Yog Deep With Gayathri Ramesh – SUPTHA VIRASANA & SUPTHA BADDHAKONASANA – Episode 22
Supta Virasana, the reclining variation of Virasana, is an intermediate pose.
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Explained: How Yoga can Boost Exports
India is the second-largest exporter of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) products with permission of 100% FDI therein.
Indian Mountaineers Perform Yoga on Europe’s Highest Peak
The eight-member team scaled Mount Elbrus (5,642 meters) at 8:45 am on August 15. Leader of the expedition and principal of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Jaikishan told the Millennium Post: “We then unfurled the Indian National flag and other flags and then went onto to perform the yogic asanas.”
Yog Deep With Gayathri Ramesh – SETHU BANDHA SARVANGASANA– Episode 21
Setu Bandhasana (SET-too BAHN-dah-suh-nuh) realigns the spine, eliminates rounded shoulders and relieves backache. It strengthens the rhomboids, quadriceps and the hip flexors. It brings blood to the pineal, pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands, helping them work more efficiently. This pose stretches the abdominal organs, which in turn improves digestion. It also opens the chest, strengthens the lungs, relieves respiratory conditions and is good for the thyroid.
Yog Deep With Gayathri Ramesh – DHANURASANA– Episode 20
Dhanurasana has been named after the shape the body takes while performing it – that of a bow. Dhanu means bow; Asana means posture or pose.
Yog Deep With Gayathri Ramesh – URDHVAMUKHA SVANASANA– Episode 19
This asana is named Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, literally translated into Upward Facing Dog Pose because it resembles a dog stretching upwards. This asana is known as the cousin of the Bhujangasana or the Cobra Pose because it is quite similar to it. These two backbends are among the easiest yoga backbends and are usually performed as a part of the Surya Namaskar.
PM Modi Becomes India’s top Health Influencer, Akshay Kumar Follows; Dhoni Makes Debut
A report by home-grown wearable devices maker, GOQii, released on Tuesday, sees the PM retain the top spot as the most influential personality in the health domain, for the second consecutive time. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who recently invested in the fitness brand, comes at the second spot, while yoga guru Baba Ramdev is at the third position.
Yog Deep With Gayathri Ramesh – USTRASANA– Episode 18
Ustrasana, works very strongly with the area of the abdomen, and heart – in a way it forces these two areas to be very open energetically.
The Undocumented History of Female Yoga Teachers in Britain
The discipline was popularised in Britain through the hard work and dedication of a diverse group of unusual individuals. There were competing ideas of yoga, different forms of practice and many different points at which yoga entered British culture
Yoga Day: PM Leads Celebrations in Ranchi, Thousands in India and World Roll Out Their Mats
From the UN General Assembly hall to the Indian Parliament premises and from Beijing to Ranchi, enthusiasts of the ancient wellness regime performed ”asanas” simple and complex amid chants of “Om” and “Shanti” in several global capitals and across the expanse of India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the observance of the day.