...cts feel they have nothing to live for, and they are not thinking about living for longevity.

In terms of holistic health, drug addiction is the exact opposite of all forms of Yoga. Yoga is a discipline based upon developing, and maintaining, optimum health. Serious Yoga practitioners tend to eliminate substances, which can be abused, because they do not need them.

Yoga already stimulates the mind and body, but for the purpose of improving the practitioner's health. This is where Yoga could save humanity from drug abuse. instead of focusing on the "Drug War," why not teach Yoga, to children, globally?

Yoga programs for children would prevent drug abuse and eliminate the need for stimulating, or dulli...more

Karmic Yoga and the Necessary Mindset

...hen selling it to buy drugs to sell to other people, that is when you are engaged in Karmic Yoga. That is when you are face to face with your self and all of the social mores and norms about what you should do and what this person deserves. The struggle between the normal reaction of lashing out, and the action that comes from the greater insight that this person has been conditioned to do this by his or her life circumstances and the outcome are Karmic Yoga.

It is not done in a place of comfort. It is not done with a smile on your face all of the time. You are not rested all the time when you do it. You dont even feel like doing it sometimes. This is Karmic Yoga.

Like everything else, however, there is another side to it. There are people who are very thankful, loving and kind who you meet along the way. You touch their lives deeply. Some of them can pull themselves up out of hunger, poverty and crime, just because you have been working with them. It is as if you, like the hand of God, are supplying their needs and helping them to grow and become strong...more

Tantra Yoga Secrets

...Tantra Yoga is unity by controlling sexual energy. When you consider the main indian Yoga styles, tantra Yoga is probably the most controversial of them all. So what is the problem? Is it our sexual hang-ups or is it something more? What is the origin of tantra Yoga? Is it all linked to the Kama Sutra or is there more to it?

Since tantra Yoga uses many components of the classical Yoga styles such as mudras, pranayama, asanas, meditation, Bhakti, Yantra,and Kundalini, there are many similarities to other forms of Yoga practice. Some Yogis say that tantra Yoga is the hardest Yoga to define, but there is a fundamental difference.

The major difference is tantra Yoga accepts ...more

Yoga for Pregnant Woman - journal, Exercise and Position - Control of the Body, Part 1

... pregnancy and deliver gracefully and without any fuss. During pregnancy, you can do all exercises except ones that require you to lie on your stomach. But it's best to tread safe. Don't ever start yoga ( or any other exercise regimen), unless you get a green signal from your obgyn. Also, never do yoga sans supervision.

Five steps to Fitness

Yoga advocates a five step approach to pregnancy. When you practice all five together, your mind and body start working in sync and you soon learn to enjoy your pregnancy, unfettered by worries and health problems.

Breathing exercises or Pranayam

Yoga has some powerful breathing techniques, which will ensure that your baby receives an abundant supply of oxygen and a better life force. Breathing exercises also increases your fitness levels and prepare your body for childbirth. Pranayam increases the amount of oxygen that enters your body and hence your baby's. Deep breathing enables a woman to cope with the process of delivery, even breast feed her baby correctly, and overall, be a fit and h...more