Archive for the 'yoga' Category
Yoga Chairs: Helping the Immobile to Move Again
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Yoga chairs are of course, chairs used for exercises for chair yoga, a fitness craze that has been sweeping across the ranks of senior citizens and people with low general mobility. Before we can discuss yoga chairs, we should first discuss the exercise for which yoga chairs are used: Chair Yoga.
Chair yoga, is the [...]
Best Yoga Retreat Places To Go
Friday, December 26th, 2008Amid the clamor of obligations, rush hour traffic, nagging bosses and the chaos of daily life, the last thing most Americans want is a high-volume vacation that requires a lot of running around and planning. Why not try a week at a resting yoga retreat, where you will leave with a deep-seated serenity and awareness? [...]
The Benefits Of Kripalu Yoga
Thursday, December 25th, 2008Kripalu yoga is not just meditation it is the means by which you can balance your spiritual, mental and physical self. This is the oldest method that enables a man to grow from within. This age old science and philosophy treats the person by looking at him as a whole so there is the physical, [...]
Are There Advantages In Yoga For Pregnant Women
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008There are several reasons to take a yoga class, but the main one for most Americans is to find relaxation and improve health — not just muscular, but cardiovascular and mental health as well. Yoga for pregnant women can make all the difference in the mother’s mindset. When combating fatigue, weight gain, tenderness, swelling, mood [...]
How Yoga and Meditation Can Improve Your Quality Of Life
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Western Researchers are currently studying the healing effects of beta-endorphins released during yoga and meditation that may be curing people of everything from asthma, ADHD and high blood pressure to diabetes, multiple sclerosis and cancer. “Ayudervedic healing,” as it’s called, has been in practice for over 5,000 years but didn’t arrive in the United Says [...]
Learning Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga And It’s Many Benefits
Saturday, December 20th, 2008Thousands of students flock to the Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India each year in hopes of finding that missing piece to life’s puzzle. The Institute’s style of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga is particularly attractive to Westerners because they enjoy the physical rigor and discipline. While many forms of yoga are more about relaxing, this style [...]
