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Anjali Mudra: Recognizing the hidden power of Namaste
Namaste, two hands folded in a welcome greeting, is the salutation that Indians are globally welcomed with. Literal meaning- ‘I salute the divinity in you’, the gesture is being widely appropriated as the greeting of choice in post-COVID times. However, t ... -
9 Yoga asanas for relief from sciatica
Do you struggle to enjoy quality time with your kids due to the shooting pain caused by sciatica? Is sciatica limiting your daily activities? Many people try to power through pain, self-diagnosis, or self-medicate, but this approach can be dangerous. Fort ... -
Top 20 Quotes on Yoga by Gurudev
Yoga for beginners is a holistic practice that keeps the body fit, soothes the mind, and touches the spirit. Yoga has been around since ancient times but it has become even more popular in today’s fast-paced and stressful life. To the extent that this who ... -
7 strengthening yoga poses to ease chronic pain due to fibromyalgia
How would you feel if a hug was painful to you? What if a simple touch of certain points in the body can lead to a shooting pain or pressure on your body? Pretty awful for even the coldest of human beings, isn’t it? Unfortunately these are the sort of unp ... -
3 best pranayamas to build immunity during lockdown
Listen to these voices on the lockdown: I was expecting to have joined work by this time. Now, I don’t even know if my job offer still stands: The new graduate waiting to enter the job market. I was supposed to be choosing universities to study this year. ... -
Why we need International Day of Yoga celebrations more than ever in this lockdown!
In 2015, when the June 21st sun rose, thousands gathered in front of the historic locations in their cities to perform Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar), a sequence of 12 yoga postures. The result: a beautiful continuum of people from all races, nationali ... -
Chakrasana (Wheel Pose or Urdhva Dhanurasana)
Wheel Pose — Chakrasana (CHAAH-kraa-SUN-ah) or Urdhva Dhanurasana — also called as Full-Wheel Pose and Upward Bow Pose, is a backbending posture that opens up the chest, tones the thighs, abdomen and arms, and engages the whole body. As a heart-opening s ... -
12 Difficult Yoga Poses to Challenge Yourself
You’re heard of the ice bucket challenge, you’ve done the Mannequin challenge. This International Day of Yoga, how about creating a challenge of your own? Do you want to surprise your friends and family? If yes, then read on. Here are twelve yoga asanas ( ... -
You will need this one practice in the post-COVID world
What is truly here and now is you. You could be: the same you were before all the pandemic began, a slightly altered version who is processing the changes slowly, the one who thinks everything will never be the same. As you stand on the shores of self- ... -
What is power yoga? What is the difference between power yoga and regular yoga?
“Join Power Yoga today: Develop your core, strength, focus, balance, purpose…” “21 days Power Yoga weight loss challenge!” “Join Core Power Yoga: Weight loss up to 10 kg!” “Learn Power Yoga: Tone muscles, burn calories” Those power yoga ads definitely so ...
