Yoga Positions Positioning Yourself For Health
...Yoga the ancient art of breathing and stretching has long been favored as a natural way to achieve optimal fitness and ward off stress. Today, more and more people are turning to yoga to help them achieve what traditional exercise has not a mind/body connection that offers a greater level of health and inner peace.
Yoga positions consist of holding certain postures of the body while performing deep and precise breathing techniques. There are many types of yoga practice to which different people prescribe but there is a common thread that unites all sects of yoga. They all have various postures or positions that are common to yoga in general.
Some common yoga position...more
Really Great Low Back Pain Exercises!
...If you suffer from lower back pains, you should try some exercises to easy away the pain instead of taking medication that may do bad things to your stomach lining and liver. If you dont suffer from lower back pain but are looking for exercises that dont cause a lot of back strain then this article is the one for you.
Yoga is one of the oldest forms of exercise and is the best at keeping you lithe, limber and flexible. One of the best positions for your back is the downward dog which stretches all the muscles in your back as well as your thighs and cal...more
Can I Learn Yoga through Videotapes and DVD's?
...Well, even though that was what got me started with Yoga, from experience, it is safe to say one has to know something about Yoga BEFORE you look into learning from Video-tapes and DVDs on Yoga
The reason for this is because yoga is such a direct and precisely executed form of exercise that requires attention and extreme detail.
When one considers that is was made from millennia of impeccable analysis of the human body (both physical and spiritual), and if you have heard anything about 'chakras' or your aura ...more
Yama and niyama in Yoga
...al with eliminating some or the other impurities.
Santosha (Contentment): a yogi is taught to be happy and satisfied with his lot. He does not need to achieve any ambition.
Tapas (Religious austerities) : This niyama describes the rituals like fasting needed to fortify the mind. Yoga believes that this increases the resistance power of the body and makes your body and mind stronger and thus you can face adverse conditions effectively.
Swadhyaya (Reading of religious literature): This practice is very useful for overcoming ignorance and facing the adversities of life calmly. It helps to fill your mind with peace.
Ishwarpranidhana (Devotion): this teaches you to rely on the divine will and to ascribe the effects of your action to the divine providence. This is a very useful habit to cultivate as you can accept everything as Gods will and can achieve peace of mind. This eliminates the fear and worry.more