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Top 10 Yoga Asana to relieve Asthma
In this condition, the
airways of the lungs are constricted, causing tightness in the
chest, bouts of coughing, wheezing, and breathing difficulties. The
inflammation of the air passages can become chronic. Asthma is
usually caused by allergies or stress. Yoga has come a long way to
heal and manage asthma.
Facial Yoga: to fight wrinkles naturally
Face yoga comprises of
a series of toning and strengthening exercises for the muscles of
your face. Exercises include rolling the tongue to make vibrating
sounds and exaggerated yawns to release the jaw muscles. It also
involves laughing a lot out loud and blowing kisses. Relaxing your
face is an important part of yoga because the face is an indicator
of tension in the rest of the body.
De-fusing Anger with yoga
Anger comes in several forms,
including outrage, frustration, jealousy, resentment, fury, and hatred. It also
masquerades as judgment, criticism, and even boredom. Like all emotions, it is a
complex, ever-shifting state involving thoughts, feelings, and bodily changes.
Pratyahara: learning
to control "indriyas"
The word "pratyahara" means "removing indriyas from material
objects". Pratyahara is the stage at which an adept learns how to
control the "tentacles" of consciousness that are called "indriyas"
in Sanskrit.
Yoga for A HEALTHY HEART
Eight million women today are living with
heart disease, and they're
developing it at younger and younger ages.
Stress
is considered to be a major contributing factor.
THE YOGA DIET
The yogic-diet is said to be lacto-vegetarian,
which means that it is made up entirely of non-animal foods with the
exceptions of milk, cheese, yoghurt, butter eggs and honey.
CHAKRAS: THE WHEEL OF SPINNING LIGHT
"Chakra" means wheel or
ring in Sanskrit and our personal chakras have energy coiled within
them, located along the spine and head.
YOGA TO BALANCE EYESTRAIN
Do you spend your days staring at a
computer screen? If you do, you probably know how draining and tiring it
can be to your entire body, not just your eyes.
PRACTICING YOGA DURING
PREGNANCY
The practice of
yoga
gives you the opportunity to create a world (your body) for your baby
that is healthy and peaceful. “What a child learns in the womb cannot be
learned on earth”.
YOGA ASANAS FOR REDUCING ABDOMINAL FAT
The fat in
the
abdominal
area functions differently than fat elsewhere in the body. It has a
greater blood supply as well as more receptors for cortisol, a
stress hormone.
IMPROVING MEMORY
CONCENTRATION WITH YOGA
Memory is critical to our daily lives.
Memory is the capacity to retain information about past events, and
helps us plan future events.
YOGA AND CANCER
Cancer patients often find themselves in distracted states of
mind—bombarded as they are by frightening, sometimes contradictory,
information, subjected to invasive, painful procedures, and
not-always-compassionate medical care. When our minds are so
grievously disturbed, we may find it impossible to make crucial
decisions or relate satisfactorily to our family and friends.
POSTNATAL YOGA
Giving
birth
can be a very demanding physical event. It can also give rise to
strong emotional and spiritual experiences.
THE YOGA WORKOUT FOR
FLAT ABS
Doing yoga regularly will improve
your flexibility, posture, and strength, while giving you that
fringe benefit you're looking for-sculpted abs muscles. Try these
yoga moves.
Yoga for Travelers
If your job involves a lot
of traveling, sitting
in one place can affect your blood circulation.
The altitude and recycled air of most plane trips take their toll on you by
slightly dehydrating you inside and out.
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Yoga to manage
Dermatitis
Dermatitis is
a broad term that refers to any inflammation of the skin. Poison
ivy and similar rashes are known as contact dermatitis, caused by
touching something that irritates a patch of skin. Reactions to
internal medication can cause red, scaly skin and sometimes even
hair loss.
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Healing through Swara Yoga
Swara Yoga is science which is a
complete study, observations, control and manipulation of breath or Swara. In
swara yoga, you will find association of breath in relation to activities of
sun, moon, various seasons, physical and mental conditions of individuals etc.
So Swara Yoga is more comprehensive in theory and practices related to breath.
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Managing Osteoporosis through yoga
Losing bone density is a natural part
of the aging process, but when too much bone is lost the bones
become weakened and susceptible to fracturing and breaking.
Yoga Therapy for Eating Disorder
A
study published in the latest issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly reports
that mind-body exercise, such as yoga, is associated with greater body
satisfaction and fewer symptoms of eating disorders than traditional aerobic
exercise like jogging or using cardio machines.
Yoga for Runners
Yoga and running have a lot in common, in a way that both require practice,
agility, flexibility, patience and your own breathing method.
Runners, more than often complain of sore feet, bad backs and knees, tight
hamstrings and hips. Yoga has the ability to help all of us get better – better
in terms of healing and rehabilitation, better in terms of strength and
flexibility, better in terms of the elimination of pain.
