| How Hatha Yoga Can Help Anger Management by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
When anger is out of control, it can turn violent in an instant. Relationships and jobs take a back seat, while anger plays itself out. If it is left unchecked, anger destroys families, friendships, and careers. Through violence, anger leads to crimes of passion.
How can Hatha Yoga help? |
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| Can I Become a Certified Yoga Teacher - If I Was a Competitive Ice Skater? by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Here is something to share with all of you. The following is a question and answer session between a potential applicant and me, which never came to fruition. Sometimes, Yoga is a little different from other activities. |
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| Jnana Yoga - Finding the Truth by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| How can anyone take a message of kindness and turn it into a message of hate? Unfortunately, it has happened throughout history because people did not invest the time in education, research, and self-analysis. Jnana Yoga is the path of wisdom, but the truth can be felt in your heart. Ahimsa (non-harming) feels right, but to harm another, always feels wrong. |
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| Practicing Hatha Yoga - Recognizing the Signs of Intolerance by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Throughout history, how many people were executed by fundamentalists? Some will try to deny holocausts, witch hunts, pogroms, and atrocities in the name of holiness. There is nothing holy about intolerance, sexism, discrimination, injustice, or bigotry. |
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| How Can Hatha Yoga Help Your Heart Health? by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| While physical forms of Yoga can change the lack of physical exercise factor, how can it be a remedy for all of the other factors mentioned? When looking into the personal histories of dedicated Yoga students, there is one common denominator. |
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| Teaching Hatha Yoga - Bhastrika, Kapalbhati and the Fainting Game by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| It is true that some Yoga teachers and students are unaware of the dangers of prolonged Bhastrika and Kapalbhati. These two Pranayama techniques are classified as hyper-ventilation. If this means nothing, the short example below will open your awareness to the potential hazards. |
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| Practicing Yoga As Treatment For Holistic Health by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Not all forms of Yoga are the same in the therapeutic sense. Yoga has become specialized in many different areas. Some Yoga styles are designed to be physically competitive, while others may focus on specialized health issues, and there are many more specialized styles for a variety of purposes. |
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| Yoga Teacher Training Online - The Hidden Catch by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| What are the extra costs of a Yoga teacher correspondence course? People are used to "hidden catches" in everything, so where is the hidden catch in an online Yoga certification course? Have you ever priced a personal computer or software, only to see the price double or triple? |
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| Becoming a Yoga Teacher in Your Semi-Retirement by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Where do I find the confidence to teach Yoga classes? Inner-confidence is an issue at any age. Yet, life is full of surprises. |
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| Office Yoga - Practice Yoga in Your Office by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| If you look around the average office, it is not hard to find signs of over-stretched and weak back muscles from leaning forward. This also results in posture problems we refer to as dowager's hump, the upper thoracic hump, hunch back (kyphosis), and forward head (hyperkyphotic) posture. |
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| Two Benefits of Yoga Meditation by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| In a typical Yoga session, you may practice meditation at the beginning of class, at the end of class, or both. How can this be useful to a person and the community at large? |
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| Yoga of Maharishi Patanjali - The Mystery of Aparigraha by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| We cannot ask Patanjali for an exact clarification, but we can use a bit of common sense to realize his views. To understand Aparigraha, we might want to look at the polar opposite, which is "Parigraha." |
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| Yoga Instructor Training - Learning Tools by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Can Yoga teachers learn from books? This question may seem silly, but some traditionalists would have you believe that you can only learn Yoga under the guidance of a Guru. While the hands-on experience with a Yoga Guru is valuable, this may not always be practical. |
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| Teaching Hatha Yoga - The Vocal Problem Student by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| When teaching Yoga classes, you encounter a number of rewards; but from time to time, you may also find your leadership skills challenged. No matter how many students you have taught in the past, you may run into a new and challenging situation. |
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| Methods of Meditation - Meditating on a Function by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Some common examples of meditating on a function are - breath awareness meditation and walking meditation. There are other lesser know examples, such as meditating while painting, drawing, drumming, writing, dancing, and many more creative pursuits. |
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| Yoga of Maharishi Patanjali - The Joy of Brahmacharya by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| The literal definition of the root words, brahma and acarya, is "brahmic behavior." In fact, Bramacharya is also the first Asrama (stage of life for a Brahman), when a student lives a life of celibacy and purity, while studying the Vedas. |
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| Yoga of Maharishi Patanjali - The Promise of Satya by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Satya is honesty. If you want to see a controversy, bring up the subject of honesty applied to law, politics, or business ethics. |
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| Yoga of Maharishi Patanjali - The Vow of Ahimsa by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| What is ahimsa? If the believers of all the world's religions practiced this, there would hardly be any conflicts. |
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| Yoga of Maharishi Patanjali - The Challenge of Asteya by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| There is an internal conflict about giving, but the Law of Karma and the Law of Attraction, agree about the end results of giving. When we give time, service, or material toward a person, or a cause, the rewards of giving always come back to us. |
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| Yoga Teacher Training Exam Stress by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Can you imagine a Yoga teacher intern stressed out over his or her exams? It happens more frequently than you think. |
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| Relaxing Your Senses For Meditation by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| There are methods that help your body unwind before a meditation session. A bath, shower, massage, and asana practice have one thing in common. |
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| Spinal Alignment During Meditation by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Much attention should be paid to spinal alignment, at the beginning, and during, your meditation sessions. In some Yoga classes, you may be instructed to sit in Padmasana (lotus posture). As you will learn, this is not entirely correct for every student. |
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| Creating Your Meditation Space At Home by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Each of us will approach this issue differently. For some of us, the particular place where we mediate daily is very important. Some people decorate the place where they meditate to resemble a special place, a holy place, or a retreat. |
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| The Value of the Yoga Teacher Certification Process by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| Should you take new students who are late for class? Who would the legal system "point its finger" at, if a student is injured because he or she skipped the warm-up? These issues should be brought up during the Yoga certification process. |
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| Starting Your Personal Meditation Practice at Home by Paul M. Jerard Jr. |
| If you participate in a meditation group, or a Yoga class, there is always a desire to practice at home. Sometimes, meditation groups meet for a session and slowly disband. Now, you have decided to continue where your group left off. |
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