Kundalini and 'Going where we're supposed to go'

In the early 90's I had a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening after a near death experience, which I wrote about in a different article. Here's what happened next. After I got out of the hospital after my injury, and even during my stay there, I felt that I was extremely different. At the time I accounted it to just being glad to still be alive, and for over a decade I never thought anything more about...

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Yoga and Meditation Meets Science - Anatomy of Yoga

Jeff Smith

Everyone learns differently, learning about yoga and meditation is no different. Some people try out yoga because their friends are trying it - word-of-mouth is enough to get them started.

Others choose to start yoga and meditation driven mainly by a health scare, or a chronic health condition such as back pain, arthritis - even temporary conditions such as weight loss and pregnancy can benefit from yoga and meditation.

Then, there are those (and I happen to fall into this camp) who like to understand WHY something works. Not necessarily a scientist, but we would like to know enough about the premise of yoga and meditation to be able to satisfy our own minds and more important, any skeptics out there, why yoga and meditation has an impact on your mind and body.

I just finished reading "Anatomy of Hatha Yoga" by H David Coulter, and let me say, this was a perfect level of explanation and detail that helps me to better understand (in lay man's terms) how the various aspects of yoga impact our bodies.

One of the most common problems I've experienced is tight shoulders or shoulder "kinks" and stiff necks. Early on, it became obvious that yoga and meditation helped tremendously with this chronic 20+ year-old problem.

Yoga helps back, shoulder and neck pain in two main ways: reducing stress leading to chemical build-up in your muscles and joints and stretches that keep muscles loose and limber. A combinaton of meditation, breathing and yoga asanas that focus on upper body stretching are extremely effective in reducing this pain.

Its a great book worthy of anyone who is still skeptical or simply just interested in a psuedo medical explanation of how yoga impacts your body.

About the author:
Yoga and Meditation is taking the world by storm. Here's a surefire way to beat the stress, anxiety, negativity and overwhelmed feeling most of us experience in today's life. Visit us at: http://www.yogasuccess.com to learn how Yoga and Meditation can help you live happier, healthier with more energy


Points To Be Followed Before Learning Yoga

Once you have decided to practice yoga for better living and spiritual health, you need to take care of the following points so as to prevent injuries to your physical self: * Physical condition of the individual: usually, it is recommended that people with normal health practice do yoga practice. But if you are suffering from some physical problems and are using yoga to cure it, you need to follow certain precautions since performing yoga practices without proper precautions may lead to harmful effects on the body. This is because the internal organs like heart, lungs, kidneys etc. are involved...

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YOGA REVENGE (New York Post)
RUSSELL Simmons got his comeuppance for telling yoga teacher Colleen Saidman Yee her classes had gotten too easy and were for "pussies." When Simmons and on-again girlfriend Porschla Coleman came to class Monday at Sag Harbor's Yoga Shanti, Saidman...
Yoga for the whole family: (Republican-American)
Yoga is supposed to be about achieving complete relaxation. So what happens if you combine it with babies and small children ? or a bulging belly?
Two local yoga studios co-host San Francisco instructor (Vail Daily)
San Francisco-based yoga instructor Janet Stone will lead to Vinyasa yoga classes in Eagle County this week. VAIL, Colorado ? Mountain Lotus at the Vail Athletic Club and Dogma Athletica cohost Janet Stone, San Francisco-based yoga guru, for two evenings of Vinyasa yoga.
Yoga classes offered through Ankeny parks department (The Altoona Herald-Mitc...
Ankeny residents can take yoga classes this fall through the Park and Recreation Department, which teamed up with Firehouse Yoga to offer the classes.
Free yoga class offered at ECU (Ada Evening News)
Adults in Ada can sample a free yoga class at East Central University Sept. 6 during Yoga Month 09.2008.
Yoga academy to host workshop (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
The Freestyle Yoga Academy will host Jim Bennitt for a workshop on tantric hatha yoga Friday through Sunday.
Yoga proposal leads to traffic talks (Bracebridge Examiner & Gravenhurst Banner)
First it was Douglas Drive, now Queen Street is beginning to draw criticism for being a dangerous road. The subject came up last week while Bracebridge council was considering a proposal for a new yoga studio.
Community finds healthy balance through yoga (Daily Vidette)
Let the breath lift you, inhale then exhale slowly. Focus on breathing, slowly stretching and lifting the energy of your body. This is yoga. For college students and community members, there are opportunities in Bloomington-Normal to try yoga and experience the relaxing exercise themselves.
DNC Bloggers Choose Yoga, Not Cheetos (US News & World Report)
MSNBC discovers that most DNC convention bloggers don't eat Cheetos.
Pre-Natal Yoga 3MO+ (Cape May County Herald)
08/28/2008 - 9:30a.m. to 08/28/2008 - 10:30a.m.

The Benefit of Yoga - Fight or Flight?

Medical conditions can be vastly improved through the benefit of yoga. Yoga can lessen the negative effects of such conditions as lung disease, Parkinson's, insomnia, high blood pressure multiple sclerosis, and even joint pain. The benefit of yoga is being recognized today as a viable alternative not only by the yoga community, but by many medical doctors. Stress is the leading cause in many illnesses today. An astonishing factor in today's world is noted by the Surgeon General who estimates that 80 percent of the people who die of non traumatic causes actually die of stress diseases". In this...

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