Candle Light yoga is here to save us from the darkness

What is Candlelight Restorative yoga flow ? - A Beginner's guide

What is candlelight yoga ?

• Candle light yoga is exactly as it sounds, performing yoga in front of candle lights.
• Mostly the candle lights are used for meditate practise and relaxation with gentle calm music in background.
• These candlelight yoga is considered more of holistic and spiritual part of yoga session,rather focusing of the movements of body and stretching.
• You can use candlelight for pranayama breathing exercise with spiritual setting of lights surrounded.

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Where can i perform Candle light yoga ?

• Choose a calm and noiseless place in your home or outside,so that you can experience a relaxed state of breathing.
• Try to remember air flow is important,but avoid air conditioner and fan ,which will affect the candle
•  lights.
• You can also join a yoga class,where many nowadays offers special candlelight yoga session for their students.
• Candle lights are vision of light and positivist,but the blindfold yoga class is practise of complete dark but quiet yoga class. 

Who should Perform Candle light yoga ?

• Candle lights can performed anybody with any age or size with no restriction,but some people needs it more than others.
• If you feel over stressed,anxiety and depression,then can try candlelight meditation in a calm place.
• People suffering from hyperactivity and overthinking can be gain benefits from these yoga.
• If you want feel something new with your normal yoga routine, then candle light experience can uplift you mood.
• People who are insomniac and sleep disorders can boost the quality of sleep with candle lights.
• This candle light yoga can be helpful for mental health with enhancing the mind with clear and happy vision.

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What are benefits of performing Candle light Yoga ?

• Helpful in meditation with a light to focus all your attention and point of concentration.
• Can improve the quality of your yoga class with a sense of new experience and feel.
• Increases the spirituality aspect of the yoga practise with a holistic approach.
• Enhance the mindfulness and mental benefits with calmer feel.
• Gives a quality of sleep for people who suffers for various sleep problems.
• Improves the mental health by reducing the effects if stress and anxiety.

Hinduism and importance of Light in spiritual aspects :

• A Diya,deepa or deepam is Indian and Nepal oil lamp with a cotton dripped oil for religious worship.
• The light from deepam can be referred to as "aarti" ,in this hindu spiritual practise the worship of god is called "puja".
• In the Hindu religious practise even a festival of lights is grandly celebrated called Diwali.
• The Diwali is word derived from the Sanskrit word "dīpāvali" means row or series of lights.
• A mantra from Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (holy text of Hindu) states that urges God to 'from darkness, lead us unto Light'.

Chinese Religious celebration of lights :

•  Lantern festival of Lights celebrated by the Chinese 5th day of 1st month in lunisolar Chinese calendar.
• The lantern festival in Chinese tradition is a symbolise letting go of past and welcoming the new year.
• This festival's root into 2000 years ago in the Buddhism era.

What are the things to Remember before Candlelight yoga ?

• Remember even its just a candle, it can harm you with fire,so handle it safely with necessary precautions and safety measures.
• Try to have a yoga partner ,so that you can much more safer and support you with your class.
• Joining a proper yoga class with a expert teacher can give you correct guidance and advise during yoga regime.
• Don't eat before your yoga practise ,but if you are too hungry eat only healthy snacks like fruits and veges.
• Concentrate on your breathing from start to end ,focus on your breathing without any distractions.