...Tried yoga for acne yet? Well first let me say I started getting acne when I was 16 and breakouts continued tell I was 26. This was very frustrating and depressing. Some days I would not even leave the house because I did not want anyone to see my acne. I have tried every thing to get rid my acne. All my efforts to treat my acne did not address what was going on inside my body. I had no success until I delved deep into yoga.

Three ways I understand that yoga treats acne:

1. First, skin is a very complex organ. One of the skins duties is eliminating toxins from the body. When other organs become weak and congested the skin becomes overtaxed. For example have you noticed that you acne flares up with constipation or eating too much? Eating processed foods are indigestible to the colon causes it to loose its ability function properly. This forces the rest of the organs including the skin to pick up the slack. Yoga teaches the colon is the foundation of health. Yoga has many asanas for cleansing and strengthening the digestive system. Cleansing ...more

Yoga History 101

...g to fastening horse bridles to a carriage. But yoga also means to actively put to use or yoke or join. Today, it is agreed upon that yoga is a method of joining or a discipline. Men who practice yoga are called yogi or yogin and women who practice yoga are called yogini.

Yoga was first passed from generation to generation by word of mouth. It wasnt until about 2000 years ago when an indian named Patanjali wrote The Yoga Sutra that the philosophy of yoga was committed to paper. Yoga is not just about stretching and breat...more

Benefits Of Bikram Yoga Poses

...those with illnesses and diseases such as thyroid problems, arthritis, and diabetes. They may even find that regular sessions of Bikram yoga help ease their symptoms. When Choudury was developing his style of yoga, he actually worked with scientists at Tokyo university to establish how different asanas stimulate the glands in the body. They also examined the effect of one pose moving into the next, which is why the order of the poses is considered important in this yoga. Bikram yoga has also been adapted to a practice suitable for pregnant women.

Overall, this is a physically active style of yoga that can be challenging, yet is suitable for people from beginner to experienced. The only caveat is whether you can stand the heat!more

What Else Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know about Pranayama?

...Since Yama literally means control, you could say that Pranayama is control of vital energy. When teaching Yoga classes, the four stages of Pranayama should be thoroughly explained. If you think in terms of a pendulum, it is much similar to the four stages of Pranayama. The pendulum moves in one direction, pauses, then moves in the opposite direction, and pauses again. This is the same action that occurs in the lungs, when a Yoga student practices Pranayama.

The following are the four stages of Pranayama. Puraka is the inhalation stage. Antar Kumbaka is the pause that happens when we retain the inhalation. Rechaka is the exhalation stage of a breath. Bahir Kumbaka is external breath retention and occurs after the exhalation stage.

Why should we get so technical about Pranayama techniques in the average Yoga class? Many Yoga students wil...more