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Adoption of Yoga way of life should be a Corporate policy- 2

Continued from Adoption of Yoga way of life should be a Corporate policy- 1 'Yoga and Life at Workplace' Swami Shivananda Saraswati said: 'Yoga is a process of education leading to inner discipline, inner clarity and inner strength. With st ...

How corporate yoga will help your business

Like a flower bud, human life has the potential to blossom fully. Blossoming of human potential to fullness is yoga. ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Imagine walking into an office of grumpy and disgruntled employees on a daily basis. It’s unappealing and d ...

Vajrasana Benefits & How to Do it

What is Vajrasana? ‘ Vajra ’ means diamond-shaped or thunderbolt; ‘asana’ means posture or pose. Vajrasana has been named after the shape it takes – a diamond or thunderbolt. This asana is pronounced as vahj-RAH-sah-na. If there is one holistic pose that ...

Superman Pose- Viparita Salabhasana

The Superman Pose is similar to a flying superman high in the air. This is where this yoga posture gets its nickname. viparita = inverted/ reversed; shalabh = locust; asana = pose/posture It is pronounced as Vip-a-RHEETH-uh shah-lah-BHAAHS-uh-nuh This pos ...

Standing Spinal Twist (Katichakrasana)

The name of this yoga posture, Katichakrasana, literally means rotation of the waist. It gives a nice stretch to the waist and helps in making it more flexible and supple. It takes very little time to do the stretch and it benefits your body in many ways. ...

Sukshma Yoga: The 7- minute relaxation exercise

Are there days when you want to pull your hair apart, grind your teeth, and tighten your fist? Well, tighten your fist more. In fact, tighten your whole body. Breathe out, squeeze your stomach in, frown and purse your lips together. And now, let go with a ...

9 Tips to Practice Yoga at Home

Daily yoga practice helps you stay healthy, more productive, calm and happy all day. Doing these practices at home not only keep you happy but your family members too can feel the positive energy and happiness around. What’s more, you get a chance to prac ...

What’s Cooking? Ayurvedic cookery!

‘Ayu’ is life and ‘Veda’ means knowledge. Ayurveda is “Knowledge of Life” Beyond that, it's a 5,000 year old system of natural healing that teaches you how to live in harmony with the laws of nature. In these days of cupcakes and falafel and goat’s c ...

Yoga & Relationships: Stretching Toward Commitment

It is a few minutes past 5 a.m., the beginning of my daily yoga practice. My right leg is lunging forward, the right foot pointing to the front. My left leg is placed straight and solid behind me. I breathe in and raise my arms, stretching them slowly out ...

Yoga For Awareness | How To Keep The Mind Sharp Yet Calm

You manage to do many activities with full attention, but sometimes there is no mental relaxation. And there are other moments when your awareness seems to have expanded, but the mind is not sharp. Is it then possible to be totally aware, relaxed and happ ...