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Yoga postures are designed to cleanse, tone and purify the body, which in turn affects the mind and your ability to practice pranayama and meditation without distraction. Not to mention of the other many health benefits like:
Improved flexibility, stamina, strength and balance.
Better functioning of your nervous and endocrine systems and internal organ.
Enhanced quality of your [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Yoga Practice » No Comments
Just imagine that it’s the middle of the night and you suddenly wake up feeling uneasy. You are unable to catch your breath and getting suffocated. The whole world seems to be closing in around your throat and chest. The urgency to breathe is making you panic. Do you realize what is happening to you?
You’re [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Asthma, Yoga Practice » 1 Comment
A woman’s life cycle is divided into three stages during which her identity changes on the basis of the physical transformations that take place in her reproductive system. These 3 identities of a woman are – “Maiden”, “Mother” and “Wise Woman”.
The ‘maiden stage’ starts with the childhood and it continues just before the onset of [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Yoga Practice » No Comments
The happiest moment in a woman’s life comes when she gives birth to a child. It is said that a woman becomes complete when she attains motherhood. But to attain motherhood, she has to go though pregnancy which is perhaps the most difficult journey in a woman’s life. Pregnancy is a very delicate phase for [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Yoga Practice, pregnancy » No Comments
Yoga is not just for athletes, popstars and supermodels! Yoga is for everyone: young or old, male or female, healthy or sick. Yoga can always be adapted to your individual needs, whatever your circumstances.
Even if you are facing many challenges in life, it is easy to start doing yoga and you will experience [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Yoga Practice » 1 Comment
Working in an office or at a computer for prolonged periods of time can put strain on the neck, shoulder and back muscles which in turn can lead to tension and stiffness. This tension can cause headaches, as well as back, neck and shoulder pain. If left unattended, it could also impact your ability to [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Yoga Practice » 1 Comment
Ten years of research conducted by NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) recently revealed that yoga is equivalent to conventional medicines when it comes to treating the alcoholics, mentally depressed and schizophrenic patients.
Motivated by these results, NIMHANS has already employed yoga instructors for such patients. The research was carried out for three [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » Depression, Yoga Practice » No Comments
Recent studies have discovered that yoga practice could increase brain substances, which if otherwise low, could lead to anxiety and depression.
At the moment, pharmaceutical treatment boosts the level of neurotransmitters known as gamma-aminobutyric (GABA), the lack of which is considered to be the cause behind anxiety and depression.
Research was conducted to find out if yoga [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » Depression, Yoga Practice » No Comments
Taking care of ourselves is hard when we’re busy taking care of so many other things. It is easy to get bogged down by stress and distracted from what’s important. Yet we must take care of ourselves especially when others are relying on us.
In these times solutions need to be fast and easy [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » Yoga Practice » No Comments
Pranayama is the fourth limb of Ashtanga Yoga and is translated as control of one’s life force or simply breath control. With this said it may be guessed that Pranayama is a complex and important aspect of yoga. Many teachers of classical yoga suggest that Pranayama should only be practiced with an accomplished guide, however [...]
Wed, November 26 2008 » Yoga Practice » No Comments