Bikram Yoga - Sweating You Way To Radiant Health
...For many people, Yoga brings to mind an image of a man transformed into the shape of a pretzel. In fact, Yoga is a practice which has been developing for thousands of years, and there are new types of Yoga springing fourth generation after generation. One of the new types of Yoga to emerge recently is Bikram Yoga, and herein we will discuss what sets this Yoga practice apart, and also the many benefits of Bikram Yoga practice.
In Calcutta, 1946, Bikram Choudhury was born. It was quickly evident that he was a Yoga prodigy, and he began the formal study of Yoga at age four with acclaimed instructor Bishnu Ghosh. After several years of study, he won the national india Yoga Contest at the tender age of thirteen. At the age of seventeen an event occurred that transformed his life. While weight lifting, he had an accident and injured his knee badly. He was told that he would never walk again. Not to be deterred, he insisted on being transported back to his childhood teacher. Within six months he was completely healed, and this was the first documentation that Yoga could cure serious physical conditions. In 1974 he moved to California and founded the Yoga College of india in beverly Hills. It was here that Bikram developed his unique Yoga p...more
When Does One Become A Yoga Teacher?
...p>Should you read Yoga books to become a Yoga teacher? Yes, you will have to read and much more. Yoga books, DVD's, and CD's set a foundation of Yoga teaching knowledge, but there is much more to this, in order to become a Yoga teacher. It is daily experience, gained through teaching Yoga students, which causes a Yoga teacher to further evolve beyond the initial teacher certification process. practical knowledge and experience becomes a treasure chest for any Yoga teacher.
Teaching Yoga is a journey. If Yoga teachers sit still, without expanding their knowledge, they will become stagnant. Yoga books are great references, but Yoga teachers are works in prog...more
Yoga Teacher Training Aspect - The Motivation to Improve
... people download MP3's from the internet for use during the day.
The audio learning option gives you much more flexibility than ever before, because you are not wasting time in commuter traffic, in transit, while waiting in line, or while waiting at the doctor's office.
You will be much more patient during what is perceived as "waiting time," than ever before, because you are learning and improving any time you wish. You are turning waiting time into "fun time."
Waiting commonly causes stress, anger, anxiety, tension, and tends to wear us out physically, emotionally, and mentally. With the use of audio books, you can turn this time into an incredibly positive experience.
As a result of the w...more
Yoga Teacher Training Aspects - Ethical Guidelines
...appy, healthy, tranquil, and wholesome lifestyle. This can only happen if an intern is mentally prepared during the Yoga certification process.
Just because ethics violations occur in other fields, it is not a sufficient reason to "let your guard down." During the course of your teaching experience, you may experience the temptation to compromise the student / teacher relationship. If this is the case, you must refrain from teaching that particular student, or give up the teaching position.
If you are married, you should know better. If you are single and have romantic feelings for a student, he or she should study with another teacher. At that point, there is not...more
