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What are the Health and Fitness Benefits of Yoga?
Hands up anyone who thinks that Yoga is all about just a good stretch? If you found yourself putting your hand up, you’d be wrong. Very wrong. There’s so much more to Yoga than it just being a stretching exercise. Take a look. Pro’s of doing Yoga Helps in stress…
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Why is Yoga done barefoot?
It’s common practice for people to take off their shoes outside the Yoga studio before they walk in. (In actual fact, many Yoga studio owners see it as a sign of disrespect if class members walk across the studio in their shoes.) But have you ever wondered why? This article…
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The Reason Why Downward Dog is a Staple Yoga Pose
If you’ve ever been to a Yoga class before, each sequence that you practise will – most probably – contain one or two transitions into downward dog. What this means is that when you move from one position into another, you’ll use downward dog as your halfway point between pose…
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Why Chanting is Used in Yoga Practice
Yoga has a very deep spiritual aspect. It is said that Yoga was developed to help the ancient religious stretch their muscles after remaining in a meditative pose for a long time so that they could resume their practice. Thus, to signal the start of a class the Yoga instructor…
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Should You Become a Yoga Instructor?
Yoga instructors are not in it just for a workout. Yes, yoga does give you a fantastic workout but it also helps in calming your mind and decreasing your stress. Ultimately, it leaves you feeling rejuvenated, ready to face whatever life has to throw at you. So how would you…
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What Does it Take to Become a Master at Standing Yoga Poses?
Yoga is a very slow and calculated form of exercise. The saying “No pain no gain” doesn’t exist in a Yogi’s vocabulary. The mantra of Yoga practice is that if a movement causes you pain, you need to stop doing it immediately. There are a number of categories of Yoga…
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Why Children Should Practice Yoga
We are mind, body, heart and spirit. These layers are inextricably woven into what we call the human being. Each layer is directly affected by the other. How our bodies, mind and breath function affects our levels of vitality and wellness. Just like the spokes of a wheel, if one spoke…
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Best Stretches For Men
When it comes to physical characteristics, flexibility is probably the last thing on a man’s priority list, since most men would undoubtedly rather have a six-pack or ripped arms before being able to touch their toes. What these men don’t realise is the importance of flexibility in their muscles as…
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Is Core Training Really That Important?
So many people are struggling with their physical health these days. If it is not constant lower back pain, it is an injury, a pulled muscle or even bad posture. These are all issues people are dealing with more and more in today’s day and age. This is partly as people do…
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How To Become a Yoga Instructor
Generally, in order to become a Yoga instructor and teach this exercise to other people, you will need 3 things: a Yoga instructor certification, insurance and you need to be accredited by the Yoga-Alliance of South Africa. The above-mentioned three things were not always a must. In the old days, Yoga…
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The Core Powerhouse Explained
If you have read fitness and health related articles, or chatted to fitness influencers and personal trainers, you would have heard the word core quite a bit. Personal trainers especially love to talk about this and the importance of doing exercises that involve, support and strengthen it. But what exactly is…
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Benefits of Yoga
The word “Yoga” originates from the Sanskrit word “Yuj”, which means to unite or assimilate the spirit with the physical body. Looking at the history of this ancient exercise form, we learn that it developed between fifth and sixth centuries BC. The first records of Yoga The first records of Yoga…
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