Yoga Curious http://yogacurious.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:41:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Who is Sunstone Yoga? http://yogacurious.com/who-is-sunstone-yoga http://yogacurious.com/who-is-sunstone-yoga#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:19:50 +0000 admin http://yogacurious.com/?p=2219 Best answer:

Sunstone yoga is a reputed Dallas yoga center that can help you to explore the new ways to make your life more healthy with yoga. Adding yoga to your routine can not only improve your health, but your life. See what Sunstone Yoga is all about and begin your journey today.

]]> http://yogacurious.com/who-is-sunstone-yoga/feed 0 yoga for beginners? http://yogacurious.com/yoga-for-beginners-4 http://yogacurious.com/yoga-for-beginners-4#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:19:24 +0000 Laci Levin http://yogacurious.com/yoga-for-beginners-4 Question by decent_erdene: yoga for beginners?
i want to learn and practice more yoga

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Answer by elf
Buy a Beginners DVD from the store. It will help a lot. I have one myself.

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/yoga-for-beginners-4/feed 1 My husband told me that he wants to take hatha yoga with one of his female classmates. Inappropriate or fine? http://yogacurious.com/my-husband-told-me-that-he-wants-to-take-hatha-yoga-with-one-of-his-female-classmates-inappropriate-or-fine http://yogacurious.com/my-husband-told-me-that-he-wants-to-take-hatha-yoga-with-one-of-his-female-classmates-inappropriate-or-fine#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:51:07 +0000 Rory Muniz http://yogacurious.com/my-husband-told-me-that-he-wants-to-take-hatha-yoga-with-one-of-his-female-classmates-inappropriate-or-fine Question by ChinaRain80: My husband told me that he wants to take hatha yoga with one of his female classmates. Inappropriate or fine?
This seems inappropriate to me. He said nothing is going on between he and this girl. I have reservations. She had a major issue a few weeks ago and the first person she called for help was my husband, even though she has other friends, including a boyfriend. This all seems odd to me. She Is something probably up or am I paranoid?

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Answer by Yes I am here!!
something is up

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/my-husband-told-me-that-he-wants-to-take-hatha-yoga-with-one-of-his-female-classmates-inappropriate-or-fine/feed 16 what does asana mean? http://yogacurious.com/what-does-asana-mean http://yogacurious.com/what-does-asana-mean#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:15:08 +0000 Rory Muniz http://yogacurious.com/what-does-asana-mean Question by Peaceful: what does asana mean?
I see this word on a yoga website and I don’t knwo what it means.

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Answer by 13th Floor
An asana is any of the various poses that are maintained while doing yoga. For example the ‘lotus’position is an asana.

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/what-does-asana-mean/feed 6 What is meant by the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Svatmarama”? http://yogacurious.com/what-is-meant-by-the-hatha-yoga-pradipika-of-svatmarama http://yogacurious.com/what-is-meant-by-the-hatha-yoga-pradipika-of-svatmarama#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:49:02 +0000 Rory Muniz http://yogacurious.com/what-is-meant-by-the-hatha-yoga-pradipika-of-svatmarama Question by Heron By The Sea: What is meant by the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Svatmarama”?
What’s “pradipika”? Who is Svatmarama?

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The Hatha yoga pradipika of Svatmarama is one of the most important yoga texts, and Hans-Ulrich Rieker’s translation and commentary have long been valuable to yoga students as a complement to their practice and study.
Hatha yoga, or hatha vidya (the science of hatha yoga) is commonly misunderstood and misrepresented as being simply a physical culture, divorced from spiritual goals. Hans-Ulrich Rieker shows the error of this idea by explaining the changes which take place, through the practice of hatha yoga, in the practitioner’s body, mind and self. He makes the reader aware of the subjective transformation that occurs as the consciousness penetrates inwards towards the Self, and as the Self diffuses outwards. He shows that hatha yoga is not just physical exercise, but an integrated science leading towards spiritual evolution.
We are caught up in emotions like lust (kama), anger (krodha), greed (lobha), infatuation (moha), pride (ynadha) and malice (matsarya). Hatha yoga helps us to overcome these obstacles and hindrances to spiritual development. It is a biochemical, psycho-physiological and psycho-spiritual science which deals with the moral, mental, intellectual and spiritual aspects of man, as well as the physical and physiological. We can clarify our understanding of hatha yoga by first examining five important underlying concepts: mind, knowledge, aims of life, health and afflictions.

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika

The Pradipika is divided into four parts. The first explains yamas (restraints on behaviour), niyamas (observances), asanas (posture) and food. The second describes pranayama (control or restraint of energy), and the shatkarmas (internal cleansing practices). The third deals with mudras (seals), bandhas (locks), the nadis (channels of energy through which prana flows) and the kundalini power. The fourth expounds pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (absorption).

In all, the text contains 390 verses (floras). Out of these, about forty deal with asanas, approximately one hundred and ten with pranayama, one hundred and fifty with mudras, bandhas and Shatkarmas and the rest with pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi.

Swami Swatmarama (dates of birth and death are unknown) was a great exponent of Hatha Yoga and author of the famous Yogic text, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Little is known about him appart from this.

In the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Swatmarama says only this that relates to himself:

” Yogin Swatmarama, after saluting his Guru Srinatha explains Hatha Yoga for the attainment of Raja Yoga.

Owing to the darkness arising from the multiplicity of opinions people are unable to know the Raja Yoga. Compassionate Swatmarama composes the Hatha Yoga Pradipika like a torch to dispel it.

