Are you practicing Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar)? Want to brighten up your experience even more? Here are some simple and practical tips that can help make your Sun Salutation experience complete and blissful. Happy Sun Saluting! Tip 1 Warm up the body before you start. It is a good idea to do some gentle warm-up …
Is meditation as simple as it sounds? The answer is YES. Yet for something so obviously gentle, gracious and benign, meditation can still sound intimidating to many. For beginners, the idea of learning to just be, doing nothing, and not getting distracted by our “to do” lists may sound challenging. When we come to meditation …
Meditation, simply put, is nothing but mental hygiene: clearing out the daily mental garbage and junk so that you can get in touch with your real Self and tune up your talents and skills. Think about it—you shower every day and clean your body, but do you ever shower your mind? An unshowered mind can …
The term personality comes from the Latin word “persona”, and originally referred to a theatrical mask. Our personality, therefore, is a mask we wear over our true, inner selves. When we meditate, we drop this mask and we become our true selves. Meditation is a state of deep rest and alertness at the same time. It is …
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In today’s culture of stresses and excesses, reaching and maintaining a healthy weight can be a daunting task. It requires a variety of deliberate life adjustments, and experimentally combining separate-but-intertwining skill sets in five key areas: lifestyle, nutrition, fitness, psychology and spirituality. Lasting Change Instant fixes and miracle cures will not create lasting and healthy …
Yoga practice is a continual evolution. While it takes just a few classes to learn some asanas, or postures, over years you can gradually improve your yoga practice. Here are some tips to help improve your evolving practice. 1. Start with gentle warm ups. Once your body is sufficiently warmed up, start with asanas. Move slowly, with …
There is no doubt that practicing yoga is a great idea—not only for your physical body but also for your mental health and overall vitality. However, as beginners to this ancient yet currently trendy practice, one tends to make some major mistakes. The key to achieving flexibility, strength, and eventually coming into the “state of …
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