... harness it, if you want to.

A Yoga student asks, Teach me about self-empowerment. The lessons are within all forms of Yoga, but you will find more answers within Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Karma Yoga.

Most Yoga students, outside of India, practice hatha Yoga sub-styles. This is fine - but are you learning anything beyond the physical aspects of Yoga? Yoga is a vast topic, with solutions to many of todays health problems.

However, can the world learn to trust a 5,000 year old health maintenance system, with a proven track record of success? On a global scale, most of the worlds population still seeks short-term health solutions in the form of pills.

Sometimes prescriptions are required; especially, in the case of severe depression. It is promising that Western medicine now embraces Yoga as an alternative therapy. This will create an evolution in health care which will improve the quality of life for humanity.

Copyright 2006 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

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bikram Yoga - What Is It And Who Started It?

...There are many types of yoga that you can do to help you get into shape or help you enhance your spirituality. The bikram yoga is a physical type of yoga. It is more aerobic than other types are. Do you know who started this type of yoga? Who was bikram yoga named after?

The bikram yoga was founded by bikram Choudhry. bikram was born in 1946 in Kolkatta. During his life he became a disciple of Bishnu Gosh who is the brother of Paramahamsa Yogananda. He was very young when he became a disciple. He was only four years old ...more

hatha Yoga

...o good for us! Yoga postures are reputed to alleviate or prevent health challenges from constipation to cancer.

In addition to postures, hatha Yoga incorporates moral tenants, breath control practices and meditation, all toward attaining the yoga ideal of union and flow with the energetic harmonics of the universe. The unblocking and balancing of subtle body energies in yoga is a primary goal. Hence the yoga term "hatha" comes from the two Sanskrit roots, "ha" which means "sun," and "tha" which means moon. The word "yoga," meaning to yoke, control or unite, ...more

A Yoga Book club

...Book Clubs are always a great way to keep your brain active. So why not incorporate a way to keep your body active at the same time? In our busy world today, yoga is just the thing we need to slow down, relax, and take time to smell the roses.

In order to have a successful yoga book club, you must find 3-4 other members who are willing to get physical with you! By this I mea...more

Indian Yoga Positions