- Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 23:25
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word tri means three and kona means corner or angle. Thus "three corner or three angle posture" is often called the triangle posture. This posture is also known as the utthita trikona-asana. Utthita means stretched or extended thus this is the Extended Triangle Pose.
1 Stand in the tada-asana (Stand with both feet touching ...
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- Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 23:22
- Yoga Types
"Standing straight on the left leg, bend the right leg and place the right foot on the root of the left thigh. Stand thus like a tree on the ground. This is called vriksha-asana."
1 Stand with the feet together and the arms by your sides (see the tad-asana).
2 Bend the right leg at the ...
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- Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 4:34
- Yoga Info
Yoga helps students to feel fitter, energized, happier and in a peaceful state of mind. Here are some the reasons why we should discuss the benefits of Yoga. It relieves pain and stress, improves blood circulation and flexibility, increases strength, promotes weight management and conditions the cardiovascular system.
The body’s natural relaxation response is a powerful ...
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- Friday, June 18, 2010, 3:08
- Yoga Info
Just think of a simple exercise if you have not started just to give your body a feel of how good it is. You can check out different things about yoga on the internet. For beginners, you need to make a research first before joining and performing any yoga exercises to avoid any hazardous effects ...
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- Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 16:16
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In trying to increase your desired height, have you done anything and everything just to attain it? Have tried all the pills who promised to increase your height in no time. You have seen all the herbs and medicines’ TV commercials that will increase your height. Well, maybe you have not tried everything. There is ...
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- Saturday, May 22, 2010, 5:06
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Heart attack is a condition where a blood clot in the coronary artery blocks the flow of blood to the heart. Consequently, some tissues die due to lack of oxygen. Once dead, these tissues are lost forever as unlike the other body tissues, heart tissues do not regenerate. Though the heart remains crippled and needs ...
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- Saturday, May 22, 2010, 5:00
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word tada means mountain. This posture is also known by the name samasthiti-asana. Sama means unmoved, equilibrium, and sthiti means standing upright or firmly, abiding, remaining, thus samasthiti means standing firmly without moving.
1 Stand with both feet touching from the heel to the big toe, keeping the back straight and the ...
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- Saturday, May 22, 2010, 4:56
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word padma means lotus. Besides the obvious reference to the similarity of the folded legs to lotus petals, the lotus hold special significance in reference to Yoga and Meditation. Though rooted in the mud, the lotus blossom rises above to blossom in the sun. Although it grows in pools of water the leaves ...
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- Saturday, May 22, 2010, 4:52
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word simha, which literally means "the powerful one," is the word for "lion." This, therefore is known as the lion posture, and one performing it can be said to resemble a roaring lion about to attack.
1 Sit up on the knees with the heels of the feet pressed against the buttocks and the ...
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- Monday, May 17, 2010, 2:56
- Yoga Info
Yoga exercise Improves Your Heart
The first wellness profit of yoga is the fact that it improves your heart. By means of practicing yoga often, it has been shown that an person can benefit from lowered blood pressure, a slower pulse rate, and improved circulation. By practicing yoga exercise, you’ll also improve your body€™s oxygenation, which ...
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- Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 2:13
- Yoga Info
Literally meaning 'expansion', tantra is a form of yoga which concentrates on expanding all levels of a person's consciousness in order to unveil and thus realize fully the supreme reality of their being. True tantra yoga is considered as being a true pathway in life, and it is not overly concerned with sexuality, but rather ...
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- Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 22:14
- Pranayama
Dirgha Pranayama Known as the "complete" or "three-part" breath, dirgha pranayama teaches how to fill the three chambers of the lungs, beginning with the lower lungs, then moving up through the thoracic region and into the clavicular region.
Benefits
Promotes proper diaphragmatic breathing, relaxes the mind and body, oxygenates the blood and purges the lungs of residual ...
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- Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 2:40
- Yoga Info
Here is a list of yoga poses for asthma. Regular practice of these workouts for asthma helps you combat asthma attacks better. There have been debates on how yoga and asthma relate to each other. But studies show that certainly there are definite health benefits of yoga. Sukhasana, is the easiest of the yoga poses ...
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- Monday, November 16, 2009, 20:40
- Meditation
Physiological benefits:
1- It lowers oxygen consumption.
2- It decreases respiratory rate.
3- It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
4- Increases exercise tolerance.
5- Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.
6- Good for people with high blood pressure.
7- Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
8- Decreases muscle tension
9- Helps in chronic diseases like ...
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- Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 3:29
- Yoga Info
Benefits of Yoga
Brings down stress and enhances powers of relaxation
Boosts physical strength, stamina and flexibility
Bestows greater powers of concentration and self control
Inculcates impulse Control
Helps in rehabilitation of old and new injuries
Intensifies tolerance to pain and enhancing mental clarity
Boosts functioning of the immune system
Enhances posture and muscle tone
Improves blood circulation
Results in healthy, glowing skin
Cleanses and improves ...
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