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.

Yoga breaks free prisoners from pain with Prison yoga

Prisoners escaping from solitary and experiencing freedom through Prison Yoga

Prison Yoga Project:

• Founder                                                : James fox
• Started on                                             : 2002
• Mission                                                 : To help prisoners with Yoga.
• Philosophy                                            : Reforming criminal justice system from inside out.
• No of Trainers                                       : 2,300 yoga instructors
• Place where they teach                          : https://prisonyoga.org/programs/where-we-teach/
• Donate Here                                           : https://prisonyoga.org/donate/
• Request free Book here                          : https://prisonyoga.org/programs/books-for-prisoners/
• Staff Details                                            : Bill Brown (Program Director),JC Whitted (Director of Development and Communications),Kaysie Markwardt (Administrative Support, Chapter Director - Sacramento),Kate Beckel (Trainer, Chapter Director -San Diego),Chanda Williams (Trainer, Senior Teacher (San Francisco),Tierney St. John (Trainer, Senior Teacher - San Diego).

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What is prison yoga ?

• Prison yoga is not a fancy trend like my other previous post,its about a great social reformation program build for prisoner all around the world to experience the practise of yoga.
• Prison yoga helps both men and women prisoners to build a better environment using yoga as a medium to transform their life with mindfulness.
• According to statistics 1 in 100 adults are in prison,so more number of people are needing support and guidance with some kind of reformation program like the prison yoga project.

Who Founded the Prison Yoga Project ?

• Prison yoga project is founded by James fox,who started teaching yoga for prisoner in 2002 at San Quentin Prison.
• He has years of experience as facilitator of victim education, violence prevention, and emotional literacy.
• He continued to give yoga classes across other prisons in United states and all around the world.
• James fox has even taught thousands to become yoga instructors in more than 24 countries.
• He is a also a Reviewer for Best Practices for Yoga in the Criminal Justice System and Contributor for Best Practices Yoga by the Yoga Service Council.
• He is even an author for the book "Yoga - a Path for Healing and Recovery" free of cost for prisoners.which is published by him in the year 2010.Currently in 2018 about 22,000 copies are shipped.
• He is a faculty of Loyola Mary-mount University’s Yoga, Mindfulness, and Social Change Certification Program.
• Yoga journal has awarded him in their 40th Anniversary Issue's "Karma Yoga Award".
• He is an adviser to the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Chicago Urban Mindfulness Program.

How to become an Prison Yoga trainer ?

• Anyone can their prison yoga project ,even without any prior experience or anything.
• But for the volunteering teachers must at least  have 200-hour yoga teacher training certification.
• According to PYP "there are many opportunities for volunteers not only for teaching,but also more sensitive nature of the work  "
• They also offers limited scholarships for each training,for scholarships request here : scholarships@prisonyoga.org .

About the Liberation Prison Yoga :

• Liberation Prison Yoga is similar to the prison yoga project,actually it was inspired by the idea of james fox's prison yoga.
• Liberation Prison Yoga is founded by Anneke Lucas on September 12, 2014.
• Prison yoga is inspirational movement like the Yoga amputee movement ,which gives the story of a women started a movement for yoga therapy to fellow amputees.

• Anneke Lucas is a book author,public speaker and advocate for child sex trafficking victims.
• She herself is survivor of victim of child abuse,that made her to help child abuse victims.
• This organisation is similar to that of prison yoga project in many ways ,their mission and philosophy is also to help prisoner community with mindfulness and guidance with yoga therapy.

About Prison Phoenix Trust :

• Prison Phoenix Trust also known as Prison-Ashram Project is founded in the year 1986 by Ann Wetherall,
• Ann founded the PPT as organisation to satisfy the spiritual needs of prisoners like meditation and yoga.
• The Official first class of Prison Phoenix Trust was done on 1989 at HMYOIs Campsfield House.
• Currently the Prison Phoenix Trust gives 140 class per week and 80 branches around united kingdom and Ireland.
• Apart from live yoga prison session,they also offer air radio yoga classes 3 times per week.

