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You may think about this web-site as an online book on Yoga. Yoga from
A to Z. Below you will find a table of content, full list of articles,
materials, posts prepared so far. Obviously this page will be updated
as more and more materials gets published. Bookmark this page and come
back to this online book on Yoga again and again!
Online book on Yoga: links to main chapters
Introduction
Types and Styles
Yoga practice - general information and recommendations
Tips, Hints, Advices
Yoga equipment
Yoga for beginners
Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
Yoga Poses
DVD reviews
Yoga diet. Vegetarianism
Neti. Kriyas
Pranayama
Meditation
Mantras
Yoga concepts. Philosophy
YouTube collection of interesting anf fun Yoga
related videos, food fot thought
Traveling to India
Technical
Yoga: Introductory articles
- What
is Yoga? - practical and efficient approach to Yoga, information
on it, 8 limbs of Hatha Yoga. Yoga is union... with what?
- Free
Yoga - Yoga for all with gratitude to all teachers...
- Yoga
book - good book is better than bad teacher...
- Finding
a Yoga Teacher - there are many things to consider. Have a look at
this very useful detailed article. Yoga may become one of the most
important teachers in your life. Don't rush, take your time. Take your
time to read the article.
Motivation for Yoga, reasons to practice and benefits of practice
Project, it's author, etc.
Types
for Lifestyles, Age, and Body-type - this is a great review
article: from general definitions to giving details and references to
many of the well known modern Yoga "schools"/"styles". Choose
yours... Or try (and combine?) few...
Bikram
Yoga - from history to preparation, to hints and
contraindications.
For
Women - There are so many different types of exercises to choose
from: running, spin class, pilates, cardio, step class, kickboxing,
etc that you may not even think of taking yoga. The truth is that out
of all of these types of exercises yoga for women is the only one that
offers a focus on improving both the body and the mind. There are
plenty of details in the article. Have a look...
Prenatal
- One of the best ways to ensure your body stays fit and your mind
stays clear through it all is to take a prenatal yoga class. Learn
more...
After
Pregnancy Weight Loss - Even if you didn't do a lick of exercise
over the last nine months with yoga as your post pregnancy workout you
can get your body back...
Exercises
at Work - Stress Relief, Meditations, and Poses to Alleviate
Workplace Stress
For Kids
and Teenagers - The focus in yoga for kids is not so much about
spiritual self-awareness but more about flexibility, coordination,
body awareness, and self-control. Learn more...
Yoga
with Children in India Part 1 - Children are naturally yogic in
their approach to life, being essentially pure, innocent, free from
judgement, and open to life and curious to learn. (read more...)
Back
care with Yoga vs. back care with other methods - I personally
find it great that modern medicine, modern science is studying effects
of Yoga, finds it beneficial and often superior...
Patanjali
Yoga - The 196 Yoga Sutras of Rishi Patanjali are structured
around four basic principles and hence divided into four parts as
follows... (read more)
Hatha
Yoga - It is believed that the purification and control of the
body and the mind are complimentary processes. Read more...
Path
to becoming a Yogi - The most important thing to remember while
doing yogasana is to start doing them with a very positive frame of
mind. For those of you who are new to yogasana... (Learn more in the
article)
Ashtanga
Yoga - Rishi Patanjali provided a structure to Yoga. He divided
the discipline of Yoga in to having eight essential practices. Read
more...
Ashtanga
Yoga in Detail - Ashtanga Yoga is divided in to three main streams
or groups of spiritual exercises. Yama and Niyama. Bahirangs or
external practices which consist of asan, pranayama and
pratayahara. Raja Yoga.
Asana
- Part 1 - According to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika "Asana is the
first component of Hatha Yoga and should be practiced first. It brings
steadiness, health and lightness of body". According to Rishi
Patanjali "Asana is a steady and comfortable posture".
Asana
- Part 2 - Each asana requires a series of slow and controlled
movements that lead to a predetermined physical posture. With practice
the Yogi will be able to reach the posture with ease and little effort
will be required to maintain stability. (Read more...)
Asanas
and their types - Meditative Asanas and Cultural Asanas. The
physiological benefits of the cultural postures are many and hence
they have gained prominence the world over, but meditative postures
are also just as important and need to be practiced as balancing the
mind, body and spirit is what will bring true emancipation of the
soul.
