Yoga And Breakdancing
Video – Some amazing dancing by Arthur Cadre that blends yoga and breakdancing into a truly inspiriting performance.
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How Yoga Transforms Your Body
Infographic – Here are some of the ways that yoga transforms the human body and mind.
How Yoga Heals The Diseased Heart
Sayer Ji – The simple practice of Yoga is proven to heal the body, mind and spirit, and new evidence suggests that it also does wonders for heart health.
The Many Health Benefits of Pranyama Yoga Breathing
Carolanne Wright, Guest Waking Times Forget the detox pills, fasts and other painful cleansing techniques – instead, take a cue from the yogis of India and look to the breath. Using yogic breathing techniques, we can effortlessly detoxify, burn fat and increase metabolism. With the basic act of bringing in more oxygen, vitamins and minerals …
New Research Confirms Multiple Benefits of Yoga on Your Body and Mind
Dr. Mercola Waking Times Exercise is one of the most important factors for optimal health, and there are countless ways to get your exercise each day. Even if you struggle with conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis (MS), or chronic back pain that limits your mobility, there are exercises that can help. In cases where …
Can Yoga for Kids Reduce Violence?
Kimaya Singh, Guest Waking Times With the recent spate of mass shootings, people have begun to ask what it will take to reduce violence, especially among kids or in places where they spend time. We know that violence does not just occur in random places sparked by uncertain things. It also takes place daily in …
Karma Yoga
Soren Dreier, Guest Waking Times I haven’t been writing that much lately. I decided to go stealth for a bit. So I contemplated a while under the Bougainvillea. Sometimes the best way to plug-in into the vastness of the universe is to go introvert, which pretty much could support the reality I subscribe to: It’s all …
7 Ways Yoga Can Help You Lose Weight
Erin Schumacher, Guest Waking Times When you think of yoga do you think of sitting cross-legged in a yoga studio chanting ‘om’ for 60 minutes? When I think of yoga, I think of sweating, intensity, breathing heavy, a toned-body and weight-loss! There are many types of yoga and the style of yoga that I teach …
Yoga as Integrative Medicine: Why Health Care Professionals Should Offer It
Ginger Garner, Guest Waking Times In a 2002 study of people with chronic heart disease, more than 80% of patients used integrative medicine. (1) Patients cited numerous benefits to the use of integrative medicine, including maintaining better health and sleep, boosting self-esteem, hope, and peaceful mind, and reducing anxiety, stress, and pain. The integrative therapies …
The Mind Blowing Power of Mantra Yoga
Christina Sarich, Staff Waking Times Mantra yoga goes hand in hand with the Vedic sciences as well as Tantra, but it has been practiced in many forms by multiple cultures throughout the world. Gregorian chants are also a form of mantra, meant to elevate the consciousness. The Vedas (Rig Veda, etc.) themselves are mantras, and …
Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation – Foundations for Wellness
No longer do the Eastern practices of yoga, tai chi and meditation remain esoteric mysteries to us Westerners.
Yoga for Concentration Eases Hyperactivity
Anna Hunt, Staff Writer Waking Times “Concentration is taking your mind off many things and putting it on one thing at a time.” – Ananda Sangha Imagine what you could do if you could concentrate better. You could use your time more efficiently. You could more easily finish tasks and projects. Perhaps you could even lose …
How Yoga Breathing Keeps You Healthy in Mind, Body and Spirit
Anna Hunt, Staff Writer Waking Times The breath – a simple action often forgotten throughout the day – is a simple way to improve your overall health, all of the body’s functions, and your emotional outlook. By giving consideration to the purpose, mechanics and awareness of breath, we can greatly improve mind, body and spirit. The …
Yoga Helps Children With AD/HD
Darlene D’Arezzo, Guest Writer Waking Times Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a chronic, neurobehavioral condition characterized by pervasive inattention, and/or impulsivity and hyperactivity. According to the Center for Disease Control, 4.4 million children and young adults have been diagnosed with AD/HD; it is the most common psychiatric disorder among children. AD/HD affects home-life, schoolwork and …
Understanding Karma and Becoming Free From Fear With Yoga
Christina Sarich, Contributing Writer Waking Times I am not the only one who has been delivered shocking and upsetting news. Sometimes our karma seems to come back to bite us so strongly that we can’t imagine what previous thoughts and deeds led to the culmination of this moment. It can’t possibly be my responsibility to …
Studies Reveal Yoga Benefits People with Psychiatric Disorders
Anna Hunt, Staff Writer Waking Times Over the last few decades, yoga has become quite popular, even trendy, outside of the Eastern Buddhist and Hindu cultures. For example, Harris Interactive Service Bureau reported in February 2012 that 16.5 million US adults practice yoga. (source) With so much hype, it is easy to get carried away about …
Starting a Yoga Practice
Lexi Yoga, Guest Writer Waking Times Yoga is a disciplined adventure of self-discovery – and the best time to embark on your inner pilgrimage is right now! The basic practices of yoga include slow gentle exercise, deep rhythmic breathing, profound relaxation, mental concentration and positive thinking with a meditative attitude. The experience can be sweet …
8 Yoga Studies and Their Outcomes For Disease Prevention
Christina Sarich, Contributing Writer Waking Times Yoga can help to improve all kinds of ailments, but the following 8 are some prominent diseases upon which yoga has significantly positive effects – and they are proven! While there are always factors which can sway scientific research, here are some recent findings about benefits, which can be …
Spirit Meets Science Through Yoga
Christina Sarich, Contributing Writer Waking Times Yogic saints and sages as diverse as Matsyendranatha, Svatmarama, Patanjali, Sri Aurobindo, Sri Ramakrishna, and the more contemporary Paramahansa Yogananda, as well as others have long pointed to the effects of yoga on consciousness and biology. Is it possible that science is finally catching up to the memory of …
Modern Science Confirms Yoga’s Many Health Benefits
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times Modern science now confirms why humans have been practicing yoga since the beginning of recorded history: it is good both for the body and mind. There is evidence in the archeological record that yoga has been practiced by humans for at least 5,000 years. Whereas this would constitute …