Vinyasa Yoga has become a very popular style of yoga in the USA, and around the world. You may know it as vinyasa flow, power flow, hot vinyasa, jivamukti and many others. In fact, there are so many variations it can get quite confusing. Here, I will explain what vinyasa means, where it came from, and what actually makes a vinyasa yoga class. Vinyasa means movement breathing system, or, more...

Vinyasa Yoga is a form of yoga that links the breath, movement, and poses together. The Sanskrit word, "Vinyasa," has a variety of meanings; but the most common reference is to the connection between breath and movement. Vinyasa is sometimes referred to as Flow Yoga, reflecting the emphasis on the movement, or ebb and flow, between poses. Vinyasa Yoga is often seen as a more athletic practice....

Yoga is a very popular activity in many communities, as people increasingly come to recognize the myriad benefits it has to offer our bodies, minds, and lives. Yoga teacher training programs that specialize in training instructors for teaching children are also becoming quite prevalent, but what sort of classes should kids participate in? Happily, most teachers of children's Yoga classes know a...

Doing yoga meditation can help you improve your mental and physical health. Yoga builds a strong mind and a strong body and gives us the strength we need to cope with whatever happens to us throughout the day. Yoga is great for helping people cope with stress. This kind of meditation is a great way to relax your mind and body and re-energize yourself as well. Yoga is one of the only ways you...

Yoga studios are always looking for a way to attract individuals to the calm and relaxing nature of yoga and those interested in self discipline and health. Adding unique, tranquility focused signage that is designed for the customers is a great way to grab the attention of the stressed and inactive and bring their attention to the benefits of yoga. Here is a rundown of the top 8 great ideas...

Would you walk into a restaurant you had never been to before and tell the waiter "I just want some hot food, and by the way, it doesn't matter what it costs!" Most people think this is ridiculous. But honestly, it is not that different when someone with years of experience as a yoga instructor decides to open a studio, but does not really want to know about the business side of things.  ...

If you are new to yoga, or new to the area and looking for a new studio to call your home, there are a few things you need to watch for when choosing a yoga studio. With the increase in the popularity of yoga, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of yoga studios as well as exercise facilities who have begun to offer yoga instruction. Since yoga is an unregulated field at this...

How can yoga teachers, holistic health practitioners, massage therapists and other health care professionals facilitate health and wellness? How comfortable are you exploring feelings and emotions, the full spectrum of your being? Yoga Therapy Yoga techniques can be applied to enhance health and wellness. Postures, yoga breathing, deep relaxation, mantras, meditation and other yoga techniques...

Yoga therapy has been sitting by quietly, while the mainstream population has begun to "try Yoga," but that may soon change. With the world's governments and financial markets struggling along, there will be many changes in the near future. The world's governments will have to consider the massive cost of national defense, retirement programs, education, healthcare, energy, education, and...

Yoga is so much more than the physical health routine most people associate with it. Yoga Therapy mines the entire science of Yoga as written about in the Yoga Sutras for tangible practices that bringing health and healing to issues that confront us in modern life. The vast, ancient teachings of Yoga hold answers to the big and the small problems we encounter. People undertake Yoga Therapy to...