Also known as "hot yoga", Bikram yoga is a type of yoga that concentrates on the cleansing of the body and on improving one's physical strength and endurance. It is practiced in rooms that have a temperature of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) or a bit more. Yoga master Bikram Choudhury is the creator of Bikram yoga. This type of exercise consists of a series of 26 poses and 2 breathing exercises that are performed twice in a...more
Yoga is a time old practice which originated in India some five thousand years ago. Since its origin, yoga aims to radiate peace and tranquility within the mind, body and soul. Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word 'yuj' which essentially means to join or unite. Thus, yoga refers to the self uniting of an individual with cosmic consciousness or the Universal Whole. Yoga Poses (Asanas), Meditation (Dhyana) and proper breathing practice...more
The Principle of Balance is most important thing, My research Study based on the balance of senses for balanced Brain. How our senses are responsible for level concentration, Balance of Brain & flow of Hormones? How we can control, manage & enhance our power of senses for sound brain functioning.Yoga is strongly associated with Brain. One of the supreme meaning & essence of yoga is to "CONTROLLING our six SENSES" & "BALANCING" them. It is an natural phenomenon that our senses get attracted towards the external subject in outer World (sound, smell, test, etc.) and hence we need to redirect them on a single point in our mind. In yoga this redirection process of senses is called as "PROCESS OF RESTRAIN". Process of Restrain helps us to increase CONCENTRATION and reduces instability of Brain, and can provide balanced resource to the internal body requirements.When our senses travel in the outer world they find there-self subject (e.g. nose finds smell, Ear - Sound, etc.) & get linked with them. Then the mind becomes fickle & inconsistent and sometimes it get carried away by the senses as by itself.The WAVY nature of the mind is highly dependent on the instability of senses. While using...more
Yoga can be put to good use for taking off excess pounds through the power of creating a state of mental and physical well being. The basic tenets of Yoga promotes a healthy lifestyle and when combined with a calorie reduction can help to speed up your weight loss. It will increase your metabolism by increasing the caloric burning process. All...more
Author: Darvin J. HooeyAre you starting a new yoga practice in 2010, but you still require a discount yoga mat? These are some things you need to keep in mind when you purchase your discount yoga mats. Yoga provides its practioners many benefits, both mental and physical, improved concentration, increased strength, improved flexibility and...more
US researchers studying people with chronic lower back problems found that those who did Iyengar Yoga were better at overcoming pain and depression than those who followed conventional treatments for lower back pain.The study, which was funded by the US National Institutes of Health to the tune of 400,000 dollars, was the work of Dr Kimberly Williams, research assistant professor in the Department of Community Medicine at West Virginia University in Morgantown, and colleagues, and can be read online in the 1 September issue of the journal Spine.Low-back pain is the largest category for medical reimbursements in the US, accounting for 34 billion dollars of medical costs every year, said the researchers.The three-year study showed that the group that did yoga had lifted mood, less pain and improved function compared to the control group that received standard medical therapy.Proponents of yoga have often described how it helps back pain, but not everyone was convinced so Williams and colleagues conducted this research, which they say is the biggest and most rigorous evaluation ever done.Williams told the media that:The yoga group had less pain, less functional disability and less...more
If you prefer to be free of strain as well as stress then you should start your daily routine with yoga.When you awake each morning put a mat on the floor and bring your knees to your chest and then roll back and raise your legs high in the air and...more
Navigating the journey between childhood and teenager status can be both a fantastic and treacherous adventure. At the onset of puberty, everything seems to change. Youth experience dramatic, often sudden, transformations of physical systems,...more
Author: Sanoj JoseThe Roots of Yoga The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word “Yuj” meaning to yoke, join or unite. This implies joining or integrating all aspects of the individual – body with mind and mind with soul – to achieve a happy,...more
'Kundalini' means the power which resides in the human body in the form of a coiled serpent in Muladhara Chakra, the first of the seven chakras. And Kundalini Yoga is a type of traditional yoga practice of physical discipline through meditation. It...more
There are many yoga benefits for people who have been practicing for a long time and are very proficient in their practice, obviously. When you think about yoga, you must naturally picture a room full of people with perfect bodies, holding impossible...more
One of the most popular forms of exercise and fitness, yoga benefits almost everybody cutting across age groups due to its unique philosophy. The word 'yoga' comes from the word 'yug' that means to 'unite' and yoga serves to do just that. It serves...more