Nadi Shodan Breathing

(Remember to Breathe)

So what is helping you feel and live better? The answer is life force. Almost all styles of hatha yoga and pranayama increase the flow of prana, or life force, in your body.

Namaste

Yoga meditation - Holistic yoga quote Lord Bhudda

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."

Lord Bhudda

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Yoga Meditation - Wise too late Benjamin Franklin

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

Benjamin Franklin

Yoga Meditation - Ancient Vedic Quote Lord Krishna Bhagavad Gita

I dwelling in their hearts destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the
darkness born of ignorance.

Lord Krishna Bhagavad Gita

Holistic Yoga Meditation - Are we the material body? What do the scientists say?

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body, rather than a body with a soul.

Holistic Yoga Meditation - We are the soul

You don't have a soul, you are the soul. You... have a body.

Yoga Meditation - Group Meditation to Music Gauranga

Group Meditation to music is a great way to finish a yoga session

Yoga Meditation Mantras - Enables one to see the eternal spark of life in each living being regardless of body.

"Live and let live"

... Anon

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There are a great many people who are in the unfortunate position of having to live with painful aches and pains caused by severely damaged or inflamed joints. For some people it is a discomfort, and that is bad enough, but for others arthritis can turn them into a virtual cripples. Arthritis has been something that has affected people throughout history since prehistoric times, but it is only recently that we have begun to understand it.

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Arthritis is a joint disease that can cause problems in any area of the body where two or more bones intersect. The arthritis itself can affect the joint in a number of different ways, targeting different areas such as the synovium, the muscles tendons or the cartilage. Cartilage is the soft protective material that protects the ends of the joints from rubbing against each other and the entire joint is encased in a type of capsule that is lined with the tissue synovium.

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Yoga... Where Do I Start?

The best place to start is with a yoga class, where a teacher can show you how to adapt poses using props and help you learn proper technique for the postures.

The good news is that yoga classes have never been more widely available. You'll find them at small studios, health clubs and gyms. The hard part is finding a class that's just right for you. Studios that are dedicated to yoga also foster a more dedicated practice. The same students return to class week after week, and instructors usually follow a particular discipline of yoga. Some classes are aimed at beginners.

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Holistic Yoga philosopy - Work on the plank in your own eye

"When sitting quietly,

reflect upon your own faults,

when speaking with friends

do not discuss the rights and

wrongs of others."

... Anon

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Yoga For Arthritis

Arthritis is a broad term which we use to describe 100's of diseases that effect the joint areas of the body. Whenever there is a problem involving inflammation around the joints and associated pain in movement we refer to it as arthritis even though there may be multiple causes that can lead to this. The other common name that is used in the same broad fashion is rheumatism.

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Holistic Yoga teachings - Increase generosity and selflessness.

Yoga Mantra Meditation helps a person understand what a real friend is.

Yes indeed

Holistic Yoga Meditation 4221 Reshape Your Waist

The size of the waist is an indication of overall fitness for many people. Most health experts agree that a smaller waist is healthier than a big one. The reasoning behind this is that increases in fat around the waist usually result in increased health risks such as diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure.

So, how can yoga help reshape your waist.

In simple terms, by requiring you to move - and hold - your torso muscles as a unit, rather than isolating your abdominal muscles as you do in crunches. Yoga poses help to lengthen your overall torso.

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Think of your torso as a long vessel through which numerous muscles interact to keep you looking lean. Your transversus abdominis, the deepest abdominal muscle, works with the others to hold in your lower belly. Your erector spinae, the muscles that attach to your spine, straighten your posture and can make you feel (and appear) taller.

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Yoga asanas serve as a cleansing agent helping to remove unwanted toxins in the body. Some other benefits of it include weight loss, increased energy, strength and improved balance. In addition, it helps burn unwanted fat and increases one's energy and overall health.

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Furthermore, the body's blood circulation is improved and optimized. With all these benefits, people find the consistent practise of yoga very attractive. It's a natural form of exercise and can be practised as often as possible. After a time, you will notice satisfying results within your body and your mind as well as developing spiritual consciousness. With all of those benefits it's no wonder yoga is recommended by experts.