Honorable Awards obtained by  Prison Phoenix Trust are:

1. Schumacher Award (2003)
2. Una Padel Award (2007)
3. Rediscover Your Heart Award (2009)
4. Runner up for PrisonerActionNet Award (2010)
5. Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (2011)

Scientific studies on Prison Yoga :

• According to study published in Forensic Psychiatry shows that yoga has effectively reduced the psychological distress problems in prisoners. 
• In that research 152 male and female prisoners,in which half of them joined the 90 minutes session for 10 weeks and other half participated weekly classes.
• At the end of their classes shows both team shows significant improves mentally less stress,depression and anxiety.
•  A study on yoga done by Wake Correctional Facility in Raleigh, NC found that inmates who attended more than 4 yoga session classes have effective reduction in re-incarceration rate.

Swinging is the new effective stretching with the Kettle bell yoga exercise

A beginners guide for learning new yoga and kettle-bell fusion training method

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What is Kettle bell Yoga ?

• Kettle bell yoga is a fusion method workout of combining both kettle bell training with Yoga stretching practise.
• This fusion method is effective for strength building as well as creating a proper stretching relaxation yoga session feel for the students.

Video credits to Sophie Uliano youtube channel

• kettle bell yoga fusion is gaining more popularity among yoga community , especially for cross-fit and gym rats.
•  Using kettle bell as a strength training prop is very useful for toning muscles as well as stretching your muscles.

what are the Basic Types of Kettle bells used ?

1. Cast Iron Kettle-bell
2. Competition Kettle-bell

1.Cast Iron Kettle-bell :

• Cast iron kettle bells are standard type with wider handle with much small bell size.
• Its the kettle bell commonly used in gyms and home session.

who uses Cast Iron Kettle-bell ?

• Simple and compact model of kettle bell for beginners.
• Less cost, more affordable type.
• for people who wants quality with comfort.
• standard type easier availability.

2.Competition Kettle-bell :

• Competition Kettle-bell are slightly different than your standard kettle bell, these kettle bell have smaller handle with slightly bigger bell.
• These kettle bells are also known as Pro grade bells.

who uses Competition Kettle-bell ?

• Professional athletes and weight lifters must be using these bells.
• people with smaller hands must try these using both hands in a single bell.

What are the kettle bells to avoid for Beginners ?

1. Plastic Covered - Slippery can cause injury.
2. Thick Handles - too thick handles are hard to wrap your fingers around.
3. Small Handle Spacing - too small will bruise your wrist area.
4. Large Handle Spacing -  Too large spacing can affect forearms and chest.
5. Sharp Edged - poorly finished handles can cut hands.

What to wear for a Kettle bell Yoga class ?

• Always remember to Dress appropriately and comfortably for the workout session.
• Wearing extremely loose fitting dresses can cause potential injuries during workouts.
• Also wearing to fit clothing can restrict many swinging as well as stretching movements during exercise.
• Choose flat shoes for the fitness class , because it will give you more grip than other shoe models.

What are the things are remember before starting Kettle bell training ?

• Try to select the buy the right kind of kettle bell suited for you.
• Use professional trainer's guidance while handling the kettle bells.
• Start with lighter weighted kettle bell then gradually increase the load.
• Don't over train with longer hours , have a strict time schedule for workouts.
• First master the basic move with precision without underestimating them.
• Breath properly while workout , without a proper breath you may have fainting issues.

What are the benefits of Kettle bell yoga fusion exercise ?

• Best cardiovascular workout , good for heart.
• Its more safe way to lift weights without any physical injuries.
• Increase the Core strength and sculpting abs.
• Improves overall body strength and stamina.
• Boost the immune system in body.
• Decrease mental stress and depressive conditions.
• Helps for loosing weight and burn more calories.

Scientific Research on Kettle bell training exercise :

• In a 2010 study shows that kettle-bell training exercise approximately 20 calories per minute , which means 400 calories will be burned within 20 minutes of workout session.
• Another scientific study shows that kettle bell swinging exercise increased the low back strength and improves the total body external stimulus awareness.
• In one study on exercise suggest that kettle bell training not only strengthen the lower back ,but also increase the rate of blood flow to your back.
• In a 2015 study shows that people who used kettle-bell workout for 4 weeks had 6% increase in VO2 max score (amount of oxygen your body can use).

Raise the Heat up and sweat more calories out with Hot-pod Dynamic yoga flow

is hotpod yoga good for you ? a Beginners guide to Hot-pod Yoga 101

What is Hot Yoga ?

