Yoga can help relieve both the pain and psychological distress suffered by patients with arthritis, according to a research. Patients with osteoarthritis and those with rheumatoid arthritis both frequently see benefits from the activity, it found. The US research, published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, involved a review of nine … [Read more...]
Chest Opening Yogasanas
If you are trying to give up smoking and nicotine consumption there is no doubt that chest opening yoga exercises can go a long way to support your effort. Besides, opening the chest helps to tone the spine and increase the breathing capacity of the lungs. It relieves tightness in the back and shoulders. By lifting your heart, moving your shoulders back and lengthening the … [Read more...]
Sitali and Sitkari: Two Cooling Pranayamas
There are two cooling pranayama practices that can soothe you in the time of heat & sweat. Of coure, you can eat a slice of watermelon or take a dip in the pool, but yoga can also help your body beat the summer heat (and your mind chill out) with these practices. Sitali or Serpent Breath In Sanskrit, the word sitali means "cooling," and this breath has an immediate … [Read more...]
Yoga for Cyclist
Cycling is good aerobic exercise. Hunching over handlebars while perched on a narrow seat, pedaling constantly and holding up the head to watch the road takes a toll on muscles from the neck to the feet, the spine and back. There are certain yoga poses that are intended to counter the shortening and tightness in muscles and tendons that come with cycling and can cause … [Read more...]
Samadhi: the only stable unchanging reality
Samadhi is a Hindu and Buddhist technical term that usually denotes higher levels of concentrated meditation, or dhyana, in Yogic schools, and is considered a precursor for enlightenment, or Nirvana, in Buddhism. It is the eighth and final limb of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, and comprises the pinnacle of achievements in samyama, the three-tiered practice of meditation … [Read more...]
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