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By Faye Martins Can Yoga for Parkinson's Disease make a difference? Today, more than 1.5 million Americans have Parkinson's Disease, with 60,000 diagnosed every year, according the National Parkinson's Foundation. If it seemed that no one in your Yoga class could possibly have this condition, think again. Typically appearing around ages 55-60, "early onset" Parkinson's can appear at any time in adulthood.

Yoga in the US is popular. In every sates there is a standing statistics of yoga enthusiast that is worth mentioning. Over all, yoga enthusiast in West Coast took the 20%, 30% from the Northeast and another 30% from the Midwest including Ohio. The remaining states however constitute the 10% of the overall yoga enthusiast.

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?

Beginners need not fear the heat. I always say that to beginners in hot yoga. Though from its name and with the looks of it, hot yoga is really very challenging, a proper preparation can make a beginners' first experience easy.

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.

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By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Hip dysplasia is a misalignment, or deformation, of the hip joint. It may be a congenital condition, or it may be acquired over time. A person may have hip dysplasia in both hips - bilateral dysplasia, or in one hip - unilateral dysplasia. The condition is very painful, as anyone who suffers from it will confirm the pain he or she experiences from Hip dysplasia. The hip joint takes the force of three times one's body weight. If a person weighs 160 pounds, the hip is handling 480 pounds of force and pressure. With this consideration, the need to be gentle with a painful hip joint becomes very clear.

Anger is something we all must deal with, at least, on occasion. Labeling it as a bad emotion, trying never to feel it, or fighting to suppress or control irritation generally increases its power. These are "should" mindsets that create resistance and invite self-judgment, both of which only add to negative feelings.

The way one chooses to earn their living is an important life choice. Most people need to work to support themselves, that's a given. Not everybody does what they love, though. If you have a passion for yoga and would like to share what you know with others, teaching could be your ideal employment solution.

That is the question being posed by many devout Christians who need to lose weight. A new form of dieting method, known as the Christian weight loss plan, is now gaining popularity throughout the world. The Christian weight loss plan aims to help obese people lose weight based on the same religious principles they believe in.

If Suryabheda Pranayama or Anuloma-Viloma Pranayama is practiced for fifteen minutes before performing this (Parvatasana) asana, the lungs, the abdomen and the spine become strong and healthy

In this asana, the weight of the body is borne by the knees and the ankle-joints, so the joints of the legs became strong.

This asana is useful for japa, pranayama, Dharma (Retention or Concentration), Dhyana (Meditation) and Samadhi (Self-realisation)

This asana is very beneficial to persons suffering from diabetes and it makes the spine flexible and one experiences vigour and vitality of youth.

Tadasana is usually the starting position for all the standing poses. But it's useful to practice Tadasana as a pose in itself.

Sit erect on the ground bending the knees, keep the palms on the knees. Lower the left knee to the ground, bend the trunk to the right side as much as possible and look back to the right side. Then come to the original position. Repeat this asana on the other side.

Lie on the stomach on the ground. Place the palms on the ground beside the shoulders. Stretch the trunk and the head upside with the help of the muscles of the back.

Stand keeping a distance of two feet between the feet. Raise both the arms on the sides of the body to the level of the shoulders. Turn the body by the waist to the right side, bring the left arm to the right shoulder and take the right arm to the back. Then bringing the body to its original position, turn it to the left side.