Get in shape with these 5 body toners from yoga
Yoga is a good tool for body toning. Some international eye-candy who've adopted these techniques include Gwyneth Palthrow, Posh Spice, Madonna and Christy Turlington. The men aren’t far behi...- in Beauty
Yoga relief for the summer heat!
Mudras are yogic hand gestures. They comprise a special, separate branch of yoga involving in-depth study. For long-term therapeutic use mudras need to be used with expert guidance since their ...- in Beauty
Yoga: Using a gym ball to enhance your practice
Yoga has always innovated, using various props wherever these enhanced its challenges or initiated a beginner into its difficulties.
This explains the use of the pole and rope in mallakhambh...- in Beauty
Yoga trends for 2009
Even as fitness becomes more of a universal mantra, yoga stays put in the top slot as one of the hottest fitness regimens in the world. It has been reigning for a long time now and things look set t...- in Beauty
Yoga takes over Times Square, New York
In a unique initiative to celebrate the summer solstice (the longest day of the year), over 800 yoga enthusiasts descended on Times Square, the famous New York landmark, on Saturday, June 21.
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Hunger control with yoga
While any exercise is better than no exercise, yoga is the best resort to hunger pangs, cravings, and the sweet tooth. This is because its impact is not just on fat storage, but also on the brain ch...- in Beauty
Yoga: Challenge yourself with the lotus pose
The lotus pose or padmasana is a great pose with which to continue one's learning curve in yoga. Since it's so importantly connected with mental and spiritual benefits, this pose is one worth cultiv...- in Beauty
Yogic therapy for diabetes
India has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. Even Indians who have shifted abroad are susceptible to it, indicating that diabetes causes are either genetic, with behaviourally i...- in Beauty
Kick that headache with yoga!
Headaches can prove to be chronic ailments and can sap us completely. Some victims know the triggers, especially with migraines, and learn to avoid foods, situations or stressors that set off a...- in Beauty
You have healing powers in your hands!
Swiss yoga teacher and best-selling author Gertrud Hirschi assures us there is a mudra or yogic hand gesture for every ailment of the body and mind.
She had herself recouped from chronic...- in Beauty
Knee power, with yoga
Knees are our body's delicate shock absorbers. What’s interesting however is that even exercise wrongly done can cause irreparable injury to these intricate load-bearers. Yoga is among the mo...- in Beauty
Get yogic in 2008!
Most people want to do yoga at some point in their lives. Others who have started a sporadic affair with it wish to make it a permanent one. Yet, the simple act to getting on to the mat daily t...- in Beauty
Yoga mudras for general health
Mudras are yogic short-cuts to health. There are several mudras directed at specific health issues, emotional upsets and spiritual goals. But most of them also come with a caveat: not all may be c...- in Beauty
Yoga for flexibility
Yoga is often seen as a contortionist art. And the fact is that it celebrates body flexibility as a sign of health and youthfulness.
There have been recent fears that hyper-extending m...- in Beauty
Lift your mood with yoga
Shameem Akthar, a yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, leads you through five bends that'll have you feeling exuberant and stress-free.
Backbends are yogi...- in Beauty