TrainYoga Receives its First Award…

Posted October 22nd @ 7:57 pm by User ImageCuisle

…for “Coolest Blog I Ever Know”. And we’re very grateful to Abstinence Blog for having nominated us!

The award acceptance involves nominating 7 of our favorite blogs for this same award. So we happily pass along the award to:
Everything Yoga
Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog
Yoga Journal
My Yoga Online
Yoga Journal - Teacher Tells All
Ayurveda and Yoga Blog
Yoga Today [...]

The new yoga trends

Posted September 30th @ 10:38 pm by Iver Olsen

Great article about yoga. Describes different types of yoga.
It’s written in Norwegian, but use this link to translate it: Click here

Can Animals Do Yoga?

Posted September 12th @ 8:00 am by User ImageCuisle

They seem to think they can! Check out this cute little slideshow of cats, dogs, hamsters, monkeys, raccoons, lizards, and more getting in on the yoga action!

What can we learn from animals in yoga? Quite a lot - look for posts soon to come about Dog Yoga, animals in Laughter Yoga, and more!

What’s the Rush?

Posted September 11th @ 12:52 am by User ImageCuisle

Many people say a big part of practicing yoga is letting go of ego (and they’re right). What does this mean in concrete terms? It means letting go of our concept of self (while keeping our concept of Self open to improvement – note the difference; self is mundane, Self is not). While this isn’t [...]

Laughter Yoga: Laugh Along with John Cleese!

Posted September 4th @ 12:57 am by User ImageCuisle

A very familiar face to us all, John Cleese of Monty Python, briefly explores laughter yoga in this entertaining video. It’s hard not to laugh simply at the sight of practitioners making Cleese double over in laughter!
I’ll discuss laughter yoga at another time, but for now, enjoy this introduction. And don’t miss the hidden gem [...]

Yoga and the heart

Posted August 28th @ 8:50 pm by Iver Olsen

The heart is a very important part of your body and everyone knows that a healthy heart obviously means longer life. A well functioning heart pumps blood through the body and thus prevents strokes, heart attack etc. Coronary Heart/arterial Disease, CAD, simply means suffering of heart muscles due to short supply of oxygen. It happens [...]

Yoga and asthma

Posted August 27th @ 6:40 pm by Iver Olsen

Yoga believes that the mind is central to a diseased condition, pacifying and placating it would in itself help cure the disease to a great extent. Asthma is primarily a disease of the respiratory system, where there is a wheezing cough and a sense of suffocation, since the patient has difficulties in inhaling rather [...]

Importance of Yoga

Posted May 5th @ 7:15 pm by Iver Olsen

YOGA:  Just the mention of the word reminds us of an environment of peace and tranquility. This beautiful art of meditation originated in India thousands and thousands of years ago. Yoga teaches us the art of self control and discipline. Gavin Flood, the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies defined yoga as [...]