http://www.wailana.com/Your weekly dose of yoga - Wai Lana helps you explore the benefits of natural living with wisdom that applies to us all.en-ushttp://www.press-feed.com/f/wailanayoga.xmlIf your muscles need defrosting in the cold winter weather and your hamstrings feel like steel when you do a forward bend, here are a few hints to get you started.http://www.wailana.com/lifestyle/weeklymessage/message.php?id=28When you do yoga asanas, don't try to force your body into an "ideal" position; instead, do them from the inside out. Move into the postures with inner awareness, noting and accepting your body's strengths and limitations. Don't worry if you can't stretch as far as someone else-yoga is about doing the poses the best you can while maintaining proper alignment. This is the safest way to practice, too. If you practice regularly and conscientiously, gently stretching your boundaries, you will advance very quickly.http://www.wailana.com/lifestyle/weeklymessage/message.php?id=25Anger can be very destructive. It can cause physical and mental problems and can even destroy our personal relationships. But you don't have to let it. You can learn to release your anger through yoga. Breathing exercises are particularly good for calming down immediately. Just take as many slow, deep breaths as you need to. Yoga sound meditation combined with breathing is even more effective, as the sounds themselves are calming. Yoga asanas also help release tension in both body and mind. So before you blow off steam and hurt yourself or someone else, release your anger with some yoga.http://www.wailana.com/lifestyle/weeklymessage/message.php?id=24A lot of gyms and yoga studios have mirrors along one wall, which are great for helping you achieve proper alignment in a pose. But have you ever studied your face as you do yoga? Have you ever noticed how it changes throughout your asana session?http://www.wailana.com/lifestyle/weeklymessage/message.php?id=11An injury can put a damper on your yoga practice, but don't let it keep you from practicing altogether. Yoga has so many poses that it's usually easy to find asanas that don't affect the injured area. Some will even help heal it. Many physical therapy exercises are yoga-based; it's just a matter of knowing which ones to practice.http://www.wailana.com/lifestyle/weeklymessage/message.php?id=4Want to make your yoga session more enjoyable and more beneficial? Then relax as you practice. Whether you do yoga for exercise, to relieve stress, or both, you'll get more out of it if you relax. Don't stress about how stiff you are; don't strain to get into a pose. Just do your best and enjoy it.http://www.wailana.com/lifestyle/weeklymessage/message.php?id=3