Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Teaching Hatha Yoga: Secrets of a Yoga Studio Lease
...ossibly, sprinklers. The local Fire Marshall will inspect your Yoga studio before you teach one Yoga class.
Electrical Code has changed considerably, with all of the appliances that run off electricity. If your amp service is low, you will be required to replace it, with a bigger amp service, and the wiring may also have to be replaced.
Handicapped accessibility can break a business before it starts. Locally, a new business paid out nearly $90,000 for handicapped accessible ramps that are constructed around the circumference of the building. These ramps have been installed for two years, and not one customer has ever used them. The door frames may have to be made wider, the bathrooms may have to be expanded, and you may have to install a handicapped accessible elevator.
Zoning is how your business is classified. A Yoga studio is a place of assembly and will not get by, without a new zoning classification, in a former gas station. You will have to meet more safety requirements because it is a place of assembly.
Building Codes require you to have all the necessary permits to have work performed by professional tradesmen, a general contractor, or an architect. The local building inspector has a good grasp of all current codes.
I can hear you saying, This is not my buil...more
Warming-Up for the Yoga Poses
...It can also help to put your body together for tougher poses that you might want to try later on.
The eye exercise is the primary step when warming up for the yoga poses. just like the other muscles in the human body, the eyes must also be exercised once in a while to keep it clear and healthy. Normally, you only switch stare from left to right, with the littlest movement, then just turn your head when desiring to view a different angle. But what really toughens the eye muscles is when you move your eyes in all directions, without actually turning your head. This stops eyestrain and corrects eyesight too.
Most people usually place the pressure in their necks and...more
Yoga styles - Part 2
...eathing aspects of yoga teachings. The purpose is to use breath control in conjunction with asanas (postures) to free energy in the lower body and allow it to move upward. kundalini uses rapid and repetitive movements rather than poses held for long periods of time and the teacher usually leads the class with chants. This style is great for anyone who wants a mind-body connection.
mysore- Named after a city in India where Sri K. Pattabhi Jois' ashtanga school is located this isn't a "style" of yoga but is IS an interesting and unique style of class. A mysore class looks chaotic at first! Everybody is doing something different and the class is notoriously silent, aside from the occasional whispers from the teacher! The purpose behind a mysore class is for every student to practice asanas given to them individually by the instructor. You practice your posture until t...more
What Are the benefits of Yoga?
...The Yoga system of wellness is a culture that's been used by the yogis in India for 1000s of years. It has roots hidden deep in the past, but its message is addressed no less surely to the people nowadays, living in the ungratified atmosphere of the contemporary world. Yoga lays emphasis on physical and mental balance and brings about a calmness of spirit that's most advantageous to the entire nervous system. It educates the pupil in the fundamental principles of wellness, and produces a genuine placidity of nature that allows for large intensity of activity of both mind and body, when such activity is needed.
The question is whether the Western world requires Yoga and is prepared to attach to it the significance the East attaches. The Westerner must acknowledge that the contemporary world is one of unrest an...more