- Thursday, February 18, 2010, 3:11
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word garuda means eagle. In Hindu mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds. He transports the God Vishnu and is said to be eager to help humanity fight against deamons.
1 Stand with the feet together and the arms by your sides (see the tad-asana or mountain pose).
2 Draw the left foot ...
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- Thursday, January 14, 2010, 2:42
- Meditation
There are so many advantages to meditation. When I first originally thought of this post, I indeed wanted to make it 100 benefits long (think big right!), however, I wasn’t sure I could find more than perhaps 20-25 benefits. Well, I made it happen! Meditation is as powerful as I thought it would be. Here ...
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- Monday, January 4, 2010, 19:11
- Yoga Info
Yoga is a low impact form of exercise and when it’s far from being easy, there are plenty of exercises that would suit elderly people. Keeping fit is very important for younger people and in their busy schedule, only yoga can keep them healthier and stress free. Many diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, rheumatism, ...
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- Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 4:23
- Yoga Info
Modern mothers-to-be are turning to the 4,000-year-old practice of yoga to put mind over pregnancy matters as they strengthen their bodies for the road ahead. "There's a level of comfort and presence women cultivate when they're practicing regularly through their pregnancies, so the changes that come are not going to shake them," Elena Brower, a ...
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- Saturday, September 5, 2009, 13:00
- Yoga Info

People with chronic low-back problems who do yoga also do better at overcoming pain and depression than people treated conventionally for back pain, a West Virginia University study funded by the National Institutes of Health shows. The three-year, $400,000 study, published in the September issue of the journal Spine, showed lifted mood, less pain and improved function in the group that did yoga postures compared with a control group who received
standard medical therapy.
"The yoga group had less pain, less functional disability and less depression compared with the control group," said Kimberly Williams, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Community Medicine. "These were statistically significant and clinically important changes that were
maintained six months after the intervention."
The 90 study subjects, who experienced mild to moderate functional disability, were randomly assigned to the yoga group or the group that received conventional medical therapy. Yoga participants took 90-minute classes twice a week for 24 weeks, doing postures targeted to relieve chronic low-back pain. Follow up continued for six months after the end of classes or therapy.
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- Monday, March 16, 2009, 6:44
- Yoga Info
Researchers at Indiana University released a study today that showed older adults who practice hatha yoga may be less afraid of falling—which is important, the study says, because that fear can limit physical and social activity, ultimately diminishing the quality of life.
Participants in the study, 14 men and women with an average age of 78 ...
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- Monday, March 2, 2009, 2:21
- Yoga Info
Terry Miller is a former nurse certified in the science of yoga, craniosacral and trauma release therapy. She is also the founder of Quiet Mind Retreats, a practitioner at Lily Pond Aquatic Therapies, and host of "Living a Good Life,” a weekly wellness radio show on WRFR.
Miller relishes the benefits of silence, and will be ...
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