Yoga Teacher training in Rishikesh, India

Ayurveda suggests the principle of opposites to keep a balance between all energies. Since the primary features of Kapha are heavy, cold, immobile and oily, simply spoken everything that is light, warm, active or dry might help to balance an aggravated  Kapha Dosha  — not only in primary Kapha types, but in every case of an unbalanced Kapha Dosha. Kapha can be aggravated by greed and possessiveness, in a cold and damp climate or lack of movement and laziness. Read up on signs of a Kapha imbalance here. Remedies for too much Kapha warm and dry:  make sure you feel warm and dry in your clothes, change them if you have and leave the cold and wet conditions as soon as possible Spicy foods followed by bitter  and astringent, remember that you prefer light options. Try “Chana Sundal” (a quick, easy dish of Indian chickpea), a hot ginger tea, or  shisandra berries. Exercise and Activity  will warm your body and give you an energy boost. Cho...

Yoga for Naturally Glowing Skin and Face A few simple  yoga  exercises can add a  permanent glow  to your face.  Practicing these yoga asanas will help increase blood circulation to the head and face area. This  will give you a naturally beautiful skin tone . Pranayam: Breathing right is the beginning on the path to healthy skin. Kapalbharti pranayama is known to be the most suited for this purpose. Actress Shilpa Shetty has been advocating Kapalbharti and you can easily learn how to do this. 15 minutes every day should be enough you keep your skin glowing and to keep wrinkles and fine lines at bay.  Read More Uttanasana Forward-bending poses such as this one make blood flow into the face faster, bringing with it oxygen and other helpful nutrients that fight free radicals, encourage skin cell renewal, and give your face a rosy glow.  Read More Bharadvaja’s twist Twisting positions such as this...

Best Yoga Poses For Stress Relief:  Maintaining a yoga practice can be a great way to reduce stress, stay in shape and calm the mind. But when it comes to stress relief, not all yoga poses are created equal: Some positions are particularly effective for promoting relaxation, tension relief and restfulness. Sukhasana (Easy Pose) Easy Pose has some  great benefits  in addition to promoting groundedness and inner calm, such as: opens your hips, lengthens your spine, amplifies the state of serenity, tranquility, and eliminates anxiety, relieves physical and mental exhaustion and tiredness. Focus on your breath in this pose and sit still with a straight spine for at least 1 minute Marjaryasana ( Cat Pose ) This pose provides a gentle massage to the spine and belly organs while acting as a powerful stress buster. This pose is often paired with Cow Pose on the inhale for a gentle, flowing vinyasa. Marjaryasana also benefits overall health by stimulating the dige...

B ow Pose – Dhanurasana :   Dhanu means a bow. Bow pose is a fantastic stretch for the spine, abdominals, hip flexors, biceps and pecs. It is an all-around, great total body-opening backbend. Be sure to engage your core muscles, encouraging the spine to bend evenly, rather than pivoting in the lower back. Regular practice will relieve lower back pain and release tension. Dhanurasana is very effective in weight loss program . It is a basic posture of  Hatha yoga . In this exercise our body pose look like the shape of the Dhanush (bow). So it is called as  Dhanurasana  in Sanskrit. It helps to reduce belly fat fast. It Strengthens ankles, thighs, groins, chest and abdominal organs and spinal cord. Benefits of Dhanurasana Effective in weight loss. Improves digestion and appetite. Helps to cure dyspepsia (obesity), rheumatism and gastrointestinal problems. Cures constipation. Improves blood circulation. Gives flexibility to the back. Strengthens bac...

Good health August 24, 2017 Yoga Asanas That Will Help Increase Your Height Yoga has solution to boost your height substantially and can help you look attractive.  With the increased height you can gain confidence to find your love and do well in your personal and professional life. A few inches of increased height can really do wonders and I bet you would certainly love it. The best part about yoga is that its postures are simple to follow and anyone can easily practice   yoga asanas  with his/her comfort level. I personally do  yoga  on a regular basis and its exercises have helped me gain two extra inches. However, here I would like to suggest you that it is important to follow yoga exercises with complete dedication and then only you will get good results.  Yoga Exercises to Increase Height? Many people are not aware of the benefits of yoga and stay confused whether it can increase height or not. If you are seeking its ans...

