...I was at work the other day and a co-worker of mine who takes Yoga classes suddenly started pumping a 20 pound dumbbell he had nestled in his cubicle. Being that he does this rather frequently, I asked why and his response was Oh, my yoga classes dont do anything for my arms.

I looked at him puzzled and luckily for me, I had a draft of a book with photos of some yoga balancing poses and asked him if he had tried or even knew of them. Surprisingly, he said no and was now eager for me to demonstrate them to him.

This made me wonder, just how many other yoga enthusiasts are of the mindset that Yoga may be inadequate for building arm strength.

If you are such a person, nothing could be further from the truth.

Yoga is fantastic for building strength in the arms and although you may never see your biceps bulge through your T-shirt sleeves, I will say you will see an increase in arm strength and endurance that may not occur in perhaps other forms of exercise.

Moreover, some basic Calisthenics like Push-ups, the Plank and the Dive-bombers do borrow heavily from Yoga.

In my opinion, i...more

Namaste - Yoga Adepts

...efinition as a sutra, as it would be a lack of true modesty, which is a characteristic of the true yoga adept, or pupil on the path.

But it will do to demonstrate by example what sutras are. It has become clear to me that sutras have but one goal: give the mind a stupendous jolt. As the mind is responsible for your survival, it cannot but create a sense of "self". To help the pupil circumvent the veil that the mind creates to keep that sense of "self" as a tangible reality, the stupendous "jolt" will keep the mind busy, maybe long enough for the pupil to realize he has the opportunity to go and take a loo...more

Modern Benefits from the Ancient practice of Yoga

...Where should one start learning about yoga? The classic yogic texts are a good start. In particular Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are a good summarization of early yogic philosophy. While these early texts can provide us with many lessons, they are not the limits of modern yoga.

In India, Nepal, and Tibet, many of the old traditions are kept alive. many people, in these countries, have derived beliefs from the traditions, even though they aren't dedicated to the philosophy. The old system o...more

Yoga Exercises Will Banish Panic Attacks!

...If you yourself or someone you know has had, or suffers from panic attacks, then you can associate with the fact that these very attacks rob you of your independance and leave you totally unable cope with the simple everyday tasks that we all take for granted. Whilst gripped in one of these attacks, the fear of something happening is often so powerful that it overrides your very will causing you to stay barricaded in your home, left to become a recluse unable to venture out and interact with other folk.

Prescribed medication is the obvious choice that people will make to help, wrongly hoping they will help them cope. Unfortunately their faith in these med...more

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