Yoga Guide: Weight Loss, Breathing, and Teacher Training

How fast can you lose weight through power yoga and specialized poses like handstands? Discover the best yoga teacher training programs, the health benefits of Kundalini awakening, and how deep breathing can alleviate shortness of breath.

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Yoga Poses for Edema

Edema can be painful and fatiguing. Relieve this swelling with certain yoga poses that help improve circulation and drainage.

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Calories Burned During Yoga

How many calories get burned in a yoga class depend on a number of variables, including the style of yoga, the length of the class and the level of intensity.

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Yoga & Chest Congestion

The yogic or Aryuvedic approach to chest congestion is to curb the Kapha and bring the other doshas into balance.

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Benefits of the Yoga Squat

The yoga squat, known as Malasana or Garland pose, helps strengthen your legs and stretch your lower body.

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The Best Yoga DVDs for Weight Loss

Yoga emphasizes mind-body awareness through physical postures, breathing exericises and mental practices. Weight loss with yoga is highly dependent on the type of classes you take and the other cardio exercise you do.

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Yoga for Thinner Thighs

Yoga can help you lose fat, including in your thighs, but it can't be your only strategy. Combine it with a healthy diet and other activity.

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Yoga & Sternum Cracking

If you hear cracks and pops during your yoga practice, you are in good company. Yoga is a systematic approach to releasing tension in the body. The crackling of toes, a possible pop in the hip and a few crunchy sounds in the shoulder are the byproduct of a yoga practice.

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Health Benefits of Yoga Vs. Qigong

Yoga and qigong are both ancient practices. Yoga comes from the Indian tradition while qigong is Chinese in its heritage. Both are also movement practices, though their movements are generally different in function.

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Hatha Yoga Vs. Vinyasa

The choice between hatha yoga and vinyasa yoga rests on what your goals and preferences are -- though both have a place in well-rounded yoga practice.

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Yoga for Ear Problems

Yoga's combination of meditation, postures and breathing techniques offers balance and stress relief, two key benefits that may help alleviate ear ailments.

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The Best Yoga Video for Men

According to John Capouya, author of "Real Men Do Yoga," most men think of yoga as a girly exercise best done by their wives and girlfriends; however, the strength and flexibility gained by its practice makes it widely used by even the most buff and athletic of men.

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How to Set Up a 1 Hour Yoga Class

Structure a one-hour practice intelligently so it feels good in your body. Start with simple breath work and move on to more dynamic postures.

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Rib Cage Issues From Yoga

The rib cage is a complex bony structure that supports the bones of the shoulders and protects the heart and lungs. Practicing yoga, an ancient system of holistic health, can develop flexibility in the rib cage, but without proper awareness and form, complications may develop.

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