The asanas in this section are the basic poses that every yoga practitioner is supposed to know. You can try to learn yoga, but the best way to learn yoga is to experience it first hand. The basic poses are to be learned in the sequence presented. They are arranged in the approximate order of difficulty. Each new pose can be taken a new day. The basic poses are; Lotus…
Mark TJ Keane, following a personal awakening over a decade ago has devoted his life to Spiritual Enlightenment. He embarks on this quest as a very real, tangible and achievable goal and inspires others to do the same. He is author of Meditation for beginners, and Secret Enlightenment. Mark is the creator of Sleeping Serpent , an organisation dedicated to bringing…
Who needs to stretch? You do. A regular stretching routine helps to keep your muscles flexible. With consistency, you can relieve and prevent pain from exercise and daily, functional activities. Is back pain a problem for you? Here are three easy stretches that can help. Low Back Relaxer Grab a pillow and slowly lie down on your back. Bend both knees, keeping your…
Up until that point, I had never done a low bar squat; I had always performed the high bar variety. Getting the bar in proper position on the former requires a considerable amount of flexibility in the chest and shoulders. Your wrists need to be neutral, or straight, throughout the entire lift to avoid any of the weight being carried by your wrists or arms. If you…
Chemical stress includes eating, drinking or inhaling substances that the body finds toxic, even if we think we enjoy them. These substances may include: Alcohol Tobacco Preservatives in food Smoggy air Even an excess of sweets! Chemical stressors all affect the hormone levels in the body, which in turn affect the functioning of the nervous system. Physical stress…
“Lower back pain” refers to any pain or discomfort experienced in the bottom region of the spine, which is known as the lumbar spine. This region supports most of the upper body’s weight. Additionally, this specific type of back pain is extremely widespread, affecting around 80 percent of adults and ranking as the number one cause of job-related disability. Luckily…
A Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library, suggests that yoga may lead to a small reduction in pain in people with chronic non-specific lower back pain over the short term. However, researchers advise that more studies are needed to provide information on long-term effects. Lower back pain is a common health problem, and is usually treated with self-care…
Video Transcript Let’s do a standing hamstring stretch. We’ll start with our legs together, standing tall with our lower abdomen engaged by drawing our bellybutton toward our spine. We’ll inhale to lengthen our spine, and as we exhale, folding forward from the pelvis, we’ll begin to lower our torsos down. Now, you can have your hands at your waist or on the tops of…
Handstand scorpion, anyone? Yoga poses depicted in magazines and other media outlets may draw eyeballs, but most people probably shouldn t try them, a new study suggests. Images of yoga in the media often show poses that are unsafe, or just aren t doable for the average person, the researchers said. This means that people could get hurt if they attempt the poses…
You Might Like {{displayTitle}} READ Few things in life are as frustrating as back pain (aside from maybe coffee shops with no Wi-Fi ). If you re dealing with it, you re not alone: One in four Americans experiences back pain on a regular basis. But whether it’s a dull ache or nearly debilitating sharp pain, a bad back can make your daily routine a serious struggle…
When Anna Pesce was visiting her children in Wagener, SC, in November 2014, the then-85-year-old Orangeburg, NY, native almost collapsed trying to climb a set of stairs. “I had this horrible pain shooting up my back, ” Pesce tells The Post. “I had to be carried up the stairs and put into a wheelchair for the rest of my stay.” For the past few decades, Pesce suffered…
Sanskrit (English) Yoga Asanas Learn how to perform a variety of yoga postures. We have a complete list of many yoga poses with detailed explanations and pictures for you to practice yoga at home. For a complete yoga lesson you can start your session with some loosening postures as a warm up, then you can perform a combination of lying and sitting postures, these…
Benefit: This asana helps to strengthen the spine. To do this asana stand tall with feet joined together. Raise your arms and then bring them down touching the ground parallel to your legs. Let your back stretch along with your arms.Then raise your head and look forward. Hold the position for 10-15 seconds and then release. Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) Bhujangasana 00:10…
Anxiety is one of the biggest mental stressors. When we feel anxious, our heart rate and blood pressure increase and we start taking rapid, shallow breaths. In response to the stress on our body and mind, our sympathetic “fight-or-flight” nervous system kicks in to boost cortisol (the primary stress hormone) production and adrenaline as physiological support—perpetuating…
Yoga is a mind-body and exercise practice that combines breath control, meditation, and movements to stretch and strengthen muscles. What sets yoga apart from most other exercise programs is that it places as great an emphasis on mental fitness as on physical fitness. People have been doing yoga for thousands of years. Given its history, several types of yoga have…
Physicians often prescribe pain medication as a first line of therapy for lower back pain, according to the American College of Physicians. Now, the college’s new guideline on lower back pain treatment is encouraging patients to try massage, yoga, exercise, acupuncture and other similar therapies before reaching for a pain killer. Being active and waiting it out might…
