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Yoga is a group of ancient spiritual practices possibly originating in India around 3300 BCE for the purpose of cultivating a steady mind. A practitioner of Yoga is called a Yogi or Yogini (female) .Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way to unite the body, mind and soul. Yoga exercises basically comprise of a number of asanas t...
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Basics about YogaEveryone in today's busy life schedule wants to indulge sometime for exercises. However, maintaining a daily routine becomes difficult as far as exercises are concerned. People start working on different types of exercises with a great enthusiasm but soon lose the interest. They believe that some exercises benefits in physical terms while the others in mental term. People have re...
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Understanding Yoga Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way to unite our body, mind and soul. Yoga exercises basically comprise of number of asanas to achieve the union of body, mind and soul. These asanas are nothing but the practice of physical postures or poses that helps our body to attain a healthy level. Moreover, almost every yoga exercises include stretching; it does not mean that yoga is all about stretching. Through yoga practices, we can develop the strength and flexibility o...
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Basics about MeditationMeditation is a technique through which we attain a still and relax mind by detaching ourselves from our everyday thoughts and emotions. The relaxation to the mind is achieved just by sitting quietly and concentrating on our breathing mechanism. Essentially there are two types of meditation, active and passive. Active meditation is related t...
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Exploring yoga Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way to unite our body, mind and soul. Yoga exercises basically comprise of number of asanas to achieve the union of body, mind and soul. These asanas are nothing but the practice of physical postures or poses that helps our body to attain a healthy level. Moreove...
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Yoga and backbend poses Yoga believes that the mind, body and spirit are closely associated with one another and can not be separated. Through yoga, one can bring all these factors together and enjoy the real essence of healthy life. The techniques behind yoga are very simple and do not need any special equipments to accomplish. Yoga exercises basically comprise of simple asanas or poses. Some of the asanas are so simple that they can be carried out at any time including of...
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Understanding Yoga Yoga is a proven science for attaining the physical as well as mental fitness. Through its simple and easy methods, yoga empowers the mind to stabilize and develop the various skills. Yoga also promises to give a flexible, strong and subtle body to keep the various disorders away from a healthy body. However, one must try to get the knowledge of performing yoga exercises correctly from a trained practitioner. Yoga exe...
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Exploring yoga Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way to unite our body, mind and soul. Yoga exercises basically comprise of a number of asanas to achieve the union of body, mind and soul. These asanas are nothing but the practice of physical postures or poses that helps our body to at...
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Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning union or joining. Yoga exercises basically comprises of Asanas. Yoga not only helps in maintaining the physical essence of our body but also keeps us mentally strong. Everyone knows how important warm-up is for any kind of exercises and so is the case with yoga. Yoga exercises comprises of a special set of warm-up exercises. Let us see what are the different types and how can we perform these warm-up yoga exercises. Essentially, there are five major types of...
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Understanding yoga Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word "Yuj" which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way to unite our body, mind and soul. Yoga exercises basically comprise of number of asanas to achieve the union of body, mind and soul. These asanas are nothing but the practice of physical postures or poses that helps our body to attain a heal...
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