A recent study has confirmed that yoga could be just the right exercise to reduce age-related curve of the upper spine (known as dowager’s hump).
A group of elderly volunteers, who participated in study, were asked to do yoga for six months. It was noticed that they upper spine curve lowered by 5 percent, compared to [...]
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Unlike what is commonly believed, it is not necessary to go to a yoga studio or yoga classes to receive the benefits of yoga. It is also not the amount of time spent in practicing yoga that matters. Rather, it is the quality and consistency that should be taken into account. It is better to [...]
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The main reason for heart ailments to reach an epidemic level is the unhealthy lifestyle led by the present generation, which includes high-fat diet, lack of exercise, mental stress and may be use of tobacco.
Yoga, unlike presumed by many, does not mean just the practise of asanas. It also implies leading a holistic, healthy lifestyle, [...]
The human brain is very sophisticated and has powerful potential. However, to make the most of it, the brain has to be kept active through exercise, and be nurtured just as any other part of human body.
Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, the foremost and present day authority in utilizing energy (prana) for healing and wellness, [...]
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Yoga could be of immense help to women going through severe menopausal symptoms, as it appears to improve mental functioning, while reducing night sweats and hot flashes, suggests Indian researchers.
To investigate this fact, about 120 women of the age group 44 to 55 years, with physical and cognitive symptoms of menopause, were randomly assigned yoga [...]
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The lotus posture or ‘Padmasana’, as it is popularly known as, is one of the postures suggested for meditation.
This wonderful yogic posture emphasizes or carries messages such as devotion to goodness, trying to achieve enlightenment, and drawing others towards a more evolved state of being.
The lotus, being a wonderful symbol of beauty, rises above its [...]
A group of researchers in the US are said to have used a specialized brain scanning technique with magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, which is actually an MRI scan, done at the molecular level, to study the effects of practice of yoga on the brain. They investigated, in particular, the manner in which concentrations of the [...]
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According to a study by the American College of Sports Medicine, yoga practice could do more than increasing strength, flexibility and muscle tone. It also helps in improving [tag]motivation[/tag], [tag]concentration[/tag] and lessens [tag]anxiety[/tag].
Traci A. Statler, a Sports Pschology consultant from California University says “There is definitely some mental and psychological health benefits to perform [tag]yoga[/tag]“.
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