YOGA .....A HEALTH INVESTMENT
FACE YOGA, POWER YOGA, AND EVEN HOT YOGA. THE WORLD'S OLDEST HEALTH AND FITNESS SYSTEM IS GETTING REMIXED WITH FUSION MOVES AND IS HIT THE WORLD OVER.
Nature's greatest contribution to the world is YOGA. And in this new age of fitness, the ancient science of YOGA has kept pace with time with its new and unique avatars like Dance Yoga, Face Yoga, Power Yoga and, believe it or not Hot Yoga.
Attempting to combine the best of both worlds, these variants are breathing new life into an otherwise commonplace and all-too-familiar milieu of the world's oldest dicipline. Among the latest of entrants to the new age YOGA scene is facial or Face Yoga, which has literally converted botox believers into Yoga disciples. Face Yoga is now being touted as a way to attain the fountain of youth ( at least when it comes to the face). The methodology involves specific exercises tailor-made for the face, which involves relaxation and stress busting routines. These procedures are said to be very helpful in fighting wrinkles and thereby defying age.
World renowned practitioners like Madhavi Padhy, a former consultant in stress management and yoga for the United Nations conducts private classes world over. His fans comprise big Hollywood names like Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Victoria 'Posh' Beckham.
POWER YOGA, a rigorous workout routine modelled on the basics of yoga. This routine is also known to have made yoga populr in gyms all over the world. It's balso favorite among celebrities like Modonna. However, unlike the original, Power Yoga is focussed more on attaining strength and flexibility.
HOT YOGA, practised in a heated room, to clean toxins.
YOGA is a management system for life and it is the most holistic approach to life that everyone should come across. It works on body, mind and soul by strengthening, toning and curing from within.YOGA will have a spectacular impact on life.
From the time The Beatles took that one big step which embedded eastern spirituality in a typically western conciosness, the image of YOGA changed forever; transforming its appeal from being merely a new-fangled, exotic form of meditation to the larger, multiethinic, culturally inclusive context of a different lifestyle altogether.
With international proponents ranging from rock stars like Sting and Carlos Santana to Hollywood beauties like Eva Longoria and Nicole Kidman, YOGA has found a voice that echoed by millions across the world, choosing to take a road whose foundation stones were laid more than 2000 years ago.
Many strongly believe that in stressful times, one needs to have an outlet to relax and meditate and YOGA helps in that. It's also a health investment of sorts as it's one exercise any one can do at any age, unlike the gyms where one can't pump iron after 70.
Source: Bijoy Bharathan.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
SPLENDOR OF YOGA -- PART -- 9
WHY SHOULD YOGA BE PRACTISED?
Today we ask explanation to each and everything we do. Men and women whether young or old, whether wealthy or poor, whether literate or illiterate started analyzing their problems by themselves for a satisfying solution. This culture has spread widely among us. Yoga provides us a solution to this introspective enigma.
More knowledge of yogic exercise is not sufficient. To this day there has been a tremendous increase of yogic guide books. Everyday T.V. telecasts programs regarding yogic techniques and even weekly and monthly magazines carry articles about them. Media critics too welcome these yogic contributions though it has spread through all channels of media to laymen. Actually they are not put into regular practice. They have readymade answers for their indifferent attitude and give lame excuses like:
1) They don’t like to practice it.
2) They are preoccupied with work, no time to spare to practice, they stress that their work itself is yoga.
3) So, they argue that after their daily work they feel too enervated and couldn’t practice yoga.
4) Therefore there is no time for yoga and Meditation.
If you analyze these excuses as correct or wrong, you will get these answers.
1) If one is haunted by his own likes and dislikes and persists a path of adamancy the progress in life is hampered.
2) Life has to be sought with dedication and discipline having the goal of progress in it. It is just for an individual and a society to search for the guidelines. Then only one can achieve his goal of life.
3) When body and mind function properly one could achieve his target quickly and dedicatedly better than others.
4) By doing yoga one could recover vitality of body dispelling tiredness.
Yoga is essential for life as that of food, water, sleep, rest, dress, work, good habit and etc.
Yoga serves as a tonic to restore the lost energy. Yoga tones every part of body and it steers us to be an energetic person to handle even uphill tasks.
Age, body strength, work and mind are important factors used to determine what one has to do.
“Where there is a will there is a way” has to be remembered. Dedication and interest will make it possible to practice YOGA with ease.
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HOW YOGA AND MEDITATION BENEFITS US IN MY NEXT UPDATE.
