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Pranayama Definition: The Mystery and Science of Breathing
By Sejal Shah | Updated on: May 31, 2022 Understand pranayama from a scientific and spiritual perspective, so you can experience the mystical power of breath! Plus a link to a free session. When you go to your meditation or yoga class, you may have heard ... -
The Powerful Spiritual Potential of Sun Salutations
What’s the spiritual significance of practicing Sun Salutations? The significance of practicing asanas (yoga postures) lies beyond the obvious benefits on the body level, and this is even more true with the practice of sun salutations. When we practice su ... -
Yoga for Seniors: Gentle Exercises
In late 2016, news articles about 98-year-old yoga instructor Täo Porchon-Lynch hit the interweb, stunning the world with videos and photographs of the senior yoga teacher’s body twisted into yoga postures that many 20-year-old’s only dream of achieving. ... -
Lying-down Body Twist (Natrajasana)
Reclined Spinal Twist Supta Matsyendrasana (sU-pta-MOTS-yen-DRAHS-anah) — is a supine spinal twist that lengthens and strengthens the spine while massaging and detoxifying the internal organs. Reclined Spinal Twist is a gentle posture that stretches the s ... -
Benefits of Sun Salutation
How do you start your day? Often, the tendency is to grab your phone and check the weather, news, and texts before rolling out of bed to grab a cup of coffee (or your caffeine or choice). Tomorrow morning, instead of starting your day with a screen, roll ... -
Cupid’s Struck my Yoga Mat!!
Valentine’s Day is back! For some it’s a pressure test, for others it’s about butterflies, for a few it’s about expressions and the rest just flow with the feeling! We are breaking the monotone this Valentine’s and making it adventurous! Breaking the ice ... -
FAQs on Yoga
Q: What are the benefits of doing yoga? The practice of Yoga includes a very holistic approach to health. It includes practices which focus on the well being of the body, mind and soul. Initially the benefits are very subtle but over a period of time wh ... -
Child's Pose: The Resting Stretch For the Mind and Body
Child’s Pose is a forward-bending restorative pose. It stretches the thighs and ankles. Child’s Pose also calms the sympathetic nervous system and relieves stress and fatigue. This resting pose gets its name from the Sanskrit words Shishu (sh-i-sh-u-sa-n ... -
A Leaf Out of My Yoga Diary
A 37-year-old, busy, multi-tasking woman’s account of how yoga adds zing to her life Married for 12 blissful years, mother of two energetic children, and a bank manager for eight years, I am Nina Singh: a fun-loving, gregarious woman who loves people, exp ... -
7 Tips to Improve Your Golf Experience
Golf is known as a laid-back sport that requires little effort or physical activity. However, what few people outside the golf world realize is the intimate connection needed between the mind and body in order to excel at the game. Golf requires the abili ...
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