Matsyendra, Goraksa, and so on, knew Hatha Vidya, and by their favour Yogi Swatmarama also learnt it from them.”

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/what-is-meant-by-the-hatha-yoga-pradipika-of-svatmarama/feed 1 How can I work up to the plow position? (Yoga)? http://yogacurious.com/how-can-i-work-up-to-the-plow-position-yoga http://yogacurious.com/how-can-i-work-up-to-the-plow-position-yoga#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:17:56 +0000 Rory Muniz http://yogacurious.com/how-can-i-work-up-to-the-plow-position-yoga Question by mmagrandpa: How can I work up to the plow position? (Yoga)?
My build is short and thick. I have had some lower back problems that limit my flexibility in that region. For that reason, I find it impossible to get into the plow position. What type of exercises/stretches can I do to work my way up to being able to roll into the plow?

If it makes a difference, I don’t really ‘do’ yoga, but use it as a warm up/warm down from MMA and Jiu Jitsu workouts.

Thanks.

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Answer by ~Fishes~
lay on your back, and lift up your legs slightly. each time, lift higher. it strengthens your lower abdomens and helps you build up to doing the plow.

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/how-can-i-work-up-to-the-plow-position-yoga/feed 0 has anyone tried bikram (heat) yoga, or normal yoga? http://yogacurious.com/has-anyone-tried-bikram-heat-yoga-or-normal-yoga http://yogacurious.com/has-anyone-tried-bikram-heat-yoga-or-normal-yoga#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:47:43 +0000 Laci Levin http://yogacurious.com/has-anyone-tried-bikram-heat-yoga-or-normal-yoga Question by anonymous©™: has anyone tried bikram (heat) yoga, or normal yoga?
I am fairly fit, cardio wise, but new to yoga.
Today I tried bikram yoga (which is yoga in a 50 degree Celsius room), and couldn’t even last the 90 minute session, I felt so nauseous cos of the heat.
Would normal yoga be better?
I am 5’4, 115lbs and 18 if it helps.

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Answer by lady lulu
im into regular yoga. i do it under my air conditioner:) i prefer it that way! yoga is great. excellent for muscles- great for relaxation, toning your body, and helps with self control. i love it!

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/has-anyone-tried-bikram-heat-yoga-or-normal-yoga/feed 0 Good drink for re-hydration after Bikram yoga? http://yogacurious.com/good-drink-for-re-hydration-after-bikram-yoga http://yogacurious.com/good-drink-for-re-hydration-after-bikram-yoga#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:18:26 +0000 Laci Levin http://yogacurious.com/good-drink-for-re-hydration-after-bikram-yoga Question by knotty411: Good drink for re-hydration after Bikram yoga?
Hi,

My girlfriend does bikram yoga about 5 times a day. It is a hot yoga (room temperature ~40° C) where you sweat for 1:30 hrs. They recommend drinking a lot and drinking drinks with electrolytes if you do it more than 3 days a week.

I was wondering what some good drinks for her would be. She has been extremely thirsty and water isn’t cutting it. I suggested gatorade but is there anything else?

Thanks

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Answer by crapwonk
pedialyte

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/good-drink-for-re-hydration-after-bikram-yoga/feed 3 what is the best treatment for degenerative disc disease,and what is the real cause of pain in DDD? http://yogacurious.com/what-is-the-best-treatment-for-degenerative-disc-diseaseand-what-is-the-real-cause-of-pain-in-ddd http://yogacurious.com/what-is-the-best-treatment-for-degenerative-disc-diseaseand-what-is-the-real-cause-of-pain-in-ddd#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:48:10 +0000 Laci Levin http://yogacurious.com/what-is-the-best-treatment-for-degenerative-disc-diseaseand-what-is-the-real-cause-of-pain-in-ddd Question by lawrence: what is the best treatment for degenerative disc disease,and what is the real cause of pain in DDD?
i have DDD @ L5-S1 ,since 7-8 yrs, i tried many Dr. but failed to get treated,i tried accupuncture,massage, yoga,accupressure,epidural inj.,physio but none has helped, pain may go for a day or two and it comes back,seating in vajra asana in a special chair gives me some relief, but thats not the solution,i do not want to go for major surgery, so pls suggest minimum invasive surgery if available,or some best way to manage the pain without medication.

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Answer by katep1313
I have it as well. There is not much you can do outside of surgery and/or medication. A great deal of your pain is probably from arthritis you can soak in epsom salts, try a heating pad, buy a hand held massager to loosen knotted muscles, etc.. good luck.

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]]> http://yogacurious.com/what-is-the-best-treatment-for-degenerative-disc-diseaseand-what-is-the-real-cause-of-pain-in-ddd/feed 3 I live in Capalaba and I would like to know, where is the closest place to go to get yoga classes.? http://yogacurious.com/i-live-in-capalaba-and-i-would-like-to-know-where-is-the-closest-place-to-go-to-get-yoga-classes http://yogacurious.com/i-live-in-capalaba-and-i-would-like-to-know-where-is-the-closest-place-to-go-to-get-yoga-classes#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:18:03 +0000 Erminia Herwig http://yogacurious.com/i-live-in-capalaba-and-i-would-like-to-know-where-is-the-closest-place-to-go-to-get-yoga-classes Question by Sue D: I live in Capalaba and I would like to know, where is the closest place to go to get yoga classes.?
I am interested in Hatha yoga. For those that do not know that is the normal one.

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Answer by Sundog
Where the hell is Capalaba?
I’m too lazy to Google it.

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