Yoga Asanas for Digestion
Hastottanasana Hastottanasana is made of three words: hasta, uttana and asana. Hasta means ‘arms’; uttana means ‘stretch up’ and asana means ‘posture’. In this posture, the arms are stretched upwards, hence, it is called Hastottanasana. Formation: Breathing Methodology Softly inhale while raising your arms up and exhale bringing them down Benefits:– Word of Advice Go slow […]
Yoga and Employee Stress
An increasing number of people use the word ‘stress’ to describe their present state of being. Bandied about whimsically, it is often viewed as casual and even normal for one to express a feeling of being stressed. But the truth is far from it, we do not have to live in a constant state of […]
Hypertension: Can Yoga Reduce Blood Pressure? Know 5 Best Yoga Poses For High Blood Pressure
An estimated two-thirds of the human population or roughly 1.13 billion people worldwide have hypertension. Hypertension also known as High Blood Pressure doesn’t have any symptoms and develops over the course of several years. Due to the lack of symptoms, patients are unable to detect the problem in time to take positive action. High blood […]
How Ujjayi breathing helps you in chemotherapy treatment
Ujjain pranayama is a breathing exercise in the practice of yoga and can be translated to mean big victory or special victory. The technique to perform Ujjayi Pranayam is to fill your lungs completely with air as you inhale through your nose; and contracting the throat slightly as you exhale through your nose. Ujjayi Pranayama […]
How to do Firefly Pose || Step by step Training for Tittibhasan
Tithibahasana or Firefly Pose is an advanced arm balance. This pose is very good for strengthening the wrists, forearms, shoulders, triceps, hip flexors, and your core muscles. It provides a stretch for the hamstrings, adductors, and outer hips. Practicing it will help improve your sense of balance. To get into Firefly Pose it would be […]
Active yoga may help relieve depression symptoms – during pregnancy
Active yoga may help relieve depression symptoms – during pregnancy Pregnancy causes many transformations that are beyond the physical. Women experience several changes in their emotions and in the state of mind. Some pregnant women have mood swings brought on due to hormonal changes. As these hormone levels rise and fall, moods may vary. Constant […]
Back Pain | Yoga Aasana | with Grand Master Akshar
Shalabasana (Locust Pose) When working to heal back-related issues such as lower back pain or stiffness, it’s important to note that you should avoid using your back directly. Repeated stress on the back can aggravate the condition, so it’s essential to approach healing with care. There are a few gentle postures that can help relieve […]
Yoga and Blood pressure
Blood pressure is an important part of how the heart and blood circulation work in the human body. It is defined medically as the pressure of your blood on the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps it around your body. Depending on our activities, it is natural for blood pressure to go up […]
Yoga to Strengthen the Back
Yoga, in its authentic splendour is a demonstration of what the Guru-Shishya Ashram system did for the spine. Young ‘Shishyas’ or students throughSuksmavyayam or subtle exercises practisedrolling movements, side rolls, tumbles thus forming spine strength and flexibility at an early age. Back pain though is not discriminatory in nature and affects people of all age […]
Yoga for Diabetes
The pancreas controls the body’s sugar levels and sits near the stomach in the abdomen. It is part of the digestive system and located in the abdomen, behind the stomach and next to the duodenum – the first part of the small intestine. Grand Master Akshar recommends these two Yogic techniques for diabetes. They activate […]