Lower-back pain affects far too many people. It might not always be debilitating, but even a small amount of pain indicates that something is wrong, and you need to address the issue. When you have lower-back pain, the cause might actually be something that seems totally unrelated. Your body is linked together, and an issue in one area can result in a chain reaction…
When you feel tired and weighed down by stress, a lack of exercise, and poor food choices, give your body and mind a reboot with a detox. A detox doesn’t always mean a rigorous diet, juice fast, or ingesting a combination of nauseating herbs. You can detox through yoga too, with a practice that’ll leave you feeling cleaner on the inside and more energetic on the outside…
Not all meditation practice has to happen sitting perfectly still in Lotus Pose. By focusing your awareness inward, on the breath and the way your body moves through transitions and feels in poses, you’ll reap many of the same rewards that seated meditation provides— heightened focus, balanced energy, a sense of grounding, and blissful stress release. Practice tip…
Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME Not only does yoga offer (often intense) physical activity, but it imparts an extra mind-body benefit. “Yoga helps elicit what we call the relaxation response, which is essentially the physiological opposite of the stress response, ” says Laura Malloy, director of yoga programs at Massachusetts General Hospital s Benson-Henry Institute…
The most commonly practiced form of yoga is Hatha yoga. A physical form, Hatha yoga incorporates a series of poses called Asanas, while relying on a breathing technique, referred to as Pranayama. By adopting very basic and sometimes very complex body postures and breathing techniques, the goal of yoga is to provide the practitioner a number of physical and mental…
Top Exercises for Upper and Lower Back Muscle Spasms Back muscle spasms can wreak havoc on your world. They can cause you tremendous pain and suffering, as well as interfere with your daily life. If they’re mild, they may cause you just enough discomfort to decrease your enjoyment in normally pleasurable activities. And, if they’re strong and intense, they can keep…
Yoga is an ancient art form. Yoga is an ancient art form that is designed to balance the mind, body and spirit. The traditional practice of asanas, or postures, is known as Hatha yoga, and is the most familiar practice. It includes dozens of poses, each with a different focus and purpose. Ten basic poses are found in most Hatha yoga classes, and can be practiced by…
Simply put. Ashwini Mudra is to contract the anus. Squeeze it for 5-10 seconds. Then to let go and relax. Repeat this 10 times. It takes just a minute. Do it as often as you can. At least 6-10 times a day. While you sit in office, in a bus, watch TV, cook or walk on the road. No one will know. Repeating it often is key to quick remedy. In 21 days your agony will leave…
A typical response to experiencing back pain is to take it easy - either staying in bed or at least stopping any activity that is at all strenuous. While this approach is understandable and may even be recommended in the short term, when done for more than a day or two it can actually undermine healing . Instead, active forms of back exercises are almost always necessary…
If you’ve reached senior status and you’re not already practicing yoga, now’s a good time to begin. Yoga is a great form of exercise for seniors. Physically, yoga can increase flexibility, mobility, strength, and balance through low-impact movement. Psychologically, it can help keep your mind sharp and increase positive emotions, mindfulness, and awareness of Self…
One of the biggest battle for most people is ‘Weight Loss’. 90 % of the people are stressed and spend sleepless nights over not losing weight. The question in most individual’s mind is despite doing exercise and eating right why is it that I am unable to lose weight or maintain it? Healthy foods, controlled portion sizes, regular exercise and peaceful sleep — these…
Dial in Your Fit. “The first place to look is your bike fit, ” says Silvis. “I spend a lot of office visit time educating my patients about bike fit. Very often, adjustments resolve the problem and prevent it from recurring.” Specifically, a bike setup that is too long for you can cause an aching back by forcing you to be too stretched out. Assuming your bike is the…
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The lower back is one of the most fragile areas of your body. And if it doesn t get proper attention through strength training, serious pain and physical problems can leak through the entire muscular system. People who sit for long periods of time typically have it the worst. Overactivity developed in their hips from being at the office desk all day or binge-watching…
Learn how yoga can prevent slouching—and the depression, shallow breathing, tension, and headaches that often go with it. My middle back is tense and hurts almost all the time,said the young man slumped in my office chair. I d like you to show me how to stretch it out. He was quite surprised when I told him his back needed to be strengthened, not stretched, and…
Finding Lower Back Pain Relief Nearly everyone will experience some form of in his or her lifetime. The low back is the area behind the belly from the rib cage to the pelvis and is also called the lumbar region. Back pain is a major cause of missed work. Low back pain usually resolves on its own and is commonly the result of a strain injury. There are many treatments…
