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...ealth of their heart. Through its meditative properties, it will also improve your mental wellbeing, relieving anxiety and easing depression.

Another benefit of yoga is its power to ease muscle and joint pains. Through performing the various poses, you will increase circulation to all of the parts of your body. You will also stretch out tendons and muscles. The combined effect is a decrease in soreness and reduced joint pain. This is especially good for arthritis sufferers and those who suffer from back aches.

Lastly, yoga will help you build mus...more

Insider Secrets to the Business of Teaching Yoga, Part 1

...ks, Yoga correspondence courses for instructors, and Yoga videos are rarely free. If you join a local Yoga teacher association, or decide to become a registered Yoga teacher, thats not free either.

So, where does all this guilt about taking money for your Yoga teaching services come from? It comes from being a giver. Yoga teachers are some of the biggest givers I have ever met. Which is nice, and restores my faith in humanity, but Yoga teachers are also supposed to be a living example of quality life. You cannot support your family, pay your rent, eat properly, or receive medical care by teaching Yoga for free.

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Part I: Yoga and Weight Lifting Go Perfectly Together

...nto an upright, standing position and back to a squat again. All of these muscles, and many more that are used in the course of a daily routine, will tighten the tissue as the constant contractions push to exhaustion. The result is short, tight muscles that limit flexibility and range of motion.

Yoga poses have long been used to stretch and lengthen muscles, so that increased flexibility can make everyday activities easier. By its very nature yoga is slow, giving the muscles, through a multitude of poses, time to stretch, eli...more

Predictions for Yoga in 2008

... not just asana. Yoga's growth is part of a bigger wellness trend. Those who want to capitalize on this broader trend will add more ancillary services-such as nutritional programs, exercise routines, spa services, and wellness consultations-to their yoga offerings.

8. You'll see more yoga in cyberspace. Convenience is always an advantage in our busy lives. That's why yoga is moving out of the studio (see prediction number three) and that's why you'll see more options in the coming year for virtual yoga classes online.

9. Next-level training services for yoga and wellness professionals will be on the rise. With the overall growth of the wellness industry, new training programs to support practitioners will be in demand, including advanced professional development and business training.

10. Yoga will continue to touch and transform your life and the lives of your students in 2008. Happy New Year!more