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Basic Yoga - The Bow Pose :Strengthen Your Back

Posted by AJ Wednesday, February 8, 2012 0 comments

This yoga pose expands the chest, mobilizes the entire spinal column, and can be a welcome change to the usual movement of your body. The Bow Pose is a good exercise to improve posture and strengthen the back muscles.

STEP 1: Lie on your stomach, arms on your sides, and palms facing upward.


STEP 2: Bend your knees. Bring your heels near your buttocks.



STEP 3: Reach back with your arms and grasp your ankles. Let your weight rest on your stomach and not on your pelvis.


STEP 4: Raise your knees further by pulling your ankles with your hands. 




Continue breathing regularly and try to increase the stretching in the chest and the backward bend for a relaxed body and mind. If you like you can end this exercise by letting go of your legs without letting them move towards the floor and building up some extra strength by "floating" over your Yoga Mat.

 Have an Ageless Body & a Timeless Mind.

 Thanks,

 AJ

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Basic Yoga : Cobra Pose - Heal Lower Back Pain

Posted by AJ Monday, February 6, 2012 0 comments


The Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana is a great exercise for people with lower back aches. This posture decreases stiffness in the lower back, enlarges the chest, and strengthens the arms and shoulders. This Asana is also good to combat menstrual irregularities, and it helps relieve stress. 

Learn how to perform the Cobra Pose in this section.

STEP 1: Lie on your belly, while your head rests on your lower arms.





STEP 2: Raise your forehead, look upwards and stretch your hands backwards. Let your weight rest on your chest.




STEP 3: The head falls a little backwards towards your back and the backward movement proceeds from the neck and the chin. Move your belly further backward as if someone is pulling your arms. The weight is more and more shifted towards the belly and the lower back does the real work. 


STEP 4: If you cannot raise your chest any further, put your hands and arms next to your chest on the mat without losing the bend. Stretch your arms so that they stand perpendicular on the floor and at the same time turn your arms a little inward. Relax your lower back and bear your weight with your arms.


STEP 5: The buttock muscles remain relaxed during the exercise. Move your chest further upwards with every breathing out. Do this in a relaxed way instead of using force. You can tilt your head back. The shoulders are broad in front and the shoulder blades remain low. 



Build up the exercise in a quiet way. When the lower back is stiff, this exercise may cause the lower back to feel a little painful and uncomfortable. This is normal and will pass away as the stiffness decreases. In spite of the uncomfortable feeling that you may sometimes experience, this exercise is highly recommended for people with a stiff lower back or pain in the lower back.

Have an Ageless Body and a Timeless Mind

Thanks,

AJ

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Basic Yoga : Wind Relieving Pose - Vatayanasana

Posted by AJ Sunday, February 5, 2012 0 comments

In continuation to my earlier posts on Basic Yoga, here I am explaining about the Wind Relieving Pose or Vatayanasana. This Yoga for is very simple and it has a very effective role in purifying your stomach and body at large. Due to irregular food habit and unhealthy life style most of the people suffer from gastric in the intestine and as doctors says if it exist for prolong period it may leads to many severe ailments. In yoga it is considered to free your intestine and stomach from all such gases will purify your body and with regular practice of this asana it will heal your gastric problem permanently.


This wind relieving pose also help you in healing stiffness in your spine. So, for most of the people who are working at office constantly sitting for hours doing this asana after the work is really more then a solution.


How to do it ?


STEP 1: Lie on the Yoga Mat.

STEP 2: Raise your left knee.
STEP 3: Wrap your hands around your left knee.
STEP 4: Raise your head towards your knee. Breathe, release. Repeat with the right leg. You can also do the rocking motion slowly with rhythm. 

Remember that while practicing the Wind Relieving Pose, resist the tendency to raise the lower back or buttocks off the ground and try to keep the leg that is on the mat as straight as possible. 

Aside from releasing unwanted gases from the intestines and stomach, the exercise will also massage the abdominal organs.

Have an Ageless Body and  a Timeless Mind.

Thanks,

Ajay



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Basic Yoga: Sun Salutation - Surya Namaskar

Posted by AJ Saturday, February 4, 2012 0 comments

SURYA NAMASKAR - SUN SALUTATION : HOW TO DO IT ?

In continuation to my earlier posts The Most Hazardous Fat On Your Stomach and Basic Yoga Asanas For Stomach , in this post and subsequent post I am going to explain the exact procedure of the basic yoga asanas.