Yoga
Exercise - ...This is when regular Yoga Exercises become
important. (read more)
Yoga Tips
on Safety - Avoiding Yoga Injuries: 6 very important tips...
Bikram
Yoga: Tips for Better Practice - general as well as
beginners-oriented tips for Bikram Yoga practitioners. Must read!
Yoga
at Home: Tips for a Successful practice - from types to timing,
setting Yoga mood and benefits... A lot of useful hints for
home-practitioners.
Yoga
Teacher: tips to be a better one - 11 important points to keep in
mind.
Yoga practice: tips to avoid muscle cramps
Yoga tips, hints, advices, etc. Step by step #1.
Choosing
Yoga mat - thickness, softness, balancing, sticky, color, taking
to a trip/studio or practicing at home... Plenty of tips...
Choosing
Meditation Cushion - height, softness, taking your time,
air-cushion, filling, etc.
Yoga
socks - some pros and cons for using special socks.
Yoga
clothes: from general recommendations, tips and hints, to details
on fabrics, style, and possible restriction on clothes in spiritual
places... - This article will start a whole new section in the online
book on Yoga soon.
Yoga
for beginners (main article) - there is a lot to learn in the
beginning. Some practical introductory words will help you get
started...
Yoga
Practice - tips to help you started - many tips for beginners -
from reasons to start practice to finding right teacher, center, hints
on prices and discounts, setting, clothes and even advices on how to
practice without injury. Read more...
Beginning
Yoga: how to start? - Two most important things when you start
your Yoga practice.
Beginner
Yoga: first steps (with yoga video) - a detailed step-by-step
article and 4 videos to start your practice...
Sun
Salutation (Surya Namaskar - in Sanskrit) - is so important and
benefits in comparison to time and energy spent are so huge, that I
put it into a separate chapter. I'll add more and more materials on it
as we go. ...Just 5 min a day!
Sun
Salutation step-by-step detailed how-to videos - title says it
all. See for yourself...
More:
Surya Namaskar - general description, useful Yoga hints.
Surya Namaskar - general description, useful Yoga hints.
Full
list - This page has most (all) of the most used Yoga poses
listed. Every item in the list (will) link to a detailed description
on the asana: how-to for a particular Yoga pose with photos,
advantages and contraindications of an asana, even video
demonstrations.
Back Care Yoga for Beginners (Rodney Yee)
Power Yoga - Total Body Workout
Fat-Blasting Yoga: 21 Days to a Better Body
Rodney Yee's Yoga for Beginners
Yoga for Weight Loss for Beginners
Yoga for Stress Relief (With the Dalai Lama)
Yoga for Beginners DVD, Barbara Benagh
Better Sex Through Yoga
Yoga
eating: eating before and after Yoga - Yoga eating: when, how
much, and what? - These are some of the most frequent questions
beginners in Yoga ask. With time you will find your own answer - they
may be different from recommendations. We are all different. Listen to
your body. And to start with - keep in mind the following advises.
Yoga
diet - Diet for Yoga is special - because it is a part of your
Yoga practice. It is special, because it includes mindfulness of food
eating process and effect different kinds and amounts of food have on
your body and mind.
Balanced
Vegetarian Diet - Simple Strategies for Successful Vegetarian
Eating: protein, iron, B12, fatty acids, calcium, etc.
Vegetarian
Kids: Is it Safe for My Kids to Eat a Vegetarian Diet? - Will my
kid's growth be stunted if she eats a vegetarian diet? Are vegetarian
kids healthy? Will my teen-ager have the energy he needs to play
sports on a vegetarian diet? Will my kids be teased for eating
vegetarian food?
Vegetarian
Benefits - Live Longer, Live Better on a Vegetarian
Diet. Vegetarian Diet Saves Money Money. A Moral Matter.
The
Pregnant Vegetarian - Being pregnant does not mean you have to
give up your vegetarian ideals and eating style. If you are conscious
about eating a variety of nutritious foods, you can have a happy,
healthy, vegetarian pregnancy.
Vegetarian
Recipes: Tips and Substitutions - If you're struggling to find new
recipes or alter some of your favorite recipes that include meat or
other items you're trying to eliminate, a few ideas and substitutions
can make for some delicious meals.
- Mung
Dal - Mung dal is a yellow soy bean that has been
crushed. This pulse is very nutritious and used everyday in the
Indian cuisine.
