Life + Yoga = Yogantastic

The spine is one of the body's areas that doesn't receive the sufficient care and attention that it deserves. Modern lifestyles have created more problems than have ever been seen, such as, wrong prolonged sitting posture, sleeping late hours and sans exercise, all these factors are responsible for the weakening of both back muscles and abdominal. In the process of demanding more and more comforts, we are at risk of continuously losing the very essence of health. There are many asanas in yoga that strengthen your spinal cord; such like as, dhanur asana is known as the bow posture, shalabha asana known as locust posture, bhujang asana known as cobra posture, chakra asana, and ushtra asana and these of five asanas are backward bending, while forward banding asanas comprises with janushir asana, paschimottan asana, and Maha mudra. Pad hast asana is standing forward bending asana. All of these asanas are helpful to strengthen your backbone and abdominal organs and helps the pr...

To stay safe and get the most out of your workout you must comprise with warm-up exercise before doing any asana for good results. Warm-up exercises let you stretch more ahead than you normally would do; as it is preparing you mentally and physically for doing yoga accurately. Proper warm-up may reduce the risk of any injury, rarer chance to be left even in maximum efforts being done; the exercise should start with jogging, walking and running, and skipping. A warm-up that you need to get done before postures that create a step-by-step strategy to take –off your next move; so that, you execute your most difficult asanas smoothly, further to do meditation most efficiently easily. Body rotation asanas or warming-up asanas are Sarvottan, Skandh chalan, pag chalan, Nabhi chalan-reverse Nabhi chalan, and Bal Machlan. Body rotation warming-up exercises should be performed before any asanas to ensure the desired results. It comprises of neck rotation, shoulder, elbow stretch, hand-wris...

Alzheimer's disease named after Alois Alzheimer a German neurologist who described the disease in 1906. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive form of presenile dementia that are similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s. First symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally helplessness. More than four million people in India suffer from some form of dementia and this number is growing at an alarming rate. It is a brain disorder disease that impacts one’s ability to think and remember; brain cell connection and the cells themselves degenerate and die, the tissue has fewer and fewer nerve cells which results in memory loss and other mind related issues. Alzheimer's disease destroys neurons and its connection parts of the brain including the entorhinal cortex (A part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus , is important for memory functions), hippocampus as well as affecting the cerebral ...

The forward bending asanas are beneficial for the spinal column, abdominal and arms- legs; by squeezing the abdominal organs nourishes them with a fresh supply of blood which further enhances and balances the five pranas Vayu with sub-Prana Vayu. Forward bending asanas keep the entire digestive system healthy and balance hormones which enhance the brain efficiency to work properly. The forward-bending and backward-bending asanas are correlated as you advance in forward will also benefit in backward stances. The forward bends asanas enable the spine to bend further back in the opposite direction and as you progress with the forward bending asanas, your backward bends will improve. The forward bending asanas are as janushir asana, paschimottan asana , and mahamudra ; besides these asanas, some others that can also be bent, such as pada asana when bending forward and touching the forehead on the ground, in the same way, while sitting in Vajra asana and keeping the head down on the...

Monsoon brings relief from the scorching heat in June and the flora sprout out quickly brings greenery everywhere, but monsoon is also an impeccable environmental for the growth of various viruses and bacteria ( the micro-organism to reproduce and multiply in the hot and wet weather ) giving rise to air-water borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, typhoid, hepatitis-A, and chikungunya. All of these diseases are known as monsoon diseases. These monsoon diseases come as immunity is reduced during this time by fever taking hold of one’s body, which is a common occurrence during monsoon. Cold and flu are the most common form of viral infection. Malaria is caused by the bite of female anopheles mosquito which proliferates in stagnant water; an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever. Symptoms include - bouts of shivering, body aches and sweating that re...

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination ; and affects dopamine- a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system. It releases neurons in the human brain which restrict the balanced functioning of the nervous system by depleting neurons in the brain which in turn weakens the ability of a person to concentrate and balance the mind-body to do work normally. It disturbs the mental and physical harmony of a person and is considered the 14 th top reason of mortality in the world. Common indicators of this diseases are tremors in jaw, face, hands and arms; and even when the body is at rest. Second indicator is stiffness and rigidity in the muscle’s movement. Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease: masked face, back rigidity, tremors in the legs, hand tremors, reduced arms swing, stooped back, slightly flexed hip and kn...

The Science of Yoga The science of yoga has its origin thousands of years ago; and Shiva is seen as the first Adiyogi.   Yoga was being practiced in the pre-Vedic period and inner-world scientist maharishi Patanjali arranged existing yoga practices in the Patanjali yoga sutras 5000 years ago. The word yoga means union, referring to the union with the supreme soul and the process by which the human spirit is brought near to the super consciousness. Since the inception of the International Yoga day on June 21, 2015; the opinion about this science are shifted fast, yoga today is widely accepted as a wellness science by and for everyone. People are increasingly turning to yoga for relaxing, soothing effects but more for solving their health issues. Yoga is an invaluable gift of the ancient Indian tradition and it acts, embodies unity of the mind and body to balance thought and action, restraint and fulfilment, setting harmony between man and nature in a holistic approach to h...

Energy certainly is wanted to get us via the day, but now and again we lack power, and we experience tired after a hectic days work. Know! Why one feels strength deficit, and how to raise your strength with yoga . In the yogic system, the internal energy or power is known as Prana which analogous to Chi within the Chinese system of know-how. What is Prana Shakti or Energy? We are not only a physical frame! Just as in our bodily body, blood flows thru veins, capillaries, and arteries, likewise, in our strength body, prana flows via power pathways referred to as Nadis. Everything in and round us is Prana or energy. Life pressure or electricity or pranic energy is the substratum and essence of all life, which makes lifestyles feasible at the fabric stage. Moreover, Prana is the hyperlink which connects the mind, recognition, mind, and the fabric world collectively. Hence, we will name prana a connecting hyperlink.   Not only this however also prana...