, hips and the abdomen.

This asana is very useful for increasing the power of memory and works as a medicine for throat-trouble or voice-trouble. It also cures tonsillitis.

The asana is good for curing indigestion, Chronic fever, dysentery, Heart-disease, tuberculosis, asthma, diabetes, etc.

This asana helps to cure diseases like colic pain, flatulence, enteritis, chronic fever, constipation, and keeps the abdominal organs trim. It cures gas-trouble and increases the digestion-power.

This asana is very useful to women as it cures uneasiness, pain in the hips and heaviness caused by menstruation.

By Sangeetha Saran Whether you are a seasoned Yoga instructor, who needs to update your certification, or you are just beginning your Yoga training to become an instructor, there are many advantages to online Yoga teacher training. One of the biggest advantages of taking Yoga classes online is the cost. The base price of on-site Yoga teacher training can cost anywhere from $3,000 to $15,000, depending on which institution is offering the training. The average cost for online training is often less than $1,000.

By Kimaya Singh Can Yoga lower blood pressure? The practice of Yoga has been around for thousands of years and has a number of noted health benefits associated with it. One of its benefits is to help lower blood pressure. Having high blood pressure often means the risk of developing certain conditions is also very high. Those conditions can include a higher rate of stroke and heart disease, among other negative health effects. That's why it can be extremely beneficial to use Yoga as a gentle, yet effective, tool in order to promote better health. Maintaining good health can obviously contribute to a better quality of life. People often wonder exactly how and why Yoga can lower blood pressure.

By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Yoga asanas for babies are performed in partnership with an adult, usually the mother. A "Mommy and Me" Yoga class is a wonderful way for a baby and his or her mother to get to know each other, strengthen their bond, and participate in a gentle Yoga class that is beneficial for both of them. A close bond between mother and child has been well documented to help a new baby feel loved, safe, and nourished. Ultimately, a strong mother and child bond will help the newborn to thrive with deep feelings of love and security. A practice of Yoga asanas for mother and baby will nourish them both.

By Kimaya Singh There are many variables in the type of Yoga training each of us might choose to practice and there are many ways to injure one's knee. Let's look at the safest way for a person to enter a class, without slowing down the recovery process or causing self-injury. Therefore, medical clearance in the form of your doctor's approval is imperative before considering asana (posture) practice. A conference explaining your surgery, with a certified Yoga instructor before you take a class, insures that you will get proper attention.

By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Precise Yoga alignment is very important for the human machine. Our bodies are calibrated to function at an optimal level if our bones, ligaments, and joints are in precise alignment. If our postural alignment is not correct when we are performing Yoga asanas, or any activity during the course of a day, we may cause pain, or even injury, to ourselves. If our ligaments, joints, and muscles are in the best possible alignment, the asanas themselves require less energy to perform. The asanas will also increase the circulation of prana (energy) in all of our joints more expeditiously, if we practice asanas in correct alignment. By practicing asanas in optimal alignment, you will optimize the flow of prana, or vital life energy, throughout your entire body.

By Kathryn Boland Are you in community with other yoga instructors? If you're not, do you feel the lack of that? Even if you remain steady in your own views, there could very well be something in those views that you can learn from. Another important thing that fellow instructors can offer us is emotional and practical support. A graduate school professor of mine would always say "nothing in nature grows in isolation" - and aren't we, as a species of animal, also part of nature?

By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Where does shoulder tension come from? Whether it is from sitting at the computer all day, a difficult workout routine or just day-to-day activity and stressors, many people hold tension in their shoulders. It may feel like the side of the neck is actually getting shorter. In fact, it is often the levator scapulae, the muscle that attaches the shoulder blades to the neck, tensing up and pulling in an uncomfortable manner. However, this tension can be alleviated and eliminated through a Yoga routine.