• Hot Yoga is a popular yoga form , in which yoga exercise is performed under high temperature or heat condition.
• Bikram Yoga is a popular Hot yoga brand started by Bikram Choudhury in early 1970's.
• Similar Cold yoga Training is also yoga trend popular among some yoga studios , as you guessed the yoga practise is done in Cold temperature.

What is Hot-pod Yoga ?

Video credits to Hot Pod Yoga youtube channel

• Hot-pod yoga is a UK based Hot yoga style brand created by Max anderson and Nick higgins .
• Hot-pod yoga unique approach of hot yoga is created by a cocoon like pods , where the temperature is maintained with 37 degree with Aromatherapy oils are infused inside to give a awesome yoga experience.

Details about HotPod yoga Fitness center :

Founders of Hotpod Yoga             - Max anderson and Nick higgins
Head of Operations                       - Emily Rawlins
Head of Franchise                         - Amy Smith
Head of Marketing                         - Lucie Lemay
Franchise Manager                         - Freya Tringham
Locations                                       - started in Uk (London) and also in 52 different locations.
No of Customers                           - More than 50,000
Hot pod Designers                         - Award winning Inflate and Nick elias

 Details about Hot Pod Yoga class :

Duration of Class                          - 60 Minutes
Temperature inside Pod                 - 37 Degrees
No of people per Pod                     - 20 people
Calories Burned per Hour              - 700 Calories
Yoga Style                                      - Vinyasa

Benefits of Hot Pod Yoga :

• It can Detoxify your body from impure toxins.
• It Burns more calories with healthy weight loss.
• It Boost your mental health and uplifts your mood.
• It rapidly increases flexibility more compared with normal yoga.
• Gives better blood circulation due to high temperature inside the pod.
• Increases the functions of the Lymphatic System in body.
• Reduces the symptoms of IBS & Other Digestive Disorders.
• Helps in physical and mental injury recovery.
• Improves the total body strength and stamina with Endurance.

Who should Avoid the Hot Pod Yoga Classes ?

• Pregnant Women - Hot yoga sessions can be harmful for the fetus health as well as the health of the mother due to the high intensity workout in the heated condition.
• Children under the age 16 - This yoga method can be strain for the growth factor of kids , which may affect their bone.
• People with health condition should consult with your doctor before participating in hot yoga session.
• people with heat intolerance and dehydration problems can have various issues if continuous practise in hot yoga. 

what to wear and bring to hotpod yoga ?

• They recommends Shorts and T shirt for men , for women legging/shorts and vest top.
• Try to bring a Water bottle for regular hydration (because of sweaty hot temperature).
• Have a clean towel for the sweaty session.
• They will provide you free yoga mat, but still you can also bring your own yoga mat for your own comfort.

Things to remember before attending Hot Pod Yoga class :

• Try not to eat before yoga class, being in empty stomach is ideal way to come to a yoga session.But eat if needed and too much hunger.
• Drink appropriate amount of water before the yoga class , because proper hydration is essential for hot yoga flow.
• Avoid drinking water in between yoga session, because it may affect the gain and disrupt the class.But drink water if needed with severe dehydration may lead to various health issues.
• You can also check my post on the similar Buti Yoga flow , which is built especially for women with cardio and yoga dance fusion.

Scientific Research on Hot Yoga Flow :

• In a 2008 study on Hot yoga of Bikram style found that 21 healthy beginners attended 3 classes a week for 8 weeks, after 2 months the group showed overall increase in strength,flexibility and Balance.
• In a 2014 study on hot yoga found that 19 experienced students in hot yoga within a 90 minute session burned 460 calories for men and 330 calories for women.
• Another study by Finnish researchers on sauna shows that long term effects on sauna can lower blood pressure and decrease the heart condition.
• A research on Depressed women found that 52 women attended for 2 times a week for 8 weeks.And at the end of the study shows that the women have decreased stress levels.

What is Hoop yoga, How to shake and spin to win an awesome fit body

Hula Hoop spin exercise merge with yoga flow pose training to form Hula Hoop Yoga

Image credits to Kyle Nishioka Flickr

History of Hula hoop Training :

• According to historians ancient Egyptian used the hoop , where their children's used hoop like circled objects to play with.
• The Greeks used Hoops as prop for exercise and fitness.
• Hoops where popular in the England in the year 1800.
• The modern hula hoop was invented in the year 1958 by Arthur K. "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr.

Video credits to Wanderlust youtube channel

What is Hoop Yoga ?

