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The article presents the insights of orthopedic surgeon, sports-medicine specialist, and author Ray Long of the book series "The Key Muscles of Yoga" and "The Key Poses of Yoga" about the importance of balancing one's muscles. Topics discussed include the negative effect of muscular imbalances, the guide to understanding upper crossed syndrome and lower crossed syndrome, and the health benefits from yoga.

The article discusses the role of meditation and yoga in boosting one's willpower. It focuses on the aspects of improving one's mental ability, physical ability and spiritual persona through the practice of meditation and yoga. It also presents the views of physician Kelly McGonigal and psychologist Richard Miller on the value of boosting one's willpower.

The article presents practical guide for beginners wanting to promote and practice the art of meditation. These include the aspects for setting quality morning ritual with positive intention of meditating, suggesting the factors for selecting a good music for meditation and practice the art of inner peace and silence.

The article offers suggestions for achieving the "purusharthas," or yoga's four aims of life, to reach one's goals and usher in joy. It states that according to the Hindu concepts, humans engage with issues of law, prosperity, and desires they align the microcosm with the macrocosm of the cosmos, and mentions that according to Rod Stryker, founder of ParaYoga, purushartha means "for the purpose of the soul," and the concept asks that one take the broadest view of life.

The article offers tips for yoga practices. Tips discussed include learning the philosophy and postures of yoga, views of Mebbie Jackson, yogi with a daily vinyasa practice in Knoxville, Tennessee, on treating yoga as a marriage, views of Shannon Paige, a Boulder, Colorado, yoga teacher, on practicing svadhyaya by exploring different styles of yoga, and taking private lesson.

The article discusses periodical's 21-day yoga challenge, which is an inspiring and doable home-practice program. Topics include periodical's website offerinfg sequences and other yoga-related inspiration to help motivate during challenge, tips from San Francisco–based yoga teacher Jason Crandell such as ignoring clutter and establishing an easy-to-meet minimum standard.

The article discusses core strength and suggests to strengthen muscles with yoga. It suggests to sit quietly for a moment before beginning any practice of core strengthening and focus on muscle groups rectus abdominis (RA), oblique abdominal muscles and adductors. It offers instructions for Forearm Side Plank Pose, Forearm Plank Sphinx Pose and Reclining Crane Pose or Supta Bakasana.

The article presents gears and tips for yoga. Topics discussed include use of blanket to provide cushioning under the knees and hips in Supported Shoulderstand, use of bolster to support in a variety of reclining poses such as Supta Virasana and mats at studios for students o use at no charge or for a nominal fee.

A review is offered for Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.

The article focuses on Virabhadrasana I, its benefits and offers suggestions for doing the same. Topics discussed include views of Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute in Oakland, California, regarding its benefits for hip joints and respiration, views of Tim Miller, director of Ashtanga Yoga Center in San Diego, California, regarding relevance of the pose for Brahma granthi and views of John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga, regarding the Yoga's alignment principles.

The article discusses several ways for effective serenity. It mentions the importance of adopting morning ritual and meditation for positive intention and stresses free day, and states the need of simple exercise for faces. It also presents the views of Mirka Kraftsow, co-founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, regarding the same.

The article details a guide to understand and work on four aims or purusharthas including dharma, artha and moksha for the achievement of balanced way of life. Topics covered include dharma meaning duty, work and responsibility that includes sanatana dharma or universal dharma and questions to assess whether life is being lived according to life purpose and ideals. Also explained are kama or desire for pleasure, artha or abundance and material prosperity and moksha or freedom.

The article presents the yoga tradition called purusharthas or the aims of life. These include dharma, which means righteousness and the very purpose in life. It notes the word artha which means material prosperity, wealth, and abundance. It mentions the word kama, which means the desire for pleasure, beauty, and intimacy.

The article presents the yoga poses that will help in improving the core strength of the body. These include the forearm side plank pose that will activate the core to facilitate balance. It notes the sphinx roll-up which will help connect deep layers of the core. It mentions the forearm plank pose that will create awareness of how the core supports the body.

