The Bumble Bee Pranayama, goes also by the name of the Snoring Pranayama and Bhramari, uses the vibrations and sound of the humming bee in order to induce a deep relaxation to your mind – quite similar to the deep realm of sleep. Bhramari pranayama isn’t a beginner technique; it comes in a bit later [...]
Quite a few people undermine the power of beginner yoga positions. I know I used to! It doesn’t matter where you stand when it comes to yoga; the benefits are the same, and the benefits are great. Beginner poses can always be modified into something more difficult if you desire as much. The key to [...]
Yoga asanas provide calm and mental peace and fills one with energy just after few hours of practice. Though these exercises seem easy in the beginning, these can become difficult, if practiced rigorously as all the muscles in the body has to be consciously released. Though muscles appear completely relaxed but tightness remains, making comfort [...]
Thai Yoga, having its roots in Siamese or Thailand culture, has been increasing in popularity all over the world steadily with its main object of prevention of diseases and ensuring well being and good health of people. This treatment heals a person taking it from inside as well as outside. You can say in a [...]
Ayurvedic massage not only involve the use of meditation and yoga but also use of oils and herbs. It helps in relaxing muscles and is also believed to increase blood flow and eliminate toxins from our body. We also know that Ayurveda is the branch of medicine which is considered to be the safest and [...]
One of the most famous and important yogic asana is the Surya Namaskar which is a sort of salutation to the sun. According to the “Vedas” the time of sunrise is the most “favourable spiritual time” of the day and hence Surya Namaskar is to be performed at this hour. This asana must always be [...]
In the traditional texts, there is mention of more than 70 types of Pranayama and among these wide varieties of Pranayama, an important one is Ujjayi Pranayama. The suffix “jaya” means Success or Victory while the prefix “uj” means upward or expanding thus implying that the lungs of the practitioner of Ujjayi Pranayama is expanded [...]
Yogis had discovered the nasal cycle around thousands of years ago which is discovered by Medical science recently. It was found out that breathing is not done equally on both nostrils: at one particular time it is easier to breathe through one nostril than the other; i.e. after every three hours, each nostril alternates. It [...]
In the current world of immense stress and subsequent harassment and depression, it is always better to practise natural Yoga therapies to relieve depression rather than relying on antibiotics and other drugs that will in likeliness hurt you in the long run. There are a lot of Yoga poses that may aid you in your [...]
Kundalini energy is widely regarded as a powerful source of internal energy located at the base of the spine. Most Yoga experts openly believe that awakening Kundalini energy can lead to better stability, efficiency and performance in daily life. However, it can be said that Kundalini Yoga is among the most powerful and toughest of [...]