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Best Yoga School in Rishikesh India

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Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh , India Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India Arogya Yoga School  offers residential  100 Hour ,  200 Hour ,  300 Hour  and  500 Hour  Hatha, Ashtanga and  Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Courses in  Rishikesh, India affiliated by  Rishikesh Yogpeeth  and registered with the Yoga Alliance, USA.  Arogya Yoga School is dedicated to maintain the reputable levels of service and education that our students have come to expect from Affiliated Yoga schools. Arogya Yoga School traces its roots to Rishikesh Yog Peeth. Founded in 2005,  Rishikesh Yog Peeth  is the brainchild of two visionaries who pioneered the first yoga teacher training school in Rishikesh, designed to preserve the ancient and traditional values of yoga. Our school has designed courses in the most comprehensive and unique way, empowering you to stand apart as an inspired yoga teacher. The path of ...

Health Benefits of Copper – Organic Facts

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TRY A COPPER WATER VESSEL: Copper  is considered an essential mineral for our body.  Ayurveda recommends storing water overnight in a copper jug and drinking it first thing in the morning for maintaining good health.  The water stored this way is called ‘ Tamra Jal’ and it helps to balance all three doshas (Kapha, Vata and Pitta.) The metal copper has electromagnetic energy which is called Prana Shakti. Drinking water that is stored for 8-10 hours in a copper vessel is very beneficial.  Copper makes the water ionic which helps to maintain body’s pH (acid-alkaline) balance. It’s antimicrobial!  According to a 2012 study published in Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, storing contaminated water in copper for up to 16 hours at room temperature considerably reduces the presence of the harmful microbes, so much that the researchers inferred that “copper holds promise as a point-of-use solution for microbial purification of drinking-water. I...

Reasons Yoga Is Better Than The Gym

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Weight loss, strong and flexible body, bright beautiful skin, calm mind, good health – whatever you may be looking for, yoga has it on offer. However, very often, yoga is only partially understood as being limited to asanas (yoga poses). As such, its benefits are only perceived at the level of the body and we do not realize the immense benefits that yoga offers when it unites the body, the mind and the breathing. When you are in harmony, the journey through life is calmer, happier and more fulfilling. Yoga is more efficient. Yoga relies on your own—your entire body—for strengthening. Gym classes use weights and other equipment. Through different asanas, your full body becomes toned and stronger by using your own entire body weight as ‘weights’. By using only weights or other equipment, muscles are isolated and have to be worked individually in order to benefit, which takes a whole lot more time. During the Workout / Practice of Yoga Working out at a gym is rewarding to...

Ayurvedic Treatment Of Kapha Dosha

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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...

6 Yoga poses for Naturally Glowing Skin and Face

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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...

5 Best Yoga Poses For Stress Relief

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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...

15 Health Benefits of Bow Pose Yoga – Dhanurasana

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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...