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Top 5 Best Yoga for Obesity: Pawanmuktasana Vajrasana Surya Namaskar Halasana Matsyasana

Foods to eat before practising yoga Eat or not to eat before yoga classes has been quite a curiosity and a topic of discussion among yoga lovers. If you go...

You jog regularly to keep you healthy but often feel overwhelmed by the stress of life. Meditation promises serenity. Recent studies at the University of Wisconsin and UCLA suggests that...

This is intense forward bending asana, and require flexibility. It is a horizontal version of uttanasana. Due to tightness in the legs and back, forward bending is not easy. Beginners...

Matsyasana fills the air in your lungs and lets you float like fish by doing plavini pranayama. It is highly recommended to perform this asana immediately after sarvangasana to create...

In Sanskrit Ushtra means camel because the final pose looks like a camel. It is a deep backward bending asana especially good for back problems, blood circulation, and respiratory system....

Kati means waist, chakra means circular wheel, this asana is all about rotation of the waist, and a simple yet very effective yoga posture. Kati chakrasana is one of the...

Pawan means air, mukta means free, pawanmuktasana is indeed a great asana to release air or gas from the stomach and helps entire digestive system. It is very easy to...

Vipareeta Karani Asana or Upside-Down Seal or Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose is another inverted pose and one of the simplest inverted asanas. You get similar benefit by doing this asana as you...

Piles, also known as hemorrhoids, are caused when the veins around the anal region become swollen and inflamed. In the condition of piles you feel extreme to mild pain whenever...

Full Eka Pada Rajakapotasana is an advance level extreme back bending asana suitable for experienced practitioners only. This asana is very powerful hip opener and helps to increase the flexibility...

This pose gets its name from the shape itself i.e. bow. The body takes the shape of bow and arms work as string. It is a very good asana to...

This inverted asana has a lot of similarity with headstand (sirsasana) and forearm balance asana (pincha mayurasana). It is a challenging pose which requires strong arm, strong shoulder blades, strong...

‘Nat’ means dancer, and ‘raj’ means king, the natarajasana or the Lord of the dance pose has been inspired by the Hindu god Shiva who is considered as the lord...

As per the literature of yoga, it’s ideal to end your yoga sequence either with yoga nidra or savasana (corpse pose). Sleep is of two types un-cautious sleep or regular...

Balasana or child pose is the calming warm up yoga pose. It is a sitting and bending pose which stretches and releases the spine and lower back and get you...

Urdhva hastasana, also known as urdhva vrikshasana, upward tree pose or upward hand pose, is the first asana while performing surya namaskar. It is a perfect pose to revitalize the...

Third eye also known as Ajna Chakra is very much associated with Lord Shiva as the only person or deity with third eye on his forehead, that is why he...

Kundalini Yoga, originated from the Sanskrit wordlaya yoga, also known as “the yoga of awareness”, is theprocess of awakening of kundalini energy through yoga, meditation, pranayama, and mantra. In English,...

Swastika is an ancient Hindu auspicious symbol which means being well and healthy. This asana tries to attain the shape of swastika with legs placed on each other. It will...

In Sanskrit, Padma means Lotus, it is also called as kamalasana as sitting posture gives you the appearance of lotus. It is a cross legged sitting yoga pose for deep...

Bhramari word is the origination from Sanskrit word Bharmar which means humming bee. In this buzzing-bee pranayama, we make a sound of buzz, like honeybee, while exhaling. It can be...

In Anulom Vilom we do the breathing from one nostril only. It is one of the most easy, effective, and popular pranayama. It does not have any side effects, and...

Pranayama is the combination of two words i.e. ‘pran+ayama’, pran means life (breath), and ayama means control, means control of the life through regulation of the breath. In fact, it...

In Sanskrit, tada means palm tree, the pose resembles the shape of palm tree. It is the basic but key standing asana with different variations, and one of the best...

Savasana or shavasana, as name reflects, in Sanskrit, shava meaning “corpse”, corpse pose resembles the pose of a dead body for relaxation purpose. It is also referred to, and confused...

Like Sarvangasana and Sirsasana, in Utthanasana also, your head goes below your heart which allows the bloodflow to your head providing a boost of oxygen to all the cells. In...