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Yoga is a universal technique; several types arising from the same, none of the types of yoga are related to any specific religion, which means that anyone, regardless of creed, can perform all these techniques.
The base of yoga with its variants is to find ways to develop the chakras. All types of yoga have the same objective: the balance mentally, physically and emotionally.
Ashtanga yoga:
Ashtanga yoga is also called the yoga of the eight steps, is the most practical. The practice of Ashtanga yoga incorporates eight traditional branches of yoga in which the first are the prohibitions, the second is that of the precepts, and six other branches are: the positions; control of breathing; eat what is necessary; sustaining; meditation; complete absorption.
Today there are many doubts about the eight branches of yoga including Ashtanga, as it is believed that correctly describe the aspects of meditation, and many others believe that it is a type of yoga much more intellectual than physical. Read the rest of this entry »
For more than four thousand years ancient activity called yoga has given us many benefits but practice is necessary to take into account some indications, this will ensure that you take all possible benefits:
Use appropriate clothing:
It is best to forget the shoes, stay barefoot going well if you practice yoga, the clothes that you use must be in your size, you should not be too loose or tighten the cloth is best as cotton, as it allows the skin to breathe without overwhelming or make you sweat a lot.
Outdoor:
Yoga practice outdoors is an excellent choice, especially if we are in the lawn or the beach, close to nature helps much deeper meditations. Read the rest of this entry »
A focused exercise routine to protect your muscle mass, not only helps to prevent future health problems, musculoskeletal, but that will facilitate the maintenance of a healthy weight, decreased feelings of fatigue and better mood.
There are different forms of exercise from the more conventional techniques to the more traditional.
1. Basic exercises for strength training:
If you have no chance to go to a gym or just do not like and do not want to lose your fitness, try the traditional strength training:
- Funding: Hands on the floor, feet up on the bed or a bar and legs straight, bend your elbows almost touching the ground and rise again. Strengthen chest, shoulders and triceps.
- Reverse lunge: Hands on hips, one leg forward and the other resting on the bed or a bar. Descend the hip until the thigh is almost horizontal and recover the position. This will train the quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes.
The ideal place to practice in asana should be as quiet as possible: it is essential that during the sessions, for any reason, to disturb, and external noise there will bother.
During the summer you can perform the open positions, provided safe from any curious: practice in the open air, in the thick of a forest, along the banks of a stream, or on a lonely beach can be an excellent opportunity to build on a holiday. The execution of the asana in an environment that makes us feel in intimate contact with nature, away from all artifice, is an exceptional value.
Unfortunately, for most people, the opportunity to practice in an environment so favorable is restricted to a few brief period during the year, the lucky ones, that have a terrace or garden, with a total privacy, can enjoy outdoors whenever weather conditions permit: who does not have this possibility must make sure that we have all to himself a quiet room where they can isolate. Read the rest of this entry »
A body more agile, elastic and toned, and a more peaceful mind and inner balance, all this can be obtained thanks to the exercises inspired by yoga postures and movements of Indian dance, making dance yoga in a fun and effective, with steps full of rhythm, elegance and dynamism.
Yoga dance – Indian dance and yoga
Indian dance comes from the myths and legends, rituals and folklore of Hindu culture. The characters narrate and recreate the exploits of heroes and gods.
In the Indian dance around the body part, hands, breasts, feet and legs have a meaning, synchronizing the movement is amazing, capturing the viewer’s attention and involvement in a magical aura and evocative those who practice it.
The movements of Indian dance, harmonious and precise coordination capacity increase agility and confer as to run the figures you need to have the ability to move various body parts together while his face takes the desired expression. Read the rest of this entry »
There are many ways to remove the “tummy”. If none of the traditional exercises convince you, try ashtanga yoga, pilates, and chi kung. Full year of stimulating and contributing is to redefine your silhouette for the summer.
The Pilates method is in vogue. It is a system of exercises that are fans of the celebrities. Invented by the German Joseph Hubertus, get a stretching of the muscles controlling body movements, and an impressive resilience.
Ashtanga vinyasa yoga is a branch of yoga that consists of six or seven exercises that are repeated, and why the mind gets purify the body, and strengthen and gain greater ability to concentrate.
The chi kung is easier to practice the yoga or pilates with the advantage of reporting the same benefits. It is carrying out movements or exercises divided into simple and static circuits. Read the rest of this entry »
Ashtanga yoga, graceful and powerful movements invite you to challenge yourself and your own body. It is also on the most popular power yoga is based, not a fad, but is based on a centuries-long tradition.
Ashtanga is derived from classical Hatha yoga. As with most types of yoga also focuses on postures (asanas) and breathe control (pranayama). Since Ashtanga yoga is especially demanding, the training in a group is necessarily preferable to the home training! Read the rest of this entry »
Yoga work out in the open air can be a great, relaxing and enriching experience. However, it is important to note a few basic rules to really enjoy this experience.
Of course you should too if you want to practice outdoors yoga in the fresh air with one yoga mat and most comfortable, stretchy clothing. Since you trained barefoot, you should view exactly the soil of the area on which you want to train, so that suffers no injury due to stones. When the sun shines, of course, a sufficient sun protection is important. Read the rest of this entry »
When we visit a yoga class at the gym or a yoga school, we practice there mostly Hatha Yoga. But what does that mean anyway?
Hatha Yoga is practiced in India probably already over 4000 years. Although it will normally connect the classical yoga training, it actually represents only a portion of the overall concept of “yoga”, but is still often the basis for other types of yoga such as ashtanga yoga. The aim of hatha yoga is to balance mind and body, and although this is done through physical exercises (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama) in line with meditation. Read the rest of this entry »
WOYO called a modern version of the fitness training, which is composed of relaxing yoga, and an intensive workout – hence the name. The idea came from two yoga teachers and more and more fans.
WOYO stands behind the yoga teacher Sonja Soderberg, who developed the concept and now heads the WOYO Academy in Munich. The first contact they had with yoga during her stay in India, in the following years she developed into practices various exercises and methods. Read the rest of this entry »