... by taking insufficient food can help in reducing weight. But when they start dieting, body starts to slow down in order to conserve energy and boost its chances of survival. This is why weight loss tends to slow down as we continue to diet. So in a way dieting is not the good method for reducing weight.

The most common cause of obesity is overeating and less physical movement. Overeating problem is coupled with poor diet and also wrong timing of eating said Subodh Gupta, Yoga expert from India. In fact to fight growing obesity among children, some of the schools in the UK are planning to introduce yoga for thousands of young students. This is an excellent step in the direction of fighting the obesity problem of UK.

Yoga practice provides an excellent means for maintaining balanced weight and overcoming obesity problem, provid...more

Hatha Yoga - The "Yoga of Postures" - The Ancient and Spiritual Path

... with Asanas, you can develop your will power, concentration and self-withdrawal. Moreover, it massages and tones the internal organs, which helps in the prevention and treatment of so many disease, e.g. the chronic ones like Diabetes, Arthritis, Hypertension and Heart diseases,etc. All of these Asanas benefits; open the path directly to Prathyahara and Dharana.

Pranayamas is so essential in Hatha Yoga practice, too. It is always the matter of breathing, if you are breathing correctly during the Yoga exercise, and in such a way that is good to your body, you guarantee a good control on your mind, this also helps asthmatic patients and those who suffer from bronchitis and improve their health. Pranayamas regulates the flow of vital energy in the body, which is required for initializing Samadhi. In addition, its practice leads to the awakening of the Kundalini energy.

In general, ...more

What Is Ashtanga Yoga?

...signify Ashthanga Yoga are

1. Yama - It reflects the moral and ethical grounds of human behavior

Ahimsa: Non-violence
satya: Truthfulness
Asteya: No stealing
Brahmacharya: celibacy
Aparigraha: non-covetousness or Envy or possessiveness

2. Niyama - It reflects the disciplines one has to go through their human life

Shoucha - Purity
Santosh - Contentment
Tapa - Endurance
Swadhyaya- Self ...more

The therapeutic and Spiritual Secrets of Yoga Gurus

...ng, Yoga goals were to understand the world and live in harmony with it, however, by time, this was changed and Yoga evolved to concern the world and the self, too.

After the sixth Century, Yoga evolved to have the poses and meditation as essential elements in it.

Modern Yoga based on five principles created by Swami sivananda, and they are; breathing; exercising; relaxing; thinking and meditation; and diet.

Nowadays; Yoga is used as an alternative therapy, because of its healing powers, e.g. backache healing, headaches; etc, and this is supported by many physicians, who are aware of Yoga's benefits and effectiveness. They already recommend it to their patients, so that they would benefit from its healing powers, plus its relaxation effect, and this makes them guarantee physiological and psychological treatment, too. In addition, i...more

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