Yoga and physical / mental health Archives

Oct 26

12 Reasons Why You Should Do Your Yoga Teacher Training in India

By arhanta_y_org | Energies/ Pranayama/ Chakras / Ayurveda , Yoga and physical / mental health , Yoga Teachers Training

Are you thinking about following a yoga teacher training? You will discover that there is a myriad of possibilities to choose from. One of the most important question is where would you like to do your teacher training: back home or abroad? If you want to do your yoga teacher training abroad, the most popular destination is India, the birthplace of yoga.

Oct 17

15-Minute Yoga Practice for Stress Relief

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

Controlled and limited stress is not necessarily a bad thing. Stress can actually help you perform under pressure. constant and overwhelming stress can have a negative effect on your physical and mental well being. Therefore, it is important – no matter how busy your schedule – to take time for yourself. By reducing your stress levels and calming down your mind and body, you will feel better immediately, and will experience lasting energy, positivity, and health overall.

Oct 16

5 Important Reasons You Should Never Skip Sun Salutations

By arhanta_y_org | blog , Yoga and physical / mental health

Have you ever felt like starting your yoga practice by jumping straight into your favorite pose? Sometimes we are so excited – or crunched for time – to get into our asana practice that in the process, we skip the practice of sun salutations. Read about the five most important reasons why traditional yoga classes begin with Surya Namaskara, or Sun Salutation.

Oct 16

Practice These 4 Yoga Poses to Prepare for Forearm Stand

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

Are you interested in adding Forearm Stand (Pincha Mayurasana) to your yoga practice but not sure where to begin? Not only is Forearm Stand a beautiful and impressive asana – Forearm Stand has great benefits to your mind and body too. Adding inversions like Forearm Stand to your yoga practice can help increase brain function and memory, create a sense of balance and grounding, stimulate the endocrine system, and strengthen your arms and shoulders.

Oct 16

Learn How to Get Into Eight Angle Pose in 8 Simple Steps

By arhanta_y_org | blog , Yoga and physical / mental health

Eight Angle Pose or Ashtavakrasana is an arm balancing pose that requires a certain amount of flexibility in the hamstrings, hips, and back. This arm balance pose also requires core and arm strength.

Jun 03

Migraine Relief: Can Yoga Reduce Migraine Attacks?

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

Migraines are pretty common, and it is thought that they affect anywhere between 10% to 20% of the population.What is Migraine? Clinically if a person ever had five or more attacks of headache lasting for 4 to 72 hours, then he or she may be diagnosed with migraine.

May 29

Headstand: 10 Things You Need To Know

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

Headstand, Shirshasana means the posture where one stands on the top of the head. Headstand not only turns around your vision of the world but also turns around the blood pressure in the body. Headstand is one of the main postures in Hatha Yoga, also referred to as the king of asanas.

May 14

10 Tips How to Prevent Yoga Wrist Pain and Strain

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

The wrist is one of the weaker parts of the body, and prone to injuries. Unfortunately, yoga wrist pain happens more often than you’d think. Because some asanas put a lot of stress on hands and wrists. This is especially the case in vigorous styles of yoga such as Vinyasa or Ashtanga practices.

May 06

Yoga and Menstruation: Is it Safe to Practice Yoga During the Period?

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

As a yoga teacher, you will often be asked if it is okay to practice yoga during mensuration. Many students have been taught that practicing inversion during period is unhealthy and unsafe, and that it should be strictly avoided. And likewise there are many teachers who say that inverting during menstruation is no problem at all.

Apr 30

Yoga for Sciatica: 9 Yoga Poses for Sciatica Relief & Prevention

By arhanta_y_org | Yoga and physical / mental health

Sciatica pain is a rather common occurrence and as yoga teachers you might often have students in your class that are recovering from a case of sciatica. What is Sciatica? Sciatica is radiating pain in the buttock and leg that occurs due to the irritation or compression of the root of the largest nerve in the body called sciatic nerve.

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