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  • Benefits And Importance Of Bhujangasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    Bhujangasana is known as the snake or cobras pose because it reflects the look of a raised hood. As you raise your head along with your chest it represents a snake hood. The rest of the body lies down representing the body of the snake. This asana can be one of the best asanas for your back as well as your spine.

    Inhaling and exhaling plays a very important part in this or any other asanas. Bending and stretching of your back may differ between individuals. As some has th...
  • Benefits And Importance Of Adho Mukha Vrksasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    Vrksasana is a tree pose which means you are standing with your hand raised towards the sky. Adho Mukha Vrksasana can be termed as a tilted tree pose where in your hands are supporting the entire body weight. This asana when done by beginners has to be done very carefully as balancing yourself on your hand cannot be that easy.

    To make it easier it would be better for you to take support of a wall, helping you to overcome your fear of falling while doing this asana. There a...
  • Yoga - Practices and History  By : Michael Russell
    Yoga has many thoughts and practices. Yoga come from many different cultures throughout history.
  • Benefits And Importance Of Adho Mukha Svanasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    When we take each word of this asana and look for the meaning it comes out to be a very simple word. “Adho Mukh” means facing downwards and “Svana” means a dog. This would mean facing downwards dog pose. This pose matches to a dog that stretches himself with its front and back legs. Therefore this name has been attached to this asana.

    Many asanas has its importance and this asana can be termed as one of the most commonly done asanas. As we all know that every yoga asana ha...
  • How to Improve Your Body, Mind and Spirit By Practicing Hatha Yoga  By : Bashy
    Hatha yoga is a 5000 year old system that is used to improve the health of your body, mind and spirit. Hatha yoga combines the stretching exercises of the asanas. Breathing techniques and mental concentration are included in hatha yoga.
  • The Best Yoga Techniques - Is Not To Contemplate But Concentrate  By : kacycarr
    Techniques that surely eases body pains and a troubled mind
  • Yoga: The Most Effective Scoliosis Exercise  By : Saurabh Jain
    Scoliosis is a condition in which a person has side-to-side spinal curves in addition to the normal curves through which the lower portion of the human back curves inwards. The most effective remedy for such a condition is Scoliosis exercises. Although many exercises help in reducing the Scoliosis-related problems, yoga is considered the best Scoliosis exercise. Yoga postures are helpful since they enable us to stretch our body.
  • Benefits Of Pincha Mayurasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    The meaning of this asana is peacock feather pose. Before displaying the beautiful feathers, the peacock happens to lift its tail upright. This upright pose before dancing is known as Pincha Mayurasana. This represents the peacock in all its grandeur. The fierceness that is described in the peacock has to be imbibed in our day to day lives.

    You can also call it as the elbow stand or the forearm stand pose too. As the entire weight falls on your shoulders, it has tremendous...
  • Yoga Exercises - What Has Cannabis Got In Common With Yoga  By : kacycarr
    It is a Joint decision - The natural way comes with no prison sentence.
  • Yoga Positions for Beginners - 2 Things You Need To Know  By : kacycarr
    Beginners take to Yoga like a duck to water. Techniques that surely eases body pains and a troubled mind
  • Learning About Hatha Yoga  By : Sheila Easton -
    Yoga has become one of the most popular types of alternative medical treatments and its popularity is growing rapidly every year.

    Hatha yoga is only one of many "types" of yoga that exists today.

    Yoga was originally meant to be a spiritual treatment of the mind and the soul.

    It has, in today’s world, become more of a physical treatment than anything else.

    Hatha yoga is the type of yoga that prepares your body for its spiritual journey. This is mainly done with...
  • The Most Important Yoga Pose When You are on the Go:  By : Foras Aje
    With over 84, 000 poses in Yoga alone, one pose that must be singled out for daily practice will be the All-members pose known also known as the Shoulder-Stand. With its counter poses, this one pose exercises and tones all the parts of the human body.
  • Yoga and Obesity solution  By : Subodh Gupta
    As per one report nearly 14 percent of British youngsters are clinically obese. The cost of Obesity to the NHS is about £ 1 billion a year. By 2010 the number of overweight and obese youngsters in the European Union nations is expected to hit 26 million. An estimated 20,000 obese youngsters will have type 2 diabetes as per another report.
  • Benefit of Yoga - The Christian Viewpoint  By : Alden Smith
    The Christian viewpoint is thus - if one opens the mind to clearer thinking and inner vision, they open the spirit to demonic possession. It is felt that Yoga practice borders on occultism, and that opening one's mind and spirit to the benefit of yoga is both dangerous and against everything Christianity preaches.
  • Yoga Exercises - Healthy Lifeline With The Yoga Experience  By : kacycarr
    Yoga is helping people the natural way to ease stress/pain. Beneficial results from practising yoga is peace of mind..
  • Importance And Benefits Of Ardha Chandrasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    Life teaches us lot of things and yoga learns lot from life. It derives its inspiration from the basic nature of life which is in various forms such as human, animals, plants, tress, earth, sun and moon. For instance this asanas other name is derived from the Moon. In English this asana would mean Half Moon Pose. The Moon from which the name is derived is an important part of our life. It touches each individual it in its own manner.

