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Yoga Beyond the Body: The Spiritual Significance of Anantasana
Anantasana is a favorite pose for many yogis and yoginis, and understanding the beautiful mythology behind this pose can take you deep into its practice and its benefits. Ananta is the one beyond time, the ultimate witness, the upholder and protector of ... -
Wheel Pose: Gain Flexibility, Open the Heart, Release Sadness
Wheel pose, also called Full Wheel pose or Upward-Facing Bow pose, is a back-bending posture. It opens up your chest and tones your thighs, abdomen, and arms. In fact, practicing the Wheel pose will engage your entire body. As a heart-opening stretch, thi ... -
Corpse Pose: Shavasana Gives Deep Yogic Rest for the Whole Body
Corpse Pose, or Shavasana (Shuh-VAH-SUN-aa), is a restorative posture, lying flat on your yoga mat, that provides deep relaxation and rest for the body and mind. It gets its name from the Sanskrit words shava, meaning corpse, and asana, meaning pose. Corp ... -
Yoga for Sleep: 5 Best Poses for Deep Rest for Body and Mind
The power and importance of sleep can’t be ignored by anyone. Sleep is valuable for the mind to rejuvenate and for the body cells to repair themselves. The right amount and quality of sleep greatly enhance the quality of time spent when we are awake. Does ... -
11 Effective Yoga Poses for Stress Relief You Can Practice Today
Most US cities have an abundance of yoga studios. Why is yoga so popular these days? Because yoga reduces stress! Along with many other health benefits, yoga has become a go-to method for gaining calm. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know abo ... -
Monkey Pose: Use This Splits Pose for a Deep Hip Opener
Monkey Pose gets its name from Hindu mythology. Lord Hanuman (the monkey god) leaps from the southern tip of India to the island of Sri Lanka. The mythological leap is captured in the Monkey Pose, which opens the hips and stretches muscles in the groin an ... -
Cat Cow Pose: Stretch and Breathe to a More Flexible Spine
Cat and Cow poses are separate yoga poses, but these two poses are almost always practiced together. Cat Pose is a gentle backbend that loosens up the spine, stretches the back of the torso, and relieves tension in the neck. Also known as Marjariasana (Ma ... -
Overcome Smoking with Yoga
Smoking kills. The cigarette smoke that you inhale carries more than 4000 chemicals, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful, and more than 50 are known to cause cancer. According to a fact sheet published by WHO, tobacco kills nearly 6 million peop ... -
Yoga for Tailbone Relief Can Help You Feel Better Today
Unless you have tailbone pain, the tailbone, or the coccyx, is something you probably haven’t given much thought to. Or perhaps, you thought of it as an unimportant part of the body, especially given that humans do not have tails. However, research shows ... -
Basic Yoga FAQs: Harnessing the Power of Yoga for Health and Wellness
Guest writer, Brett Larkin, Founder & CEO of Uplifted Yoga, believes that yoga should be a way of life. She says that “You’ll be surprised at how it can foster your health and well-being and improve the quality of your life.” She continues, "I� ...
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