... course, this can also happen to adults, but it is more easily noticed in children, because they are monitored at home or in school.

Where do we start to help a society, which accepts addictions as somewhat normal? Institutions, which offer therapy, and counseling, can easily be found in any community. It is up to yoga teachers to network with them. yoga instruction offers anyone the opportunity to focus the mind.

When we are not in charge of our mind, it is easy to become addicted to something. We no longer see moderation as a reality. The mindset of an addict has lost any sense of moderation. The vice, or substance abuse, may also stem from a lack of ability to cope with a challenging situation. Life is full of challenges, but the death of a loved one, job loss, financial hardship, or divorce, can potentially cause anyon...more

Top 5 Myths about yoga

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One can practice yoga without changing ones uncontrolled lifestyle

and attitude

Big wrong. Many so called modern teachers seem to be telling their students

that yoga will work like a miracle in their life and they can continue their

uncontrolled life style As Is. The real teacher will never promote un-controlled life

style; be it in terms of material pleasure, diet or sense enjoyments. Every

relationship is give and take relationship. If you want to get good results

you must give up un-controlled things of your life. Then and only then light

will come to you. In Bhagwat Gita it is said that one who practices

extremes (too high and too low) in work, sleep, eating etc. can not attain

yoga. A yogi must follow moderate path in his practice.

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Can I Learn yoga through Videotapes and DVD's?

...ated book Of Yoga by Swami vishnu-Devananda and Light On Yoga by BKS iyengar), yoga calls for a Sattvic Diet laying on the principle of "you are what you eat!" and in addition to all of this it must be mentioned that certain principles come into the branches of yoga such as avoiding excessive talking, laziness, bad sleeping habits...etc.

These are things that most people don't mention when viewing Video-tapes and DVDs on Yoga.

They seem to make them more of just a physical thing (which it could be...more

Teaching Hatha Yoga: Prana and Pranayama

...takes are always made, but they documented them, so we could learn from them.

Without tools, computers, or machines, Pranayama is a method to alter Prana at a level, in which the human mind can easily comprehend. Pranayama is Yogas answer to regulating Prana, with the breath.

In Yoga, Pranayama can be used to heal in times of need. Pranayama is useful for stress, grief, anxiety, nervousness, and many more ailments, which plague mankind, but Pranayama should be learned with the guidance of a competent Yoga teacher.

For physical health, Pranayama is the most important of Hatha Yogas many methods.

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