... children and senior citizens are promoted by many physicians today. However, a key element to remember when doing yoga is to take your time because it takes awhile to learn the positions correctly and coordinate your muscles, mind and energy.

Many of the positions used in yoga involve stretching, which relaxes your muscles and reduces tension. Basically, there are two types of stretching - dynamic and static. Dynamic stretching involves motion and static stretching requires no motion. Stretching makes you more limber and reduces the risk of physical injury to your joints, muscles and tendons, which is a great advantage when embarking upon other forms of exercise. Stretching also reduces soreness and tension in your muscles and tendons and increases suppleness, lubricates connective tissues and even r...more

The Purpose of Yoga - Spiritual Health

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Most Christmas displays are turned into Seasons Greetings displays, in order to appease those who would also like to ban the Holy Bible from US court rooms. Strangely, common sense has slowly been banned. While manners, respect, courtesy, and fair play, are often seen as a sign of weakness. How much more ground should any of us give, for the sake of being politically correct?

Why should the few voices, who cry out, against the name of God, be considered over the many people who do believe in God? On any given week, huge crowds of Christians, Jews, Moslems, Hindus, and others, celebrate and worship God in temples, shrines, synagogues, churches, and mosques.

It is time for all religions to est...more

The Purpose of Yoga - Stress Coping Solutions for Survival

...mmuter traffic should always run perfectly. Commuter traffic on the highway, on a train, or in a subway, is fast paced; but when there is a delay, you can observe a state of collective anxiety. Negative thoughts race through our heads and beat us down physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Being late can cause us to feel like we live in a helpless rat race. The mind begins to race as we collectively think, I might be late and my job is on the line. The co...more

5 Reasons to Use Yoga to Battle Modern Day Stresses

...m adult education classes of community colleges, boards of education and parks and recreation departments.

There are many kinds of yoga to study, and there can be endless years of practice for the willing student. Many of the problems suffered in modern life can be erased by following a regular yoga routine.

Reasons to practice Yoga

1. Yoga can release the tense muscles caused by hours of sitting at a desk.

Yoga differs from other forms of exercise in that it involves motions that don't cause strain on the body. It isnt an aerobic exercise, but it uses almost every muscle in your body. Over time, your limbs are strengthened helping to combat the aches and pains caused by our sedentary lifestyles.

2. Mediation during Yoga can enhance concentration.

Breathing deeply ca...more