Teaching Peace In Yoga Class

In conjunction with the Global Mala Project designed to unite the worldwide yoga community on the UN International Peace Day (September 22, 2007) I have been inspired to teach yoga this fall through the mantra of yoga as peace in action. Naturally some questions arise: What is peace? How do you teach peace in a yoga class?

Although everybody seems to have an innate understanding of peace, it becomes a difficult state to describe. In the context of a global community peace is understood as the cessation of war. On an individual level peace can be described as calm, serene, silence, equilibrium and harmony.

Yogic Pranayama Tips For Anxiety Relief

People often think Pranayama (Yogic breathing) is easy enough to do, but it requires that we follow instructions, exactly. For example: If your Yoga teacher, or Ayurvedic doctor, recommends a total of four minutes per day of Kapalabhati Pranayama practice, you should do no more, or less.

Many people think they should do more Pranayama practice and their health will improve faster. Treat Pranayama just like medicine and you will obtain the best results. Usually, you cannot take medicine one time and expect miraculous results.

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