...The following are questions that Yoga teachers still need to answer, despite overwhelming evidence that Yoga is the mother of all health maintenance systems. Mainstream thought is finally catching up, with the progress Yoga is making, but it has taken 5,000 years for us to get this far.

Seriously, How Can Yoga Make You Lose Weight?

Finally, some of the Yoga and Weight Loss studies have come in, and even, a little bit of Yoga is much better, than none, for weight control, but there are a number of reasons why. Yoga is a lifestyle change that includes a safe diet; exercise, adjusting posture, breathing, and a whole lot more. Most of the Yoga practitioners, I know, consume more water, eat more moderately, and take more care of their bodies, in comparison to the many who dont want to leave the couch.

Arent you supposed to jump up and down for at least a half-hour per day to exer...more

Yoga in Practice: Bhakti Yoga

...hy Bhakti Yoga has not managed to proliferate as well as Hatha Yoga, which is Union by physical mastery.

Could Bhakti Yoga be practiced by a Yoga practitioner who is not a Hindu? Lets ask, for example, could a Christian, Moslem, or Jew practice Bhakti Yoga and stay within the confines of his or her religion? Some already do.

This could be considered sectarian Yoga, when a number of Yoga practitioners, of the same religion, gather to worship, meditate, pray, sing, or chant. Attachment to God is not reserved to any one specific religion. Therefore, in principle, Bhakti Yoga can be practiced by members of any religion.

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Meditation and Yoga

...oga is the spiritual science that teaches us how the Ultimate Reality can be realised in life itself."

- Sri Chinmoy [1]

On the path of yoga, meditation plays a key role in helping us to seek union with God. Meditation is the process of quietening the mind. Yoga teaches us that the thoughts of the mind can never lead us to liberation. The mind by nature is limited. The perspective of the mind is influenced by our ego. Our ego cannot grasp the whole because it tends to limit and separate different aspect of ourself. In meditation we aim at stopping thoughts completely; when our thoughts no longer bother us, our soul will bring to the fore our own divine qualities.

Yoga means union, meditation is the process with which we can attain union with ou...more

Power of Yoga

...er or infection which allows one to take corrective action immediately.

The gentle stretching of muscles and joints as well as by massaging the various organs, yoga ensures the optimum blood supply to different parts of the body. It helps to detoxify our body of toxins as well as providing nourishment. The power of yoga is such that it leads to delayed ageing, energy and a great zest for life.

Excellent toning of the muscles Muscles that have become flaccid, weak are stimulated by Yoga. This leads to excellent toning of the muscles by shedding excess flab.

The above mentioned points can be measured as the physical benefits of the practice...more

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