Turn to yoga and meditation at work place to beat stress levels and fight health blues, says an IT industry veteran to techies.
Impressed by the value yoga adds in his own company in terms enhancing enthusiasm and output, Chairman of city-based IT firm MindTree, Ashok Soota, says the practice certainly helped the firm’s professionals [...]
Today’s power yoga basically branched out from the Ashtanga Yoga of the Hindu tradition and religion of India.
Power yoga is emphasizing the development of one’s flexibility and the nurture of the desire for a vigorous whole body workout. The activity most of all facilitates for concentration and mental stability.
There are various reasons why power yoga [...]
The word “Yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit word “yuj” which means “to yoke”. This roughly translated means “the union of the Individual Soul with the Universal Soul”. Yoga is an ancient spiritual practice originating in India more than 5000 years ago. Its practice can be viewed either as physiological mastery (exercise), spiritual mastery, or [...]
What Is Iyengar Yoga?
Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, founder of Iyengar yoga, has been practicing this relaxation technique for over 60 years and is considered to be one of the foremost meditation instructors in the world. He was born into a poor Iyengar family in the village of Belur Karnataka, South India. Iyengars are a community [...]
Hatha yoga is known as the 5000 year old system which was used to increase the healthy body, mind and spirit, is more commonly known as simply ‘yoga’. It’s a system of exercise originating from India. There are many branches of hatha yoga – you may have heard of Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kriya yoga, [...]
What is Bikram Yoga?
Living yoga master Bikram Choudhury is a Hot Yoga innovator. His method of Hot Yoga is a set series of 26 yoga poses, including two pranayama exercises, each of which is performed twice in a single 90 minute class. Choudhury, who was born in Calcutta, India in 1946, founded the Yoga College [...]
Ashtanga Yoga – Is it right for you?
What is Ashtanga Yoga?
Ashtanga (also spelled Astanga) means “eight limbs” in Sanskrit, which refers to the eight limbs of yoga laid out in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Ashtanga method of asana practice was interpreted by Krishnamacharya and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois from an [...]
Different Types of Yoga
Ananda Yoga: Ananda Yoga classes focus on gentle postures designed to move the energy up to the brain and prepare the body for meditation. Classes also focus on proper body alignment and controlled breathing.
Anusara Yoga is a relatively new form of yoga (1997), which pairs strict principles of alignment with a playful [...]
