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News and Articles on Ayurveda, Yoga, Kundalini and other Indian way of health and medicines.

History of Yoga

The practice of Yoga is believed to have started with the very dawn of civilization. The science of yoga has its origin thousands of years ago, long before the first religions or belief systems were born. In the yogic lore, Shiva is seen as the first yogi or Adiyogi, and the first Guru or Adi Guru.

Govt Working on Setting Up Nationwide ‘AYUSH Grid’

The move is in line with the government’s digital India motto. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too had last week at a Yoga Awards ceremony emphasised on the need to create a homogenous system by setting up ‘AYUSH Grid’ on the lines of one nation, one tax and one nation, one mobility card.

India to Get 75 New Medical Colleges in Next 3 Years, Centre to Spend INR 24,375 Crore on Them

Continuing the focus on the creation of health care infrastructure, the Central Government had earlier approved to establish 58 new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals under Phase-I and 24 under Phase-II. Of this, 39 medical colleges under Phase-I, have already started functioning, while the remaining 19 would be made functional by 2020-21. Under Phase-II, 18 new medical colleges have been approved.

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.

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