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...and explain each one. That way you can chose the right yoga style for your needs and goals.

Hatha- This is probably the yoga you think of first. Introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, asanas (postures) held with Pranayama (breathing techniques) are used as a meditative and physical way to lengthen muscles, limber the joints and free the mind. This yoga teaches you concentration, focus and when you finish practicing you feel elated and dreamy.

Ashtanga Vinyasa- This is the most popular yoga style these days. Ashtanga yoga (or yoga flow) introduced by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, doesn't hold positions nearly as long as other types and doesn't go as much in to breathing techniques, aside from inhale and exhale. Postures flow from one to the next with fluidity. The purpose of ashtanga yoga is to create heat in the body, which leads to purification of the body through increased circulation and sweating. This style is also called "power yoga." It's the most ph...more

yoga, The Hot New Trend?

...100 million since they opened in 1998. People are snapping up the trendy pants and tops to wear to yoga class and they are becoming more and more popular for wearing to the grocery store or even to wear out to dinner.

Spas are finding that combining yoga classes with massage, facials and alternative treatments such as acupuncture, are a way to utilize a whole mind and body renewal process.

While spas are enjoying the money to be made by using yoga as a part of their product package, many consumers are now coming to enjoy it's many benefits and to realize that there are less stressful ways to stay fit and healthy.

Even some schools are now starting to teach yoga. They are realizing that it is the essence of what's missing in the lives of many modern teens: a connection between their mind and body. An ancient art that has been used for...more

What Exactly is Alternative Therapy and How Does It Boost Your Health and Well-being?

... of the many practices that originate from the East.

shiatsu is a system of full body massage taken lying down on a futon. But it's more than just massage. Many part of your body are pressed and massaged where the subtle energy lines meet. The effect is both invigorating and relaxing at the same time. My first massage was so good I fell asleep.

Acupuncture is a curative system that is accepted by the western medical establishment because it works. Needles are inserted so they connect with the energy channels in your body. By placing these needles at the right points your energy and health is both rebalanced and restored.

The ancient art of yoga

Yoga, stretching and pilates is about exercising your muscles and ligaments, but it's more than this. The gentle stretching of muscles releases trapped energy and energises the muscles and ligaments the pose is working on.

Yoga involves stretching into a pose and holding the position while breathing in or out deeply and...more

Like Yoga Diagrams, Pictures Say a Thousand Words

...oga pose, but sometimes, nothing beats having the instructions in one's hand when the options above are not available.

In addition, you may want to practice a pose when you are away from your electronic devices, so yes, yoga diagrams will come in useful and will be a boon for trying to learn yoga postures be that as it may via the internet or a yoga class.

Furthermore, with the advent of e-books and PDF manuals, more information on some things that most yoga video clips hardly ever do address will be touched on.

These ...more