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Yoga, Meditation & Relaxation resources in the Madison Area

  • Horizon Health and Fitness

    Personal Training, yoga, pilates and more.
     
  • The Perfect Knot Yoga Center

    912 Williamson St., Madison. For brochure or recorded information: 848-2339. Madison's premier Bikram and Astanga Yoga center. Daily, drop-in classes in a respectful, non-religious, friendly atmosphere. Website answers general questions about yoga and our many offerings. If you have questions, owner, Carla Raushenbush, will return your phone call or e-mail.
     


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New Earth Woman blog

Make them like you
When I was maybe 9 or so, I remember complaining (whining) to my mother “no one likes me.” My mother tried various ways to reassure me that this was not true. I persisted. Finally, in exasperation she said, “Well then make them like you.” And while I hadn’t a clue how to do that, at least [...]
When the student is ready
The teacher will appear. How many times have you heard that? It’s almost mantric (mantra + mega-metric) in proportion. My friends and I say it all the time. Often in response to one of those Universal life “lessons” (read a not-so-good thing) or when a happy synchronistic experience comes about. Today this hit me at [...]
Just breathe
No, I’m not talking about the hit song from Faith Hill. Although I could ramble on about how amazing her voice is. That’s a topic for another day. Nope, here I’m encouraging you to take 5 big, long gulps of fresh — or even not-so-fresh — air. Diaphragmatic breathing is the [...]
Visualization
Have you ever experienced unwanted thoughts recycling in your head over and over on an infinite loop? You want them to stop !!!!! but you can’t figure out how? Visualization is a useful tool in that case. Simply supplant the unwanted thought with a picture of something you like. Flowers work well for me. I’ve [...]
Inspiration
Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth” provided inspiration for my blog name. His book, “The Power of Now” had a lovely influence on me. Oprah has certainly been a blessing for Tolle, in terms of his financial success. I have to wonder, though, how he’s handling the other success - worldwide name recognition. My [...]
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More Yoga Articles

Trataka – A Meditation Practice for Everyone
Trataka is a wonderful practice for everyone and especially for the aspirant of meditation. It is actually classified as a cleansing practice in Yoga.
Get the Most out of Yoga – the 3 step Blueprint
There are several reasons why you may like to hop onto the Yoga bandwagon. The reasons are many; the goal ultimately the same (with or without your conscious knowing).
Mantra Meditation : Recitation of Mantra
Mantra involves the rhythmic invocation of a sound. This provides a foundation for the aspirant so that his practice is just not "in the air".
Coping with Pain the Yoga Way
Physical Pain is perhaps the toughest thing to manage. When it strikes, it seems to tear us apart completely and nothing really helps us in overcoming it.
Meditation Part VII - Science of Soul
Pranic energy is actually part of the macro energy which remains dormant in the micro human being and conducts the day to day affairs.
Understanding Jala Neti
To say that this issue was inspired by the thousands of the Health and Yoga family who have benefited amazingly from the detox technique of jalaneti, would truly be an understatement.
Yoga Emotional Damage Control
Yoga offers direct routes to emotional control through Pranayama or breath control. It is established clinically that alternate nostril breathing balances the Hemispheres of the brain and Autonomic Nervous System and other types of Yoga breathing.
Simplicity In A Complex World
We must understand life is very simple - because the breath of life, by which we live, is given by God. Our life is actually a testimony to the fact that somebody gives us life.
Yoga And Sexual Problems (Male)
Although, yoga which has proved to be very effective in the treatment of many impossible and incurable diseases, the therapeutic effect of yoga is only a byproduct and incidental.
Yoga tips for irregular shift workers
Several professionals have a very demanding routine in terms of night shifts. Due to the altered 'body clocks' they end up suffering from several health disorders.
Bandha Trayam in Gitananda Yoga
Bandha Trayam consists of three important neuromuscular locks. These are Moola Bandha (anal lock), Uddiyana Bandha (fly-up, abdominal lock) and Jalandhara Bandha (chin lock). These are applied during different phases of Pranayama as well as during the Oli
Suryanamaskara - Sun Salutation
Surya namaskara is a series of twelve physical postures. These alternating backward and forward bending postures flex and stretch the spinal column through their maximum range giving a profound stretch to the whole body.
Yoga as I see it
All knowledge of universe and human being has been condensed in Vedas. The Vedas are the basic scriptures of Sanathana Dharma, the real name of the so-called Hindu religion.
Yoga and Prana
According to the yogic point of view, the body is made up of 5 elements ether, air, fire, water, and earth. All these are associated with the 5 prana vayus. The five prana vayus are like the limbs of a man which comprise the one body.
Yoga Cleansing - II
Shatkarmas- the yoga cleansing processes of the body are six in number. According to Gherand Samhita , each of the practices has several further varieties.