JALNETI: CLEANING THE
NASAL PATH
The shuddikriya for the cleaning of the nasal path is known as neti. The
aim of the process is to purify the
breathing path right
from the nostrils to the throat. If the aim is achieved using water, the
process is known as Jalneti.
YOGA AND STRESS
Stress has been described over or lack of
stimuli. Too little can lead to depression, lethargy, feelings of being
devalued and lack of focus. Conversely, too much stress can lead to
exhaustion "burn out" or even "nervous breakdown".
Top 10 Yogasans for Prolapsed uterus
Prolapse refers to a collapse, descent, or other change in the
position of the uterus in relation to surrounding structures in the
pelvis.
Chi Kung: art of
developing vital energy
Chi Kung (pronounced 'chee goong')
is a form of moving meditation and a way of harnessing and releasing the body's
own vital energy, or chi. It can have an extraordinarily beneficial effect on
both physical and mental health and it is one of the most energizing forms of
exercise.
ESSENTIALS OF DYNAMIC YOGA
Dynamic
yoga
is a creative style of Hatha yoga, principles of Astanga and lyengar.
Dynamic yoga is not only
meditative
but also physically challenging.
Yoga asanas for motion sickness
Motion sickness is
usually experienced while riding in a car, boat or an airplane. It can
also be caused even while standing still and viewing a large screen
movie that contains significant motion. This is characterized by
dizziness - nausea, vomiting, fatigue followed by pallor
Yoga for healthy Blood Pressure
During any exercise the strain on muscles
increases, the requirement for blood and oxygen increases but in Yogasanas the
requirement goes down as there are no strains and every muscle is relaxed, the
requirement for blood and oxygen goes down.
IMPROVE DIGESTION WITH YOGA
Yoga poses increase blood flow to your digestive tract and stimulate
the intestinal action known as peristalsis so digestion is more
efficient.
Yoga for managing symptoms of Menopause
Yoga
can alleviate menopausal symptoms such as insomnia, depression, hot
flashes, and mood swings. The body-mind connection is a powerful
element of hot flashes and emotional symptoms. Rhythmic breathing
exercises which helps you meditate and relax, can effectively reduce
your hot flashes. Researchers have found that deep, slow breathing
can reduce the effects of hot flashes in half, probably by calming
the central nervous system.
Yoga for healing body
Stiffness
Stiff neck? Achy back? Painful knees?
Those sore joints might be keeping you from exercising, but lack of
exercise may actually be what's causing the pain. Improperly
performed movements can also cause stiffness and pain but you can
snap back to normal, pain-free movement by following these Yogasanas.
Yoga for Lordosis
Lordosis or swayback is a disorder
defined by an excessive inward curve of the spine. It differs from
the spine's normal curves at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
regions, which are, to a degree, either kyphotic or lordotic.
ASANA TO RELIEVE ASTHMA
Asthma is usually caused by allergies or
stress. Yoga has come a long way to heal and manage asthma.
Yoga for
Headache Management
Headaches can be caused by eyestrain,
indigestion, allergies, sinusitis, exhaustion or poor posture. Types
of headaches vary according to the cause and so do the remedies.
Migraines and cluster headaches can be helped with yoga, but you
must have the supervision and approval of your doctor.
Practicing Karma Yoga
As the name of this yogic system
implies, the discipline involves action. The aim of Karma Yoga is to
attain union with the Supreme by means of right action, which means,
quite simply, action undertaken for its own sake and not for the
sake of reward.
Yoga For Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are the most common
benign tumors in the female reproductive tract whose exact cause is
unknown, but it is known that fibroids are fed by hormones and blood.
They can be as small as a millet seed or large enough to fill the entire
abdominal cavity.
Yoga for Diabetics
Diabetes means that the body does not
produce or use insulin properly. Many studies have reported the
beneficial effect of the practice of yoga on diabetes. Some studies have
mentioned up to 65 percent beneficial effect of yogic therapy for
diabetes.
Counting some
health benefits of Meditation
Meditation is not for a few but is
necessary for all human beings. The inner self of a person touches the
Higher Self (the Param-Tattwa) during deep sleep daily. This unknown
touch recharges the battery of man.
Yoga for heartburn
Heartburn or Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease (GERD) means acid indigestion. This occurs when the lower esophageal
sphincter (LES) does not close properly and the stomach contents reflux or
return into the esophagus. This may create a burning sensation in the chest or
throat when the refluxed stomach acid touches the lining of the esophagus. The
burning sensation is the one called Heartburn.
Yoga for Cancer
Cancer patients often find themselves in distracted states of mind—bombarded as
they are by frightening, sometimes contradictory, information, subjected to
invasive, painful procedures, and not-always-compassionate medical care. When
our minds are so grievously disturbed, we may find it impossible to make crucial
decisions or relate satisfactorily to our family and friends.
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