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How to Become a Yoga Teacher? Yoga Certification Requirements Explained
So you have been practicing yoga for almost a year and you would like to become a yoga teacher. Well, you are just qualified for one of the yoga certification requirements.
What are the other requirements that you would consider. The conditions change from yoga schools. Yoga Alliance and International Yoga Federation are the most preferred...
What are the Standing Yoga Poses?
Standing yoga poses require both strength and flexibility. We can categorize them as the most advanced asanas. Those positions are generally held for shorter times than other asanas, and tend to be more energetic and opening.
Standing asanas are varied group of postures on the legs. They perform a very interesting physical work on the legs...
Why you Need to Start Using Yoga Straps
The most obvious way to perfect your practice is with a yoga strap. The yoga strap is a simple elastic band that provides the extra stability and flexibility. When your muscles and tendons fail to provide the required strength and coordination to execute a pose, a yoga strap is useful. The benefits of intelligently...
Find Yoga Easy? Here are 5 Yoga Challenge Poses
Some people think that yoga is easy. Believe me, it is not. Yoga is hard, really really hard. I've signed up for a yoga class for this summer, thinking that it would be easy, but it's not easy. I thought it was all about cute clothes and namaste, and it includes it, but it...
Hatha Yoga Poses
Hatha Yoga poses are strength yoga activities that strengthen the muscles and joints of our body making it more flexible and improves circulation in the body. This activity requires different activities and poses to test the strength of the body and flexibility. In each exercise, care should be taken to deliver each posture in...
Yoga Monkey Pose – Preparation Steps for Hanumanasana
Yoga Monkey Pose can be hard for you. You might think that this Yoga Monkey Pose is for dancers. Well, it's not. You only need to get flexible. I will show you how you can extend your hamstrings, your hip adductors, ligaments, etc.
Let's begin with the history of Yoga Monkey Pose.
Where does Hanumasana come...
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BEST HOT YOGA TOWEL
It’s always troublesome to deal with sweaty hands during hot yoga classes. Instead of concentrating on your yoga practice, you may try to reposition your yoga towel or wipe your hands several times.
Well, I do not enjoy those yoga classes as my mind would possibly be somewhere else. A slippery yoga towel might even...
Best Yoga Mat for Carpet
As we do not practice yoga in yoga studios all the time, we should learn how we can exercise yoga without getting injured during home practices, especially on the carpeted floor. The thickness of the carpet is important. It should be thin enough so that you do not sink on your yoga mat when...
Is it Crane Pose or Crow Pose? What’s the Difference?
I bet most of you tried Bakasana during your yoga classes. As a yoga teacher, I usually hear Bakasana as the Crow Pose. But it is not. The crow pose is called Kakasana, not Bakasana. You might not believe me but most of you tired Kakasana, the crow pose, during your yoga classes. The...
How to Practice Half Moon Pose
Ardha Chandrasana is a standing, balancing posture that challenges the core strength. Known as Half Moon Pose, it is a great Asana to unify the mind and body by inculcating a sense of mindfulness. It is a beautiful pose that stretches the entire body while heightening the awareness. Before we look into the step...
Best Yoga Block: Stay Balanced During Your Yoga Practice
You might think that yoga blocks are for the people that are at the beginner level in yoga. You are totally wrong about that. As the yoga blocks are one of the essential yoga accessories that you should use during your yoga practice. Even if you are a senior in yoga, yoga block is...
