In yoga, the Gomukhasana pose (also known as Cow Face) is so named because it supposedly resembles the lips and ears of a cow. Although the name may require some imagination, its benefits do not. This pose serves as valuable exercise for stretching the hips, arms, and knees.
Do a Floor Hip Roll in Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is a slow and gentle form of yoga which provides among many other health benefits, relief from stress and relaxation of muscles. Different Hatha Yoga movements work different muscles of the body. Here are the steps for performing a Hatha Yoga floor hip roll which will help stretch out your back, abdomen, and hips.
Practice Yoga at Work
After a few hours spent hunched over your office computer, your body may start to feel a bit tight and stiff. One way to relax and refresh your stationary muscles and joints is to do some yoga moves in the office. No mat or steamy yoga studio is required.
Start a Yoga Business
There comes a time when the seasoned yoga instructor tires of driving from one studio to another to teach classes at businesses owned by someone else. In fact, she might want to start a yoga business herself. But starting a yoga studio is not without challenges, given current economic concerns. Before you decide to open your own yoga business, know what's entailed in ensuring that your studio thrives.
Become a Certified Yoga Teacher in Los Angeles
If you are interested in becoming a certified yoga teacher in Los Angeles, California, be prepared for a very competitive market. The high demand for yoga classes has resulted in a huge boom since the mid-1980s, when many gyms and YMCAs held classes for its members. Now there are yoga classes offered in sleek yoga studios, at the office during lunch hour and at very high-end health clubs.Certification is available on a national level, such as through Yoga Alliance, or through individual yoga organizations. These individual yoga organizations offer specific types of yoga.Classical yoga styles include Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara, kundalini and integral yoga. In gyms and yoga studios, categories are often simplified to Ashtanga, “power” yoga, vinyasa flow or, most generically, Hatha. What is important is that you first have a very solid foundation in your own physical practice. You can only teach what you have safely learned from your own practice. It may take years to develop this physical fluency.