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...Kids yoga programs, and Kids yoga classes, work on many aspects of yoga; but the most important aspects are those that build character. These aspects are integrity, patience, tolerance, respect, and compassion. The importance of all of these character-building aspects should be mentioned by your yoga teacher. As the saying goes, You lead by example.

Integrity is complete honesty. To be completely ethical in behavior, traditions, and relationships, has never been the easy road to follow. To hold your tongue, when tempted to engage in gossip, is a genuine display of good character.

Patience is a virtue. This saying will be around as long as humans walk the earth. If you display impatience, almost everyone who is present will remember it. You could have been patient for ten years, but one eruption of impatience ...more

What is Advanced yoga Training for Stress Solutions?

...>The older yoga student is exceptional because he or she is living proof that Yogic principles will enable us to live a longer, healthier, and happier life. The younger yoga student is also exceptional because he or she is full of energy and can often perform feats of physical prowess, which we might classify as advanced.

Having admired both age groups for their positive contributions to yoga, which would you prefer to learn from? Children can be charming, but seniors can teach you volumes about coping with stress. A sage's highest value is in teaching us about his or her life experience.

Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / Aura Publicatio...more

The Cure to Loneliness: Finding a Guru

...und the cure for this common American disease called loneliness, and its a guru. Yes, finding someone who will ru (remove) your gu (darkness or muck) is a surefire way to find peace and a release from the ills that plague you. You see, we are all like tiny drops of the ocean wandering around, and until we get back, we dont have the great vast sea of knowledge or bliss from which to draw. One of the quickest ways to get back to the ocean is to find yourself a guru, a person or group of people, who can teach you lifes greatest lessons without your protest and without your ego saying, Im going to do it my way. Some people think that surrender to a guru makes you bland and uninteresting, but by adding your drop of the ocean back into the voluminous sea, you actually have more to draw from and can become a much more rich and vibrant individual.

You dont have to travel to India; you dont even have to be Indian. You dont even have to practice yoga very much to find a guru. The great thing is about this tradition is that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear, so, sit back, relax, be receptive to all the lessons life brings to you, and get ready to discover yogas untapped resourcethe tremendous power of surrender to a guru.

Copyright 2006 Alanna Kaivalya<...more

The Purpose of yoga- yoga for Stress Management and Relaxation

...Many people are looking for stress management in yoga classes, but cannot find it in the area where they live. If you are looking for relaxation techniques, it is unlikely that you will learn them in a room full of young hard bodies, in which the room is heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

In truth, a hot room may do many of us some good, but for some people, a 105 degrees Fahrenheit yoga class, may have just the opposite effect. Some of us are comfortable in warm weather climates, while others dislike the heat. In the end, Hot yoga is a matter of personal preference.

When Aura Wellness Center was located in North Providence, there was a Hot yoga studio just a few bl...more