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Yoga: Way of Life

What is Yoga? Derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, Yoga means union of the individual consciousness or soul with the Universal Consciousness or Spirit. Yoga is a 5000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Though many think of yoga only as a physical exercise ...

Get the Winning Edge with Athletic Yoga

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeeded."- M ...

How Yoga Makes Menstrual Cramps History!

Menstrual cycles can be a painful affair for any woman. During their periods, women around the world put up with abdominal and pelvic pain which may also spread to the lower back and thighs. Vomiting, headache, dizziness, fatigue, constipation and bloatin ...

Discover how to increase energy in the body with yoga

Does your routine day involve traveling to work, staring at the computer screen for hours, being stuck in traffic jam on the way back home and feeling too exhausted at the end of the day to spend time with your loved ones? Are you unable to pursue your ho ...

Top Yoga Poses for Those Amazing Abs!

A toned abdomen is often considered as a sign of a healthy body. And there are others who crave for a waist line that does not embarrass us and allows us to wear the clothes that we like. For those who are still struggling to tuck in their tummy and get w ...

A Yogi’s Home: Bringing Your Yoga Practice Home

Easy tips for creating your own yoga space at home The trademark of a yogi’s home is where reflections of light sparkle just a little brighter. A feeling of joy, warmth and happiness seems to linger in the air, just like a hug from an old friend. Cozy bla ...

How to increase height naturally

Height is essential to our physical appearance and can significantly impact our confidence and self-esteem. While genetics plays a significant role in determining our height, several natural ways exist to maximize our height to its potential. A simple and ...

Dolphin Plank Pose (Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana)

Padma = Lotus, asana = posture or pose Pronounced: MA-curr-AA-doh-MOO-kah-shvah-NAS-anna Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana is an intermediate level rejuvenating yoga posture that helps tones the abdominal muscles. It is a variation of the Dolphin Pose. How to ...

Run better with yoga

"No pain, no gain!" Seven –time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger said this phrase sometime during his career which went on to become the workout attitude defining statement of our times. It is crisp and apt, just the way a phrase should be. But ...

5 Signs of a Disturbed Mind

"Dukha dourmanasyangamejayatva shwasaprashwasa vikshepasahabhuvaha'' dukha = sorrow; dourmansya = bitterness; angamejayatva = body not listening to you; shwasa = inspiration; prashwasa = expiration; vikshepa = distracton; sahabhuvaha = com ...