The article offers information on Sun Salutations or Surya Namaskar which originated as a way to give thanks to the sun, and to raise internal energy within the body. Topics discussed include views of yoga teacher Richard Rosen on Sun Salutations, views of Viniyoga yoga teacher Robin Rothenberg on yoga asana as a physical opportunity to move bodies in all kinds of different way, and step-by-step instructions for various yoga poses like Kundalini, Ashtanga, and Viniyoga.

The article presents several ideas to help in sticking with yoga. Topics discussed include advise given by a teacher Adi Carter to dedicate your yoga practice to feel grateful for what your body can do, yoga practice created by teacher Ann Austin with her friend Lucky Jamison and private lessons that gives an opportunity to ask questions.

The article offers several yoga poses to counter muscle imbalances in the body including upper crossed syndrome (UCS) and lower crossed syndrome (LCS). Topics discussed includes features of UCS and LCS, mentions factors which contribute to muscle imbalance such as long duration sitting, top slouching and slumping on the bottom, yoga poses which contribute to muscle pain such as Chaturanga Dandasana, Virabhadrasana II and Gomukhasana and over reactive and under reactive muscles of the body.

The article offers tips for individuals on how to boost their willpower. It provides insight from yoga teacher and psychology instructor Kelly McGonigal on key steps to train the brain and boost the overall willpower. It also advises individuals to constantly practice and train to engage the muscles of willpower and keep them stronger.

The article offers simple steps on how enjoy the day through meditation. It mentions the need to start the day right to celebrate the success of the preceding days. It suggests to head for an outdoor walking. It recommends to listen and groove to the music as music has a healing power. The need to crack a smile to establish friendship with other people is also emphasized.

Several recipes are presented including warm kale, apple and roasted root vegetables with turmeric vinaigrette, gingery pumpkin bisque with maple syrup, and spicy hot chai.

In this article the author reflects on her periodic bouts of insomnia, on strategies to prevent insomnia and on the views that sleep therapist Rubin Naiman, psychologist Richard Miller and yoga teacher Kelly Golden have about sleeplessness and the role that yoga can play in alleviating insomnia. Step by step instructions for a sequence of yoga poses that can be used to quiet the body and mind in preparation for sleep are presented.

The article presents step-by-step instructions for performing several yoga poses, including the forearm side plank pose, the sphinx roll-up and the forearm plank pose, which can increase core strength.

The article reports on the challenges that many people find when attempting to create desired changes in their lives and when attempting to find the willpower to make the changes. A discussion of the role that mind training can play in helping individuals make desired life changes is presented. A four week program created by by yoga teacher and Stanford University psychology instructor Kelly McGonigal which is designed to increase will power and help people make life changes is discussed.

The article reports on several strategies that individuals can use to reduce their stress levels and reconnect with themselves during times of stress, including adopting a morning ritual which celebrates successes and sets a positive intention, smiling and listening to music. The relationship between inner calm and personal happiness is discussed.

The article discusses how to reset one's mind and body with a seven-day Ayurvedic detox in the seasonal transition months of September and October. The Ayurvedic cleansing program is based on diet, herbs, yoga, breathing, meditation, and self-care. Brief instructions are noted for the four-step program.

The article presents step-by-step instructions for performing several yoga poses, including the ustrasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana and the backbend over a bolster.

The article discusses a 21-Day Yoga Challenge by the editors of the "Yoga Journal" for individuals who are busy, out of shape, or distracted. Topics include a personal narrative which explores the author's experience of testing the 21-Day Yoga Challenge, a list of excuses individuals make for not practicing yoga, such as being too old, being too busy, and being overweight, and the value of setting simple goals.

The article focuses on the common problem of occasional urinary incontinence in women and yoga poses like the Bridge Pose that address the issue. The author discusses pelvic floor dysfunction which is the umbrella term for disorders of the muscles of the pelvic floor. She mentions that urinary leakage is related to hypotonic muscles that need strengthening. INSET: pelvic floor balancing.

The author focuses on the paradigm for deep self-examination in yoga and the purusharthas or four aims of life. They are dharma (duty and ethics), artha (prosperity and wealth), kama (pleasure and sensual gratification) and moksha (liberation). The four aims as part of the search for personal fulfillment is discussed.

