| Did you know that over fifteen million
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| | capacity. That doesn't mean it is
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| people practiced yoga in 2003, according
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| | particularly easy or particularly
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| to a landmark study by Yoga Journal
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| | challenging - it can be either or both on
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| Magazine. And the numbers are expected to
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| | any given day.
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| increase dramatically in subsequent
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| | Then there is the therapeutic component.
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| years. Your own experiences probably
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| | Yoga can be used successfully with
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| confirm this study - maybe you practice
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| | conditions such as insomnia, back
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| yoga, know someone who does, or just take
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| | problems, digestion problems, asthma,
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| a walk along any busy main street - your
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| | improving circulation, anxiety, weight
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| bound to see someone carrying a yoga mat.
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| | loss, just to name a few.
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| In fact you can't even open a magazine or
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| | Basically yoga is non -competitive; it is
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| newspaper without finding an article
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| | not about winning or losing - you can go
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| about yoga. So, how does a 5000-year-old
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| | at your own rate. Of course people still
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| spiritual practice become today's hottest
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| | compete with themselves though and
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| mind/body trend?
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| | compare their posture to others in class.
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| Perhaps the best way to understand yoga's
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| | In addition many of us are yearning for
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| popularity is to go right to the people
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| | something more. Many of us have shied
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| who practice it. If you ask them why,
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| | away from organized religion yet seek a
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| some of the more common replies you might
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| | spiritual practice that connects us to
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| hear are "flexibility, increased energy,
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| | ourselves as well as something larger - a
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| improved focus, reduction of the symptoms
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| | spiritual practice that is non-dogmatic,
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| associated with stress, and an overall
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| | without many rules. While most of the
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| good feeling." The fact is that yoga can
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| | yoga practiced in health clubs is
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| have a rejuvenating effect on all systems
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| | primarily the physical aspects of yoga -
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| of the body including the circulatory,
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| | the philosophical side seeps in. And for
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| glandular system, digestive, nervous,
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| | those that want to learn more about the
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| skeletal/muscular, reproductive system
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| | philosophy of yoga information and
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| and respiratory system.
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| | classes are readily available to them. At
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| On a physical level - according to the
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| | its simplest level yoga quiets the mind
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| U.S. Dept. on Aging there four components
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| | and opens the body - setting the stage
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| to good physical health: Strength,
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| | for withdrawing deeper inside oneself -
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| flexibility, balance, aerobic capacity.
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| | to a place of peace, a place of balance,
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| It is interesting to note that yoga can
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| | a place of health. It is here where the
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| accomplish all these things and no fancy
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| | divine within us can be more easily
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| piece of equipment is needed - other than
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| | discovered.
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| your own body and a yoga mat.
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| | There are many different styles of yoga
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| Over the last 100 years our lives have
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| | and it never needs to be boring - it can
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| become very fast paced: cell phones,
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| | be slow and gentle, it can challenge your
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| computers, internet, television. This
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| | strength, it can be aerobic or vigorous
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| along with a strong work ethic often
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| | or it can be very introspective. There is
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| results in people out of balance - people
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| | as style to match most personalities.
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| experiencing a lot of stress.
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| | There is yoga for seniors, pre-natal
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| Consequently, there is a strong need to
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| | yoga, postnatal yoga, power yoga, gentle
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| de-stress - to quiet our minds and
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| | yoga, etc. There are classes that focus
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| rejuvenate our bodies. And yoga helps
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| | on back care, yoga done in groups and
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| achieve this - helping us return to a
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| | one-on-one, privately with an instructor.
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| state of balance and health.
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| | The yogic scriptures say there are some
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| Yoga brings us into the moment - it is
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| | 84,000 postures and variations. The field
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| very difficult to practice and be
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| | of yoga is huge and there is always,
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| thinking about what happened at work
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| | always something new to learn.
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| today or the party tomorrow night.
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| | The media has also helped spread the
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| Becoming present in itself is a great
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| | message of yoga and the fact the
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| release from stress. At its best, yoga
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| | celebrities like Madonna and Sting
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| meets the student where they are - so it
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| | practice yoga doesn't hurt either!
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| is adjusted to the student's level and
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