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Yoga Resources
77 Surprising Health Benefits of Yoga - a wonderfully articulated resource covering 77 of the many benefits of Yoga written by Meredith Walker in a blog post from the Nursing Degree Network. In this article she covers the following topics: Health Benefits Within, Health Benefits Without, Emotional Health Benefits, Body Chemistry, Exercise Health Benefits, Disease Prevention and Symptom Reduction or Alleviation. It is a great resource.
Nursing Degree Network
On Line Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide- a resource for Yoga teachers and students interested in learning how to better pronounce and understand the Sanskrit words that we use and encounter in our classes, conversations, texts, and teachings.
This site offers an actual audio (you can hear the words) of each word.
Pronunciation Guide
The Sanskrit Glossary and Pronunciation Guide – A great resource for anyone interested in knowing more about the language used in yoga.
Sanskrit Glossary
Yoga Alliance® – Yoga Alliance® registers both individual yoga teachers and yoga teacher training programs (schools) who have complied with minimum educational standards established by the organization. They are an asset to the world of yoga and a great resource for information. You will find a lot of useful info on this site about a wide range of yoga questions you may have as a student or a teacher.
Yoga Alliance
Yoga Posture Index – Offers a step-by-step Yoga Posture Index. A good how-to site with lots of postures in Sanskrit and English. There is also a link to the "Santosha Shop" which offers tools for Yoga, Meditation and Conscious Living.
Posture index
Read the Bhagavadgita (The Song of God) online – This is a must read for anyone interested in Yoga. Written about 500 BC, the Bhagavadgita is a concise summary of India's Vedic wisdom and the ways of true devotion as a Bhakti Yogi. It is a question and answer conversation between man (as Arjuna) and the Lord (as Krishna). The first few pages are confusing but thereafter it is an easy read. One of the most incredible books I have ever read. Here are the links to two different versions:
read on line version 1
read on line version 2
Read the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali online – Patanjali was believed to have compiled this about 2500BC. It is considered to be the authoritative text on the path of Yoga.
read on line
Read the Hatha Yoga Pradipika online – Hatha vidya (wisdom, knowledge, art and science) was set down in the Hatha yoga Pradipika by Yogi Svatmarama who, it is thought, lived between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. The Pradipika has thus been referred to as one of the earliest additions to the literature of yoga, which goes back to the Vedas (1500 bc). This is a must read for anyone wishing to take their practice seriously.
read on line
Chakras – If you want to know about Chakras, then check out Sacred Centers website. Anodea Judith is a leader in the field and has many fantastic experiential CDs, DVDs and educational books. We have listened to and seen most of her products and read many of her books and can say that each one is a life changing experiences.
Sacredcenters.com
Resource of Yoga Articles, with a yoga business directory, classifieds section and yoga events too. Yogabits.com
Yoga Centers
The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health voted one of the best places in the USA for a yoga vacation. Offering yoga classes three times a day, great food, wonderful programs, spa quality healing arts services, and some of the best professional level certification programs, workshops, retreats and getaways anywhere. They also have a great online shop and a yoga teacher directory so you can find a Kripalu yoga teacher anywhere in the world.
Kripalu.org
Yoga Accessories
Yoga Socks – These are the best quality and price yoga socks anywhere. You can do any yoga asana wearing them without slipping and keep your feet warm and clean. We personally use them. You will love them. They also have other great products. If you are a local student, we also have these wonderful socks available. You can purchase them from any ILY teacher in any class.
Toesox.com
Serenity – Music to Stir the Heart – A great resource for wonderful music. You can sample everything and it is very user friendly. They have a huge selection of books, CD's and DVD's. Their slogan is "music to stir the soul" This is a great site.
Serenitymusic.com
Sounds True – A great site for exceptional educational, experiential and inspirational books, CDs and DVDs. They also have a mail order catalog. Their slogan is "tools and teachings to spark your inner evolution". They have all the best of the best and great prices.
Soundstrue.com
Synchronicity Contemporary High-Tech Meditation with Master Charles Cannon – This site has some of the greatest music for meditation and yoga ever. This contemporary form of meditation utilizes Synchronicity's proprietary Holodynamic® Vibrational Entrainment Technology (HVET) to bring precision to the meditative experience. It is available in the form of Alpha, Theta and Delta CDs that "meditate you" by balancing the brainwaves and delivering a precision meditation experience. He has recently collaborated with other artists as well. It is also great for every day listening pleasure.
Synchronicity.org
Yoga Direct – If you're looking for mats of any kind, this is the place to check out.
YogaDirect.com
Everythingyoga.com – This is a great resource for yoga related products and fantastic prices.
Everythingyoga.com
Pranamaya Inspiring Transformation - These are some of the best teaching and training DVD's on the market. Paul Grilley for Anatomy for Yoga is a must see for all yoga practitioners and teachers.
Pranamaya.com
Heartworks Therapeutic Massage – Dave Fisher, a local composer and massage therapist, creates powerful sound recordings to induce healing and regenerative states of consciousness. Each session is an integration of attentive and skilled touch as well as full body vibrational resonance with the music and sound. Visit his local practice in Syracuse at Heartworks Therapeutic Massage, or his healing sound website at The Heart of Sound.
Yoga Teacher Directories
If you are looking for a certified Yoga Teacher, here are some sites that list teachers by country, state, city or zip code. It's an easy way to explore what types of yoga are out there. If you already have a teacher but are going on vacation you can locate a class anywhere you go. The following are sites that offer free listings for teachers:
Kripalu
Yoga alliance
EverythingYoga.com
International Yoga Centers Directory
Infinite Light Yoga Affiliate Studios
Director Charlene Hecht, Certified Infinite Light Yoga Teacher, offers classes in her beautiful studio in the heart of downtown Tully, New York. The classes are inspiring, nurturing and are full of opportunity. Yama Yoga offers both multi-level and chair yoga classes.
Local Resources
Center for Integrated Energy Healing - Mary Riposo, PhD is a Reiki Master Teacher who provides individual healing sessions for adults and children. She offers Reiki certification classes for those who wish to practice this wonderful healing modality themselves. Mary, who is also a licensed professional counselor and certified past life therapist, offers intuitive readings and transformational personal consultation sessions for individuals who would like to understand and live their Soul purpose.
www.IntegratedEnergyHealing.com
Complementary Health Services of Cazenovia - Linda Lemay, MD, is a family doctor, a certified medical acupuncturist, and a Reiki Master. Linda blends the energy from Reiki into her acupuncture treatments. Linda is also a “Yoga for Health” instructor trained by Tony’s mom, Dani Riposo, and she often teaches her patients yoga stretches in addition to encouraging them to attend a classes like those offered at ILY. She created a “Yoga For Tennis” DVD, which is available on her website.
www.chscaz.com
For Yoga in Rochester or Bloomfield NY. We highly recommend Grounded BY Yoga - Inspirational owner and director Sandy Hicks offers a variety of classes for all levels and welcomes drop-ins.
GroundedByYoga.com
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