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  1. Be Compassionate with Unhappy People

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 29 Contd. from knowledge sheet 28 Now, what about unhappy people? If you are friendly with unhappy people, what happens? You also become unhappy. So he says do not be friendly with unhappy people, but be compassionat ...
  2. 5 Tips To Keep Your Metabolism High

    We all age, don't we? The metabolism of the body slows down as we age. So the next challenge is to keep the metabolism going along with the age. On this World Health Day, we bring to you some of the options which one can consider introducing into the ...
  3. Yoga Mudra at your fingertips!

    There is much more to yoga than meets the eye. While the practice of yoga  means asanas and breathing practices to many, there is a lesser known, more subtle and independent branch of yoga: Yog Tatva Mudra Vigyan or the science of yoga mudras. Significanc ...
  4. 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. Yoga And Meditation For A Peaceful Society

    We all have our take on yoga. Don’t we? Yet when it comes from an advocate of peace, a strong believer and preacher of non-violence, a whole new dimension opens up in front of us.  What does peace in Korea have to do with inner peace? What does stretching ...
  6. CrossFit Better With Yoga

    Gym workout is passé. CrossFit is in. If you are clueless about what CrossFit stands for, it's a fitness program started more than a decade ago in USA and is now practiced by millions around the world. CrossFit works on the principle of mixing high i ...
  7. How Yoga Can Keep You From Joint Pain

    Do your knee joint or wrists or shoulders ache when doing trivial things? Is the pain in your joints limiting you from enjoying life the way you wish to? Are you tired of popping painkillers multiple times a day? If you said yes for either of these questi ...
  8. 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. ...
  9. Superman Pose (Viparita Shalabhasana)

    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 ...
  10. Relieve yourself from Irritable Bowel Syndrome with yoga

    The Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a physical disorder that causes abdominal pain, discomfort, nausea, flatulence and bloating. If you are suffering from this gastrointestinal tract disorder, abnormal erratic bowel movements are common. So, you are lik ...