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Miscellaneous Sivananda Yoga Poses
Author: Foras Aje
Folks, we have been going over- in the last several articles in the Yoga Category-the Famed Sivananda style of yoga .
Thus far, here is a re-cap of what we have covered.
1. Sun Salutations.
2. Inversions: The Head and Shoulder Stand and Their Counter-Poses
3. The Forward Bends and Their Counter-Poses
4. The Backward Bends and Their Counter-Poses
5. The Balancing Exercises
and finally,
6. The Sitting & Standing Exercises.
However, there are other poses that I have not discussed and I will now touch briefly on them.
Miscellanous Yoga Poses: Continue reading »
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In the modern world when most of us lead a very sedentary life and gorge on junk foods with no time for some elementary exercises, diseases like heart problem, blood sugar, and so on are common. Yoga has proven its effectiveness in keeping these and various other health problems at bay. A mere twenty minutes of yoga can do the magic.
There are a number of yoga postures to suit the varied needs of different people. It is difficult to discuss them in a single article but an attempt has been made to discuss some of the more common and effective yoga poses. Yoga is not only a form of exercise for the body but involves the well-being of the mind as well as internal organs of an individual. If followed properly and with total devotion, it is an ideal cure for many physical as well as mental diseases.
One of the well-known benefits of yoga is meditation, which relaxes the mind, enhances concentration, and helps an individual to perform his task better. There are different types of yoga like Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Tantra Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga. All form of yoga insists that you follow it religiously. It is best to perform yoga early in the morning just after you wake up since the mind remains most peaceful during that time. Continue reading »
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The Top 5 Yoga Positions
Often times the right information can change a person's life. This happened with me and yoga.
There are a lot of yoga positions and poses that is built to enhance posture.
All things considered, yoga positions possess a lot of advantage such that it aims to improve our condition and give us a straight figure.
Occasionally, we might not take notice our selves in a crooked figure. If we practice that for a long period and not do anything about it, await to have a crooked bone in the future.
Although it is true, yoga positions are good to strengthen our
body giving focus to the thighs, knees and the ankles. If you get use to practicing yoga positions everyday, it is expected that your bones react immediately. Continue reading »
The Power of Stretching
Your muscles ache from a good stretch. This is quite normal and is part of the process. Stretching has seemingly been with us and particular with athletes since the beginning of time.
A very key point to good stretching is to hold the stretch for at least seventeen seconds. This is a pearl of wisdom gleaned from a ballet teacher a few years back. She said that any stretch under 17 seconds was just not effective.
The 17 second rule is exceeded in the high intensity Bikram's yoga where stretches are held for about 30 seconds. Don't forget the high level of heat that is used in Bikram's to extract that last little bit of stretch out of your muscles. An interesting twist that is not necessary to gain benefits from stretching. But, it can't hurt, right?
So what kind of benefits can you expect from stretching? That's an easy one. Have you ever seen the movie, Blood Sport? Did you know that Frank Dux could truly stretch his body to the extreme. The actor that played him was quite elastic as well. Continue reading »
