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Integration: Yoga Sutra Chapter One
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Where to Start

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Articles to help you practice yoga correctly

If you are new to yoga, or if you want to expand your yoga practice, these articles offer you the best and most important information to start a healthy, enjoyable and sustainable yoga practice.

  • Definitions of Yoga
  • How to Practice Yoga
  • Breathing in Yoga
  • Calming the Mind with Concentration y Meditation
  • Reducing and Preventing stress and pain with Yoga
  • Practicing Yoga at Home (or any place)
  • Yoga and Eating

My hope is that these ideas contribute to clarify the connections between yoga and your life.

Please, do let me know if you have any questions or comments because that way I can learn from you and also I can try to help you.

Definitions of Yoga

These definitions of Yoga will help you clarify what yoga is.

  • ¿What is Yoga?
  • Yoga is a practice
  • Yoga: Sincere Effort Towards Clarity
  • What is Power Yoga?

How to Practice Yoga

There are many ways to practice yoga. Here are some suggestions to help you find your own way of practicing with awareness and clarity.

  • Yoga Manifesto
  • 10 guidelines to start practicing Yoga
  • 6 Basic Principles for Practicing Yoga Poses
  • The easiest way to start practicing yoga at home
  • Meditation: Simple and Practical Suggestions
  • Every Practice is a Retreat
  • Yoga and the wisdom of the body
  • Simplicity: To do what we are doing
  • Expectation is the source of frustration
  • One step at a time – Vinyasa Krama
  • Open and receptive mind
  • Slowing down for greater awareness
  • Trying too hard and finding flow
  • Yoga guiding your life experiment
  • Yoga: Radiance Point
  • Yoga: The Long View
  • Acceptance: A step towards being present
  • Is there somebody else practicing Yoga on your mat?
  • The quality of our participation
  • 2 simple techniques to deepen your Yoga practice
  • Yoga: Retreat into Presence
  • Yoga: Am I doing Enough?
  • How to Turn Habits Around
  • I am happy that I am not good at predicting
  • Learning to Trust (Finding your inner teacher)
  • I don’t have time for this…
  • 5 useful tips for success in meditation
  • Introduction to Meditation in 5 minutes
  • 11 Steps to Learn Meditation
  • Chair Yoga
  • Yoga for Better Joint Flexibility
  • Relaxing Yoga practice for better overall flexibility
  • Simple Meditation 10 minutes

Yoga Breath and Breathing

The breath is the vehicle for awareness. Most yoga techniques are based on conscious breathing. Learning to breathe correctly is essential for yoga and for life!

  • Breathing Awareness
  • Inspired Practice
  • Learn Yoga Breathing: Ujjayi Breath
  • Take a Deep Breath : Calming & Relaxing Breath
  • Savor your breath: easy breathing exercise
  • Complete Yogic Breathing: Learning to Breathe effectively
  • Learning to Breathe Efficiently

Calming the Mind with Concentration y Meditation

If you feel that your mind keeps jumping from one thing to another all the time, you are not alone! Explore these simple meditation techniques to help calm, focus and clear your mind.

  • Meditation: Simple and Practical Suggestions
  • Introduction to Meditation in 5 minutes
  • 11 Steps to Learn Meditation
  • 5 useful tips for success in meditation
  • 2 minute concentration exercise
  • Acceptance: A step towards being present
  • Gratitude Meditation
  • Guided Gratitude Meditation (audio)
  • Being Effective: How to stay focused on the present
  • Yoga: The Long View
  • Simplicity: Do what we are doing
  • The gift of silence
  • Reasons to celebrate
  • Setting your New Year’s Intention
  • Take a Deep Breath : Calming & Relaxing Breath
  • Mantra, the power of words
  • Simple meditation for Beginners in 3 minutes
  • Complete Yogic Breathing: Learning to breathe effectively
  • Learning to Trust (Finding your inner teacher)
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Introduction
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Modified Initial Position
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata): Transquarter
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Linking Horizontal – Vertical
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Combining Arms and Legs
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Arms and Legs with 3D movement
  • Simple Meditation 10 minutes

Reducing and Preventing stress and pain with Yoga

For many of us stress and pain are part of our daily life. Fortunately, yoga offers useful techniques to reduce stress and pain.
I hope these help you.

  • Reduce stress in one minute
  • Meditation: Simple and Practical Suggestions
  • Clear Vision
  • Video: Yoga postures for Lower Back Pain, Hip Flexibility and Thigh Flexibility
  • Relaxing at the end of the day
  • 5 minute yoga practice to ease into sleeping
  • Video: Yoga sequence to help shoulder pain and flexibility
  • Video: Yoga sequence to improve shoulder flexibility
  • Video: Relaxing Yoga Posture for Back, Chest and Shoulders
  • Video: Yoga Posture to Restore Balance in Hips, Legs and Lower Back (janu shirshasana)
  • Video: Yoga Sequence to Prevent Pelvic Imbalance and Lower Back Pain
  • 4 Easy ways to keep your lower back free of pain with yoga
  • Complete Yogic Breathing: Learning to Breathe effectively
  • Learning to Breathe Efficiently
  • Free Video Easy Meditation for Beginners
  • I don’t have time for this…
  • Easy Sequence for Healthy Joints
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Introduction
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Modified Initial Position
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata): Transquarter
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Linking Horizontal – Vertical
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Combining Arms and Legs
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Arms and Legs with 3D movement
  • 11 Steps to Learn Meditation
  • Chair Yoga
  • Yoga for Better Joint Flexibility
  • Relaxing Yoga practice for better overall flexibility
  • Simple Meditation 10 minutes

Practicing Yoga at Home (or any place)

In order to receive the benefits of Yoga is essential to practice consistently even for just a few minutes. Here you can choose from different session to enjoy yoga in your own time and at your own pace.

  • Meditation: Simple and Practical Suggestions
  • Yoga Video: How to Improve Your Standing Posture
  • 5 minute simple Yoga practice at home
  • 10 minute Yoga practice
  • Video: Yoga postures for Lower Back Pain, Hip Flexibility and Thigh Flexibility
  • 5 minute yoga practice to ease into sleeping
  • Easy Chair Yoga Stretches for Beginners
  • Video: Yoga for Beginners, How to Improve your Sitting Posture
  • Video: Relaxing Yoga Posture for Back, Chest and Shoulders
  • Video: Yoga Posture to Restore Balance in Hips, Legs and Lower Back (janu shirshasana)
  • Video: Yoga Sequence to Prevent Pelvic Imbalance and Lower Back Pain
  • ideo: Yoga sequence to help shoulder pain and flexibility
  • Video: Yoga sequence to improve shoulder flexibility
  • Complete Yogic Breathing: Learning to Breathe effectively
  • Learning to Breathe Efficiently
  • Free Video Easy Meditation for Beginners
  • Easy Sequence for Healthy Joints
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Introduction
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Modified Initial Position
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata): Transquarter
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Linking Horizontal – Vertical
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Combining Arms and Legs
  • Dance of Shiva (Shiva Nata) Arms and Legs with 3D movement
  • 5 useful tips for success in meditation
  • Introduction to Meditation in 5 minutes
  • 11 Steps to Learn Meditation
  • Chair Yoga
  • Yoga for Better Joint Flexibility
  • Relaxing Yoga practice for better overall flexibility
  • Simple Meditation 10 minutes

Yoga and Eating

Yoga is a complete lifestyle. These articles offer you ways of exploring your relationship to food and eating.

  • Yoga of eating: Taste
  • Yoga and diet
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