Yoga isn't just about being able to put your foot behind your head or conquering the scorpion pose. Actually, what most Westerners imagine when they think about yoga is only a small aspect of what is essentially a whole lifestyle. Yoga is a set of ancient spiritual practices that has influenced spiritual practices all over the world. Read on to learn how to live a yoga lifestyle.
Create Your Own Yoga Program
The "classic formula" for yoga includes attunement, preparation or warm up, standing, balance, abdominals, inversion, back bending, forward bending, twisting and final relaxation exercises, in that order. Some routines have additional rest and compensation exercises after the main exercise and before final relaxation postures.
Lose Weight With Power Yoga
Most people think that yoga is not as an effective workout as cardio. This is a common myth surrounding the practice of yoga. Power yoga is not only great for your soul, but it can exercise 100% of your body as opposed to swimming which only exercises 15% or running which only exercises 10%. Power yoga can burn up to 360 calories per hour. This article will explain how to lose weight with power yoga.
Do The Bird of Paradise Yoga Pose
This pose isn't for the weak. Stretching before and doing the proper preparation poses will help you come into Bird of Paradise.
Modify Yoga Pants
You can hem your own pants (yoga or otherwise) in just a few easy steps, even if you don't own a sewing machine. If your yoga pants are fairly close to the right length, this method, based on instructions by blogger Dacia Ray, is fast and easy. Does this Spark an idea?