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...can hold the baby and sit and bounce gently. Babies love it!

3. A Doula-Chip in with some friends to pay for or help pay for her to hire a doula. Research shows that a doulas presence facilitates several factors in labor and birth: 25% reduction in length of labor, a 60% reduction in epidural requests, a 30% reduction in analgesia use, a 50% reduction in cesarean rate, a 40% reduction in Pitocin use. Find a doula at www.birthresourcenetwork.org, or www.dona.org, or www.alace.org. or www.beautifulbeginnings.org

4. Prenatal yoga Series or DVD- Research has proven that yoga can:
Relieve back pain
Induce relaxation and ...more

Protecting Your yoga Teaching Business

...s could never be more true than when it comes down to knowing the Letter of the Law. Just like when a yoga student first learns to develop his or her awareness from yoga and meditation practice - yoga teachers must develop an awareness of legality, as it pertains to their yoga businesses.

For the average yoga teacher, the thought of litigation, as a result of a student entering his or her yoga class, is depressing. Many yoga teachers and interns pursue the rewarding career of teaching yoga as Good Samaritans. yoga teachers are very often generous with their time, effort, and services.

It is heartbreaking for me to tell giving people, with the best of intentions, that they can be sued at any time. In this climate of litigation, anyone, even a yoga t...more

The Purpose of yoga - Taking Control of Your Life

...nt, college professor, supervisor, customer, drill sergeant, or someone else. In fact, we have limited control because we do not control nature.

How can yoga empower you to take control of your life? How can you stop others from attempting to control your life? Lets look at how Yoga can help you to create your own manifestations and change your destiny for the best.

Do you ever have a co-worker who enjoys making others feel inferior? Consider this: We have to give permission to those who insult us, in order for them to make us feel less worthy. Without our permission, they hold no power over us.

If you believe that your existence is a problem, mistake, or erro...more

When Does One Become A Yoga Teacher?

...ourney, and good references, to come back to, when you put Yogic principles into practice.

So, when do you know if you are ready to become a Yoga teacher? If you have been practicing Yoga for years, reading Yoga information, and showing your friends Yoga techniques, you have already taken the first step.

There is no promise that the journey to become a Yoga teacher will be easy, but it is rewarding. Yoga has much history behind it, but many new chapters are being written at this moment, and many more will be written in the future. The public is always in need of competent and innovative Yoga teachers.

Copyright 2006 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications