Back pain can cause you immense pain. Other than drug medications, there are many natural therapy methods for your pain. Take a proactive approach to your pain and you will then be able to live life to its fullest.Here are some facts to reveal how common back pain is. Back pain in the U. S. currently accounts for approximately 50-60% of pain complaints for workers. It is surprising to note that it does not matter what type of job you hold....more
There is a wide selection of places where one can buy a yoga ball- both online and offline. Woolworths is one of the more popular options for those looking to buy a decent yoga ball at a reasonable price, as they offer a yoga and body ball set, which includes yoga tools, body ball, air pump, yoga mat, two yoga bricks, yoga strap, resistance band, yoga instruction video, gym ball instruction video, and an instruction DVD.Another option is Kelkoo -...more
While Yoga exercises are quite old, the Pilates method of exercising was invented by Joseph Pilates in the 20th century. Yoga Pilates is a combination of the two exercise routines and can be very helpful especially when the principles of Pilates are applied properly to a Yoga workout. There are over five hundred exercises that can be performed by combining Yoga and Pilates and they do not require any expensive or elaborate equipment. Every pose of Yoga can benefit from some of the breathing and posture enhancing skills contained within the Pilates regimen. The basics of Yoga Pilates simply state that it is important for everyone using this form of exercise to completely know the movement to and away from the center while revolving around it. Yoga Pilates, like Yoga and Pilates individually, are only concerned with a bettering of the individual's health. Regular use of these exercises will be beneficial physically as well as mentally. After a few work outs you will begin to notice the increase in flexibility and strength. The increase in muscle strength also means that you will be less susceptible to injuries. A great advantage of the Pilates Yoga exercise is the improvement in...more
Hatha Yoga is the yoga that most people know as simply, "yoga." Practiced for emotional and physical health and wellness, Hatha Yoga focuses on both the purification of the mind and the body, aiming to pave a path to vitality and wholeness. Hatha Yoga was introduced by a man named Yogi Swatmarama, a yoga sage in 15th and 16th century India. Known...more
What is Asthma?Asthma is an ancient Greek word that means "panting, gasping or short-drawn breath." It is one of the most discomforting of respiratory ailments, known to affect around 5% of the world's adult population and 10% of children. Asthmatics suffer from periodic attacks of breathlessness interspersed with bouts of complete normalcy.When...more
Yoga is known to improve health overall, with every aspect of it enhancing something, mind, body, or spirit. But, overall health aside, yoga is becoming known to be particularly helpful for relief from specific diseases. One of these diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is a bit of a medical enigma, with no concrete causes and no concrete cure.The course of MS is unpredictable. The four categories used to classify the clinical course in a person with MS are: Relapsing - remitting, Primary-progressive, Secondary-progressive, and Progressive-relapsing. In the absence of a resolution, several treatment options must step in to relieve the burden MS places on so many lives. Physical activity is extremely important for individuals with MS, and yoga is now recognized as an excellent means of MS management.What is MS?MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body's defensive immune system attacks and destroys the fatty tissue, the myelin surrounding nerves in the brain and spinal cord. These myelin sheaths perform the same function as insulation around an electrical wire. Without the myelin insulation, nerve impulses from brain to body can short out and become confused, misdirected, or be...more
Learning disabilities are a common cause of frustration for children and adults. It is estimated that as high as 15 percent of Americans have some sort of learning disability. By definition, they are defined as the psychological or neurological...more
From energy drinks to energy bars, energy is something sought by people each day. Everything is made up of energy. Energy is pulsation - a pulsation that moves in a wave-like rhythm flowing up and flowing down. We may think we need to grab for energy...more
Yoga techniques act as a stress reliever. Yoga techniques help to reduce the stress that rises from our daily activities. Even during vacations people are getting attacked with the outside stressful factors, which can damage a very good vacation...more
Yoga is the perfect exercise! Anyone can do it, it is easy to learn, requires no specialized equipment, and it is easy on your joints. Yoga combines stretching your muscles and improving your mental condition, along with working out your...more
Try Yoga Exercises Specially Tailored For ArthriticsLiving with arthritis pain is not something that anyone would like to happen to them, and the need to find arthritis pain relief is on top of most sufferers' minds. It could mean taking a pill,...more
Sirsasana meaning headstand is considered to be one of the most important yoga poses. Sirsasana is known as "the queen of poses", and the reason relates to the effect it has on the brain and mind. The inversion of this pose causes increased and...more