As explained in my previous post Basic Yoga Asanas For Stomach the Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation is the most basic and most powerful for of  yoga. Rightly practices regularly it empower you body and mind with infinite energy.

HOW TO DO IT ?


The Sun Salutation Pose or Surya Namaskar is a flowing series of 12 poses which help improve strength and flexibility of the muscles and spinal column. This pose also warms up the body and tones the abdominal muscles. So take your yoga accessories and learn how to perform the Yoga Sun Salutation Pose easy-to-follow steps. 



STEP 1: Stand on your yoga mats and start with theYoga Mountain Pose. Bring your palms together in prayer position. Exhale.







STEP 2: As you inhale, raise your arms overhead, keeping your palms together.











STEP 3: Exhale and then bend forward until your hands touch your feet.











STEP 4: As you inhale, step the right leg back, arch back and lift your chin.









STEP 5: Exhaling, step the left leg back into plank position. Keep your spine and legs in a straight line and support your weight on hands and feet.








STEP 6: Retaining the breath, lower your knees, your chest and then your forehead, keeping your hips up and toes curled under.






STEP 7: Inhaling, stretch forward and bend back. Keep your arms straight.











STEP 8: Exhaling, curl your toes under, press down into your heels, and lift your hips.






STEP 9: As you inhale, bring your right leg forward, with the top of the foot stretched out flat on the floor, and lift your chin.









STEP 10: Exhale and then bend forward until your hands touch your feet.







STEP 11: Inhaling, stretch your arms forward and over your head. Slowly bend backward from the waist.








STEP 12: Exhaling, gently come back to Tadasana.







As with all other Yoga Exercises and poses, make sure to perform the Sun Salutation Pose correctly to achieve optimum results. 

Have an Ageless Body and a Timeless Mind.

Thanks,

AJ

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Lifestyle Changes to Fight Cancer

Posted by AJ Thursday, February 2, 2012 0 comments

Cancer is well-known to everyone and this article is about the benefits of fitness and eating healthy during and after a diagnosis of any kind of cancer.There are different types of cancer and Each has its limitations, but if one can keep a healthy body, they can have a better chance to overcome this awful disease.


This article is contributed by one of my good friend David Haas.  

Cancer Recovery Pyramid

Lifestyle changes such as a healthier diet and more physical fitness are common New Year’s resolutions; just about everyone resolves to work out more, exercise smarter and better and eat right. People view the New Year as a new start and therefore tend to make their resolutions then. However, there is no time like the present to make the resolution to get more exercise, especially if you have cancer and are undergoing mesothelioma treatment to fight your cancer.

Your doctor will tell you that the best thing you can do while undergoing cancer treatments is to make major lifestyle changes. Get more exercise and eat better are the top two changes on his list. The reason your doctor wants you to do this is probably less out of vanity than your reasons for wanting to do this, but the end goal is the same: to be healthy and happy.

Cancer treatment takes a lot out of a person; the chemicals that are pushed into your body are difficult on you; you will become tired, withdrawn and often weak. Your body needs as much strength as possible to help you deal with this, to give you more energy and to adapt to the treatment in a way that lets you live a life with more quality. Quality of life is so important when dealing with cancer. The most important aspect of exercise when it comes to dealing with cancer is your ability to fight the disease. Your immune system is negatively affected by your cancer; the stress of undergoing treatment and worrying about everything you worry about takes a toll on your immune system and it becomes less capable of fighting the cancer alongside your treatment. The positive hormones produced by exercise help to fight the negative effects that stress has on your immune system and allows you to build your immune system back up to help fight the disease. You will feel better; the treatment will not make you as tired and withdrawn as it would without regular exercise.

In addition, your body will become stronger. Your other organs and your muscles will become stronger, which makes you stronger. Your mind will become stronger because of the positive energy that exercise promotes; you will be in a better mood, which will allow you to better handle the stress you are under and you will be able to manage a better quality of life. Take this into consideration and make a lifestyle change for the better, today. Being diagnosed with cancer is no reason to give up; it is the best reason to jump start your life and make it as positive as possible through a healthy diet and exercise.

Let's help the people who are going through cancer and support them to come out of it as a winner. Awareness doesn't cure the disease, but surely it support the people who are fighting. 

About David : David is a cancer patient advocate who cares very much about the well-being of people not only diagnosed with cancer but also their families and those who are in remission. He believes that "We can beat this disease together".

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