Archive for September, 2009

Pranayama techniques for weight loss

The study of a group of high school students over three months by Dr. Anand Shetty of Hampton University established the effectiveness of Pranayama in weight loss. Often we get so consumed with weight loss programs that we forget the most basic and important thing to do: breathe. Proper breathing can help us feel more [...]

Yoga Exercises for Spinal Cord

The spinal column is one of the most vital parts in our body which protects spinal cord as well as spinal nerves, supports our trunks and is responsible for all our movements and postures. A lot of people are known to have experienced some kind of back pain at some point of time which can [...]

Power yoga workouts for fat loss

Power Yoga or dynamic yoga, as the name suggests is strenuous and fast paced exercise emphasizing mainly on improving flexibility and strength of your body. The trend of power Yoga emerged during mid 1990s; it was started by two American yoga instructors who were trained in Ashtanga Yoga by an Indian master. Later the yoga [...]

Lose fat with Ashtanga yoga workout

Yoga is rightly called the metaphor of life and is a workout not only for your body but also mind as well as soul. While performing and indulging in Yoga, you may find yourself in humiliating situations at times but then just breathe and just let go; you can’t rush but take it slowly without [...]