So often, we find ourselves wanting to introduce yoga to other communities whose first language is not English. Most of us can probably remember how intimidating it was to attend our first yoga class and not understand many of the teacher’s instructions or yoga terms. So imagine how hard it must be for people of diverse cultures who can’t converse fluently in English.
Continue Reading: Yoga in Many Languages
For Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5, starting a yoga practice was never on his agenda. But when he realized that he was experiencing chronic stress and muscle tightness in his lower back, his trainer suggested he consider yoga. (more…)
There is yoga for seniors, yoga for youth, yoga for athletes, and now yoga for board sports. Yoga for Surfers, a website specializing in producing DVDs on yoga for people involved in water-based sports, has now introduced Yoga for Board Sports, which offers yoga poses for flexibility and balance.
(more…)
Will you be traveling through Southern California and looking for a yoga studio? Or is it your lunch hour and you have just enough time to do a quick yoga class? Lululemon has compiled and published a pocket-sized guide of yoga studios across Southern California that will help you find a studio throughout several cities . (more…)
In La Canada, California lays a lush botanical retreat – Descanso Gardens. Easy access and open pathways is a common draw for the community and surrounding neighborhoods. For the last couple of years they have offered a series of Fitness Walks and Yoga Classes. This week will be the beginning of their summer session. (more…)
Yoga House has a reputation of providing unique and innovative yoga workshops in Pasadena, CA. For one weekend in June they will be hosting Sri. H.S. Arun, yoga master and disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar. According to Co-Owner of Yoga House, Farzaneh Noori, who experienced his work at the Yogachary Festival, “ I feel like the essence of yoga came through Arun’s teaching as he took the group deeper than...
On May 4th, devotees of the World Laughter Day gathered to celebrate a day of good fun, community and most of all -laughter. From Oregon to Frankfurt, Germany, Laughter Yoga was heard in the streets, in the forests and in public parks. (more…)
In Johannesburg, South Africa a tough love program with juvenile drug offenders has included yoga as a path to recovery. Many youth have become addicted to a new “drug cocktail” called Sugars. This is a lethal combination of rat poison, heroin and cocaine. (more…)
It is such a challenge in our modern “go get it” world to actually find the time to stop and rest. We are constantly encouraged to be productive and push our limits. For many people, this ‘type A’ energy influences their yoga practice. It is so easy in a yoga class to let competition get in the way of wisdom. You know that moment when you realize that the...
It is such a challenge in our modern “go get it” world to actually find the time to stop and rest. We are constantly encouraged to be productive and push our limits. For many people, this ‘type A’ energy influences their yoga practice. It is so easy in a yoga class to let competition get in the way of wisdom. You know that moment when you realize that the... |
Copyright © 2007-2024 - YogaHub.com All Rights Reserved.