Bhujangasana – Cobra Posture
Bhujangasana – Cobra Posture (bhujanga – serpent or snake) Practice: Lie on your abdomen in prone posture. Place the palms by the side of the
Balasana – Child Posture
Balasana – Child Posture (bala – child) Practice: Kneel on the floor. By both your toes and knees and sit on your heels Inhale raise
Ardha Chandra Asana – Half Moon Posture
Ardha Chandra Asana – Half Moon Posture (ardha- half, Chandra – moon) Practice: Come to Tadasana, with both feet touching from the heel to
Ardha Navasana – Half Boat Posture
Ardha Navasana – Half Boat Posture (ardha – half, nava – boat) Practice: Come to sitting posture called Dandasana (staff pose), interlock your fingers and
Ardha Chakrasana – Half Wheel Posture
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Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana – Half Bound Lotus Forward Bend
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana – Half Bound Lotus Forward Bend (ardha – half, baddha – bound, padma – lotus) Practice: Come to sitting pose called
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana – Upward-Facing Dog
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Ujjayi The Victorious Breath
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Surya Bhedana Pranayama
Surya Bhedana Pranayama Sit on Padmasana or any sitting posture by keeping your spine, neck and head straight. Close the eyes. Keep the left nostril
Sitkari Cooling Pranayama
Sitkari Cooling Pranayama Fold the tongue so that the tip of the tongue might touch the upper palate and draw the air through the mouth
Sitali Cooing Pranayama
Sitali Cooing Pranayama Protrude the tongue a little away from the lips. Fold the tongue like a tube. Draw in the air through the mouth
Plavini Pranayama
Plavini Pranayama Practice of this Pranayama demands skill on the part of the student. He who practises this Plavini can do Jalastambha (solidification of water)
Nadi Sodhana Pranayama (cleansing of the nadis)
Nadi Sodhana Pranayama (cleansing of the nadis) Practice
Murchha Pranayama
Murchha Pranayama Sit in your Asana and inhale. Retain the breath. Do Jalandhara Bandha by pressing the chin against the chest. Retain the breath till
Kapalabhati Pranayama
Kapalabhati Pranayama ‘Kapala’ is a Sanskrit word, it means skull. ‘Bhati’ means to shine. The term ‘Kapalabhati’ means an exercise that makes the skull shine.
Bhramari Pranayama
Bhramari Pranayama Sit on Padmasana or Siddhasana. Inhale rapidly through both nostrils making sound of Bhramara, the bee, and exhale rapidly through both nostrils, making
Bhastrika Pranayama
Bhastrika Pranayama In Sanskrit Bhastrika means ‘bellows’. Rapid succession of forcible expulsion is a characteristic feature of Bhastrika. Just as a blacksmith blows his bellows
YOGIC DIET
YOGIC DIET Diet occupies a dominant place in the yoga system. It is said that ‘as you eat, so you become’. This is because the
YOGIC CONCEPT OF BALANCED DIET
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Vata, Pitta and Kapha Pacifying Food
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Ayurvedic Effects of Asana Practices
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CONCEPT OF STRESS
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SEASON AND DIET
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YOGA FOR SCIATICA
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YOGA FOR PEPTIC ULCER
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Origin of Asanas Names
Origin of Asanas Names Many of the Asana have animal names, such as the fish posture and the cobra posture. This is because yogi as
Objective of Asana In Hatha Yoga
Objective of Asana In Hatha Yoga Asana in the Hatha yoga has two objectives . The first one is to practise any meditation , one
YOGA FOR OBESITY
YOGA FOR OBESITY The deposition of excessive fat around the body is called obesity. CAUSES Familial and genetic predisposition Drugs Diseases such as hypothyroidism and
Nadis(Yoga course in India)
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YOGA FOR MIGRAINE
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YOGA FOR LOW BACK ACHE
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NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
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YOGA FOR INSOMNIA – SLEEPLESSNESS
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YOGA FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM
YOGA FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM Insufficient production of thyroid secretion due to inactivity of the gland #yoga#yogabangalore#yogaindia#yogacourse#yogacoursebangalore#ryt200ttc#bestyogacourse#karunayogavidyapeetham#yogaattc#yacep#yogaanatomyphysiology#yogabiomechanism#yogakinesiology CAUSES Autoimmune disease Iatrogenic Congenital Drug induced Hypothalamic dysfunction CLINICAL
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Health Benefits of Yoga
Health Benefits of Yoga Physiological Benefits of Yoga Stable autonomic nervous system equilibrium, with a tendency toward parasympathetic nervous system dominance rather than the usual
FUNDAMENTALS OF YOGA
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FASTING & Yoga
FASTING Yogis advocate occasional fasts, particularly helpful in times of illness, in order to give the stomach a rest. The recuperative energy may thereby be
Yoga for Dyspepsia or Indigestion
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