• Hoop yoga is fitness yoga movement , where the hula hoop circle shaped prop is used along with the yoga moves to create a fitness routine with shaking and stretching involved.
• Combining the Hula hoop with your yoga flow can increase the difficultly of the practice along with the benefits and intensity of the workout.
• Using these hoops during the training needs more concentration with balance and rotational torso to create a spinning movement to rotate the hoop.

Hula Hoop World Records :

• The longest Duration of recorded for continuous hula hoop spinning is done by "Aaron Hibbs" from Columbus, Ohio He did hoop spinning for 74 hours and 54 minutes between October 22, through 25, 2009.
• The World record for most number of hula hoops twirled at the same time is 160, by Marawa the amazing.

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• The largest hoop perfect twirled was 5.04 m in diameter, by Ashrita Furman from United States in September, 2010.
• 4,483 number of people swung hula hoops to dancing music for 7 minutes (Thammasat University stadium in Thailand).
• In the year 2000, Roman Schedler at 5th Saxonia Record Festival in Austria. spun a 53-pound tractor tyre for 71 seconds.

Creation of the Hoop yoga brand Hoop yogini :

• Jocelyn Gordon is the creator of the Hoop Yogini fitness brand and she has also founded another yoga brand of holistic exercise of Bhakti Boogie , both are registered trademarked brand owned by her.
• Jocelyn Gordon also trained and taught various workout forms of yoga,Dance and Massage forms.

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Various kinds of Hooping flow :

1. Hoop Dance
2. Hoop Yoga
3. Hoop Chi
4. Hoop Pilates 

Similar yoga trend to the Hoop yoga is hoop dance flow with the dance yoga asanas to create a fitness regime with more fun and enjoyable fitness dance poses combined with that of yoga poses.

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Benefits of Hoop Yoga Fitness :

• Builds core strength with better shape.
• Good cardio workout with cardiovascular benefits.
• Reduce stress and depression with mental strength.
• Improves the emotional abilities with relax and calm mood.
• Its much fun and enjoyable workout.
• Increase the flexibility and agility of body.
• Helps with the healthy weight loss.

Its time to do add some manly moves into yoga - Broga yoga for men

Men stop lifting and start Stretching with new yoga community for men Broga Yoga.

What is Broga Yoga ?

• The name "Broga" is small town in Semenyih, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. But we are not going read about that town area.We are going to learn about the Broga yoga - a yoga fitness brand exclusively for Men.
• The yoga community is flooding with some many ridiculous trends (trust me i know all the trends , because i covered most of the topic in this blog).

This broga yoga will take the craziness to a whole new level (opinion of some), concept of broga is simple as that the yoga practice is usually dominated by women, so this fitness brand of broga is exclusively for the needs and built of men physical attribute , because men are basically less flexible than women.

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• Some people may think , why are you posting about these ridiculous trends and waste your time. My answer is i just post these trends not to promote these yoga , instead i just want to cover all the yoga trend topics all around the world to my blog readers that's all.
• Similar yoga fitness brand of Buti Yoga fitness brand is about the yoga Method , which is especially designed for the Feminine energy and female physical benefits.

Who started the Broga Yoga Fitness brand ?

• Broga fitness gym is a Trademarked name brand , which is specially for men, but women are also allowed for the practice.
• Th Created and co-founder of Broga fitness brand is by yoga instructor from Massachusetts "Robert Sidoti" with Adam O'Neill (a business man) in the year 2009.
• The major aspect of the Broga class is ab exercise,Yoga poses combines with Cardio vascular workout.

Broga yoga Online Coaching Program :

• According to Broga fitness workout gym , they offer beginner as well as intermittent yoga students new yoga workout experience via online coaching, where a number of yoga instructors from broga studio offers personalised yoga online coaching for students.
• You can also read about the Boxing Yoga Class , which is practiced by boxing professional as well as fitness enthusiast. 

Benefits of Broga Yoga workout Classes :

• Gain overall upper body and lower body strength
• Reduce stress,anxiety and depression with relaxed calm mind.
• Increases the core strength with better ab shape.
• Get a sense of connection between the body and mind.
• Improves the flexibility of the body with great posture.
• Increase the level of testosterone hormone and good for sex life.
• Boost the total body immune response.
• Its a total body workout which regulates the blood flow to the whole body.
• Broga has cardiovascular benefits, its good for heart health.
• Improves your balance that makes you better focus and concentration in work.

