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That's NOT Yoga, if One Eats Like that

...Indeed if someone were to say they thought Yoga was just stretching after they saw a student leave a Yoga class and later on eating at McDonalds or something, they probably would be right.

Why?

Well, Yoga, in its entirety, includes a proper diet. One doesnt exist without the other. This is THE factor that anyone seriously interested in taking up Yoga must understand. If one wants to do Yoga, youve got to include all its principles.

When I started doing yoga some 6 years back, I did extensive research on the subject of diet and Yoga. Perhaps this was fate, as co-incidentally, this was around the time that an associate had told me to look into fasting and a natural diet as a means to cure my horrendous acne at that time.

I stumbled on a book called The Complete Illustrated book of Yoga by Swami vishnu-Devananda, and this had a whole chapter on diet. What he explained here made it clear that as beneficial as most- if not all- yoga poses could be for overall health, if one constantly subsists on unhealthy foods, it defeats the purpose of exercising in the first place.

This is perhaps even more important in regards to Yoga.

Why? Well, Yoga is more than just a physical exercise as Meditation, Breathing exercises and even some Poses such as the Peacock, Shoulder-Stand and the Sun Salutations are known to have an ef...more

Yoga for fibromyalgia Sufferers - The Ups and Downs

...Mention Yoga to a fibromyalgia sufferer and they usually say one of two things "Tried that and it did not work" or "I cannot do those funny positions with my pain". This negative approach to a two thousand year old tradition means they are missing out on the many benefits Yoga offers to Fibromyalgia sufferers, all it needs is a better understanding of what Yoga is, and how to adapt it to suit your illness.

Yoga consists of 3 elements;

Breathing - learn to breathe and enjoy it, too many people breathe shallow and miss out on both the physical and mental benefits of proper breathing, which is a key part of the Yoga method.

Meditation - sitting...more

Yoga and Stress

...s to reduce the activity of the neurons to which it binds. That is, it inhibits over-excitation. After an hour of yoga, a 27 percent increase in GABA levels was found. Eleven control subjects who had read for an hour showed no increase.

Practicing yoga can be a very important part of your physical stress recovery plan. It is inexpensive, easy to do, and is not stressful on your body. It will reduce stress hormones, relax your mind, and de-stress your body. Try yoga for your health.<...more

Health Benefits of Yoga

...t all.

Overweight men and women who participated in the study and took up yoga thereafter were reported to have lost on average 5 pounds, whilst those who did not gained on average 15 pounds over the course of the study.

An interesting fact about the study is that the yoga that participants practiced was not of a particularly high or advanced level.

Whilst m...more

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