Consider how much information we are
bombarded with each day: from the arrival of the newspaper in the morning to
the news from dozens of TV news channels; social media inputs, the headline
notifications on our handheld devices beeping at us every few minutes… it can
all be quite overwhelming. We cannot switch it all off; after all we are social
beings who have to keep in touc...
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health
Relationship Between Personal Hygiene and Yoga
We all know that personal hygiene and general cleanliness of the spaces that we inhabit is vital for good health and wellbeing. It is also true that that personal hygiene is vital for the yogi and for the proper practice of yoga. So what is the relationship between yoga and personal hygiene? How can you ensure that your yoga practice is as hygienic as possible?
Yoga and person...
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How Yoga Boosts Your Immune System in Various Ways
It is our immunity that determines how healthy we are. The body's immune system decides how prone to disease and infection the body is and how well the body can resist the ill effects of pollutants, stress and so on. There are several ways to keep your immune system strong, say experts: eating healthy, lowering stress and sleeping well can all boost immunity. Doing yoga is anot...
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Importance of Correct Breathing Through Life
The first breath we take when we are born is a sign of life. Breathing is the first thing we do when born and the last thing we do before we die. Clearly breathing is one of the most important things we do, if not the most important thing we do to stay alive. It is breathing that provides vital oxygen to every cell of the body, so breathing is important at a cellular level. In...
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Inner Peace – The Very Crux of Yoga
When you come across a yoga class advertisement, what makes you want to be a part of the class? What sort of benefit do you imagine deriving from a yoga class at home or a studio somewhere and why did you think to yourself that it is now time to ‘find a yoga class near me’? Is it physical fitness you're looking to achieve, or maybe inner peace, or is this something you're looki...
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Make a Commitment to Yourself This Valentine’s Day
Many of us enthusiastically enter into the spirit of Valentine's Day while many others have little time for the imported observance of the day. Many of us recognize it for the marketing gimmick that it is and yet others think there doesn’t need to be just one day of the year for expressing love; it can be done any day and every day. So leaving all that aside, I would suggest th...
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Sutra Neti – What is it and What are the Benefits?
Last week we looked at Jal Neti, a prescribed therapy within Hatha Yoga; a kriya meant to promote a healthy respiratory system. While the water based kriya is one prescribed therapy, Sutra Neti is another that is designed to clear the nasal passage to get rid of mucous, bacteria and to ease allergies and asthmas (by helping desensitize the sensitive inner tissue). Today we look...
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Jal Neti – What is it & What are the Benefits?
Hatha Yoga prescribes certain home therapies for maintaining a healthy respiratory system; Neti being one of the six purification systems of Hatha Yoga. Cleaning of the nasal passage to get rid of mucous, bacteria and to ease allergies and asthmas of some types is recommended via several different methods. You may have heard of Sutra Neti or Jal Neti – both are methods of clean...
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A Look Back, and Forward to New Beginnings in 2017
I’d like to wish all my readers and fellow yogis a very happy new year, with the hope that you all had a wonderful and safe start to the year. I don’t want to bore you with a New Year resolution list here, but I do feel that we can all find inspiration in the New Year and in new beginnings. This time of year can be an opportunity to reflect on past misgivings while focusing on ...
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Happy Diwali: Deriving the Benefits of Yoga Despite Our Lifestyle
Here’s wishing a very happy and healthy Diwali and a wonderful year ahead to all our readers and fellow yogis!
What with the need to keep it all together on the professional and home front as well as having to carve out quality time to spend with the family, there are literally hundreds of demands on our time. There is so much to do and only a limited amount of time to do ...
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