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...ties, or negotiate rights, to perform an asana or Pranayama sequence?

One Yoga teacher, Bikram Choudhary, copyrighted a 26 Yoga posture (Asana) sequence, which he claimed as his own. Yet, most hot Yoga teachers, and hot Yoga studios, around the world, perform the same sequence, without paying him a dime. How do you police an asana sequence?

Consider this: If you buy the patent to Brahmari Pranayama, how do you manage to keep track of who is performing it in every corner of the earth? The idea is ludicrous, and the patent is not really enforceable.

Yoga is a complex subject and some people are still trying to grasp what Yoga is. Some people think Yoga is exercise. I suppose you could patent an exercise, but it has never been a successful business strategy to patent an exercise.

Every time you trademark an exercise, another person will label it as something similar, but not the same. You cannot stop everyone in the world from doing push-ups because you bought the trademark and patent.

However, Yoga is not an exercise. Yoga is the unity of mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health, for the improvement of a...more

Yoga Teacher Certification for the Rich and Famous

...a teacher correspondence course and discovered my course was a fraction of the cost he and his family paid. He asked me how this is possible. I explained that we do not need to feed, house, or supply hundreds of Yoga interns. On top of that, there are no transportation costs to be concerned with, when using a Yoga home study course. The only cost is for materials, tutoring, and Yoga teacher certification.

Further, I explained that to be trained in a face-to-face setting, by a Master Yoga Teacher, is more expensive due to the hands on time spent with his teacher. After all, we have an onsite Yoga Teacher program that is more expensive than our correspondence course.

Time spent learning Yoga from a Master Teacher, or a Guru, is a valuable service. Our course is designe...more

Mastering Yoga Poses

...ositions and postures. These are the building blocks of the art of yoga. The right postures in yoga will help you to safely and effectively use yoga poses in the way they are intended. Yoga positions such as ananas will exercise the muscles, glands and nerves as they work to keeping the body and mind healthy.

Another important step in learning yoga poses is learning to breathe properly. Breathing is one of the ways yoga can reach beyond th...more

Yoga for Fibromyalgia Sufferers - The Ups and Downs

...Mention Yoga to a Fibromyalgia sufferer and they usually say one of two things "Tried that and it did not work" or "I cannot do those funny positions with my pain". This negative approach to a two thousand year old tradition means they are missing out on the many benefits Yoga offers to Fibromyalgia sufferers, all it needs is a better understanding of what Yoga is, and how to adapt it to suit your illness.

Yoga consists of 3 elements;

Breathing - learn to breathe and enjoy it, too many people breathe shallow and miss out on both the physical and mental benefits of proper breathing, which is a key part of the Yoga method.

Meditation - sitting...more

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