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Yoga has been around for centuries originating in India. Originally including deep spiritual practises and awareness, there are some who have let go of those aspects of the yoga exercise program, but still use it because the physical asanas and techniques offer a lot of benefits. All yoga classes still include various types of meditation including chanting.

You will find that there are ways that you can use the stretches and strength building exercises to work on improving the health of the body. You will be able to burn fat, increase your flexibility, and also build muscle.

Some choose to combine yoga with other exercises, either before or after. If you are a runner or a weight lifter for instance you could use yoga as your warm up or cool down routine. You will want to do this before you start any cardiovascular or any strength training exercises. You will find that a yoga warm up will be a very effective part of any work out.

Yoga is traditionally seen as a routine of stretches and exercises that will rejuvenate the body. That is, although yoga may be a difficult workout, it will energize you as opposed to draining your body and making you feel tired like some other exercises do. You will want to do this before you start any cardiovascular or any strength training exercises. You will find that a yoga warm up will be a very effective part of any work out.

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Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - Yoga For Children

Our children are exposed to a lot of stress factors. There is homework that they do daily, competition from other children, after school games ativities and sometimes over-scheduling. Also just like us adults kids need something relaxing to turn to and that could be Yoga.

Yoga for kids helps them develop better body awareness, it also delivers to them a better sense of self control, flexibility and coordination. This could help during class as well as help them with their daily routines.

Yoga for kids is shown to help children who are hyper active to calm down and to encourage focus with kids that have attention deficit disorders.

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Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Again Attracting Followers

The ancient Indian practice of yoga first arrived in the US at the beginning of the 20th century, but didn't really catch on until 1969 with chants at Woodstock. Now, after being overshadowed by the aerobics craze in the '80s and early '90s, yoga is once again attracting followers, with many looking for relief from ailments and injuries or from the stress of daily life.

Baby boomers, worn out from years of jogging and bouncy workouts, are back on board. But interest is growing with other age groups, too, from college students to senior citizens to celebrities.

The surge in interest is being fueled partly by doctors' growing acceptance of yoga's healing potential. Mainstream medicine has adopted yoga as a gentle therapeutic method for treating a number of illnesses, so more and more doctors are referring their patients to yoga. Initial trials have shown yoga can help people with many ailments such as arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma and cardiac risk factors and much more.

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Yoga has long been practiced by many people. Most say that they practise yoga because of the many benefits that can be attained from it. Moreover, it enhances the body, mind, spirit as well as soothing the emotions in a peaceful and effective way.

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Millions of people are currently practising yoga. This is not surprising because it offers a lot of benefits. It helps stimulate the organs, nerves, internal systems and more which leads to improved well-being and health.

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Yoga has become a common practice nowadays and has influenced millions around the world. Different classes and groups are found in various cities and regions. The most common form of Yoga is Hatha yoga. This kind of yoga involves breath and body coordination. Through physical exercise and harmonized breathing, one can achieve many health benefits.



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Yoga can increase one's vitality, strength and flexibility. Hatha yoga is only one form of Yoga. There are still many other kinds aside from that. Some are fast aerobic Yoga workouts while some are strong precise styles for the fitness conscious people. There are also styles for those who prefer more gentle yoga focusing more on healing.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Teacher Inspirations

Inspirations

Insight is a gift
that comes to those
who hunger
after Truth

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Parasympathetic Nervous system

What we learnt

*  How can the breath stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system?

If we practice breathing focusing on lengthening exhalations this stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and reduces the heart rate. Breathing through the left nostril stimulates the right cerebral hemisphere. The parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated decreasing body heat, heart rate and blood pressure.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Raised Knee Yoga Nidra Relaxation Meditation

Raised knee yoga nidra relaxation meditation

What we learnt

*  A key reason you feel better after a yoga asana class is that the practice has helped move your life force in a way that is more balanced, complete, or suited to your particular mental and physical needs.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Inspiring Quote 5

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

Japanese Proverb

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - Inspiring Quote 2

Lovely anonymous message.

Yoga meditation - Inspiring quote Mahatma Ghandhi

There is sufficiency in the world for mans need, but not for mans greed.

