Weight Loss and Yoga - Estranged Bed Partners?

When you primarily want to significantly and rapidly lose weight, experts and fitness gurus attest that yoga is not the exercise of fitness regime for you. But is there any reason why yoga would not be highly recommended for weight loss?

Power Yoga Exercise

The power yoga is a rapidly popularizing type and form of exercise activity. The task is very beneficial and involves not just the physical body, but also the mental and the spiritual.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture – Standing Forward Bend

‘Pada’ means foot and ‘Hasta’ means hand so this pose consists of standing with feet together, bending forward from the hips, and standing on one’s hands. The practice of this asana promotes a youthful vigour throughout the life. The Standing Forward Bend gives a complete stretch to the entire posterior (back) of the body, from the back of the scalp to the back of the heels.

Yoga Meditation Technique

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The Five Faces Of Kundalini I.E. The Five Streams Of Divine Energy

Colloquially all creatures are called living beings. Because they have Prana (vital force) they are called Pranis too. But it is not so simple. Material scientists do not accept that a creature has life force. They say life is a body which is an admixture of chemicals plus 5 elements. When the 5 elements dissociate from one another that creature becomes extinct on dying. They opine that there is nothing like a soul principle in this world. Man is just a walking, moving, speaking tree.

The Spiritual Benefits of Yoga

Spirituality is something all of us have within us; but, not all of us know how to use it. Yoga is one way to summon your spirituality to the surface, where it's at your disposal.

Yoga and Gratitude

Gratitude: it's something we all try to have, but most don't possess. In today's hussle and bussle, it's easy to forget to take gratitude along for the traffic-filled ride. However, gratitude is important and yoga can help make it a part of your life.

Yoga Accessories: A Crucial Part Of Modern Yoga Practice

The very mention of the word yoga brings before the curtain of mind, certain fit and glowing bodies doing their workout in difficult and strange postures. “The beauty mixed with strain” attract the onlookers and they get curious to know more about the art.

How to Make Up Your Own Yoga Routine At Home (part 2)

This is part 2 of this article on how to make your own Yoga routine for yourself in the comforts of your own home.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture -- Full Boat

This posture resembles a boat viewed from a side, hence the name. The Boat is a challenging posture that can be quite stressful and difficult to accomplish. Because of that it can restrict the breathing or develop a habit of holding the breath. Learning to breathe deeply and fully in this posture will revitalize the body (by bringing in more oxygen per breath) and help to eliminate toxins and waste products from the body.

Awakening the Female Serpent... Uplifting Divine Power

The 6 Chakras are also called the 6-fold wealth. In spiritual science it is called Sham (mental control), Dama (sense organ control), Uparati (dispassion), Titiksha (forbearance), Shradha (faith), Samadhan (concentration). Sham means serenity. It means destruction of agitation, tension, anguish and anger. Dama means mastery of the sense organs and stopping them from straying towards their respective objects. Uparati means fighting against vileness, wickedness etc of the mind.

With Yoga, Getting Slim And Trim Is Now Easier Than Before

It is no secret that yoga promotes a healthful and balanced lifestyle. When practised together with a calorie burning regime, it may show exceptional results in terms of weight control. Practicing yoga will also encourage your metabolism, increasing the calorie burning process, but you should not see it as an all-encompassing method.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture - Lotus

Years of consistent effort may be needed to make this advanced posture feasible. In a Sanskrit language 'Padma' means 'Lotus' and in this posture the position of the legs look like a blooming lotus, hence the name. The position of the crossed legs and the erect back keeps the mind alert and attentive, which is why the Lotus posture has been given a great importance in yoga practice as it is best suited for concentration and meditation. The Lotus is a wonderful yoga posture but it is not practical for most Westerners as a meditative posture. It places a lot of stress on the knee and hip joints, and should be approached with caution, mostly by the novices.