Tag: yoga
How to Stay Active Throughout the Day?
Staying active and healthy is important to your overall wellbeing. Not only will your state of mind be better, but you will also reduce your chance of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, cancer and other debilitating diseases. Many of us… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Yoga
5 Simple Things You Can Do Today to Get More Movement Into Your Life
Although civilization has advanced at an impressive rate, unfortunately our progress has gone hand in hand with the decline in our ability to move our bodies. As opposed to being outdoors in our natural environment running, climbing, lifting, crawling and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Lifestyle
3 Things to Know Before Starting Yoga
Yoga is the talk of the town thanks to International Yoga Day set for June 21. The practices of yoga and meditation have their origin in India, where it was used as a path to enlightenment, or mukti as it… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Yoga
2 Easy Yet Surefire Ways to Better Health
Everyone looks forward to a healthy life. However, not everyone is lucky enough to have a body that can go through all the travails of life unassailed. For this unlucky majority, it is important that we take sufficient precautions to… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Mental Health, Nutrition, Yoga
Yoga makes the mind supple
How do you relax in a pose that is causing you discomfort, right? Relaxing in a pose is all about getting comfortable with your discomfort. It’s a mind over matter stance. Pain as we all know, is a given. Suffering,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Yoga and alchemy
Of all yoga practices known to me so far, pranayama is my favorite. And of all the pranayama practices, Ujjayi tops the list. Here’s why: The word Ujjay means victorious in Sanskrit. One is not entirely certain why this particular… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
3 Tips to Relax Your Mind
Many times what we think are huge problems in our lives really originate in our own minds. This is beautifully put across in a famous aphorism by the third century BC Indian teacher, Chanakya. One Chanakya quote says, “The mind… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Yoga
Alternative Treatment Methods for Athletes and Non-Athletes Alike
I often find myself casually browsing the web or switching through the channels when I’m at home after a tiresome day at work. It’s during these times that I hope to relax and displace any negative or worrisome thoughts. It’s… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
4 Ways Yoga and Meditation Can Change Everything About You
Good health and peace of mind are easily within the reach of anyone who is willing to invest just a few minutes a day in the practice of yoga and meditation. A large volume of research, as well as the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Yoga
