...se at each meeting. For those really ambitious groups, you can actually meet once a week and include a yoga class at the local gym as part of your meeting. Just so long as you go for a chai tea afterwards and not a milkshake!

There are two main spins on a yoga book club. You can choose to become "the yoga group" and participate in some variation of a yoga class, even if you teach it to each other, or you can be a yoga book group where most of the focus is on reading and most of the practicing the positions ta...more

Kriya, a Spiritual Yoga Experience

...methods. Kriya adds some spiritual and esoteric guidelines. It does have its detractors that point out Kriya does not maintain your power comes from within, but that you need a teacher, or guru, to release your spirituality. Although it sounds like an admirable goal, Kriya's attempt to eliminate obstacles begs the question, are the obstacles there for a reason? Is the guru the right person to decide how and when to remove them? It is very important to go into Kriya yoga with a strong sense of self. Never allow another to hijack your self-determination!

Advocates of Kriya yoga believe they can achieve self-realization faster by combining three other yoga methods:

1. Karma yoga is concentrated on the movement of the soul, both out in the world and the inner actions o...more

Yoga in the Workplace

...s more effectively. In Britain and many other European countries, there has been drastic increase in the practice of yoga in office place. The most interesting facet of this practice is now many employers who fund exercise programs for their employees are starting to rule in favor of yoga instead of standard gym membership. Moreover, research shows a person who is undisturbed and at the peak of his mental and physical health can perform better in the workplace.

Yoga is not just about stretching and relaxing; it is a concept or method to attain physical and mental health, well-being and personal growth. It is the practice of putting the body into different positions while re...more

The Purpose of Yoga- Transforming Anxiety into Self-Mastery with Pranayama

...come self aware. Self awareness is called by many things, but this state of mind is most often called self-realization.

Yogic self-realization is being present, and mindful, of the present moment. It also allows you to recognize minor stress from severe stress. Some people feel major stress going to work on Monday. Maybe their supervisor is chronically demanding, an influential co-worker is toxic, or the high pressure atmosphere has taken a toll on the health of their co-workers, deadlines are unrealistic, or their job security is threatened every waking minute.

In this case, self-realization makes us realize that we can take steps to find another job. You m...more

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