Category: Yoga
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What is Vinyasa Flow Yoga?
Vinyasa means to arrange something in a “special way.” In Vinyasa Yoga, Yogis coordinate their movements with breathing to flow properly from one position to the next one. Vinyasa Flow Yoga includes Ashtanga, Baptiste, Jivamukti, Power Yoga, and Prana Flow. It is also described as flow due to the smooth poses flowing together. Vinyasa is…
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What are Chakras?
Chakra is a Sanskrit terminology that literally means wheel or circle. In Ayurveda (traditional form of medicine) and yoga meditation, Chakra indicates the wheels of energy found all over the human body. You cannot perceive these wheels with the naked eye making it quite difficult to understand what Chakras really are. Simply imagine a spinning…
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Beyond Yoga Asanas – The 8 Limbs of Yoga
Let us not limit yoga to the physical practice alone. Positions as well as sequences comprise just one minor attribute of yoga. Going deeper, this age-old way of life produces plenty of positive transformations in our lives. It is believed to generate health benefits and helps reduce stress. Nonetheless, yoga goes beyond the physical or…
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What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda refers to a method of natural healing that has existed for the last 5,000 years. It comes from India’s Vedic culture. Aryuveda gradually re-emerged in India and the rest of the world after being stifled during foreign occupation. Traditional medicine in China and Tiber traces their roots to Ayurveda. Ancient Greek medicine also espoused…
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Top Yoga Magazines
There are different online and printed Yoga publications. The following are the top five: LA YOGA Santa Monica, California The publisher and chief executive officer is Douglas Corbett. He has a long and storied career in the magazine enterprise during the last three decades. The editor in chief and president is Felicia Tomasko, an…
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What is Kundalini Yoga?
Kundalini Yoga is a merger of three kinds of Yoga: Bhakti (devotion and chanting), Raja (mediation or mental and physical control) and, Shakti (manifestation of power and energy). If you attend a Kundalini Yoga class, it feels like having therapy or engaging in a fulfilling workout in the gym. Kundalini Yoga provides a means where you…
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What is Hatha Yoga?
Hatha Yoga is among the most common forms of Hindu discipline Yogain the west. The word Hatha (forceful or willful) indicates the practice of physical postures like Power, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Iyengar. It is the yoga of activity and balance meant to align and soothe the body, spirit, and mind. Hatha is an appropriate preparation…
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What is Soham Chanting?
Soham, So Hum, Hansa, or Hamsa refers to Sanskrit terminology with special connotation in Vedic philosophy. This mantra is frequently given to new practitioners of Yoga and meditation. Soham means distinguishing oneself with ultimate existence or the universe. For those who want to meditate, the first word SO is inhaling, and HAM is exhaling. Put…
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Importance of Deep Breathing
Breathing normally becomes rapid and shallow once a person becomes agitated or emotions overflow. This is the human body’s reaction to anxiety. Observing breathing patterns allows us to moderate that response to stress and help in processing tense emotions faster. The body’s response is the same if we feel physical pain. This response may also…
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A Mantra from Yoga-Sutra: Heyam Dukham Anagatam
Heyam Dukham Anagatam: In English, it means “The pain that is yet to come can be avoided.” Another popular translation is “Avert the danger that has not yet arrived.” The root word “Dukha” is Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan translated as Suffering in the English language. Sufferings are part of our lives which come in a…