Yoga Retreats

Yoga Retreats are an opportunity to deepen your practice or even begin your practice in an intimate and nurturing environment. A weekend of yoga with delicious meals, wine and laughter. Students should be light minded and they’ll enjoy all of the comforts and amenities that you love. The yoga should be for all levels, with modifications given for newer practitioners and options for those who would like more of a challenge. Yoga Retreat should be catered specifically to students. Many students come on their own and make new and lifelong friends, some come with girlfriends, co-workers, sisters, college roommates, mothers or daughters to take a break from their busy life, laughing, relaxing and sharing stories.

Yoga Therapy Training

                     

     

                     Many yoga teachers are motivated by their own experiences with the health benefits of yoga to help others by deepening their skills through yoga therapy training. Yoga therapy is an emerging alternative healing modality, which is becoming increasingly widespread as research continues to highlight the many health benefits of yoga. Because the systematic application of yoga for therapeutic purposes is of relatively new origin, there are many different types of yoga therapy training, all with different merits.

                            If you are a yoga teacher or health professional thinking of expanding your skills to include yoga therapy training, it can be confusing to decide which type of yoga therapy certification to get training in. Here are a few guidelines to help you begin the process of looking through yoga therapy training programs to see which one might be the best fit for your interests, temperament, and background.

                            Most forms of yoga therapy certification can be divided into two parts: Generalized and specialized. Generalized yoga therapy trainings seek to give a broad yoga therapy certification, enabling yoga therapists to apply yoga therapy to a wide range of specific conditions. Specialized forms of yoga therapy certification focus on training yoga teachers to deal with one specific condition, such as yoga for depression, yoga for mental strength, or yoga for back pain.

                         Additionally when researching yoga therapy courses, reflect on your personal yoga experience and educational background. You want to pick a yoga therapy training program that will be aligned with your interests and strengths, and also one which supports your further professional training and yoga teaching practice. If there is a particular population you’d like to work with, look to see if there is a yoga therapy program that specializes in this population.

Yoga For Diabetics

                 As more and more people are developing Type 2 diabetes they turn to heavy medicines and workouts. A best alternative to medicine is Yoga. Though Yoga is a slow method, regular yoga practice can led to short-term improvements in fasting glucose and cholesterol levels. Yoga stimulates the organs, and that improves metabolic activities.  That makes a person’s metabolism function more efficiently. Though there are many Yoga exercises available, not all are safe for diabetics. For instance poses which involve sitting down can constrict blood and oxygen supply to the legs and feet.

                  Asanas are beneficial in treatment of diabetes. Important aspect of this is stability and comfort experienced in the position. After attaining the position, one needs to relax all the muscles and try to maintain the positions for long. Due to various twists, stretches and strains in the body, the internal organs are stretched and subjected to strain. This increases the blood supply, oxygen supply to the organs increasing the efficiency and functioning of the organ. Stretching various glands result in increased efficiency of the endocrine system.
                   Practice of meditation is especially useful in management of stress. Relaxed and Concentrated state of mind is the aim of any form of meditation which creates calming effect on nervous system, brings balance between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems. Initially meditation may be difficult, and one can practice Chanting, concentration on breathing. Concentration on pancreas during the meditation practice has shown positive effects on sugar levels. One can even visualize the proper functioning of pancreas, proper insulin administration in the body can help in treatment of diabetes.

                  One of the basic preparations for Pranayama is alternate nostril breathing. this type is found useful in diabetes as alternate nostril breathing has calming effect on nervous system, which reduces stress levels, helping in diabetes treatment. Increases oxygen levels and reduces carbon dioxide levels in the blood. In bhasrika Pranayama, the abdominal muscles and diaphragm are used which puts pressure on the internal organs. But before practicing these Pranayama, one must learn and practice deep breathing, fast breathing, alternate nostril breathing. Hence Yoga Therapy is good for a Diabetic.

Quitting your job and travelling abroad

                    Over the course of this past year, Sarah and I have met many travelers just like us—those who quit their jobs and sold their things to travel the world. Apparently, a lot of people are doing it, so now we don’t think it’s weird, or scary, or crazy. We’re just part of a growing population of people who are taking an extended period out of their “normal” lives to see the world. I made the decision to quit my job with a Fortune 500 real estate brokerage company, get rid of my belongings, and move to Montreal to learn blogging and spend more time in nature. My life has been an adventure these past 1.5 years. I’ve met new friends, experienced new cultures, and have seen some spectacular things, but I’ve also discovered this lifestyle is not for me in the long run. It’s hard. It’s tiring. And it’s not often glamorous.

                 Leaving your usual daily routine is a personal decision, but it also affects your job, friends and family. I feel blessed to have a family that supports my decision and friends who still care about me even though I’m not there to celebrate certain milestones.Traveling long term is much cheaper than you think. Travelling costs a lot of money. If you don’t a have debt, it doesn’t take much money to make a change. IT’S BETTER NOT TO HAVE ONE.
                  We even attended a Yoga Travel Workshop as Sarah was insisting. Was a cool experience. Advice everyone to attend a Yoga session at least once in their lifetime whenever they travel. The relief that you get cant be put into words.

Yoga Types

                      Yoga is divided into 8 types. Following are the different types of Yoga that can work wonders if followed well. Though there isn't much difference between them still there is a difference in performing them.

Yoga Types

1) Ashtanga Yoga

2) Hatha Yoga

                 

                                                                            3) Power Yoga

4) Jnana Yoga

5) Karma Yoga

6) Kundalini Yoga

7) Mantra Yoga

8) Purna Yoga