Women and Yoga – Asanas for Menstruation

For women practicing Yoga at home or in a class, it is important to follow certain Asanas during menstruation. Practice of inverted postures can upset the natural flow of blood within the body and so should not be completed during menstruation. If you attend a Yoga class and it’s that time of the month, it may be more beneficial for you to skip the class if you feel you may be asked to do inverted postures. You don’t need to skip your Yoga altogether on that day though, you can still go to your classes if you feel comfortable with ...

Safety Precautions on Yoga Before You Begin

Before you begin your Yoga journey you need to ensure you are fully aware of the dangers and health risks involved. That means following proper safety precautions and knowing your limits. It is recommended that people suffering from any of the following should not attempt Yoga without the right professional supervision:

Preparing Your Home Yoga Schedule

When you practice Yoga at home, you may not always be under the best circumstances to ensure you follow your routine properly. Today’s modern lifestyle puts much more pressure on your working day and removes much of our free time. Yoga requires regular practice in order for it’s benefits to take effect so it’s important to make sure you plan your Yoga Schedule properly and thoroughly and give yourself the best opportunities to stick with your chosen routine.

Expanding Your Knowledge of Yoga Postures

As your skills in Yoga increase your ability to progress will also increase. This will require slowly adding more and more complex postures to your repertoire. Rather than memorising completely different postures, you should begin by adapting postures and then moving through their different variations until you can complete the full pose. The following is a four step guide to the variations of Triang Mukhaikapada Pascimottanasana from beginner level to the full posture.

Yoga Medicine – Asanas for Backaches

Yoga can be used to treat a great many different problems such as headaches, stiff neck and shoulders, stiff hips and even backache. These specially selected Yoga Asanas are designed to be both beginner friendly and alleviate backaches in both the lower and upper back. You should not use these postures if you have severe back problems such as a slipped disc or fracture problems.

How to Treat A Stiff Neck and Shoulders with Yoga

There are a variety of Yoga postures that have been designed to help alleviate the symptoms of a stiff neck or stiff shoulders. Some of these postures are more complicated than others so we have put together a series of relatively easy to handle Yoga Asanas for muscle stiffness.

Tools You Will Need For The Yoga Asanas

It is important to practice Yoga in a way that makes it as safe and comfortable as possible. Thanks to the work of Iyegnar many beginners worldwide can now achieve Yoga postures where they could not before. Many Yoga posture snow have variations that include the use of tools in order to make them more accessible for people of all levels. These tools also ensure that as a beginner, you practice your postures in a safe manner and don’t injure yourself. As you become more comfortable with each posture you can start to reduce the amount of tools you use ...

Three Simple Yoga Asana Variations to Expand your Skills

If you are looking to move on with your Yoga and add more postures to your personal regime you should start by building on the three simple postures of Tadasana, Dandasana and Savasana. You can find details of these three postures in “Three Simple Yoga Postures you cannot Live Without” if you are not already familiar with them.

Three Simple Yoga Postures You Cannot Live Without

If you are a Yoga beginner, these three postures are the very first things you should learn before you try all those complicated twists and inversions. Make sure you are completely comfortable with these three postures and practice them regularly before you start learning anything else.

What Does All This Yoga Jargon Mean?

You may feel a bit like you have jumped in at the deep end. There are a lot of technical words in Yoga, many of which originate from Sanskrit so it can be difficult to understand and follow instructions as a beginner. This is a quick but detailed explanation of some of the more common Yoga terminologies to help you getting started.