If you’ve ever pondered what exactly you’re saying when you chant during yoga class, this brief guide will help shed some light on common chants used during yoga practice.

Aum

Aum is the Primal Shabada. Sometimes written as “Om”, the correct pronunciation of this standard yoga mantra …

Have you ever gone on a long road trip or airplane flight? Or perhaps you know all to well what it’s like to sit at your desk for hours on end. Most of us have some type of experience involving long periods of time where we are stationary. …

What makes yoga practice especially interesting is that you’re working with your own energy field. Yoga isn’t merely stretching this or that muscle, but affecting the way your energy flows.

Just as action manifests results, so do thoughts and emotions have their own results. Before something manifests physically, it …

Namaste is a gesture with deep meaning. Namaste represents the belief that within each of us lies a spark of the Divine, which is located in the heart chakra.

The movement referred to as Namaste is a type of formal recognition of this spark in another. The first part, …

Though yoga is often associated with Hinduism, it is quite a bit older. Yoga is believed to be at least 5,000 years old, with the earliest evidence of yoga practice showing up around 3,000 B.C.

Originally, the purpose of yoga postures and breathing exercises was intended to bring about …

While yoga props can be nice to have around, the truth is that you really don’t need anything besides yourself to practice yoga. The most important tool necessary for practicing yoga is the best, most positive attitude you can bring to each session.

What to Wear During Yoga Practice

Any …

Abhava-Yoga is the yoga of nonbeing, found in some of the Purânas. In the Kurma-Purana, it is understood as the method “in which one contemplates one’s essence as void yet all-illuminating, and by which one beholds the Self.”

In Linga-Purana this type of yoga is said to be the …

Hatha Yoga can be used to describe any of the many yoga practices. Generally, hatha yoga classes will be slow in their pace and involve much stretching and breathing exercises, as well as some seated meditation, depending on the class.

Will you get more out of Hatha yoga or something more contemporary like Bikram yoga? Use this basic guide to find out more about the different types of yoga. Read descriptions of the various yoga types. Follow the yoga glossary links to find out more about yoga types …

Qigong is a powerful tool for increasing one’s wellbeing and maintaining optimal health. Spring Forrest Qigong has been the focus of many recent qigong studies. Specifically interesting is the research done by Dr. Gaik that studies the effects of Spring Forrest Qigong when practiced by those who have …

The best way to to avoid repetative motion stress or repetative motion stress injuries is to not let the conditions develop i nthe first place.

Get up from your desk at least every half hour

For the body to have optimal circulation of blood and nurtients, it needs a …

For those like myself that spend several hours a day using a keyboard and mouse, it is important to stretch our forearms to relieve the tension that builds from repetative motion and limited range of motion.

Stand by your desk and place your palms on the desk top with …