Health & Fitness / International Day of Yoga / Yoga
by Moderator · Published April 30, 2016 · Last modified February 9, 2017
People generally ignore Yamas and Niyamas in practice considering them to be part of conduct but they should also be practised. Taking into account Ashtanga Yoga, the Yogic practices may be classified as (i) Yamas (ii) Niyamas (iii) Asanas (iv) Pranayamas...
Health & Fitness / International Day of Yoga / Yoga
by Moderator · Published April 30, 2016 · Last modified December 8, 2016
Yogic practices have been practiced for thousand of years mainly for the sake of the final goal of liberation from the cycle of re-birth and the pain associated with it. These practices were intended to influence the mind more than the...
Health & Fitness / International Day of Yoga / Yoga
by Moderator · Published April 30, 2016 · Last modified December 8, 2016
1.Yoga a universal practical discipline Yoga is universal in character for practice and application irrespective of culture, nationality, race, caste, creed, sex, age and physical condition. Neither by reading the texts nor by wearing the garb of an ascetic, one can...
Health & Fitness / International Day of Yoga / Yoga
by Moderator · Published April 30, 2016 · Last modified December 8, 2016
Japa Yoga To concentrate one’s mind on divine name or holy syllable, mantra etc. like ‘OM’, ‘Rama’, ‘Allah’, ‘God’, ‘Vahe Guru’ etc. through repeated recitation or remembrance. Karma Yoga Teaches us to perform all actions without having any desire for their...
Health & Fitness / International Day of Yoga / Yoga
by Moderator · Published April 30, 2016 · Last modified December 8, 2016
The concepts and practices of Yoga originated in India about several thousand years ago. Its founders were great Saints and Sages. The great Yogis presented rational interpretation of their experiences of Yoga and brought about a practical and scientifically sound method...
Health & Fitness / International Day of Yoga
by Moderator · Published April 29, 2016 · Last modified May 2, 2017
Yoga is a system of holistic living, having the roots in Indian tradition and culture. Evolved thousands of years back by the Rishis, Yoga techniques are being widely used for meeting the changing health care needs of mankind. Yoga has attracted...
Coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemic stroke, diabetes, and some specific cancers, which until recently were common only in high-income countries, are now becoming the dominant sources of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Prospective epidemiological studies, some randomized prevention trials, and many short-term...
People are predisposed to various diseases based on their way of living and occupational habits. They are preventable, and can be lowered with changes in diet, lifestyle, and environment. Lifestyle diseases characterize those diseases whose occurrence is primarily based on daily...
Working people normally tend to focus more on their careers than their health. This lack of concern for their health is extremely worrying. It is because of this that incidences of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart diseases have been on...
We all have to die, but we don’t have to die prematurely. Most of our people are dying from lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. These diseases most often manifest in middle age or...
