5 Daily Yoga Practices For Better Mental Health in 2023
Key Points Mental health crisis on the rise The importance of sound mental health is now increasingly becoming a part of the popular narrative. Google search trends will reveal a steady rise in searches for Mental health over the last 5 years. There’s almost an 87% growth in searches around mental health on Google in…
You think your way Out of Happiness
I’m reading this very interesting book – “Don’t believe everything you think” by joseph Nguyen. I purchased this book purely out of impulse after reading its cover. While most of the contents of the book aren’t new, a few chapters I’ve read have been articulated quite well. One of the chapters titled, “why do we…
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Pranayama is critical before beginning Yoga Asanas
A lot of us don’t get the sequence of Yoga right or are trying out Yoga poses based on YouTube videos. In my experience, Yoga asanas are meant to be done and learned under the guidance of a trained professional or instructor. Otherwise, you can get the sequence wrong. Before any Yoga sequence, it’s important…
5 Must Do Yoga Poses if you Sit for Long Hours
If your job requires you to sit for long hours perhaps in front of a computer, it can lead to many issues including poor blood circulation, pain in the back, and poor posture. According to research, total sitting time is associated with a higher risk for cardiometabolic disease and mortality. There are multiple approaches that…
5 Yoga Postures for Relaxation
In most yoga sequences, you’ll find yoga postures, which help the body relax. These generally are at the start of the sequence, after intense yoga poses, and at the end of the sequence. They are also done generally before you begin meditation to help the body relax. After the body is worked out, stretched and…
Pranayama in the Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita in the fourth chapter has beautifully indicated pranayama as a method to reach the goal of realization of the self. The 29th verse of the fourth chapter mentions अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे |प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणा: || Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 verse 29 apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpareprāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥ Bhagavad…
There’s More to Yoga than Physical Fitness
Physical health and Mental health are the basic requirements to enjoy life and have peace. A lot of people think of Yoga as a way to lead a physically healthier lifestyle. Yoga does fulfill its promise of helping you keep healthy and fit. There are numerous scientific studies that validate it. However, there’s much more…
Being Mindful of the Tamas Inside Us
It is said that nature or Prakriti has three distinct qualities – Sattva (lucidity), Rajas (action), and Tamas (inertia). They are also referred to as Gunas (or qualities). All the manifest reality comprises is a combination of these 3 Gunas. In the Dvaita or Dualistic system, the universe is a part of 2 distinct categories…
Yoga when you are Overweight
Yoga can at times feel like a struggle if you are plus-size or overweight. There’s an interesting question that came our way on doing Yoga while being overweight. Has anyone had trouble with their practice being overweight? I have a difficult time keeping up with the Yoga sequence because I can’t change positions swiftly. It…
The 4-4-8 Breathing Exercise Works!
There are a multitude of breathing practices and exercises that have been prescribed in many books on Yoga and meditation. Depending on the type of practice and your body, they tend to provide a lot of benefits. However, if you are a beginner, and are looking for a technique that can help you calm your…
