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...ses - These poses help to increase circulation, stimulate the brain, enhance glandular system functioning, and relieve pressure on the abdominal organs helping with digestion and blood flow.

Sarvangasana or Shoulder Stand

Halasana or Plow Pose

Adho Mukha Svanasana or Downward facing Dog

Setu Bandha or Half Bridge

Urdhva Dhanurasana or Full Bridge

Karnapidasana or Spider Pose

It's recommended that people try and practice different yoga poses at home or even in the office or workplace but if you are feeling like you're not able to complete a posture, please don't push yourself. Yoga is not a competition so just relax, rest for a minute and try the pose again. Also remember not to try yoga poses that are beyond your capabilities. If you attempt asanas that are beyond your level you can injure yourself which is not what we are trying to achieve with yoga! You might find it helpful to get some expert guidance through popular online training websites where a professional teacher can instruct and coach you through each Yoga Pose ensuring you are doing the exercise correctly.more

Yoga - The perfect New Year's Resolution

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There is a case to be made for the practice of yoga as the perfect or universal New Year's resolution. stop and think about the focus of most resolutions and the various reasons people chose to make them part of their New Year goal setting. An acquaintance recently shared, that a study done in Pittsburgh found that the number one New Year's resolution was to send more time with family, friends and to work on relationships. I have not tried to verify that, but I will admit to being a bit surprised, as I would have bet serious money that weight loss, diet, fitness and all of the getting healthy resolutions would have nailed the top spots before relationships. Since I tend to make pre...more

Yoga for Beginners: Stress Management Solutions

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When you empathically listen to your friends, family, and associates - you are giving your time, and this is a form of karma Yoga, but you cannot afford to absorb their stress. See negative energy for what it is. When a person is full of negative thought, and you cannot help, you will, most likely, absorb this energy in the form of stress.

Now, lets look at some other ways, in which, Yoga will help us with everyday stress. Consider your total health picture. What you eat and drink can also cause stress. Caffeine, which speeds the heart rate and shortens your breath, can be found in coffee, tea, soda, hot cocoa, and chocolate.

How fast do you eat? How much do you eat at one sitting? How much sleep do you get...more

Yoga for a Healthy You

...pressure. Exercise ensures positive frame of mind by reducing depression. It helps to maintain healthy joints, bones, muscles and nervous system. It helps avoid premature aging and maintain the right weight. Yoga as a concept of maintaining fitness has a lot of advantages.

The regular practice of the best movement or position (asana) that suits you combined with easy breathing techniques will bring good results. No spec...more

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