Yoga Poses – 5 Essentials You Need To Know
You might have seen complex yoga poses on television or on the internet with yoga masters doing elaborate and complicated poses. In this post, I’ll share a few basics of Yoga poses or Yoga asanas based on what is mentioned in the original texts. 1. Yoga Poses are steady and comfortable The Yoga Sutras of…
What Should You Think While Meditating?
A reader of the World Yoga Forum asked us this question – “What exactly are you supposed to think when you try meditation?“. This question can exist for a lot of beginners. The mind is difficult to control and when you sit for meditation, it’s possible there are a hundred thousand thoughts that can come…
Better Understanding Begins With Meditation
The mind can be full of chatter and it can be very difficult to control. In the Bhagawad Gita, Arjuna says to Lord Krishna – “The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate, O Krishna. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind.“ Our mind can trick us…
Sitting Long Hours? Try this Yoga Pose for improved blood circulation in legs
Too much sitting has been described as a health hazard. There are a number of health concerns linked with sitting long hours. too much sitting (also known as sedentary behavior – which involves very low energy expenditure, such as television viewing and desk-bound work) is adversely associated with health outcomes, including cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers, type…
Stop Overthinking with this One Simple Thing
Overthinking is a continuous loop of unproductive thoughts. It can also be considered as an excessive amount of thoughts that are unnecessary. Overthinking has also been associated with anxiety1. According to the Berkley Well-Being Institute, when you are overthinking, you are likely trying to solve a problem in your life2. According to research, overthinking about…
3 Simple Yoga Poses For Your Ankles
In this post we bring to you 3 simple Yoga poses for your ankles. Your ankles are one of the key weight-bearing parts of your body. The following 3 extremely simple yoga poses can help you with your ankles. They can be done by beginners. Sitting Position while doing these poses The following is the…
Does Yoga Actually Help You De-Stress? Here’s What Science Says
The main goal of Yoga is not about a fit body. The main goal of Yoga is to still the changing states of mind. Most of the modern Yoga practices that we see today have originated in some form or the other from the classical school of Yoga. The foundational text of this school is…
The Biggest Blocker in Your Yoga Practice
As human beings, we seem to be extremely quick and good at adapting things, thoughts, and habits, which aren’t good for us, and at times taking things to an extreme. For instance, alcohol, food, and procrastination. We know excess of these isn’t good for us. Yet, we indulge in these and find them hard to…
3 Simple Breathing Exercises To Calm Your Mind For Beginners in Yoga
One of the key things for beginners is to get regular with a Yoga practice. As a beginner, I struggled to be consistent with my Yoga practice. One of the things that helped me stay regular is taking a few steps, a few asanas at a time. We all tend to have busy schedules and…
Check Your Well-being Score with the WHO-5 Well-being Index
We’ve launched the well-being calculator on the World Yoga Forum, where you can measure your well-being through the WHO-5 wellbeing index. The WHO-5 was originally presented at a WHO meeting in Stockholm in February 1998 as part of a project on the measurement of well-being in primary health care patients1. The WHO-5 Well-being Index has…
Yoga For De-stressing: Ujjayi Pranayama
Yoga is an effective therapy for managing stress and anxiety. In this post, we’ll discuss one such breathing technique also called Ujjayi Pranayama. It has numerous health benefits including helping manage stress, and at the same time managing blood pressure, and increasing lung capacity. Yoga is increasingly used in clinical settings for a variety of…
Yoga For High Blood-Pressure: Cat-Cow Pose
High Blood Pressure is now becoming an increasingly common problem. Research has shown that yoga intervention can lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension. Scientific review has supported Yoga therapy as a multifunctional exercise modality with numerous benefits. Yoga plays an important role not only in reducing high BP but it has also been…