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10.8.12

You know You Are A Hot yogi If...


Posted on November 18, 2010 by Lindsay Fields 

So, you go to Hot Yoga class regularly. You know all the teachers. You have a group of yoga class friends. You even have your own "spot" in the room. Despite all of this and the fact that you grab every opportunity to rave about hot yoga to your non-yogi friends, and you're pretty sure that yoga can cure anything (really, anything), you are still not convinced that you have earned the title of Hot Yogi/ni.

Well, here are some more indications, some clues if you will, that might help shed some light:

  • You practice standing head-to-knee pose while putting your shoes and socks on.
  • You turn up the heat to do housework.
  • You’re laundry routine (which is a daily occurrence) includes baking soda and vinegar.
  • You freak out when you run out of electrolyte supplements.
  • You spend an uncommon amount of time thinking, perhaps even discussing, your digestion/elimination habits.
  • When people complain about the heat outside, you find yourself giving them a dirty look.
  • You do not use body lotion because if you do your Standing Bow Pose will suffer.
  • When you drink a glass of wine, you think, “Ooh, I’m gonna pay for THAT in yoga class.”
  • You 80/20 breathe through childbirth.
  • You tremble (with excitement and/or dread) when you hear the word Camel.

And …



Thanks for reading and feel free to add to this list.

Keep it Sweaty!

4.4.12

Kriya Yoga

Kriya Yoga is a science that uses the flow of breaths to oxygenate the body and make it fit for meditation. Signifying action, kriya yoga is a meditation technique of energy control, also called Pranayama. This ancient technique was revived in India in 1861.It was passed on by the great yogi Mahavatar Babaji to his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya, in the Himalayas.


Swami Yogananda became the leader of modern kriya yoga that is a concentrated approach to self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment. It is a time-tested method to realize the innate spiritual nature, develop rational thinking, achieve emotional balance, promote physical health and live a life of purpose.

Influences on the mind-body-soul

The all pervading power of the life-force or prana flowing through the body and the influence of kriya yoga in balancing this energy is lucidly explained in The Bhagawad Gita by Lord Krishna. He says, "offering inhaling breath into the outgoing breath, and offering the outgoing breath into the inhaling breath, the yogi neutralizes both the breaths. When he does so, the yogi releases the life force from the heart and brings it under his control."

Sage Patanjali drawing on the goodness of this form of yoga says, "Kriya yoga consists of body discipline, mental control and meditation. Liberation can be accomplished by that pranayama which is attained by disjoining the course of inspiration and expiration".

The practice of Kriya yoga ensures growth on a physical, mental and spiritual level, bringing about a transformation. The brain cells are energized and rejuvenated, enhancing memory power. Control over the emotions is a crucial outcome of kriya yoga, achieved by the regulation of the neurons in the nerves. A sincere practice of kriya yoga clears the pathway leading to the divine power within.

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Submitted by: Mrs. Uma
Edited by: Mrs. Savitha
Article Source: http://www.medindia.net/yoga-lifestyle/Kriya-Yoga.htm