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“Svaroopa” Yoga was created by Swami Nirmala Nanda Saraswati (formerly known as Rama Berch) and focuses on guiding each student to slowly and cautiously unfold every pose from within, with no force behind the pose. This style of yoga emphasizes transformation, healing, and the development of consciousness in each student. Yoga teacher training will guide

When you decide to start going through your personal journey of becoming a yoga teacher remember that yoga is both an art and science. In order to be good at it you need to be confident and have skill. Advanced understanding of the poses, and how they benefit the body. Yoga teacher training and working

Yoga dates back to an ancient Indian art that is used to upgrade the condition of both your mind and body. To sum it up-it helps purify the body, heart and bring energy to the mind so that you are able to experience a spiritual vision. Anusara Yoga is a modified version of the traditional

Anusara Yoga is a style of yoga that means “flowing with grace, flowing with nature, and following your heart.” This style of yoga is fairly new having been created by John Friend in 1997, but still follows the Hatha Yoga traditions. Anusara yoga retreats are now making this style part of their daily schedules so

Every so often, we find real heroes who question authority and tradition, giving up positions of power and influence to walk down a new path that benefits society. One of those is Bruce Bradley, who worked for many years for such corporations as Nabisco, General Mills, and has now started his own blog to help

For the experienced yogi sometimes there is just a moment where you need to expand your practice and find another route to enjoying yoga. Anusara Yoga is one that you should maybe look at or rediscover to throw a curve ball into your regular routine. Anusara Yoga practice is fun, lighthearted and positive. It is

Kripalu Yoga is different because it is the yoga of consciousness. Practicing this style of yoga you must immerse yourself consciously through the practicing experience to self-discovery. Yoga teacher training will help you become a better yoga teacher so that you can help direct your students to this stage of awareness. While practicing Kripalu yoga

Nearly every yoga style is connected to Hatha Yoga in some way or another. Kripalu yoga focuses on using your proper breathing, alignment of your body, and combining the movement of your body with your breathing. This is to bring a sense of “wisdom to your body.” Escaping on a yoga vacation to a beautiful

What is Kripalu Yoga? The major focus of Kripalu Yoga is to help students deepen their body awareness to the connection of their mind and energy.  During yoga teacher training you will learn that the practice of this form of yoga is broken down into three stages. The practice of Kripalu yoga will help guide

Bikram Yoga is a style of yoga that uses a set of twenty six specific postures and two breathing exercises which are completed in a specific sequence while in a room with the temperature at 105 degrees. Yoga teacher training takes you through the instruction so that you can help your classes move through this

People all over the world are looking for ways to build on their love of hot yoga and are seeking out yoga teacher training locations. Bikram Choudhury refers to his yoga style as a trip to a torture chamber. Since you are practicing this style of yoga teaching in a room temperature of 105 and

It is that time to stop what you are doing, right now, and get yourself researching which yoga retreat to escape to and have a personal escape from the stresses of daily routine. Life is full of chaos that either finds us or we create in an effort to have a simpler life. Sometimes we

If you have not already realized it, yoga is IN. Everywhere you go you see people in their cute stretchy exercise attire carrying a yoga mat. Some people absolutely love it and cannot go a day without putting some form of yoga into their daily routine. Others however, the typical hard core sports minded exerciser

Bikram Yoga or what others referred to as Hot Yoga was created by the Indian Yoga master Bikram Choudhury. It is considered to be a type of Hatha Yoga except that those that practice it do so in a room heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit with about 40% humidity in the air. This sauna like

Iyengar Yoga was created by a man named B. K. S. Iyengar and is a form of yoga known for using props such as belts and blocks to assist you in performing asanas or postures. At a yoga retreat your instructor will be happy to show you how to modify the pose with a prop