The article offers tips on how to reignite a yogi's passion for practice. Susi Hately, a Canadian kinesiologist who facilitates Anatomy and Asana workshops throughout the U.S., recommends yoga practitioners to understand how their arm bone moves in its socket or how the pelvic girdle functions. Yoga instructor Adi Carter of Greenhouse Holistic in New York City, advises her students to start their practices by feeling grateful for what a body can do, or by appreciating the beauty of breathtaking.

The article presents the 10 pillars of wisdom from the Yoga Sutra which are believed to lead the way to true freedom. The manual contains essential advice for daily living and provides guidelines that allows an individual to have enhanced emotional and mental well-being and a more fulfilling life. It was designed to lead to a greater happiness and spiritual fulfillment.

The article offers information on the subtle differences of the yoga technique, Warrior Pose I, from five different yoga teachers. The pose is about the triumph of spirit, a universal theme in yoga. Like much of asana, the pose comes in many variations, though the details differ from style to style and yoga class to yoga class, the energy remains the same. The five yoga teachers came from different traditions which are Anusara, Ashtanga, Kripalu, Iyengar and Viniyoga.

The article focuses on the significance of yoga in enhancing memory and focus. The samskara, vital tenet of yoga that becomes the basic idea of plasticity, a field in neuroscience. Dharma Singh Khalsa, a proponent of Kundalini Yoga, a form of practice linking movements and breath, likes that the practice can be vigorous enough to promote neurogenesis. University of Pennsylvania scientists are studying the Kundalini Yoga exercise to determine whether it creates actual changes in the brain.

The article presents information on the pain relieving effects of yoga and massage. It discusses the significance of yoga and massage techniques in the human body, particularly in alleviating body pain and its relaxing properties. It also mentions the therapeutic techniques of massage including Thai yoga massage, acupressure, and craniosacral therapy.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience at the Chopra Center at Souther California's elegant La Costa Resort and Spa.

The article presents information related to several yoga asana. The asana included are: Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow, or Wheel Pose), Virasana (Hero Pose), Supta Virasana (Reclining Hero Pose), Hanumanasana (Monkey God Pose), Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose). According to San Diego yoga instructor Roger Cole, part of the art of yoga is getting the nervous system to relax so that the muscles can let go.

The article focuses on various types of food recommended for eating by several experts in order to prevent heart diseases. Susan Moores, a specialist in nutrition, recommends eating whole grains, legumes, cold-water fish and leafy green vegetables. Physician Dean Ornish says that one should include soy foods and soy milk in one's diet. He says that soy reduces LDL cholesterol levels.

The article discusses the author's experience of being one of the yoga students in San Fernando Valley, California. Their yoga teacher surprised her and her classmates when she said that in order for them to power their poses, they should apply Mula Bandha. When one of her classmates asked what is Mula Bandha, her teacher said that it is a technique that when applied, they can get in touch with their core muscles.

The author focuses on Indian spices and discusses their healing properties. He mentions that many of the spices have anti-inflammatory, anticancer, prodigestive and heart-protective powers. He thinks that spices produce healthful results when added to food representing five tastes: astringent, bitter, pungent, salty and sweet. Some of the spices and their health benefits are mentioned, including as cumin, coriander and mustard seeds.

The article presents suggestions for meditation including choose a comfortable, quiet room and sit peacefully with crossed legs, retain enough tension to hold the upright pose and practice meditation for 5–10 minutes every day.

An interview with human rights advocate and lawyer Marianne Elliott is presented. When asked about her book "Zen Under Fire: How I Found Peace in the Midst of War" and her belief that storytelling is important, she said when she was in Afghanistan she realized it was useful to listen to people's stories and that listening can be a form of healing. She comments on how yoga and meditation are useful when feeling overwhelmed and mentions how she finds it difficult to experience vulnerability.

The article reviews the Digital-Video disc "Expanding Into Fullness: Yoga for Large Women," with Sally Pugh.

The article reviews the DVD release of the documentary film "Anusara Yoga: The Heart of Transformation," which features John Friend and is narrated by Minnie Driver.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for different yoga poses such as Warrior I, Triangle Pose and Sun Salutations.

The article presents purchasing and pricing information on several personal beauty products for women that are based on the science of Ayurveda including Solavedi Organics Shatavari Balancing Facial Moisturizer, Bindi Pitta Essential Oil and Pratima Vata Herbal Cleanser.