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...The Side plank (Vasisthasana)

This posture is dedicated to the sage Vasistha. In a Sanskrit language Vasistha means Most Excellent Sage and is the name of a sage in the yoga tradition.

The Side Plank is also called the one Arm Balance posture as it involves balancing on one arm and the side of one foot. To keep the posture balanced the torso and legs must be aligned at a 45-degree angle with the floor.

The full version of the Side Plank posture, where the top leg is raised perpendicular to the floor is very difficult for most beginners. The modified version with both legs kept together is su...more

Stress relief of the Holidays

...When I ask my students why they have decided to start a yoga practice, a large percentage say Im stressed out! Indeed, relieving stress is one of the major benefits of a consistent yoga practice. Yoga can help alleviate stress by helping cultivate a deeper sense of awareness of ones body and emotions. Through a discipline of inner attention, movement, breath work and relaxation an individual is better able to deal with stressful situations, relax more deeply and sleep more soundly.

Even with the huge technologica...more

Yoga in Kerala

...tionship with ones sense of soul severing unwanted thoughts and feelings and underlying in deep concentration.

Therapy
Yoga acts as a restorative and preventive therapy to overcome emotional and health problems. It makes the body viable to cure diseases and disease resistant in many cases. Power, meditation and therapy are complimentary to each other in maintaining physical fitness, psychological up-keep and spiritual upbeat.

Can Yoga enhance Your Mental Performance

...breathing through one nostril can increase activity on the opposite side of the brain (i.e., breathing through the left nostril will increase activity on the right side of the brain). This ultimately results in better communication between the brain's two sides, creating better mental function and enhancing a person's ability to learn.

Mindfulness, a foundational component of yoga helps students to embrace, and focus on, the present moment, can also assist mental function. This is because those who practice mindfulness train their brain to work in a certain way. By relaxing, and severing the rope that keeps you clinging to stresses and worries, yoga calms the mind. A calm mind is better at retaining information, remembering information, and concentration skills. A calm mind focuses on attention, and possesses an advanced ability to perceive sensory information. Because of this, some people suggest that yoga, a vehicle of calmness, gives you the amazing ability to open up completely to the present moment and just be more on whether it is in making a decision quickly, being emotionally responsive, or seeing another solution to a problem with ease.

There have also been studies that concluded certain yoga positions can alter a person's position on things; specific poses relay specific...more