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Yoga in Practice: Ten Solutions for Depressed Yoga Students (Part 3)

Put Ideas into Action: Procrastination in, and of itself, can cause many poor outcomes. Setting goals, and writing them down, was discussed earlier, but those steps are worthless without putting your plans into action.
The “dreamer” who comes up with a great idea, and watches someone else put a similar idea into action, is truly depressed. [...]

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Yoga in Practice: In Search of the Perfect Yoga (Part 3)

This is the last in this series of answers to statements about Yoga students who are searching for the perfect Yoga, or the perfect Guru.
“You can’t teach me anything about Yoga, I already know it.”
You are absolutely right. There is an old Chinese saying, “A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block [...]

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Universal Laws of Yoga (Part 3)

Why do some religious fundamentalists fear Yoga?
For many non-practitioners of Yoga, it is Intolerance for something they do not understand. This seems harmless at first, but cries of witchcraft are never a good omen. However, every method of healing has its critics.
Yoga has also been accused of being a “launching point” to export Hinduism. This [...]

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The Truth about Options for Yoga Teachers (Part 3)

Power Yoga: Many things come to mind when we hear the words “Power Yoga,” but the roots of Power Yoga are usually related to Ashtanga Yoga. This is not always the case, but more often, than not, Power Yoga is an offshoot of Ashtanga Yoga.
Thinking about Power Yoga may conjure up vivid images of Yoga [...]

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Facts about Successful Yoga Teachers (Part 3)

Do successful Yoga teachers produce more successful teachers? The short answer is, “Yes, they do.” Tirumalai Krishnamacharya produced many good Yoga teachers, but how many of us could match his accomplishments? Among his many Yoga students are four Master Yoga teachers: Pattabhi Jois, B.K.S. Iyengar, Indra Devi, and T.K.V. Desikachar.
Therefore, most of the Hatha Yoga [...]

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