Building a successful yoga and Pilates studio requires the same business sense necessary for other small enterprises. Get as much knowledge about starting a business and managing it as possible before making your yoga and Pilates studio a reality. Bob Christenson of SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, reiterated the importance of getting business training in his article, "Good Managers are Trained, Not Born."
Do a Shoulder Blade Yoga Stretch
Most people carry the stress of their daily lives in their neck and shoulders and experience tightness and pain in the muscles below and between the shoulder blades. Yoga is not only a great way to relieve and reduce your daily stress, it can help you to alleviate problem areas. With a few simple steps, you can perform this yoga shoulder blade stretch whenever you feel stressed.
Firm a Sagging Chin and Neck with Yoga
Spend time, not money firming up sagging skin under your chin and on your neck. Regular yoga practice can do wonders to firm up that trouble area under your neck and chin, an often-neglected area during exercise. Spending time practicing these poses will help lift and and firm sagging skin under the chin and neck, without costly lotions or cosmetic surgery. People in good physical condition, without any current neck or back injuries will be able to do these yoga poses.
Stay Hydrated During Bikram Yoga
Bikram yoga, often called "hot yoga," is a series of 26 asanas performed in a room heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Given the room's temperature and session length (generally 90 minutes) bikram yoga can easily cause dehydration. Learn how to stay properly hydrated in a few simple steps.
Choose Yoga Mat Thickness
Fifty years ago, yoga practitioners did not use mats, which sometimes meant slipping and sliding on hardwood floors or sweating onto carpets. Yoga teacher Angela Farmer is credited with bringing carpet padding into yoga studios, creating a new market for the sticky mat. Standing, sitting and reclining postures each benefit from a different amount of yoga mat thickness.