Documents tagged 'Mind'

The Purpose of Yoga - Transforming Anxiety into Self-Mastery with Pranayama

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

How can Yoga help you convert anxiety into something positive? How can you take charge of your life and declare self-mastery? Can Yoga really empower you to master anxiety? Anxiety can be created by any number of situations, including your alarm clock, the commute to work, being in a large...

Yoga Options for Managing Anxiety

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

Yoga has many options for ridding your body of toxins, negative energy, stress, and daily anxiety. Yoga postures (Asanas) are most commonly known, but Yoga breathing techniques (Pranayama) are very beneficial; most can be practiced any time of the day. The worst action you can take is to...

The Purpose of Yoga - Solutions for Peaceful Resolutions

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

Everyone can lose their temper; even long time Yoga practitioners can become angry, so what is the secret to becoming a "peace maker." For some people, being even tempered is a gift. They were born cool, calm, and collected, but there is also a formula for "keeping the peace." Adults are much...

The Purpose of Yoga: Enhanced Intelligence

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

Is your intelligence quotient "carved in stone?" Some researchers might believe it, but we know if a person makes up his or her mind to learn, this same person will become more intelligent. The idea of enhanced intelligence comes with the desire to change, learn, and achieve. Did you realize...

The Purpose of Yoga - Problem Solving Skills

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

The most common reaction to any problem is to say, "Why me?" This is a normal response to the many problems, which overwhelm us. If you could handle every problem calmly, without anxiety, and make the best decisions "under fire," all the time, you would either be very lucky or an enlightened...

The Purpose of Yoga - Overcoming Fear

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

Could Yoga really empower you enough to conquer your worst fears? Very few people are able to overcome fear, without a serious effort. Fear holds us still, stifles our progress, and distorts our view of reality. Worse yet, some of our fears stem from childhood - whether they are rooted in reality...

The Purpose of Yoga - Finding Yourself

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

Some people claim to find themselves after practicing Yoga faithfully - but how can this be? Yoga is an art of living. In fact, Yoga is a 5,000 year old archive of solutions for the many forms of suffering, which plague mankind. What causes most of mankind's suffering? A lack of "something"...

Practice Jnana Yoga for Optimum Mental Health

Author: Paul M. Jerard Jr. Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/02/2008

Anyone who cares about their health often focuses on keeping his or her body in peak condition. Who considers the health of the mind? A psychiatrist or a psychologist is concerned with behavior, and mental health, but how can Yoga help you? We have all heard Yoga is a good "mind and body...

Set Yourself Up for Success and Weight Loss

Author: Thomas Henricks Subscribe to users feed

Published: 09/02/2008

People everywhere are searching for a way to lose weight fast. Unfortunately there is no magic potion that will accomplish this with a simple pill or ten minutes of exercise per day. It can not happen overnight or even over a week. To be successful it should occur slowly and somewhat naturally....

5 Ways to Fight Depression

Author: Sharon Godfrey Subscribe to users feed

Published: 09/02/2008

Depression is a serious problem that hits many people. The real cause of depression can not be ascertained up to now but it is believed that a person can do something to prevent it from becoming severe. It is also a fact that if the person became aware that he is about to have depression, he can...