Yoga

Yoga is not in conflict with any religion or belief system (June 21 is International Yoga Day) Yoga benefits are multifold: As we look forward to celebrating the International Yoga Day, we must understand yoga in totality. Yoga is one of the greatest wealth of humankind. We think yoga is just a series of asanas (postures / exercises). However, asana …

Yoga won’t give you immortality but this ancient discipline of bringing union between the body, mind and spirit can definitely help you fight age – both physical and mental, say health and wellness experts. “In my practice in India and abroad I have seen several cases where my clients have gotten better by regular yoga, pranayam and meditation,” Preeti Rao, …

Apan Vayu Mudra is a powerful yogic hand gesture. It is the combination of two hand gestures, Apan Mudra and Vayu Mudra. To form this Mudra, after placing the tip of index finger at the root of the thumb, tips of middle and ring fingers are joined with the tip of the thumb. This Mudra is concerned with the healing …

अनुलोम विलोम प्राणायाम: अनुलोम का अर्थ होता है सीधा और विलोम का अर्थ है उल्टा। यहां पर सीधा का अर्थ है नासिका या नाक का दाहिना छिद्र और उल्टा का अर्थ है-नाक का बायां छिद्र। अर्थात् अनुलोम-विलोम प्राणायाम में नाक के दाएं छिद्र से सांस खींचते हैं, तो बायीं नाक के छिद्र से सांस बाहर निकालते है। इसी तरह यदि …

Every step taken, every stretch made, a hidden muscle in the legs is hard at work. It doesn’t just help with balance or movement, it supports one of the body’s most vital systems, circulation. The heart doesn’t work alone. In our legs, there’s another one… a muscle… and it is called the Soleus. This deep, silent muscle also “beats” for …

Ludhakana Sarpasan / Ludkan Sarpasana: Rolling Snake Pose – Dynamic variation of the traditional Sarpasana (Snake Pose). Ludhakana Sarpasan: Technique Lie down flat on the stomach, keeping the legs straight and feet together. Bring the arms behind the back. Interlock the fingers and place the hands on the top of the buttocks. Inhale and raise the head, chest and legs …

The heart is more than just a muscle. It is a mirror of how we feel, live and connect. Meditation offers a gentle but powerful way to care for the heart in all dimensions-physical, emotional and spiritual. In stillness, we find strength, in silence the heart speaks. Through meditation we return to the inner-self (Antahkaran), where healing begins. Meditation and …

Women and Heart Attack: Only a decade back, attacks of heart disease in India on women were not that rampant. It was believed that females were rather protected against this disease, at least up to the age of menopause, because of their oestrogen factor. Today they are vulnerable to this attack as their counterpart. Heart disease is striking women at …

पवनमुक्तासन: Pawanmuktasana – जैसा कि इसके नाम से पता चलता है, यह योग आसन पेट की गैस को बाहर निकालने के लिए उत्कृष्ट है। पवनमुक्तासन और गैस व कब्ज की समस्या: Yoga asanas for gastric problems भारत में एक बहुत पुरानी कहावत है कि यदि दिमाग और पेट स्वस्थ हैं, तो व्यक्ति धनवान है; अर्थात्‌ जब मन शांत हो और …

वर्तमान में महिलाओं में मोटापा तेजी से बढ़ रहा है। अकेले भारत में मोटापे से ग्रस्त महिलाओं की संख्या अनुमानत: 5 करोड़ है, जो कुल महिलाओं की संख्या का 10 प्रतिशत है। महिलाओं में मोटापे के मुख्य कारण उनके हार्मोन में परिवर्तन होना, चयापचय का ठीक न होना, गलत जीवन-शैली तथा गर्भावस्था आदि हैं। महिलाओं में मोटापे के कारण: 1. …