Broga DVD Program for workout at home :

Video credits to Broga® Yoga youtube channel

• You can buy there Broga yoga DVD to Practice the workout at home itself. And also to use this as reference guide to learn the practice at home the features of DVD are
• Six 50 minutes workout routine over 2 discs
• Specific lower and upper body workouts
• Diet and Nutritional plan advise. 

Scientific Research on Yoga and Men's Health :

• According to a statistics the number of yoga practitioners in united stated are 20.4 million, out of which only 18% of men are practising yoga.
• A research on blood pressure on yoga students suggest the effect of yoga practitioners have more positive when compared to the ordinary person.
• Another scientific study on heart health suggest that the yoga can contribute to healthy heart condition.
• In a 2010 study suggest that the yoga in men increase the sexual energy due to the concentrated breathing practised in yoga.
• A study on lower back pain suggest the yoga training by men can be a major relief for chronic back issues.
• The overall physical and mental health of a person who do yoga can be improved with the decrease in the stress,anxiety and depression , according to a study in mental health.

Punch for Peace new trend of Boxing meet yoga to form Boxing Yoga

Fight to bring peace with Boxing Yoga class for kick-ass yogi's

What is boxing yoga ?

• As the name implies the Boxing yoga is fusion between both the boxing workout training and yoga stretching class.
• This innovative fusion between both the boxing and traditional yoga practice is created by Total Boxer founder Matt Garcia and contemporary dancer Kajza , its collaboration of group of people with  boxers, yogis (yoga teachers), martial artists(Fighters),professional dancers and physiotherapists.
• You can also learn about the Acrobatic Yoga retreat (Acro Yoga) from the older post with brief explanation of the training method .

• This Boxing yoga brand is founded Matt Garcia and  Kajza in year 2011 on London.
• This boxing yoga has certified professional coaches in more than 24 countries, the online BoxingYoga™ Teacher Training session course is the most efficient way to become a BoxingYoga™ teaching Coach.

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• In this fitness brand for boxers you can learn professional teacher training course for becoming a certified trainer with the vast knowledge and resource materials as they calls theBoxingYoga™ Education, or BYED.
• Boxing yoga practice is a intense workout session and little challenging initially like the Aerial yoga practice.

 Video credits to BoxingYoga™ youtube channel

What are the things you learn in Boxing Yoga Education ?

• You learn about the basics boxing yoga class with the in depth teaching of class workout structures,Training transitions and important postures with anatomical illustrations.
• Then you will learn more about the effective uses of boxing yoga training and uses with the real time applicable with professional boxing practice.

• You will also learn about the philosophical elements of boxing and yoga connection as well as the theoretical teaching methods of boxing.
• They will teach you the importance and unique approach of fusion in boxing with yoga that compliment physical as well as mental (psychological) benefits of training.
• If you want something gentle and simple for absolute beginner yoga style then try Chair yoga Therapy , which is mostly practised by seniors and people with health issues.

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• The efficient professional training coaches in Boxing yoga will help you with the safe training regime and motivates students to learn about the variations of the methods of practice.
• Boxing Yoga team also offers a Extensive Training Package , where you learn wide range of training guide or materials to advanced level of coaching.

Can beginners join the Boxing Yoga training ?

• The answer is YES , you can join if you can don't know anything about boxing or new to the community of boxing sport.
• Boxing coach will teach you the very basic class with simple and fun way to learn the
• Adopt the basic Boxing stance
• How to use the footwork for boxing
• The basic four important punches including the jab, cross, hook and uppercut
• Defensive boxing work like the parries, blocks, slips and rolls
• And how form the combination of punches with foot work.

Health and Training Benefits of Boxing Yoga :

• Help for boxing professional like coaches,athletes and sports.
•  Enhance cardiovascular health.
• Burn more calories , good for weight loss.
• Gives better body and Mind co ordination.
• Improves the mental health by decreasing stress and anxiety.
• Increases the total body strength and endurance.
• Good for flexibility,mobility and agility of body.
• Makes you focus with better concentration.
• Self confidence and self esteem are dramatically increased.
• Tones your muscles and sculpt your abs with best shape.
• Bone strength will be improved.

