...ru, or counselor, may help you bury the past.

Meditation sessions should be spent pondering a positive solution. Meditation time should never be spent on negative thoughts, or rehashing past mistakes. We cannot change the past, and we must realize what parts of our lives can realistically be controlled. There are situations in life, which are far beyond our control, and we have to come to a realization about the limits of our control.

We are responsible for our actions. Therefore, forgiving oneself for past mistakes is a difficult task for most of us. Yet, if we do not forgive ourselves, we prevent our own happiness. Self-worth and happiness must start from within.

We must accept the past, our friends, and our family, as they are. This is the practice of Santosha: To be content with life as it is. We cannot change the pa...more

Yoga Instruction - The best Way To Relieve Stress

...d, simultaneously.

Of course Yoga instruction has many benefits in addition to stress management. Yoga has been shown to help with lowering blood pressure and heart rate, relieving the symptoms of some illnesses, reducing muscle tension and anxiety, as well as increasing your strength and flexibility. In addition to these benefits, Yoga can help you to grow spiritually and attain a sense of wellbeing.

Yoga is especially useful in fighting stress as it combines several techniques used for stress reduction, it provides the combined benefits of breathing exercises, stretching exercises, fitness programs, meditation practice, and guided im...more

How to Get a Yoga Trainer license

...e are far too many yoga training camps and correspondence programs out there that only teach their students a small portion of what it takes to start, run, and grow a successful yoga practice and as for me, if I ever decide to pursue being a full-fledged yoga teacher the whole process of obtaining a yoga trainer license for me has got to be...well: ON POINT!!!

I mean I know enough from research, practice and study to teach the essentials of Yoga, but we all know that probably won't cut it in the broader sense of the world.

Noneth...more

Eight Limbs of Classical Yoga

...senses from the outside world and focuses their gaze inward to the Self.

Dharana - The practice of Dharana exercises the mind in focused concentration; asanas quiet the body and pranayama quiets the breath and mind to bring the yogi through pratyahara to the practice of dharana.

Dhyana - Meditation. The yogi withdraws their consciousness from the outside world; the consciousness enters the soul.

Samadhi - Samadhi is englightment, self-realization combined with union with the Divine. The yogi experiences ecstasy, joy, complete openness and consciousness. The experience of Samadhi is outside the mind.

Namaste