...yoga teacher training is NOT something I would normally write about as a hard nosed health writer but after spending two weeks at Viniyoga Teacher Training as an observer I feel compelled to tell you about what I believe is the finest yoga teacher training in the western world.

I also have to tell you that yoga teacher training is taking on a whole new meaning now American Viniyoga Institute founder Gary Kraftsow has released free online audio previews of his viniyoga teacher training seminars.

But first let me tell you a little about Gary Kraftsow...

Gary is highly respected worldwide in the yoga community. He is the author of two groundbreaking books Yoga For Wellness and Yoga For Transformation and speaks regularly at major yoga conferences across the world.

But Gary is ...more

yoga and Back Pain Relief

...Has chronic back pain taken control of your life? It can, and for those who suffer, it is both mental and physical misery. As one who has had to deal with lower back pain for a number of years, I promise you it is true. A back injury while I was still a teenager changed all of the muscular skeletal relationships in my back and hips. As a result, when I get out of shape and put on a few unwanted pounds, the muscles from my neck to my knees let me know it.

Several years past I jogged outdoors, on my gym's track and on my treadmill. For those who can do it, I submit that TV shows on tape and a treadmill session go together like vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce! ...more

Another Reason to Get to Your Nearest yoga Class

...of the SP Medical College, Bikaner, India, and colleagues, published in journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice evaluated the beneficial effects of yoga and meditation in 101 adults who showed symptoms of metabolic syndrome. In the study, 55 adults received three months of regular yoga including standard stress management yoga postures and a form of transcendental meditation daily. During that time they continued to receive their standard care.

The res...more

The Highly Complicated Swara yoga Takes Breathing Exercises To A Higher Level

...Swara yoga is a highly complicated, intricate branch of yoga based on a higher form of pranayama or breathing exercises. The term swara means musical note or sound in Sanskrit; in Yogic terms swara denotes a continuous flow of air through one nostril. It is this practice that takes the practitioner of Swara yoga closer to bliss.

Conventional pranayama consists of mastering breathing by inhaling, retaining and exhaling air. In Swara yoga the breathing exercises go a couple of steps higher. They touch all parts of your daily ...more

Yoga Greenwood Meditation