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  1. Yoga And Meditation For A Peaceful Society

    We all have our take on yoga. Don’t we? Yet when it comes from an advocate of peace, a strong believer and preacher of non-violence, a whole new dimension opens up in front of us.  What does peace in Korea have to do with inner peace? What does stretching ...
  2. CrossFit Better With Yoga

    Gym workout is passé. CrossFit is in. If you are clueless about what CrossFit stands for, it's a fitness program started more than a decade ago in USA and is now practiced by millions around the world. CrossFit works on the principle of mixing high i ...
  3. How Yoga Can Keep You From Joint Pain

    Do your knee joint or wrists or shoulders ache when doing trivial things? Is the pain in your joints limiting you from enjoying life the way you wish to? Are you tired of popping painkillers multiple times a day? If you said yes for either of these questi ...
  4. Yoga: What is Yoga?

    What is Yoga? If you think of people in seemingly impossible and weirdly twisted poses when you think of "Yoga", then you may have an inkling of what yoga is, just an inkling that's it. Yoga is much more than those poses. Derived from the S ...
  5. Standing Spinal Twist (Katichakrasana)

    The name of this yoga posture, Katichakrasana, literally means rotation of the waist. It gives a nice stretch to the waist and helps in making it more flexible and supple. It takes very little time to do the stretch and it benefits your body in many ways. ...
  6. Superman Pose (Viparita Shalabhasana)

    The Superman Pose is similar to a flying superman high in the air. This is where this yoga posture gets its nickname. viparita = inverted/ reversed; shalabh = locust; asana = pose/posture It is pronounced as Vip-a-RHEETH-uh shah-lah-BHAAHS-uh-nuh This pos ...
  7. Yoga For The Modern-day Man

    As a child, I grew up watching cartoon characters like Superman, Popeye and Hercules. These men were brave, strong and ever helpful. Whatever be the catastrophe, they would always turn up and defeat the bad guys, no matter whatever the size of their foe. ...
  8. Basic Tips to Get Started With Yoga

    How often do we figure a person doing the headstand against some picturesque backdrop and say ‘yoga is not for me’ You might want to revisit your thought once you go through the basic tips which yoga has to offer. Read them and find yourself doing yoga ag ...
  9. Lose Weight with Yoga

    Often we blame our genes for us being on the wrong side of the scale. Don't we? But try giving it a second thought and you see will see that there is a lot in our hands. This article gives you an insight to weight loss with yoga and for those who are ...
  10. Relieve yourself from Irritable Bowel Syndrome with yoga

    The Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a physical disorder that causes abdominal pain, discomfort, nausea, flatulence and bloating. If you are suffering from this gastrointestinal tract disorder, abnormal erratic bowel movements are common. So, you are lik ...