Bhramari Pranayama and benefits The word Bhramari means a black bee. The practice of this Pranayama involves making a humming sound at the time of exhalation. Bhramari Pranayama can be practiced during anytime of the day and by anyone and is absolutely safe to practice during pregnancy as well. The humming sound created during this exercise impacts one of a deep cellular level and help soothe the nervous system. How to practice Bhramari pranayama Sit in a comfortable position, you can sit in a cross-legged position on your yoga mat. You can also place a cushion below your seated bones or ..read more

Eagle pose (Garud asana) and its benefits The eagle is a god in Indian mythology, and so is considered sacred and important. As with the tree pose, garudasana (pronounced gah-roo-DAH-sah-nah) improves balance and concentration as well as develops the ankles and removes stiffness in the shoulders.  Symbolically, the eagle represents the life force/prana. When you hold this pose, imagine that you are strong and fearless as an eagle. How to practice Eagle Pose Begin in tadasana, but with the knees slightly bent. Bend one leg over the other like you are crossing your thighs, then hook y ..read more

Styles of Yoga Yoga includes an ever-growing number of styles, schools, and traditions, as well as the innovations of countless yogis over the centuries.  Yoga has continually incorporated new influences. Rather than thinking of yoga as being ancient, it’s probably more accurate to view it as something with ancient roots.  What the ancients were doing and what modern yogis do differ a lot. Although meditation techniques and sitting postures like the Lotus pose are age-old, many of today’s widely practiced poses appear to be fairly recent inventions. Some new approaches appear to be ..read more

Yoga for diabetic patients Diabetes is a metabolic disease that causes blood sugar levels to rise in the body. The condition is categorized as Type 1 and Type 2, in Type 1 the production of insulin is impaired and Type 2 there’s either resistance to insulin or production is impaired. Insulin transfers glucose into cells which is utilised to produce energy, that’s why people with diabetes feel lethargic and tired, in spite of being well rested and consuming the right nutrients. Insulin plays a vital role in fat and protein metabolism as well. If diabetes is not managed at the right time, some ..read more

Alexander from USA Review of 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Hi guys. My name is Alexander, I’m from New York and I just complete and got certified. Experienced yoga teacher for 200 hours. It should harm your school even go up. So I want to share some of my feelings. It was really amazing. 25 days a day here. A lot of practice, a lot of new information about philosophy, anatomy, ayurvedic stuff, everything we teach really good guys who is working at this school. We’re really professional and young. Nice people. People who are with me also such a nice student. We have great times. Some boat t ..read more

Chakrasana : Wheel pose The word Chakra means a wheel and the purpose of this pose is to make your body strong and mobile like a wheel. This posture comes in the category of a backbend ad the body is arched backwards while balancing on the palms and soles of the feet To practice this posture one needs a good amount of flexibility in the shoulders, therefore to prepare for this posture working on opening the chest and upper back is good way to go. In the wheel pose, your hips may feel too tight to lengthen out completely. If your shoulders are tight or your arms are weak, you may be unable to ..read more

Alisa From Germany - Yoga Teacher Training India I am alissa. I just completed my 100 hours Yoga teacher training in Goa, India. And I had such an amazing experience. Oh, it was a shorit yoga. Not to forget, the classes were really good, actually. The teachers were really young, but the teaching level was really high. And I got so much knowledge all packed in those ten days was such amazing. I feel like I’m exploding off all the information I got. I liked very much the routine, how it was structured today. So we had a lot of content, but were organized. So between classes we had a break of ..read more

How to prepare for a Yoga Teacher Training Course Have you ever wondered that I must pack my bags, take a leap of faith and sign up for a 200 Hour Yoga TTC in India. Although this decision cannot be made overnight a lot of research about which school to enroll for. This decision can be very similar to choosing a college course but with an ounce of faith and trusting our inner voice we can make it happen. So here are a few pointers to keep in mind before we enroll that will help us prepare for the Teacher Training program: Be open-minded : The first step to keep in mind is to be very ope ..read more

What to expect from a Yoga Teacher Training in India We humans are born with a unique mission and it is our responsibility to recognise our true potential so we can lead a life of fulfilment and contentment. In this journey called life we go through a series of situations in life that make us question what our purpose in life, why was I born? Why did I go through this? These piercing questions may not be easy for the mind to process so the obvious solution here is to shift our focus within and move from the mind to the heart. This shift is important so we can create balance and harmony for ..read more

Andrew from USA - 200 hour Yoga teacher Training Rishikesh Review Hi, my name is Andrew Byer. I’m from St.Louis, Missouri, United States of America.I came to Shivoham Yoga School expecting to come away with some skills, to be a yoga teacher, to be a yoga teacher.But the amount of skills and knowledge that I came away with, I feel like I could teach so much more than just yoga. I could teach mantra, I could teach pranayama, I could teach anything yoga related. I didn’t expect to have those skills when I came away. And I feel like I could do those things just as well as I could do yoga.And th ..read more