    Apparently Hatha yoga talks about sun a...
  • Benefits And Importance Of Ashtanga Namaskar - Part I  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    This asana is also known as Surya Namaskar Asana or Sun Salutation Asana. It is a combination of 12 postures and each posture provides its unique benefits. The essence of this asana is salutation of the Sun god, which is power source of all the energy in this world. So in process to salute the sun god it also helps our body. This asana becomes very important due to the valuable part it plays with our lives. The composition of these poses in its own different way helps in crea...
  • Benefits And Importance Of Ashtanga Namaskar - Part II  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    As we must have learnt that this is a very elaborate pose and one article would not be able to suffice the integral issues it happens to help us deal with. The 12 poses of Ashtanga Namaskar is very crucial as each and every asana has to be done in a very specific manner which helps to create its usefulness to your body

    These are the six pose we will try to know about

    1. Pranamasana (prayer pose)
    Normal Breathing - Om Mitraaya Namaha

    Benefits: Many of your waist an...
  • Yoga Exercises - Yoga Music The Call Of The Forest v Swan Lake  By : kacycarr
    Yoga Music and Swan Lake
  • Benefits And Importance Of Ashtanga Namaskar - Part III  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    We have known the importance and benefits of the first six Ashtanga Namaskar Poses. We will conclude the Ashtanga Namaskar Yoga Asana series with the remaining six asanas.

    7. Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)
    Inhale - Om Hiranayagarbhaaya Namah

    Benefits: This asana is very useful to keep your back in the fittest position. The spinal region becomes strong and very agile. This asana helps in creating a healthy circulation for your back. It tones your body as well as the spinal ...
  • Yoga Clothing - Dressing Down To Dress Up  By : kacycarr
    Yoga is helping people the natural way to ease stress/pain. Beneficial results from practising yoga is peace of mind.
  • Benefits And Usefulness Of Trikanasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    Trikanasana is also known as the Triangle Pose. As and when you look at the asana you can easily notice why this name has been given to this asana. It works out every muscle of your body from the arms to the legs. It is a great way to shed some of the excess weight you have been carrying all along.

    This asana helps all those have been struggling with weight problem. If you are looking for a good figure and a curved waist line, this is the pose to do. It helps in curing rh...
  • Benefits And Usefulness Of Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimottanasana  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    This asana is also known as the Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose. This asana similar to its name stretching your legs and arms. It is one of those enduring asanas that helps your heart and other parts of your body. Stretching is always good for your body. It helps in creating the right balance for your body. Doing this asana is a step forward towards better health. It helps in creating unison between the mind and soul. By doing this pose your heart rate becomes normal. T...
  • Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It’s off to Yoga I go!  By : Liana Mirkin
    Yoga is a system of exercises practiced for thousands of years as used to promote control of the body and mind. It has consistently been used to cure and prevent back pain by enhancing strength and flexibility. Yoga helps reduce pain by helping the brain regulate the secretion of natural painkillers into the body. A Yoga therapist will assist you by creating a program that is specific to your needs and limitations, especially those pertaining to your injury and medical condition.
  • Is Yoga The Answer - Yoga The Medicinal Fix  By : kacycarr
    Tomorrows sorrows can be prevented in many ways. What way you ask?
  • Tips For Doing Inversion Yoga Poses  By : Rebecca Prescott
    What are inversion yoga poses? Find out their benefits, what you have to be careful about, as well as tips on doing shoulderstand, half shoulderstand, and headstand.
  • Yoga For Asthma Cure  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    Yoga has helped in curing and preventing many diseases. The poses and asanas stimulate the required organs and help you with your ailments. Asthma is a very common problem. It is basically shortness of breath due to the chronic lung condition. Even kids are not spared by this disease. You suffer wheezing, coughing, heaviness in the chest causing blockage in your lungs. During asthma attack lack of oxygen can lead to death too. By doing the required asanas you can fight back. ...
  • Yoga Positions for Beginners  By : Jeffrey Greer
    The only way to keep up with the latest about Yoga Positions for Beginners is to constantly stay on the lookout for new information. If you read everything you find about Yoga Positions for Beginners, it won't take long for you to become an influential authority.
  • Pavanamuktasana - Wind Removing Pose  By : Sharon Hopkins -
    Pavan means wind, mukta means relieve or free and asana means pose. This asana is similar to many other yoga poses based on nature. It is being used to foretell the strength and power of the wind from within. It helps in removing the toxic gas present in your body. It creates space for fresh air in the body to create maximum utilization of the bodily resources.

    This yoga pose would improve the digestive system very well. It would do real wonders to your stomach as the exce...
  • Yoga Creates A Balance Between The Body, Mind And Soul.  By : Yoga Guru -
    Yoga is an ancient science that aims to create a balance between the body, mind and soul, thereby curing physical mental and spiritual disorders that are caused by this imbalance. In common language, yoga means union; it’s a union of the individual consciousness with the super-consciousness. To be exact, yoga aims at reminding the individual of this union that already exists and has merely been forgotten. To put it simply, yoga is experiencing and knowing what already exists,...

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