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  1. The Powerful Spiritual Potential of Sun Salutations

    What’s the spiritual significance of practicing Sun Salutations? The significance of practicing asanas (yoga postures) lies beyond the obvious benefits on the body level, and this is even more true with the practice of sun salutations. When we practice su ...
  2. Sun Salutation 101: Your Basic Guide to Learn the Age-old Yoga Sequence

    Updated by: Sejal Shah, August 07, 2020 If you're looking for a simple, enjoyable way to start your day that provides a diverse range of health benefits, consider practicing Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation. It is a special sequence of yoga postures, ...
  3. Having Insomnia? These Yoga for Sleep Tips Can Help Fall Asleep Fast

    Updated by: Sejal Shah I September 22, 2020 Click here to read Yoga For Sleep. Insomnia epidemic Sleep deprivation has officially become a public health problem, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With around the clock access to ...
  4. Yoga for Seniors: Gentle Exercises

    In late 2016, news articles about 98-year-old yoga instructor Täo Porchon-Lynch hit the interweb, stunning the world with videos and photographs of the senior yoga teacher’s body twisted into yoga postures that many 20-year-old’s only dream of achieving. ...
  5. Lying-down Body Twist (Natrajasana)

    Reclined Spinal Twist Supta Matsyendrasana (sU-pta-MOTS-yen-DRAHS-anah) — is a supine spinal twist that lengthens and strengthens the spine while massaging and detoxifying the internal organs. Reclined Spinal Twist is a gentle posture that stretches the s ...
  6. Benefits of Sun Salutation

    How do you start your day? Often, the tendency is to grab your phone and check the weather, news, and texts before rolling out of bed to grab a cup of coffee (or your caffeine or choice). Tomorrow morning, instead of starting your day with a screen, roll ...
  7. Cupid’s Struck my Yoga Mat!!

    Valentine’s Day is back! For some it’s a pressure test, for others it’s about butterflies, for a few it’s about expressions and the rest just flow with the feeling! We are breaking the monotone this Valentine’s and making it adventurous! Breaking the ice ...
  8. Stay Young with Anti-Aging Yoga

    The next time you are watching your favorite soap opera, pay close attention to the commercials and you’ll find a pattern emerge – 1 out of every 3 commercials is of a cosmetic product. Surprised? Tips to Stay Young Drink at least 6 liters of water to flu ...
  9. Child's Pose: The Resting Stretch For the Mind and Body

    Child’s Pose is a forward-bending restorative pose. It stretches the thighs and ankles. Child’s Pose also calms the sympathetic nervous system and relieves stress and fatigue.  This resting pose gets its name from the Sanskrit words Shishu (sh-i-sh-u-sa-n ...
  10. 7 Tips to Improve Your Golf Experience

    Golf is known as a laid-back sport that requires little effort or physical activity. However, what few people outside the golf world realize is the intimate connection needed between the mind and body in order to excel at the game. Golf requires the abili ...
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