Life + Yoga = Yogantastic

Holi is an ancient Hindu religious festival which comes in spring, also known as the Festival of Colours which attributes the victory of good over evil, being celebrated all over India, despite the difference in culture and language, everyone plays and laughs with enthusiastically all day long, they forget and forgive allowing them to keep good relationships. People hug and wish each other and celebrate by giving thanks for a good harvest. People rub ‘gulal’ and ‘abeer’ (coloured powder) on each other. Festivals are a unique hallmark of human culture or immense accumulation of past glorious civilization from which one may obtain enthusiasm for ideal values. Focus your full perception on it. The festivals affect mood and emotion as well as alertness and receptivity which further enhance one’s capability to perceive things better. Colours play a very significant role in our life, the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eyes as a result ...

Vriksh asana- is one of the most important and balancing asana, where the hands make contact with the ground while the body is completely reversed and the flow of blood goes towards the head, hands and shoulders which brings immense benefits. It is one of the most beneficial asanas’ for both the body and mind, by reversing the normal effects of gravity it enhances blood circulation in the body, improves the sensory faculties and provides concentration, memory and longevity. Every nerve of the body is closely connected with the brain and twelves pairs of cranium nerves proceed from both hemispheres through the skull to the entire body hence being beneficial. Vriksh asana is a little difficult to perform for beginners but after a few days of practices one will easily be able to do it. A person is considered to be healthy when three elements of the nature such as kapha-pita-Vayu are in equilibrium in the body as mentioned in ancient Ayurveda. The body would be in complete h...

Garud asana is a standing posture named after the bird Garud or eagle , very simple yet very beneficial among all the standing asanas as it makes the legs and waist flexible as well as curing disorders of the legs, genitals, arms, shoulders and entire spine. The eagle represents a symbol of beauty, bravery, courage, determination and self-efficacy which makes it unique among the world’s largest birds of prey. Eagle is known for his chiselled vision, fearless as it loves storm gliding higher and higher without using their energy with an ability to lock wings in a fixed direction in the midst of fierce storm winds and enjoy every minute by observing all. The eagle takes on all challenges rather than running away. As per their motto ‘no retreat no surrender , the garud asana provides you with all the attributes of eagle including how to combat with adverse atmosphere, the eagle alone as will face the situation without any help from others birds. Kati chakra, Bhuja chakr...

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise Sleep is the natural condition of rest resulting from the pause of one’s bodily functions. Sleep manifests when the body, mind and nervous system are inactive; the postural muscles relaxed and consciousness suspended. The sense organs such as nose, ears, tongue and skin are standing apart from their respective objects of smell, sound, sight, taste and sensations and the mind being shifted from conscious to unconscious state. During deep sleep the unconscious mind becomes active and balances positive and negative prana energy in the body while the entire body repairs itself and the mind get rests and rejuvenated for the next day’s work. There is a direct link between the mind and sensory organs that are maintained continuously throughout the day to allow human beings to perform a day’s work efficiently. So, when the mind is exhausted, the chain of link between the mind and senses is broken, and a ...

One of the most important and balancing asana, where the head and forearms make contact with the ground while the body is completely reversed and the flow of blood goes towards the head brings tremendous benefits.   Shirsha asana is also known as the handstand. It is one of the most beneficial asanas’ for both the body and mind, by reversing the normal effects of gravity it enhances blood circulation in the body, improves the sensory faculties and provides concentration, memory and longevity. Every nerve of the body is closely connected with the brain and twelves pairs of cranium nerves proceed from both hemispheres through the skull to the entire body and being benefited. Shirsha asana, the name is derived from Sanskrit word’ sirs’’ means head, and asana means ‘pose’. Shirsha asana is a little difficult to perform for beginners but after a few days of practices one will easily be able to do it. The Brain, major organ, the part of the central nervous system enclosed ...

Padam asana, siddha asana, Swastika asana and sukh asana; these are the four asanas which are prescribed for the purposes of meditation and spiritual growth. Aspirant can sit in any one of four asanas at a stretch for more than one hour with steady mind and acquire consciousness as well as infinite peace.   Today, we learn about Padam asana. Padam asana is also known as the Lotus position, which is one of the classic postures aimed for meditation and pranayama that attributes one’s spiritual evolution. Padam asana makes the entire body attain a resting state and keeps the prana energy flow more actively in the body. The mind gets rejuvenated as the metabolism slows down and the longer you hold this asana the quicker the major Nadis such as Ida, Pingla and Sushumna become balanced naturally with continual practise. Padam asana makes ankles, knees, hips, spine and neck more flexible along with the nerves of the entire body. For beginners, Padam asana can be difficult ...

The internal one to one communication happens through our thoughts and words based on reasoning that entirely depends upon the mind only. While the heart to heart communication happens through feelings, without feelings would mean that the heart is completely absent and being led towards a very shallow life. Above both of these, there is soul to soul communication which happens through silence and is superior to both. Self-introspection, self-efficacy and self-esteem are the outcomes of the silence. When one transcends ones feeling, one becomes still. Meditation prior aim is to be still within, so that by watching, one can observe the truth and filter unhealthy bonds properly. Meditation helps the conscious mind to be remove these harmful conditioned feelings and thoughts to improve equanimity as well as integrating with sub conscious and superconscious mind. Our inner sense always wanted to communicate with us but we ignored, because we are not aware at our conscious l...

The human body is a store house of divine virtues and the mudras are the tools to easily explore those virtues within. Meditation, mantra chanting and doing yoga aims to acquire a higher consciousness and if mudras are added into the mix then spiritual growth definitely becomes easier.   Mudras enhance constancy, makes one stronger and composed within the mind so that one can properly attain the cosmic impression retrieved for higher spiritual growth. The mudras are being divided into two groups, in the first group comprises of mudras which strengthen glands and hormones, whereas, the second groups comprises with thirteen important mudras that affect pranas in the body. Thirteen mudras which affect the pranas Vayu are Maha mudra, Vajroni mudra, yoni mudra, Shaktichalini mudra, Mahabandha mudra, mahabedha mudra, Shambhavi mudra, Prithvidharna mudra, Jaladharna mudra, Pashini mudra, Agnidharna mudra, Vayavidharna mudra and Akasidharna mudra.   These mudras can be a...

What was once to be thought primitive has now proven beneficial. The ancient yogis must be given credit as they had more knowledge about our bodies, mind and soul than we have today... Yoga is chiefly a process of self-culture, compassion, self-restraint and mental equipoise. Yoga is holistic approach towards the individual and covers many benefits at any stage of life. Asanas can burn calories, enhances flexibility and reduce osteoporosis of bones. Asanas are intended for physical growth as well as spiritual expansion. An aspirant can see a difference within a few months of practice and once he/she gets in the habit of yoga it can easily become a part of their life. Pada-Angushth asana, the name is derived from Sanskrit word pada means ‘foot’, and Angushth means ‘toe’. Pada- Angushth asana is a little difficult to perform for beginners but after a few days of practices one will easily be able do it. Pada-angushth asana enhances the prana-energy in the body; the prana flo...