Yoga is a practice that connects the body, breath, and mind. It uses physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve overall health. Yoga was developed as a spiritual practice thousands of years ago. Today, most Westerners who do yoga do it for exercise or to reduce stress.
Our children today are exposed to a lot of stress factors. There is homework that they do daily, the competition from other children, after school game activities and sometimes over-scheduling. And just like us adults these kids need something relaxing to turn into and that could be Yoga..
If you didnt know by now, yoga asanas can help you in the treatment of high blood pressure, and help you lower blood pressure. Yoga asanas make stable your blood pressure, so lower blood pressure when its abnormaly high. Asanas have favorable effects on the nervous system. By practicing certain yoga asanas you can not only lower your blood pressure, but also reduce the effects of hypertension on the other organs of the body.
We have all heard the saying, Rome wasnt built in a day. Those words are extremely profound, when thinking about correcting poor posture and alignment.
When you are pregnant everyone has an opinion and an important skill to learn early on in the pregnancy is to be able to listen to these opinions, comment politely and then make up your own mind....
Admittedly, we live in a sound-byte age where our daily demands leave us with little time for exercise. However, for those who may be in a rush but still feel the need for some kind of exercise to warm them up for the day in a short period of time, Yoga offers a unique sequence. Lets go over it.