Tag Archives: meditation

Yoga Postures For Spinal Alignment During Meditation

By Patricia | May 18, 2009

Spinal Alignment And Yoga Postures
Spinal alignment during meditation is an important feature to achieve the desired results. Yoga prescribes various poses that can help alignment of the spine during meditation. Some sitting postures that promote the flow of energy include padmasana (lotus pose), ardha padmasana (half lotus), sukhasana (easy posture) and vajrasana (thunderbolt posture). These [...]

Five Yoga Principles : Proper Yoga Asanas, Meditation & Diet

By Patricia | February 19, 2009

The Five Principles of Yoga
The five principles of yoga are essential in maintaining a balance and harmony in our body and mind. Following these 5 principles will help you to restore and improve your health. The five principles of yoga are as follows:

Pranayama or proper breathing pattern to purify your mind – The various breathing [...]

Dhyana Yoga: Meditation For Physical And Emotional Health

By Patricia | February 18, 2009

How much time is needed to achieve meditation and how much influential is it for mental health?
Meditation is also known as Dhyana and is excellent for both physical and emotional health. There is so much going on around us all the time that keeps us busy physically and mentally. Due to this we are constantly [...]

Kripalu Yoga:Happiness Within And Beyond

By Patricia | February 12, 2009

Kripalu Yoga And Its Benefits

Kripalu Yoga is one of the new Yoga methods introduced by Swami Kripalu.  It is Hatha Yoga which is practiced differently.  Hatha Yoga is the starting point for the various forms of yoga.  ‘Ha’ means sun and ‘tha’ means moon.  It is the meeting of the two forces which creates a [...]

Get Rid Of Anxiety And Depression With Yoga Way

By Patricia | January 30, 2009

Yoga Way To Get Relief Of Anxiety
A person experiences anxiety and fear when the emotional state is not very healthy and the person is constantly under stress and pressure of some sort. The symptoms for anxiety could be several such as increased heart rate, dry mouth, fast shallow breathing and excessive sweating, diarrhea, palpitations, phobias [...]