Mahatma Gandhi

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - Holistic yoga | No dig garden

This image was taken in front of our no dig garden. You can probably make out the passion fruit vine, miniature capsicums, basil and marigolds. There's papaya, chillies (super hot) rocket, bok choy, tomatoes, basil, peppermint, rosemary & thai ginger (yummy)

We are lazy gardeners and find that this is manageable for us.

What we learnt

*   Different postures unlock prana in different ways. Forward bends, for example, increase the types of prana that calm, soothe, and ground; backbends unblock pranic forces that are more expansive and revitalizing.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Restorative Yoga

Must remember to breathe and relax ... har har.

Yoga breathing and relaxation. Thank goodness I know what to do when life gets a bit out of control.

Had a great day yesterday. Got alot done and managed to spend some time relaxing and eating--of all things ice cream. I don't even like ice cream, but seemed like a good idea at the time.

I put this video together, it's very short but I like the music.

O.K. I'm off to do some yoga study.

What we learnt

*   You also need to hold poses longer, as you would in restorative yoga, and dedicate longer periods of time to developing slow and complete breathing. Vigorous vinyasa, backbends, handstands, and arm balances are powerful and beneficial, but they don't stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system as much as the practices listed previously.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - Green smoothie recipe

Hmmm... how to get this blog indexed?

Yoga Homework... will do some today :-)

Green smoothie pre-breakfast. I will have to find time to write my recipes down and get a book together. Green Smoothies are so excellent, taste good and deliver so many live enzymes to the body.

Here's a recipe if you would like to try one:

Green Smoothie recipe

Equipment:

Blender
Cutting board and sharp knife
green leafy veges
Apple or Pineapple Juice
A little water and ice
1 banana
1 apple
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This morning I picked 6 large green leaves (silver beet, or chard)out of the garden, a few stalks of parsley
1 stalk of celery
a couple rocket leaves (mild tasting, not too strong flavour)
a tiny sliver of super hot chilli
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Wash,chop fine (so it's not too much strain on your blender)

Toss everything into blender with a small tray of ice and 1 cup of pineapple juice (vary according to taste)

Blend until there are only tiny green particles visible whizzing around. Takes my very inexpensive blender 2-3 minutes.

That's it. Very quick, easy and packed full of easy to digest nutrition.

Enjoy

What we learnt

*  The truth is that much of the yoga being practiced these days doesn't do as much for the parasympathetic nervous system as you might think. To build your parasympathetic nervous system, you need to do poses that encourage deep relaxation, such as forward bends and hip openers; do fewer standing poses; and do more sitting, supine, and prone postures as well as inversions.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - Parasympathetic nervous system

O... dear. How easy it is to get distracted. Perfectly good intentions mind, but somehow the days have passed so quickly and without any yoga study done at all. Dreadful.

I'm making a mental note to myself right this moment, I HAVE to get it together, sides I don't really want to embarrass myself pfft ... we have a ton of homework and more demo's to do... ooopppsss..!

Get moving ...! and get into it. Hmmmm tomorrow?

A side note. The garden is producing the best greens, and paw paws. The paw paws or you might be more familiar with the term papayas. So, amazingly sweet, could have eaten the skin and all. All organic and planted in a no dig garden. Will post some pics at some point.

What we learnt

*  The parasympathetic nervous system counteracts many stress-related symptoms and the negative by-products of our modern, fast-paced, high-output lives. It also normalizes your blood pressure and lowers your heart rate.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga-Work shop 2

Busy, busy, busy. It's all on again and it's a great day for it. Warm, but not hot - with a gentle breeze blowing, just enough to keep us cool.

Not looking forward to the demo we have to give today. Always think you're going to have time to study, but .... life is like that, always throwing spanners in the works. Seems there is never enough time in the day. We need more hours or, I need to be more organised.

Protien drink for breakky. It's actually quiet easy to eat healthy, keep it simple, nutritious and wholesome. The green smoothies always go down well. Will post some recipes here sometime.

