Hot Yoga - Bikrams Twenty Six

(Submited by: Carina Snowden )

Even though the world population has shifted from mainly rural to mainly urban in the last decade, there are still lots of folks like me who live in the sticks. Doing things like taking a yoga class becomes a different thing in our case from ... Read article

Yoga - The Solution for Insomnia

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

At one time, or another, all of us have experienced insomnia for any type of reason. There are times when lack of sleep just cant be helped, such as: the loss a loved one, going through a divorce, and losing your job.These are some of ... Read article

Yoga and Pregnancy

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Every woman wants to have a healthy baby. Yogic practices, when done with care, can make a woman's body stronger and more flexible. Yoga poses tone your muscles, improving the overall balance and circulation, while making your joints more limber ... Read article

Yoga Your Way To A Happy Vacation

(Submited by: Roy Thomsitt )

Yoga Your Way To A Happy VacationThere have been many studies into holiday stress. Sadly, those studies show that such stress does exist; that summer vacation can actually prove more stressful than the rest of the year. It is ironic ... Read article

Yoga and True Self

(Submited by: Premansu Chand )

The great sage Patanjali in his work Yogasutra codified all yogic knowledge and practices which prevailed in ancient India in the form of aphorisms. He defined Yoga in a simple way as - controlling of thoughts arising in the mind(I.2). The nature ... Read article

Yoga for PMS

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Most women experience PMS symptoms at different points of their lives. PMS (premenstrual symptom) is usually characterized by anxiety, irritability, depression, craving sugary foods and feeling bloated. There are many homeopathic and nutritional ... Read article

Yoga in the Office

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Spending eight or more hours a day in an office chair, staring at the computer screen can cause backaches, hunched shoulders and painful neck. Try these yogic stretches a few times throughout the day to feel better in the office.1. DEEP ... Read article

Basic Yoga Poses (Asanas)

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In most forms of Yoga there are three components to the practice; breathing, concentration and physical poses also known as asanas. The two poses below are the most common asanas used in Western Yoga practice today.Padma-Asana: Probably ... Read article

Yogic Way of Controlling of Thoughts

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As described in my earlier article... thoughts in the mind generate because we have five senses. So broadly there are five kinds of thoughts. Again each thought may either be of pleasure or of pain. This way there are ten types of thoughts. ... Read article

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