Today we ask explanation to each and everything we do. Men and women whether young or old, whether wealthy or poor, whether literate or illiterate started analyzing their problems by themselves for a satisfying solution. This culture has spread widely among us. Yoga provides us a solution to this introspective enigma.
More knowledge of yogic exercise is not sufficient. To this day there has been a tremendous increase of yogic guide books. Everyday T.V. telecasts programs regarding yogic techniques and even weekly and monthly magazines carry articles about them. Media critics too welcome these yogic contributions though it has spread through all channels of media to laymen. Actually they are not put into regular practice. They have readymade answers for their indifferent attitude and give lame excuses like:
1) They don’t like to practice it.
2) They are preoccupied with work, no time to spare to practice, they stress that their work itself is yoga.
3) So, they argue that after their daily work they feel too enervated and couldn’t practice yoga.
4) Therefore there is no time for yoga and Meditation.
If you analyze these excuses as correct or wrong, you will get these answers.
1) If one is haunted by his own likes and dislikes and persists a path of adamancy the progress in life is hampered.
2) Life has to be sought with dedication and discipline having the goal of progress in it. It is just for an individual and a society to search for the guidelines. Then only one can achieve his goal of life.
3) When body and mind function properly one could achieve his target quickly and dedicatedly better than others.
4) By doing yoga one could recover vitality of body dispelling tiredness.
Yoga is essential for life as that of food, water, sleep, rest, dress, work, good habit and etc.
Yoga serves as a tonic to restore the lost energy. Yoga tones every part of body and it steers us to be an energetic person to handle even uphill tasks.
Age, body strength, work and mind are important factors used to determine what one has to do.
“Where there is a will there is a way” has to be remembered. Dedication and interest will make it possible to practice YOGA with ease.
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HOW YOGA AND MEDITATION BENEFITS US IN MY NEXT UPDATE.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
SPLENDOR OF YOGA - PART - 8
DANCE THERAPY
DANCE is also a kind of exercise. It can also be taken as a kind of YOGA and MEDITATION.
Dance therapy uses dance as a method of treatment for diabetes, stress, hypertension, cervical spondylitis and migraine using the same communion of the body mind factor.
Letting your body sway to the rhythm of musical beats isn’t just pleasure. It also helps relieve physical ailments, fosters mental peace and gives rise to a feeling of contentment. Throughout the ages and across cultures, dance has been a medium to express a plethora of powerful emotions. Some dance in celebration, some to let go off bottled feelings,
Some for fun while some dance in devotion. DANCE IS ENERGY IN MOTION.
Dance can also bring the mind, body and soul in perfect harmony. Dance therapy is treatment in which choreographed movements of body are used to treat social, emotional, cognitive and physical problems. With the premise that emotional anxiety results in muscle tension and constrained moments, the therapy work towards healing in rhythmic manner.
Dance therapy is founded on the premise that the body and mind are inter-related entities and the state of the body affects the mental and emotional wellbeing of a person in diverse ways. It helps bring out the inner feelings of the participants and helps them develop a healthy personality. The joyful rhythm invokes positive emotions and visualizations of the beauty of the nature.
All type of dances that have body moments can be used in this therapy.
DANCE is also a kind of exercise. It can also be taken as a kind of YOGA and MEDITATION.
Dance therapy uses dance as a method of treatment for diabetes, stress, hypertension, cervical spondylitis and migraine using the same communion of the body mind factor.
Letting your body sway to the rhythm of musical beats isn’t just pleasure. It also helps relieve physical ailments, fosters mental peace and gives rise to a feeling of contentment. Throughout the ages and across cultures, dance has been a medium to express a plethora of powerful emotions. Some dance in celebration, some to let go off bottled feelings,
Some for fun while some dance in devotion. DANCE IS ENERGY IN MOTION.
Dance can also bring the mind, body and soul in perfect harmony. Dance therapy is treatment in which choreographed movements of body are used to treat social, emotional, cognitive and physical problems. With the premise that emotional anxiety results in muscle tension and constrained moments, the therapy work towards healing in rhythmic manner.
Dance therapy is founded on the premise that the body and mind are inter-related entities and the state of the body affects the mental and emotional wellbeing of a person in diverse ways. It helps bring out the inner feelings of the participants and helps them develop a healthy personality. The joyful rhythm invokes positive emotions and visualizations of the beauty of the nature.
All type of dances that have body moments can be used in this therapy.
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