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose) gets its name from Sanskrit where “Adho” means “Half”, “Mukha” means “Face” and “Svan” means “Dog”.  Health Benefits Of Adho Mukha Svanasana beneficial in strengthening the whole body specially the arms, legs, shoulders and feet. Regular practice of  Adho Mukha Svanasana  calms the mind and relieves headache, insomnia and fatigue. Regular practice of  Adho Mukha Svanasana  tones the muscles of the body and helps in weight loss. Another benefit of Practicing Adho Mukha Svanasana is that it increases the circulation to the brain. Adho Mukha Svanasana lengthens the spine, strengthens the muscles of the chest increasing lung capacity. It rejuvenates and body and makes you feel energized. Adho Mukha Svanasana  or Downward Facing Dog Pose can also be of benefit in treating lower back ailments like Sciatica. Adho Mukha Svanasana  is also beneficial for lung disorders like Asthma. Adho Mukha S...

M ountain pose   is also known as Palm Tree Pose or   Tadasana   (ताडासन) in Sanskrit as in the final stage, the Yoga pose looks like as palm tree so the name is. This is also known as heavenly stretch pose as one stretches oneself towards the heaven. Benefits of Mountain Pose: Increase height : Palm tree pose is one of the best Yoga poses to increase height of the growing children. Since it gives maximum stretch to the body from toes to fingers thus helpful for those who desire to increase his/her height. Good for nerves : Since, it gives optimum stretching to the nerves and muscles thus helpful in functioning of various system of the body. Treat sciatica : It is good for sciatic patients if perform under the guidance of an expert. Enhance concentration : It is good to improve balance and concentration as well as increase alertness. Strengthen lower legs :  The Asana strengthens the toes, ankles, knees, abdomen, buttocks and the lower part of the legs....

In Sanskrit, “bhujanga” means serpent or snake and “asana” means pose;  hence the English, cobra pose. This invigorating backbend was named such Add caption because  Bhujangasana   reflects the posture of a cobra that has its hood raised. If you would like to practice this pose with the aid a qualified yoga instructor, click here to check out the yoga class schedule for each of our centers, located in Syracuse, Rochester and Albany. Bhujangasana   is easy to learn. Lie down on your belly and place your face in such a manner that your chin touches the ground. Place your hands close to your body with your palms touching the ground. Keep your legs straight and press your palms firmly against the floor. As you inhale, straighten your arms and lift up your chest, following your upper back. Keep your hips steady and remain in this position for 15-20 seconds and then release. Benefits of Cobra Pose: Stretches muscles in the shoulders, chest and abdominals De...

Pigeon Pose: Everyone can benefit from the hip opener known as  pigeon pose , or Eka Pada Rajakapotasana. Stress and tension can build up in the hips and create tightness. Practicing pigeon can make for supple, more flexible hips. Sometimes this pose will take your breath away with its depth, but stick with it and you’ll notice the immediate improvement. Health benefits Pigeon Pose  Health benefits Pigeon Pose : –        Opens the hip joint –        Lengthens the hip flexor –        Stretches the thighs, gluteals and piriformis muscles –        Extends the groin and psoas –        Helps with urinary disorder –        Stimulates the internal organs –        Increases hip flexibility –    ...

