Since back pain is one of the most common forms of pain that people suffer, especially in developed countries, and since yoga has been proven through the millennia to be one of the most effective methods of achieving good health and bodily balance, it is only natural that there should be yoga poses to help [...]
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Experience Effective Weight Loss with Yoga in Sydney
Yoga is extremely beneficial for health. One of the most beneficial aspects of yoga is that it helps obese people in losing weight. There are different forms of yoga practiced in Sydney, Melbourne, which can help obese people to lose weight effectively. The major health issue that has been on the rise since the past [...]
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Anjanaya asana | The Salutation Pose
Anjanaya asana Instructions: 1. Sit in the vajra-asana (thunderbolt pose) comfortably. 2. Kneel up on your knees until your back, buttocks and thighs are aligned. 3. Extend your left foot foward bending your left knee at about a 90 degree angle. 4. Place the palms of your hands together at the heart in the anjali-mudra. [...]
Akarna Dhanura Asana | The Sooting Bow Pose
Akarna Dhanura Asana Instructions: 1. Sit on the floor with the legs together and extended straight out in front. Keep the back straight,shoulders level and head straight. Place the hands, palms down, flat on top of the thighs then inhale deeply. 2. Exhale and reach down and loop the forefinger of the right hand around [...]
Daily yoga exercises
Most of our problems like tired skin, dull hair, loss of sleep and energy stem from imbalance in the body, especially digestive disorders. To have the youthful glow, it’s very important to supplement your daily stretching exercises with these yogic asanas that will help eliminating toxins from the body by strengthening the back and stomach [...]
Sukhasana
Any easy, comfortable posture for Japa and meditation is Sukhasana, the important point being the head, neck and trunk should be in a line without curve. People who begin Japa and meditation after 30 or 40 years of age generally are not able to sit in Padma, Siddha or Svastikasana for a long time. People [...]
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Svastikasana
(PROSPEROUS POSE) Svastikasana is sitting at ease with the body erect. Spread the legs forward. Fold the left leg and place the foot near the right thigh muscles. Similarly bend the right leg and push it in the space between the thigh and calf muscles. Now you will find the two feet between the thighs [...]
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Sirshasana
(TOPSY TURVY POSE) Spread a four-folded blanket. Sit on the two knees. Make a finger-lock by interweaving the fingers. Place it on the ground up to the elbow. Now keep the top of your head on this finger-lock or between the two hands. Slowly raise the legs till they become vertical. Stand for five seconds [...]
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Sarvangasana
(ALL-MEMBERS POSE) This is a mysterious Asana which gives wonderful benefits. Spread a thick blanket on the floor and practise this Asana on the blanket. Lie on the back quite flat. Slowly raise the legs. Lift the trunk, hips, and legs quite vertically. Support the back with the two hands, one on either side. Rest [...]
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Paschimottanasana
Sit on the ground and stretch the legs stiff like a stick. Catch the toes with the thumb and index and middle fingers. While catching, you have to bend the trunk forwards. Fatty persons will find it rather difficult to bend. Exhale. Slowly bend without jerks till your forehead touches your knees. You can keep [...]
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