Are you excited to try yoga, a rewarding and relaxing discipline and form of exercise? If so, you may be asking, “How do I find a good yoga instructor?” There isn’t a simple answer to this question; thousands of yoga schools exist, and every instructor is different. No single yoga teacher or school is suitable for everyone. You have to find an instructor and style of yoga that fits your personality and meets your health and wellness goals. Sherri Baptiste gives you practical advice on how to find an intructor.
Why do we develop poor eyesight in the first place? While genetics are considered a factor in vision development, various types of stress, our emotional health and the visual environment we work in, play a bigger role. Therefore, myopia and other more serious vision problems can be helped, prevented, reversed or controlled with proper vision hygiene and eye exercises. Sherri Baptiste, yoga expert, collaborates with Dr. Eliot Kaplan, a Developmental Optometrist on this article on how to improve your vision through exercise.
Ever notice your inner voice driving you a little crazy? Hear yourself repeating an inner dialogue that makes you feel exhausted, on the edge and ready to give up? Or, find that you can’t get certain negative repetitive thoughts out of your head, as much as you want to? The good news is that you can use mantra practice to help replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
Yoga engages the mind and body through its unique blend of physical postures, breathing, centering and calming techniques. Having children practice yoga is becoming an increasingly popular trend and yoga expert, Sherri Baptiste, explains why this is a good thing.
Ever notice someone walking into a room who has wonderful posture? Good alignment conveys high self-esteem, good health and a powerful presence. Having the proper alignment is essential not only in yoga but also in daily living. Being in alignment keeps you safe and progressing in your yoga practices and in your life. Sherri Baptiste gives you two simple exercises to help keep healthy with the presence to quietly rock any room.
There is growing scientific evidence that yoga helps you improve your memory. Sherri Baptiste gives you two yoga exercises which focus on balance. These two exercises will strengthen your mind and muscles.
Research has shown that Pranayama breathing, a type of breathing used in yoga, can positively improve psychological or stress-related disorders, immune function, hypertension and asthma. Sherri Baptiste walks you through an exercise in Pranayama breathing.
Strengthening, toning and increasing flexibility...all good things for a body. It is never too late to start improving on all three. Sherri Baptiste, yoga expert, gives you two exercises to get you started.
Yoga breathing can be your best friend, especially when you are giving birth. It can help you to better manage the pain of childbirth, harness the strength you need, and discover the timeless wisdom that every woman carries within herself to give birth and become a mother. Here are four exercises that will help you immensely.
In the West most people approach fitness from the outside in. However, over time this approach becomes limited. In contrast, the yogic perspective recognizes that your inner landscape is ever changing and never boring. When you continue to develop yourself from the inside out, you discover yourself to be a far better person than you ever dreamed. Utilize the following simple techniques each day of your life.
Breath Work and Yoga for the Blues
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