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Yoga & Meditation

  • kapalabhati pranayama

    Yoga is a set of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India around 3300 BCE. A practitioner of Yoga is referred to as a Yogi (male) or Yogini (female). Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj,' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way of uniting our body, mind, and soul. Yogic exercises basically compri...

  • types of yoga exercises

    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...

  • guidelines for yoga

    The term 'Yoga' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Yuj,' which means 'to join' or 'unite.' In simple words, yoga is a way of establishing a dynamic equilibrium between our body, mind, and soul. Yogic exercises basically consist of asanas, which are nothing but postures or poses that help to stay healthy by preventing as well as treating a number of diseases. Just because most yogasanas involve stretching, it does not mean that yoga only comprises stretching exercises. Yoga can help you to increase your strength and improve the flexibil...

  • benefits of meditation

    Meditation is a technique that is used to relax mentally by detaching oneself from everyday thoughts and emotions. This is achieved by sitting quietly and concentrating on one specific thought or process. Essentially, there are two types of meditation, active and passive. Active meditation is related to daily activities like working, eating, walking and the like...

  • backbend poses in yoga i

    Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj,' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way of uniting our body, mind, and soul. Yogic exercises basically comprise a number of asanas that facilitate such a union. These asanas are physical postures or poses that help our body to become and stay healthy. Moreover, just because almost every yogasana involves stretching, it does not mean tha...

  • backbend poses in yoga ii

    Yoga believes that the mind, body, and soul are closely associated with one another and can not be separated. Through yoga, one can bring all three of them together and enjoy the real essence of a healthy life. The techniques used in yoga are very simple and do not call for any special equipments. Yogic exercises basically comprise simple poses. Some of the asanas are so simple that they can be carried out at any time, irrespective of whether you are in the office, kitchen, or on a holiday...

  • backbend poses in yoga iii

    Yoga is a science that has proved its efficacy in facilitating the fitness of the body as well as the mind. Through its simplistic methods, yoga relaxes the mind and harmonizes the functions of the body. Yoga also promises to give a flexible, strong, and supple body to keep various diseases at bay. However, one should preferably get trained in yoga by a yoga expert before attempting to do any of the yogasanas. If done incorrectly, yogic exercises may lead to musculoskeletal proble...

  • backbend poses in yoga iv

    Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word 'Yuj,' which means to join or unite. In simple words, yoga is a way of uniting our body, mind, and soul. Yogic exercises basically comprise a number of asanas that facilitate such a union. These asanas are physical postures or poses that help our body to become and stay healthy. Moreover, just because almost every yogasana involves stretching, it does not m...

  • warm up exercises in yoga

    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...

  • supine poses in yoga i

    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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