All the demos went alright, could tell everyone was nervous, but we all made it through without too much bother. Of course I had to be the only one that went completely blank for a very long 2 seconds (smiles) but was alright after that.

Geez... 1 week done and only 51 weeks left to go... How many days is that???

What we learnt:

*  The parasympathetic is the part of your nervous system that slows you down—it's responsible for telling your muscles to relax, improving your digestion and assimilation, boosting immunity, and helping you sleep better.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga-End of Day 4

K...nice day today, feeling good.

Some of the young ones were exhausted and had to have a break from the yoga asana's. Huge suprise, myself and friend were thinking we would be down and out for the count, but no! We were still going strong.

Bought lunch today, there's a really good group of shops in the area, nice fresh healthy meals, so a few of us shared lunch.

Woh ... we got off early today so we all decided to go to meditation. It was really, really relaxing to go sit and listen to ancient yoga wisdom and do alot of meditation. A great meal was provided also. I don't know about anyone else but I had the best time. Group meditation to music was so much fun, I thought I was tired but got my second wind while there and found a bit of energy to run around but was really tired when I got home.

*  The question is, why does yoga asanas help us feel better? How does yoga work? As you've probably heard, one reason asana leaves you feeling so good is that it activates your parasympathetic nervous system, thanks to two elements that almost all asana practices have in common—the lengthening and strengthening of musculature and calm even breathing.

Today was the last day of the workshop. Heaps of study and practical to do before the next one in a few days.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - End of Day 3

8 hrs a day for the last 3 days ... Lots of yoga, a bit achy and tired -- a wee bit spacey also.

I'm glad I packed a couple of green smoothies to help get me through the day. I've been starving, the yoga poses are really stoking the fire of digestion.

Went out for dinner to a Bhuddist vegetarian restaurant, the food was excellent. The company was really good as well. Had a chance to catch up with friends.

*  Different in tone and substance as the various yoga styles might be, they share one quality that inspires people to practice them: They work. Put simply, you feel better when you walk out of class than when you walked in.

A shame I missed out on group meditation, but never mind ... had a good day. Looking forward to tomorrow.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga-End of Day 2

We took alot of photo's yesterday--just remembered that...interesting.

Today went by as a blur. Alot of chatting and getting to know the other teachers in training.

All the young ones seem to eat all day long, constantly nibbling and snacking away just like little squirrels -- don't know where it all goes, they are not over weight at all.

I managed to spill my breakfast on my yoga asana book. I hate that, I like to keep everything pretty together -- so kinda off to a messy start.

*  Among its myriad of benefits, the transcendental sound Gau-ra-ang-ga balances the crown chakra, our third eye and throat chakras (calms our overactive minds) and brings peacefulness to our troubled hearts.

Am learning heaps and having fun.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga - End of Day 1

A bit of a shocker, all those long words and new information. Everyone seemed to be coping, I think I won first prize for being the most "inattentive".

All the yoga teacher trainees in the course are really cool.

I think I'm the oldest one there, but that doesn't bother me.

It was good to see all the super healthy food come out during the day. I'm pretty sure everyone doing the yoga teacher training course are vegetarians.

*  Attentive breathing can also release and remove phlegm and debris, calm and purify the nervous system and promote unrestricted air circulation.

It was a really long but good day.

Prana - Yoga Meditation Holistic Yoga

*  Full, deep breaths allow for prana (energy) rich oxygen to nourish the body’s blood, brain and muscles, whilst cleansing the subtle channels. Focused breathing can enlarge and clear the sinus cavities, which in turn cools the brain for clearer thinking, offering a refreshed, quiet mind.

Yoga Meditation 4221 Holistic Yoga Teacher Training 2010

Yoga Teacher Training began this April 2010. I thought it would be interesting to keep a random record of events. See how it goes, see what we end up with after a couple years.

This is the first post for my holistic yoga teacher training blog.

*  There are a dizzying number of styles and approaches to yoga these days. Some involve resting in simple supported postures in quiet, candlelit rooms. Others push students to the edge of their physical capacity or are done to the beat of loud, rhythmic music. Some focus on physical alignment, while others offer a heart-centered approach. There is so much variety that describing them all is impossible.