- Allo
Gobi - Literally, Allo Gobi is "potatoes and
cauliflower". This is a dry vegetable curry which is delicious
when served with wet dal and basmati rice.
- Coriander Soup
Yoga For Weight Loss-Indian Vegetarian Recipes That Warm the Soul
- Part
1 - Did you know that we gain an average of 1 pound of weight
per year after age 20? Why Vegetarian for Weight Loss? The Taste,
Color, and Feeling of Well-Being In Every Tasty Bite...
- Part
2 - Samosa recipe. Where will I find an Indian Store? Can't I
Find the Ingredients at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's?
- Part
3 - Vegetable Biryani-Buttery Cashew Rice with Curried Chick
Peas recipe. The Mystery of a Healthy, Tasty, and Satisfying
Vegetarian Diet Solved.
- Part
4 - Two delicious recipes for Chutney - the sauces, or
condiments that compliment the Low-Fat Buttery Cashew Rice
(Vegetable Biryani) and Low-Fat Samosa recipes Recipe for Tamarind
Chutney. Recipe for Coriander Chutney.
Vegetarianism
and Yoga: Why These Go Well Together - Vegetarianism and Yoga?
What do down dog and broccoli have in common? More than you might
think...
Vegetarian
diet: adopt it to your yoga practice for increased prana - The
vegetarian diet is preferred as the yogic diet, consisting of pure and
natural foods that are easily digested and promote health.
Dosha
- Ayurveda understands that there are energetic forces that influence
nature and human beings. These forces are called the Tridoshas.
Dosha of Ayurveda - Ayurveda believes that a human being constitutes of five different elements and these elements combine to form the three Doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha. A edtailed introduction. Read more...
Vegetarian
Reading: Recommended Reading for the Aspiring Vegetarian -
Resources for making the switch to a healthy vegetarian lifestyle.
Vegetarianism
and Douglas Adams "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy" - Reading
with mindfulness Douglas Adams "Hitchhiker's guide to the
Galaxy" could help with some "food for thought"...
Flying Yogis and microwave cooking - Eat healthy for your body and "eat" healthy for you mind (=educate yourself from experts in their fields of knowledge).
Weight control through Yoga. A simple recipe to freedom
Shatkriyas:
Cleaning Processes through Yoga - are the different processes of
internal hygiene established in the discipline of Yoga... (read more)
Neti. Video
how-to demonstration - It literally means nasal cleansing with
water (in Sanskrit). In Yoga it is one of the simplest kriyas. It is
also a very useful one. (Kriyas are Yogic purification practices.)
Jala Neti is for irrigating and cleansing nasal passages.
Pranayama: why practice
Pranayama: How
Pranayama : Where and How
Pranayama: Anulom Vilom and its types
Anuloma Vilom Pranayama Technique Explained
Anulom Viloma Pranayama - with video demonstration.
Meditation
- Why meditate? What kinds of meditation are there? Is there is one
suitable for you? How it works? Why would it work to every single
individual who would practice it? What about advanced techniques? How
can you start? How to progress? What tools (music, mantras, etc.) are
available for you?
Meditation
Techniques - There are many meditation techniques. I will describe
below the simplest, first-step meditation. It is available to
everybody! You can practice it even if you don't practice Yoga. You
may practice it no matter what culture or religion you belong to (if
you do). And this meditation technique doesn't assume any additional
knowledge.
Meditation
Instruction - The following are meditation instruction tips. I've
put down-to-earth reasoning behind every single point. Still you are
welcome to adjust any of the advises to suit you best.
Choosing
Meditation Cushion - How to choose meditation cushion? You can
choose one which will help you, allow you to enjoy your meditation
sessions. Or you may choose one with which you will have pain in your
back all the time and soon will quit practice altogether.
Sanskrit
words, Yoga terms - listed on this page are some of the key terms
in Sanskrit and their meanings... - an Important part of the online book on Yoga
Mantra
- A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are
considered capable of "creating transformation". Read more...
Aum
(OM) Mantra (with audio) - Chanting of Aum destroys evil and
creates vibrations that help you become one with the universe. It has
a unique calming effect on the body and mind.
Mantra Japa
Yoga and Hinduism: reading symbolism - Try this recipe. This is also a good way, first step forward in unlocking philosophical meaning of complex books.
