...oga is a non-competitive activity. Yet it does offer your child the ability to master challenging poses (especially as he gets older). Your child can feel good about his increasing ability without having to worry about how he compares to everyone else. This experience of success can help your child feel more confident in his ability to be successful in other things too.

greater concentration
The breathing and inward focus that is a main component of any yoga practice can help your child learn to focus his mind more effectively. A number of studies have shown that many children who practice yoga, especially those with problems such as ADHD, are able to concentrate for longer periods of time.

What is a child yoga program like?
The main focus of a child yoga program is on fun. Often the children will pretend to be the animal for which the pose is named. For instance, when they are doing Cat Pose, they become the cat and may even meow. If they are doing Downward facing Dog with their butts high in the air, they will often bark, as they become the dog. The children are encouraged to fully participate in and enjoy the 'game of yoga.' Sometimes the instructor will create an entire story about the poses that the children are in so as to make the class int...more

Yoga Teachers Lead by Example (Part 1)

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Its too easy to let the business of Yoga become your new reality. The business of teaching Yoga is more time consuming than any of us can imagine as Yoga students. If you are spending so much time working on your Yoga business, that you have little time to practice, you must re-evaluate your reason for teaching Yoga.

Make time every day to expand your knowledge about Yogas many aspects. If you dont take the time to be a Yoga student and engage in learning, continuing education, and nurturing your passion for Yoga, you risk burn out. The best Yoga teachers are students for life, who love to practice this wonderful discipline we know as Yoga.

When your Yoga studio, Yoga teaching position, or ashram becomes a daily burden, and you cannot expand your knowledge; the end result is no different than any other job. As a Yoga teacher, you owe it to your students to keep your internal flames of passion for Yoga going.more

Yoga Myth - Yoga is Not a Spiritual Practice

...onal, and spiritual aspects of Yoga will be missed, but this person would not appreciate them anyway.

getting back to the spiritual aspect - It is part of the Yogic package; if you continue to practice Yoga - spiritual health will reveal itself to you in the form of the religion you are most comfortable with. For those who say spiritual health is a bad thing, I am sorry they have tunnel vision. It is a shame, when people cannot live in harmony with other people and the world around them.

Intolerance has caused many wars, holocausts, and witch hunts. The intolerant person needs Yoga more than any of us.

Copyright 2007 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publicationsmore

Personal trainer for Weight Loss? Try Yoga Instead

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Non-harming is taught as a tenet of yoga. This includes respecting and accepting yourself (including your body) as you are today instead of forcing the body to do things it's not ready for. This also includes training the mind to be aware of destructive self-criticism. Over time, you can safely expand your capabilities and learn to accept and honor yourself without the harsh "no pain, no gain" attitude.

While a yoga practice can certainly help increase your tolerance for uncomfortable situations, it is strictly a "no pain, no pain" endeavor.

3. Personal training does a great job of getting the weight off and building muscle, but it often does so at the expense of flexibility.

Yoga allows you to lose weight while building lean muscles for both stamina and flexibility, giving you added agility, speed, and range of ...more

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