Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Another Reason to Get to Your Nearest Yoga Class
...Most of us have heard that yoga is fabulous for cultivating a calm mind and a healthy body. Now, studies are revealing that yoga may be a one of the most valuable answers to our society's greatest health disasters.
A recent study in Channai, India has shown that a yoga practice is fantastic for treating metabolic syndrome, or syndrome x. It can actually reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with this aging syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is one of the biggest causes of premature aging, heart disease, and nearly every other disease that we could think of. It is a catch all phrase that...more
Get a Healthy Weight Loss through Yoga
.... Exhale and drop the arms and relax.
You have now completed one round.
Perform as many rounds as possible in multiples of 3. Ideally you want to aim for 6 rounds minimum and up to a maximum of 30
Now, some other poses can be used to target trouble spots like the abs, arms and legs, nonetheless, the Sun Salutations, do remain quite efficient and useful for toning the body as a whole.
In addition, just like with any other weight loss program that implements the use of diet and exercise, when I say use yoga for weight loss; I mean ALL its limbs: the poses, the prescribed diet for practice and mind-set.
This diet is known as the Sattvic diet and is simply put one that consists of Fruits, Leafy and Root Vegetables, Perhaps some Whole Grains and absolutely no packaged, refined or processed foods. So there it is friends, how to go about using Yoga for weight loss. Now, lets strike a pose and do us some Yoga.
In Friendship,<...more
More Yogic Stress Management Solutions
...When studying Yoga under the guidance of a competent Yoga teacher, we learn many techniques, which enhance the qualities of daily life. All forms of Yoga have viable solutions for stress management.
Yet, stress is literally killing the masses, because chronic stress taxes the immune system. An immune system, which has low resistance, is an invitation to many of the diseases, which commonly plague humankind.
On the other hand, short-term stress can stimulate our immune systems. A little bit of stress can make us stronger, while overwhelming stress will surely shorten our life spans. Recent studies indicate that stress hormones, secreted from the adrena...more
Karma Yoga - The Art of Living
...The ancient book of Gita, which is the treatise on the living has led a great stress on the karma. Karma is defined as the action and its fruits. Ancient Hindu saints have believed that a mans life is the direct result of his karma. Good thoughts, words and deeds lead to good and happy life while bad thoughts, words and deeds lead a person to disaster. This has been postulated in the 18th century by Isaac Newton, who gave his law as For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
The branch of yoga that deals with karma is called as the karma yoga. ...more