Sarvangasana is one of the advanced approaches to yoga packed with many health benefits. It is an attitude of total body training. If you read the health benefits of sarvangasana, then you like to do this yoga pose every day. Because it strengthens all the internal parts of your body and keeps it strong and healthy. It is also called a shoulder pose. See how to practice and its health benefits. Health Benefits of Sarvangasana These are the most important health benefits of sarvangasana . 1. Blood circulatory system, respiratory system and digestive system will be vivified. 2. While practicing this yoga pose more blood flows into throat, thyroid gland will be invigorated. 3. Sexual disorders are cured easily. 4. It rectifies disorders in ears, nose and throat. 5. Diseases at the bottom and around the heels are cured. 6. Hair loss and premature graying of hair are put to end or controlled. 7. Diseases caused in and around groin (also called as hernia) area will be cured. 8. ...

15 Health Benefits Of Handstand Strengthening Your Upper Body Not only does a handstand force you to engage your core, but of course it also forces you to use your upper body to stay upright, especially your arms and shoulders. Just think about it, doing a handstand means that you are literally standing on your hands, thus you are supporting all of your weight with your upper body and your arms. Relieves Stress Headstand is known as a cooling posture, meaning that it helps you to draw your attention inwards. This posture is extremely helpful if you are having anxiety, stress, fear or otherwise worrisome thoughts. Combine headstand with long, slow breathing and you have a recipe for stress relief. Increases Focus When you turn upside down, you are increasing the blood flow to your brain. This can help to improve mental function, and increase you sense of focus.Along with helping to reduce fear and worry, this posture will improve your ability to keep your mind sharp a...

Benefits of the Lotus Pose (Padmasana) Padmasana  or  Lotus Position  (Sanskrit:  पद्मासन   [pɐd̪mɑːs̪ɐn̪ɐ] ,  IAST :  padmāsana ) [1]  is a cross-legged sitting  asana  originating in meditative practices of  ancient India , in which the feet are placed on the opposing thighs. It is an established asana, commonly used for  meditation , in the  Yoga ,  Jain  and  Buddhist contemplative  traditions. The  asana  is said to resemble a  lotus , to encourage breathing properly through associated meditative practice, and to foster physical stability. Lotus Pose, or Padmasana, is an extremely powerful pose, especially for women. It is a wonderful example of a pose that connects the mind, body, and spirit — one of the ultimate goals of  yoga . Shiva , the meditating ascetic God of  Hinduism ,  Siddhartha Gautama , the founder of  Buddhism , and the  Tirtha...

Yoga with positive Thinking Yoga with positive sentences for many people is very helpful.  It allows us quickly to overcome negative tendencies and reach a happy und healthy life. Negativ people are 90 % more healthy than positiv people. Positiv thinking is an important way to lasting health. Positiv thinking and daily meditation are the two basic technics of enlightenment 1. Go :  Let’s go in place, arms move like a steam locomotive, we Visualize the light, turn around and think, “I’m going the positve way.” Which is the Positive for you today? 2. Windmill:  We straddle the legs apart, lean forward, rotate like a windmill In the backbone and think: “My goals are …”. What goals do you want To achieve in your life? Count on three goals. 3. Frog:  Feet come together. We bowed with the upper body before. US Base us with your hands on the floor and move our ass down in a Crouch back in the air. The head rises to the sky and Earth. We practice the frog s...

Bow pose (Dhanurasana) is aptly named to describe the curved shape of the body, which is similar to the shape of an archer’s bow with its string stretched taut, ready to release an arrow.  Maintaining a strong intention and an unwavering commitment to staying true to your expression of the pose is the key to ensuring that your arrow meets the mark! Physically, stretching out the chest and shoulders is an excellent exercise for those who sit hunched over a desk all day, and is also great preparation for more challenging backbends such as Wheel pose. Bow Pose In!ructions: ❖ lie flat on the stomach with the legs 1 foot apart and chin on the floor, bend the knees, grab hold of your ankles and bring the heels close to the buttocks ❖ inhale, tense the leg muscles and push the feet away from the body ❖ arch the back, lifting the thighs, chest and head together, keep the arms straight ❖ in the final position the abdomen supports the entire body on the floor ❖ hold the pose for 5 ...