Scientific Research on Boxing and Yoga :

• According a Research on Boxing can Burn up to 800 calories within a hour of training.Which is highest amount of calories spent compared with any other sports.
• A professional physical therapist (Patricia Wessels) in Mind Body Physical Therapy & Wellness Center Inc says that boxing is a sport of focus which makes different part of brain to work together to respond for boxing training that can help the patients with Parkinson disease to manage the symptoms. 
• Another scientific study on Boxing shows that the training can actually decrease the stress level and improves the mood of the fighter, when punching the bag the brain produce endorphins that makes the person feel good and happy.
• some content in this post are owned and trademarked by the Boxing Yoga brand, if given proper notice the content will be removed within 24 hours thank you.

Unbelievable 99 years Old India's Pride yoga teacher who taught over Million

Indian's Oldest Yoga Teacher proves yoga is for all Ages

Yoga Life of  Nanammal :

• வி. நானம்மாள் (V. Nanammal ) is the Oldest yoga teacher from my own country India,state Tamilnadu, District Coimbatore.
• She is Amazingly 99 years old yoga teacher, who has taught yoga to over millions of students within the time period of 45 years.
• She averagely taught 100 students per day , over 600 yoga teachers where taught by nanammal from all around the world.

Video credits to Hindustan Times youtube channel

Awards and Honours won by Nanammal :

1. Padma Shri award (2018)
2. Yoga Ratna award (2017)
3. Nari Shakti Puraskar (2016)
4. Rotary club's Lifetime achievement award (2018)

Personal Life of Yoga teacher Nanammal :

Video credits to Sulekha Videos youtube channel

• Nanammal was born in an Agricultural Family.
• Her Husband was a Siddha Practitioner.
• She learned Yoga from her Father.
• She established Ozone yoga Centre .
• Nanammal has a family including her five children, 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Yoga Practice and training of Nanammal :

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• Nanammal started yoga in the age of 8 years.
• She never misses a day without yoga practice at the age of 99 she still do yoga daily.
• She also knows Martial arts and silambam (Ancient tamil Fighting Arts using sticks).
• She starts her yoga routine on early morning 5 a.m daily.
• Her son  Balakrishnan is also a yoga teacher , who now manages the Ozone yoga school.

• I think you get inspired by yoga life story of Nanammal , similar 100 years old yoga teacher Tao Porchon-Lynch is also a yoga legend with motivational journey.
• Try to support our blog by share to all your friends and spread the word Svarga yoga.

Incredible News about Inspirational Yoga for Amputee Movement

Motivational Yoga movement for Global Amputated people's Health and Wellness

                                                Image credits to marshadanzig

• Marsha Therese Danzig is the Founding Director of Yoga for Amputees , she also started Color me yoga for childrens. She is the creator of Pediatric Yoga.
• Marsha is knee amputated women helps other amputees with moving forward in their life journey with the power of Yoga.
• You can also read about the amazing post of Aerial Yoga Asanas.

• She is also kidney transplant recipient and cancer survivor.
• Marsha had been a gymnast, ballerina and swimmer from the age 4 - 13.
• Marsha Therese Danzig is now avid dancer, energy healer, spiritual yogi teacher , author and speaker.

Video Credits to Marsha Danzig youtube channel

• She has been a book author for  her works Yoga for Busy Little Hands: Mudras for Children, The Tiniest Acorn.
• She is said to be the first amputee yoga teacher in US.

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How to do Acro Yoga ? Ultimate Beginners Guide to ACRO YOGA 101

Things you should know before choosing Acro Yoga

What is Acro Yoga ?

Acro yoga is a yoga practice with combination of three main elements of physical exercise

1. Yoga
2. Acrobatics
3. Thai massage.

If you want be motivated about yoga practise then read about my post on the world's oldest yoga teacher for inspiring insights about yogic lifestyle.

                                            Video credits to Hagar Tsabar youtube channel

• Acro yoga is also combination of both Hatha and Vinyasa with the help of acrobatic moves.
• Acro yoga is said to started when first Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya has done a yoga as base with a child in the year 1938.

• It is said to be more vigorous than other yoga forms, which is considered more advanced in the physical practice compared to the other forms.
• you can read about my previous post about Yoga Weight Loss, where you can learn more about effective ways to lose weight using yoga.

