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• depression

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  How can "depression" be described and overcome in accordance with yogic teachings? I am interested in peoples personal experience of yoga (not only asana) in relation to improved moods/more balanced approach/positive thinking. Yoga Teachers; do your students report mood elevation and improved mental health with ...
  1 week ago

• YOGA MUDRAS

  
  Yoga Teacher Training Blog — Authority: 423
  Dr. Rita Khanna INTRODUCTION The special gesture of the fingers and hands, in relation to the body, is called a Mudra. These Mudras generate, redirect, and recharge the hidden energies of Panch Mahapranas; i.e., the immediate force which governs the physical body. The attitudes and postures, adopted during Mudra ...
  1 week ago

• exercise to help sit with straight back

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Hi, Meditation requires that one sits with straight spine, neck etc. I find it often cumbersome to sit that way for more than 10-15 mins. Back and also thigh muscles start aching. Can you suggest any asana or set of exercises that will make sitting with straight back easy? Also I would like to know to what extent ...
  1 week ago

• reappearance of old ailments

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  I have gone from being very inactive to practising Sivananda style yoga 2-4 hours a day in the last 3 months. My initial pratice was in an ashram enviroment so the schedule was demanding and i noticed many changes in my body very quickly. I started to feel amazing for the first month then the last 6 weeks or so (home ...
  2 weeks ago

• belly heat

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Yesterday during Savasana, a happy warmth started to resonate in my belly. It was a little startling, but it felt wonderful, so I accepted it, and it gave me a kind of euphoria I cant really describe. It seemed to pulse a little, slowly. I let it go when Savasana ended, but Im still not sure what it was or how to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Yoga for Infertility

  
  Naperville Illinois Yoga Studio - Sky Yoga Studio — Authority: 104
  At least 15 percent of Americans experience infertility and the likelihood increases with age.    Couples trying to conceive contend with an array of stressors; physical, emotional , and financial. Many of the unseen stress is very powerful and draining energetically.  The practice of yoga brings balance to the ...
  2 weeks ago

• kurmasana

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  hi, with kurmasana the instruction is to put the hands flat on the floor. i find theres a lot of pressure on the elbows. if i turn my hands i dont feel that pressure and can go deeper. what are your experiences with this pose? and how important is it to have the palms facing the floor? thanks, wim
  3 weeks ago

• too hot chakras

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Hello, I think I have problems in anahata and manipura chakras. When I put my hand on upper stomach and chest, I always feel its too hot for normal. (but I dont have actual fever) and When I put my fingers on the middle of chest, I sometimes feel very weak electronic sparks moving around that point. I think there ...
  4 weeks ago

• Unbalance of the hip joints

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Hello, I remarked a few weeks ago that my left hip is markedly higher than the right when I am warmed up in downward facing dog . I used to look down in front of me and not up toward the navel so that I never realised that. I suppose, but its strange since I dont actually see it, that my right hip must be moving ...
  4 weeks ago

• Emotion and Body Parts

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Does anyone know what specific body parts are related to specific emotions. There are a lot of generalisations out there but i am wondering if stiff legs are related to some emotion, the calves, the hamstrings, what sits in the back muscles, what emotions are at play when the heart physically hurts after yoga ...
  4 weeks ago

• THE BANDHAS AND THEIR APPLICATION

  
  Yoga Teacher Training Blog — Authority: 423
  By Dr. Rita Khanna The word, “Bandha” means to lock, to bind, to tie together. Bandhas involve the contraction, or squeezing, of muscles. There are three muscular locks called, Jalandhara Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha, and Mula Bandha. They are situated in the throat, abdomen, and perineum, respectively. When we apply ...
  4 weeks ago

• blood high pressure and inverted poses

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Hi everyone!Im a yoga teacher and Im having trouble in deciding if people with an issue of high blood pressure (I mean, that should be checked from time to time) are allowed to practice inverted poses such as sarvangasana and sirsasana. Obviously I wouldnt keep them for more than one minute, anyway, is it dangerous? ...
  5 weeks ago

• Teenager Hand Pain in simple yoga warm ups

  
  Yoga Forums — Authority: 140
  Hi I need some advice I am a yoga teacher but only qualified Dec 2008 and have not come across anything quite like this before. I will fill you in on the background but please ask for more info if you think you can help. My son is 17 years old and a complete computer geek...he would sit all day if we let him tapping ...
  5 weeks ago

• The Formula for Preventing Depression

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  While it is arguable that depression is not always preventable, there are many cases, when using the following ideas, will keep you in good spirits – most of the time. Unfortunately, we cannot be happy all of the time, but there is something we can do about it.Working with a variety of clients over [...]
  5 weeks ago

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