Month: August 2008

Distance Learning Courses for Yoga Instructor Training Is distance learning for Yoga instructors a new concept? No, distance learning for Yoga instructors has been around for decades. The concept of training to become a Yoga instructor, by distance learning, is much like working with any university via correspondence, but the efficiency of Yoga teacher training courses has improved with new technology. Does Yoga teacher training online sound tacky? These days, the Internet has managed to beco

There are certain phrases that yoga teachers say in class to relax and center their students. “Ground your big toe mounds.” “Open your heart.” “Feel your pelvic floor.” You may know exactly what your teacher intends by these sayings. Or …

At a time when lack of good health habits seems to be a common practice, Yoga has answers and many rewards. Yogic philosophy is concerned with preventative health on every level of existence. There are many temptations, which can cause people to form bad health habits. Fast food, huge out-to-eat portions, television, video games, personal […]

Yoga guru Ram Dev on Thursday jumped into the thick of a raging shrine row in Jammu and Kashmir, by demanding that forest land taken away from the Amarnath Shrine Board be restored to it.

Grab a mat and get ready to head to the 400 Block of Third Street Monday to stretch your mind and body. Three area yoga instructors will offer the fourth annual Yoga on the 400 Block. Each of the instructors will lead a portion of the public workshop …

All levels Hatha flow class with Breathe Yoga Studio, every Friday (noon-1 p.m. with Lori Grable) and Saturday (10:30-11:30 a.m. with Kristi Rogers). In the park next to REI (SouthSide Works).

Yoga is in bloom on the North Shore. You can get your asana practice on at Salem State College, Deveraux beach in Marblehead, and even at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem or on the ocean in Beverly. There are 15.8 million adult practitioners in the …

People looking for a break from the speeches and demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention will be able stop by a park along the South Platte River and practice meditation and yoga.