Primary Roles in Acro yoga :

1. Base - As the word indicates the person act as the main basement of ground.This role mostly lie on their back flat on the ground.
2. Flyer - The person who elevates from the base to the flow against gravity flying with the help of base person.
3. Spotter -  This person major focus is safety of both the base and flyer to prevent them from slipping or falling against the ground,  to help them improve their quality of yoga practice.

                                 Video credits to Furthermore from Equinox Youtube channel

Main Elements of  Acro Yoga :

• Acrobatics - Its the gymnastics yoga techniques to gradually build strength, flexibility, trust and teamwork between partners(Base and Flyer).
• Acrobatic elements - (1. Static pose) Its the initial position using stable equilibrium which is the state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
• (2. Acrobatic flying) Flying moves These basics washing machines that are taught are: barrel roll and ninja star.
• Pops - By keeping their hands connected small jumps performed by partner for adjustment.
• Yoga - Where physical yogic practice is handled with both partners combine to create a clear moves.
• Therapeutics -  The therapeutic pose is a Folded Leaf where one partner is inverted,supported and hands are free from backs.
• Therapeutic flying - The flyer person relaxes and calm their body and is guided by the base through some stretches and massage.

Benefits of Acro Yoga :

• Its gives a amazing results in Core Strength and core stability.
• Increase your Muscle strength with continuous practice.
• Improves Flexibility is a incredible rate.
• Aids in Mental relief and gives relaxation to mind.
• Improves your focus and concentration, because of involvement of another person.
• Builds emotional bonding between the couple who performs acro yoga.
• It increases self-esteem and self awareness.
• Even reduce the Depressive medical condition and eliminates anxiety.

You can learn about sahaja yoga mediation from my previous post with complete guide to understand the basic concepts and tutorials of mediation.

Video credits to joshmaready youtube channel

Acro yoga static poses:

Front Bird Pose

Whale pose

Three person Balancing Acro pose

Throne Pose

Inspirational Acro Yoga Stories:

1.Deaf girl performing Acroyoga with Her Blind husband

                                             Video credits to SWNS TV Youtube channel

• A deaf girl (Kelly Brittingham, 30 years old) and Blind man (Andrew Cohen Read , 31 years old) has found the emotional and spiritual bonding between each other by practising Acro Yoga.
• Couple usually communicates verbally, this couple uses sign language as a medium to communicate but acro yoga helps them to bond with each other in more Acrobatic yogic postures.
• First this couple started practising acro yoga for 2 hours a day , but later improved to more advance level of 6 hours a week with better routines.
•  If you think acro yoga is hard for you, just imagine how hard is for a blind guy and deaf girl.
• They are truly an inspiration for all to motivate us with there incredible and amazing life story for trying the Acro Yoga.

2.Pregnant mom Doing Acro yoga 

                                         Video credits to FOX 10 Phoenix Youtube channel

• As everybody knows being pregnant is hard thing , to do physical exercise or doing yoga during pregnancy is even harder thing.
• But Lizzy tomer when she was 33 years old and pregnant doing Acro yoga , she is circus performing teacher who pulled this amazingly incredible feat because of her circus and acro yoga professional background.

3.Guy with a Prosthetic Leg performs Acro yoga

                                           Video credits to News Hashmi Youtube channel

• So you think its tough to concentrate to focus and balance in a yoga session, then meet peter 34 years old guy , who had bone cancer when he was 18 years old, to stop the cancer the doctors amputated right above the knee just two years later.
• Wife Millissa performing acro yoga with his baby which has also became a internet viral video.

                                             Video credits to Caters Clips Youtube channel

• And his wife is Millissa 36 years old Acro yoga teacher and helps his husband by teaching acro yoga moves.
• He become famous of his instagram post performing acro yoga moves with his wife Millissa.

Most Amazing Acro Yoga Flash Mob public videos : 

                                           Video credits to ACRO YOGA Youtube channel

Its a public flash mob acro yoga event Created by Ofir, Yuval and the Israeli Acro Community

                                           Video credits to FlyLight Yoga Youtube channel

Special Thanks to the AcroYoga community Vienna for producing this incredible acro yoga public flash mob.

Awesome Acro Yoga contortionist:

                                         Video credits to The Rybka Twins youtube channel

                                         Video credits to The Rybka Twins youtube channel

                                    Video credits to Australia's Got Talent youtube channel

                                     Video credits to Australia's Got Talent youtube channel

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