Check out this highly educational video about Pranayama, including a thorough introduction to seated positions. Kavita Maharaj teaches you about the anatomical benefits of breathing practice - such as increasing lung capacity and reducing everyday scar tissue in your lungs (we all have it!), boosting metabolism, and aiding digestion. Learn some basic and advanced seated [...]
Pranayama – Yoga for Your Lungs and Your Spirit
Aerobics. Taking a few breaths and counting to 10 when you’re feeling stressed and angry. Besides being vital for our body to function, oxygen and the simple act of breathing are more than passive acts. We’re controlling and altering our breath every time we exercise or pay attention to breathing techniques we’ve learned from self-help [...]
Asanas: How to do the Forward Bend
Yoga is a series of various postures called ‘Asanas’ and breathing exercises. Each one of those Asanas and breathing exercises has been specifically designed to help a certain part of the body or a health condition.
The Sanskrit name for the Forward Bend posture is “Paschimothan Asana”. It is a very popular and useful asana. [...]
Importance of Yoga
YOGA: Just the mention of the word reminds us of an environment of peace and tranquility. This beautiful art of meditation originated in India thousands and thousands of years ago. Yoga teaches us the art of self control and discipline. Gavin Flood, the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies defined yoga as [...]
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