Understanding
Spiritual Yoga - There are quite a few newcomers to yoga who do
not understand what they are supposed to "do" during the silent times
of their yoga class. They ask what they are supposed to be thinking,
or if "deep meditation" conflicts with their Jewish or Christian
religious beliefs and prayer. There are Atheists who are confused
about yoga's spiritual aspect.
Karma
Yoga Practice - Karma yoga (also known as Buddhi Yoga) or the
"discipline of action". One of the four pillars of yoga, Buddhi Yoga
focuses on the adherence to duty (dharma) while remaining detached
from the reward...
Ahimsa
- It is first mentioned in Vedic scriptures about 3000 years ago,
where it refers to non-injury to the sacrificer himself. More or less
from the time the concept of non-violence appeared it is questioned
and argued about...
Inspirational
books - By now I've read plenty, continue to read them all the
time - even if most important things are same, not changing and could
be put onto one page or even into one sentence, even one word - I have
mine ;-) - this constant reading still helps. Such reading always
inspires, brings joy into my heart and changes my mind. - That is one
of the most important reasons I recommend these books...
How
Ashtanga is your Ashtanga Yoga? 7 reasons why it may not be... -
Interestingly enough people who practice they say "Ashtanga Yoga" have
very little knowledge of any of the 7 limbs except asanas. Even more -
most of them [...] not even practicing asanas right.
Description of a real experience of Nirvana, Samadhi, Union. Must see!
Does true Yoga has to be in a cave?
Mind
games: labeling, predicting, etc. - Mind makes predictions all the
time and predictions are based on previous experience...
What
are you thinking when massaging your loved one? A lesson of
giving...
Yoga:
how often bad experience is the last one? - The problem in my
opinion is that people who try Yoga for the first time - if they come
to a bad teacher - may never return to learn what Yoga is really about
and what is the good Yoga session, and how one feels after it,
etc. Read more...
1+3 reasons why death is good for your life
Yoga
Yoga and Hinduism: reading symbolism
Flying Yogis and microwave cooking - Eat healthy for your body and "eat" healthy for you mind (=educate yourself from experts in their fields of knowledge).
Weight control through Yoga. A simple recipe to freedom
meets Buddhism: an important mantra to remember
Vegetarianism
and Douglas Adams "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy" - Reading
with mindfulness Douglas Adams "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy"
could help with some "food for thought"...
Yogasana:
How, Who and When - How to practice Yogasana. Who should practice
Yogasana. When to practice Yogasana.
Compassion
in Yoga and Genetically Modified Foods... - "Too Much Controversy
over Genetically Modified Foods?" by Stewart Brand
What I learned about Common Cold. Plus ill-person bed-time lessons
I am drawing God... - From a very nice talk by Sir Ken Robinson: "Do schools kill creativity?"
Happy New Day!
Extreme
flexibility - body control and flexibility demonstrated on the
video is just amazing...
Haridwar
- The Holy City - Haridwar means Hari ka Dwar or the doorway to
God. The river Ganges originates in the Himalayan mountain range and
reaches the plains for the first time at Haridwar. This is why
Haridwar was referred to as Gangadwar in ancient times. Translated
literally it means The door to the Ganges. Haridwar is also famous for
its Ashrams.
India
- The Yoga of Travel Part 1 - Traaveling to India. Living in
India. Practicing and teaching Yoga in India. - Experience sharing...
India
- The Yoga of Travel Part 2 - Traaveling to India. Living in
India. Practicing and teaching Yoga in India. - Experience sharing...
The Training of Memory and Concentration in the Gurukula Tradition of India Part 1
The Training of Memory and Concentration in the Gurukula Tradition of India Part 2
The Training of Memory and Concentration in the Gurukula Tradition of India Part 3
Yogis Celebrate Christmas, Part 1
Yoga Community
Blog - is one of the most important part of the project, a huge
part of the online book on Yoga. This is the place where people, Yoga
practitioners, teachers and people who are just interested to learn
more could share, discuss and just have fun together. Registration is
open and free to everyone. And everyone is welcome to blog on any Yoga
and related subjects... Join us!
Online Book on Yoga Contact
me - page where you can submit a message - whether it is a
question, request, comment, problem you found with some article,
etc. Don't hesitate to write to me.
Online Book on Yoga Yoga
newsletter: subscribe page - there is a simple form to fill in and
you'll get updates of the project and other interesting and useful
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