Yoga Video


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Oct 11

Watching yoga videos for beginners and improving your moves is all about practice

Watching yoga videos for beginners and improving your moves is all about practice

Those who are looking to try yoga may find that the holistic Eastern regimen is one of the more convenient types of physical activity out there. The program recommends gentle breathing exercises, soothing poses and refreshing meditation to help enhance multiple aspects of an individual's well-being.

These maneuvers can be performed virtually anywhere and at any time, making it simple for busy people to get a daily dose of exercise. Whether you prefer to learn the moves by watching yoga videos for beginners or taking part in a class, incorporating the mindfulness system into your daily life may be a cinch.

Yoga instructor Denise Ashcraft told the Gloucester County Times that those who are unfamiliar with the regimen often think that they are not physically prepared for it.

"I hear frequently, 'I could never do that, I'm not flexible enough,' but most people come to yoga to create flexibility," she said, quoted by the news source. "Or, for those people who do come to class already flexible, they're often looking to find strength. It's a balance. You want to be in a class that resonates with you."

Ashcraft emphasized that yoga is all about practice and constant improvement, rather than achieving perfection. 


16
Sep 11

Hotel guests request yoga videos for beginners through room service

Anyone who has practiced yoga in Boston may be very familiar with the benefits of the holistic Eastern regimen. The relaxing exercise promotes deep breathing, posing, stretching and meditating to enhance one's awareness of one's body, achieve a sense of tranquility and feel more centered. Although the program originated in Asia many centuries ago, it has gained a great deal of popularity among Westerners over the years. Today, millions of people in the U.S. practice the relaxing maneuvers for a variety of reasons, whether they want to lose weight, stay healthy or simply find a way to acquire inner peace at the end of a long day.

The good news about yoga is that it is accessible to those of all skill levels. Whether one is an experienced practitioner or a newbie, the program has something for everyone.

According to Reuters, staying in a hotel may be the opportune time to give the regimen a try, especially if one has never engaged in the moves before. Employees at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company said that guests frequently request that yoga videos for beginners be sent to their rooms.

"Probably fitness equipment is the biggest request we get from guests. We try to make fitness available on any basis they ask for," said Vivian A. Deuschl, quoted by the news source. "Just as a lot of a women don't like to sit by themselves in a restaurant, a lot of them don't want to work out in a room full of strangers."

She added that yoga DVDs and mats are in high demand at the company's 78 hotels worldwide. These products are particularly popular among female business travelers.

No matter what the reason for traveling, a hotel provides a temporary home away from home for many Americans. Bringing yoga into this environment can help them stay calm, relaxed and rejuvenated.


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Feb 11

Stretching my way to Hopeful Life

Hope

Hope

When I started practicing Dahn Yoga, I had all the material things I could ever desire. I had a nice home, a stable relationship, a car and enough money to live comfortably.  I was relatively happy and by most standards I was living an ideal life.

But for me, something was missing.  I felt unsatisfied. I wanted more from life, even if I couldn’t describe what more was at the time.

As I started coming to classes more regularly, many things started to change for me.  First, I my body changed.  I became more flexible.  My mind became more calm and relaxed.  My breathing improved and got deeper.

After each class, I would sit and drink tea with the other students and discuss the changes we were going through and what we felt in class.

What I realized over time was that I was really developing courage and confidence in myself and I was growing a sense of hope for my ability to change myself.

The excersises we did in class were so simple and so effective and were benefiting so many different people with completely different health conditions.

I began to believe that we have a lot more control over our health than we realize and that maintaining our health can be as simple as excercising for one hour a day.

Seeing myself and others quickly and radically improve their health and their lives gave me a lot of hope.  It gave me hope that we could all manage ourselves without expensive procedures or techniques.   We just need to know how to use and  move our bodies.  It’s really that simple!

I also felt and received a lot of hope from my instructors.   There is really no better feeling that the feeling of hope that we can all live healthy, productive lives in harmony with ourselves, with others and with the earth itself.

I realized very early in my practice that yoga is not just about stretching your muscles but about stretching your heart and feeling more peace and more hope for your life and life in general.

I received so much hope from practicing Dahn Yoga that I decided to become a Dahn Yoga instructor so that I could share that hope with more and more people.  But that is a story for another post.  Stay tuned…