How To Practice Meditation Meditation is the most important practice for calming the mind. A calm mind can lead a healthy, happy and successful life. It can cure the diseases and speed up the healing process. We describe the simple technique below called prana-dharana. Prana in Sanskrit stands for the air that we breathe. It ... Similar Editorial : by Dr John Anne. | Source : Advanced Yoga
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 man's life is the direct result of his karma. Good thoughts, words and deeds lead to good and happy life while ... Similar Editorial : by JACKIE. | Source : Advanced Yoga
Start Reaping The Rewards With Yoga Positions For Beginners The ancient art of yoga has been around for many, many years. It is a combination of body positions and mind control. There are very basic yoga positions for beginners and then there are more complicated positions for the more advanced. This type of relaxation exercise is a very healthy art form, ... Similar Editorial : by matth02. | Source : Advanced Yoga
Baddha Konasana - A Great Asana For Hip And Groin Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose) is also known as the Cobbler's Pose because of the similarity to a cobblers sitting position. It is an excellent asana which helps your groin and hip position. It is a forward bending asana which starts off from Staff Pose or Dandasana. You have to bend your knees... Similar Editorial : by Sharon Hopkins. | Source : Yoga Equipment
Benefits And Importance Of Bhujangasana Bhujangasana is known as the snake or cobras pose because it reflects the look of a raised hood. As you raise your head along with your chest it represents a snake hood. The rest of the body lies down representing the body of the snake. This asana can be one of the best asanas for your back as well ... Similar Editorial : by Rexanne Mancini. | Source : Yoga Equipment
Benefits And Importance Of Adho Mukha Svanasana When we take each word of this asana and look for the meaning it comes out to be a very simple word. "Adho Mukh" means facing downwards and "Svana" means a dog. This would mean facing downwards dog pose. This pose matches to a dog that stretches himself with its front and back legs. Therefore th... Similar Editorial : by Rexanne Mancini. | Source : Yoga Equipment
Improve Your Eyesight With Trataka Eyes are the windows of the soul and you can see what a person is up to by looking into his eyes. Hence it is important to have clean eyesight. In yoga, trataka is a technique devised by the ancient sages to improve the eyesight. It is a shuddhikriya or purification process to cleanse the eyesight a... Similar Editorial : by Amy Guven. | Source : Ashtanga Yoga
What Is Mantra Yoga? This means chanting of phrases, words which when chanted in full attention and could give you a sense of calmness and tranquility. It can also be stated as the achievement of the ultimate salvation by the chanting of verses. Most of the chants and phrases in Vedas are used for this purpose. ... Similar Editorial : by JACKIE. | Source : Ashtanga Yoga
Yoga And Meditation Almost everyone has experienced the fact that when one starts concentrating his mind on any immediate object or an idea, the mind starts wandering. It is very difficult to keep the mind busy with a single thought. The ancient sages too encountered the same problems. Arjuna, in Gita had mentioned th... Similar Editorial : by Dada Vedaprajinananda. | Source : Ashtanga Yoga
Nauli - Clean The Body Of Impurities Nauli is a purificatory process of eliminating the impurities that have gathered in the body. You can practice this process only if you have impurities collected in the body otherwise there is no need to practice it everyday. This process should be performed in the standing position. Stoop forward s... Source : Prenatal Yoga
Jnana Yoga - Yoga For The Intelligent Jnana means the knowledge. This yoga is the yoga for the intelligent and selected people. This yoga is the ultimate goal of all the other varieties of yoga. This yoga teaches you to look at the world as it is without any ignorance and bias. You can achieve this state by practicing rigorous mental di... Similar Editorial : by JACKIE. | Source : Prenatal Yoga
Benefits Of Matsyasana The name given to every asana derives its inspiration from nature. As this pose happens to look like a fish it is known as matsyasna - fish pose. The popular feeling is that Matsyasana is known as the destroyer of many diseases. This asana has to be done in padmasana which may not be that easy for b... Similar Editorial : by Sharon Housley. | Source : Prenatal Yoga
Yoga Blocks Are A Good Support System Any exercise when done correctly would help in getting the proper results. Every part of the body would be rejuvenated by getting your exercise right. The yoga blocks used for doing yoga asanas would create extra strength which you need. This helps in doing most of your asanas without strain. Some o... Similar Editorial : by LeonardoTrait. | Source : Prenatal Yoga
Importance Of Controlling Your Mind Since ancient times, the human philosophers have realized the importance of mind in governing the human affairs. They knew that a person's external circumstances were the result of his internal thoughts. They were aware that if the person thought riches, he would be riches, while the thoughts of po... Similar Editorial : by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.. | Source : Prenatal Yoga
Yoga Bolster An Equipment To Better Your Yoga Yoga an ancient art has penetrated into our daily lives and that too in full swing. Every other person is hooked on to it, no matter what your age or size. As it can be done by any other person its popularity has increased and grown in different parts of the world. The different accessory which is u... Similar Editorial : by JACKIE. | Source : Hatha Yoga
