...s with a half-hearted effort? It is because we allow it to happen.

Do all Yoga teachers have to become Bikram Choudhury? No, and the world is doing fine with just one Bikram, but all Yoga teachers can learn a lot from observing him. Discipline is needed, just as much in Yoga, as it is in martial arts. Otherwise, students will not discipline themselves at home for continued practice.

In fact, it is a lack of discipline which has led to many of the problems in society today. Undisciplined students will eventually not return to your classes, no matter how much you give of yourself...more

Ancient Yoga Practices From India

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Yoga is a 5000 year old science whose teachings were first imparted not in a classroom or Gurukul, but on the battlefield. In the epic Mahabharata, Lord Krishna is first said to have imparted the teachings of Yoga to his despondent student Arjuna. Around 1500 years later, another sage, patanjali, went on to enunciate, for the benefit of humankind and eternity, the way to reach the 'summom bonum' of life through a series of 195 aphorisms (sutras) in his epic treatise The Yoga Sutras of patanjali.

Bhakti yoga is the foremost of all. It denotes the spiritual practice of fostering loving devotion to God, called bhakti. Traditionally there are nine forms of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti yoga is generally considered the easiest of the four general paths to liberation, or moksha (the others being Karma, Raja and Jnana Yoga), and especially so wi...more

The Many Benefits of Yoga

...the body. How often do you find during the day you are unable to function normally because you are feeling tired, confused, and having trouble concentrating. It seems like daily stress is weighing down heavily upon you and sometimes that can even keep you up at night.

The main purpose of Yoga is to create an environment or series of conditions that allow you to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit. For centuries, it is said Yogis have believed that the mind and the body are one, and that if it's given the right environment, the body can achieve harmony and heal itself. Yoga can help your body become more flexible and it will help you to be able to relax even in the midst of a stressful situation. There are so many benefits of Yoga why not start today and begin to feel better, find more energy, and become happier and more peaceful.<...more

Yoga Instruction

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