Teaching Yoga for the Waistline
You might not automatically think of yoga when you think of a slim waistline, but many of the poses tighten the core while slimming the...
Is Hot Yoga Safe for High Blood Pressure?
Actually, hot yoga should be able to help reduce high blood pressure over time, but it's important for practitioners to speak with their...
Yoga Can Help Asthma
Many researchers and practitioners believe that yoga can relieve symptoms of asthma through a retraining of disturbed breathing patterns...
Teaching Yoga to Students with Parkinson’s Disease
When teaching Yoga students who have any neurological disorder, the instructor must show compassion. We all know that Yoga helps to...
Wrist Injuries and Yoga Part II
Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 (Director of Yoga Teacher Training at Aura Wellness Center) provides detailed information about grades of sprained wrists, ways to identify wrist problems, and the long term effects of practicing Yoga while a wrist injury is healing. This video is useful to Yoga practitioners, those looking to become a Yoga teacher [...]
Teaching Yogic Meditation for Cancer Recovery
The demand for Yoga and meditation in oncology departments is growing. As research confirms the benefits of meditation for the management...
Teaching Yoga to Protect the Knees
Tips for teaching Yoga to protect the knees: In order to avoid the risk of knee injury inherent in some poses, a Yoga instructor must...
Teach Yoga Students to Manage Back Pain
When you teach yoga classes, how often do students ask about techniques to reduce back pain? Study after study shows that yoga helps...
Yoga Techniques for Headaches
There are a variety of Yoga techniques designed to address this problem by opening the chest, stretching the neck, and extending the...
Yoga Poses for Insomnia
If you do suffer with insomnia due to physical or mental health issues, practicing relaxing and restorative Yoga postures before bed will...