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	<title>Free Online Yoga Guide &#187; Yoga and Health</title>
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		<title>Yoga rewards for your health</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga is one of the many tools you can use in life to assist your mind to work in harmony with your body. Just because an agitated mind puts great pressure on us, it is a very common situation for a lot of people not to be able to complete their daily activities in an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.yogamentor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/thumb5.png" alt="rewards of yoga" />Yoga is one of the many tools you can use in life to assist your mind to work in harmony with your body. Just because an agitated mind puts great pressure on us, it is a very common situation for a lot of people not to be able to complete their daily activities in an acceptable way. Stress is the single most important factor that affects every part of our emotional and physical system, so it is without a doubt very important to control it in an effective way. Yoga is the key to many of these problems and issues. There are many rewards to yoga and more people would do yoga if they knew everything yoga could bring them. So, let&#8217;s have a look at some of them.</p>
<p><strong>Flexibility</strong> is one of the main rewards of yoga. Most yoga postures require a good level of flexibility so this probably comes as no surprise.</p>
<p><strong>The lubrication of tendons, ligament and joints</strong>. It is certainly not something you hear very often, but this is maximized by the practice of yoga on a regular basis.</p>
<p><strong>T</strong><strong>he organs of your body get a massage</strong>. Yoga is probably the single greatest exercise that can make a big difference on your internal organs.</p>
<p><strong>Yoga is also very stimulating to many organs in the body</strong>. The organs are stimulated and this can lead to diseases staying away and giving you a warning of possible problems</p>
<p><strong>Yoga can detoxify your body</strong>.  Practicing yoga on a regular basis will ensure that all the required blood supply is delivered throughout your body. This is extremely important as it will ensure the toxins are cleared from every single part of your body. Not only it will clean your body, but it will also provide nutrition up to a point. So you will notice an increase in energy, feel younger and you will age slower.</p>
<p>These are all great rewards, but the best reward you will get from practicing yoga on a daily basis is that you will feel your mind is a lot more synchronized with the body and this can only bring you benefits. Take Olympic athletes, it is known that the state of mind can help them perform better and achieve great things. You might not be an olympic athlete, but yoga can help you achieve great things and perform better in your day to day life.</p>
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		<title>Yoga for your physical health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as yoga is concerned, there is no distinction between the body and the mind. Yoga is a process that will help you release blocked tension and energy in the body. This process will ultimately lead to helping make the muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons and other body components to work to their full potential.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.yogamentor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/thumb13.png" alt="Yoga for physical health" />As far as yoga is concerned, there is no distinction between the body and the mind. Yoga is a process that will help you release blocked tension and energy in the body. This process will ultimately lead to helping make the muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons and other body components to work to their full potential.</p>
<p>A Yoga belief is that human beings are designed to be flexible and agile and that it is only the lack of mobility that will eventually lead to stiffness. Basically, stiffness is associated with unhealthy body.</p>
<p>It is for good reasons that more and more people are embracing Yoga and getting into yoga classes. Some people prefer to just buy a book or some DVDs to get started, but whatever the way you decide to start, yoga has great benefits for you!</p>
<p>Some of the proven benefits of yoga are:</p>
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<li>Flexibility and range of motion</li>
<li>Reduced pain in joints and muscles</li>
<li>Immune system will get stronger</li>
<li>Higher quality respiration</li>
<li>Increased metabolism which eventually lead to weight loss</li>
<li>Sleep quality greatly improved</li>
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<p>As you see, while yoga is very often referred to as a mental approach, it is very effective on your body and offers a lot of benefits. Your flexibility will be greatly improved and yoga will also helps in lubricating the joints and ligaments.</p>
<p>Finally, if you are looking to lose weight or simply to reduce back pain, yoga is a very good option to consider. It is also a very good way to manage your stress and it is particularly important in today&#8217;s way of life.</p>
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		<title>Benefits of Yoga for health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practicing Yoga will provide you with physical and mental benefits and will also help you fight the aging process. The aging process, while a natural process can be accelerated by auto intoxication or self-poisoning so practicing Yoga can be part of your best strategy to look healthy and young. You can greatly reduce the catatonic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.yogamentor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/thumb2.png" alt="yoga health benefits" />Practicing Yoga will provide you with physical and mental benefits and will also help you fight the aging process. The aging process, while a natural process can be accelerated by auto intoxication or self-poisoning so practicing Yoga can be part of your best strategy to look healthy and young. You can greatly reduce the catatonic process of cell deterioration by keeping your body flexible and well lubricated. Yoga, in combination with yogasana, pranayama and meditation will help you achieve that.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The secret to looking young isn&#8217;t plastic surgery, it is to stay fit and by practicing yoga. While Yoga won&#8217;t stop the aging process, it will definitely slow it down by cleaning your body.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span>Yoga isn&#8217;t just about looking young, it is also about alleviating the symptoms of diabetes, high blood pressure, digestive disorders, arthritis, fatigue, asthma and even heart conditions. It has been scientifically proven that people practicing yoga have an increased ability to control their body temperature, blood pressure or heart rate. Yoga can be also very useful for people suffering with sciatica because it&#8217;ll help them alleviate the pain.</span></span></p>
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<p>By practicing Yoga on a regular basis, you will notice long term benefits. You will not only have a more beautiful, agile and flexible body, but also can get rid of fat and obesity. Yoga is one of the most powerful and simple practice that can be done to help you with your every day life moder-days problems.</p>
<p>Strechting and strengthening the major muscle groups as well as the deeper postural muscles will provide you with great physical benefits as well. Yoga is ideal for alternative pain management and to increase your overall health. You overal health may not only be improved my an increased flexibility, but also by proper functioning of internet organs.</p>
<p>As you can see, Yoga has a lot of interesting benefits on your mental and physical health.</p>
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		<title>Yoga breathing to beat the stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s world, we all have a lot on our minds and we often feel overwhelmed by what&#8217;s going on around us. Whatever your reasons are to feel this way, fear and anxiety eventually leads to stress and it&#8217;s hard to be at your best under constant stress and pressure. Stress plays a big role [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.yogamentor.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/article_stress_image11-300x204.png" alt=" alt=" width="300" height="204" />In today&#8217;s world, we all have a lot on our minds and we often feel overwhelmed by what&#8217;s going on around us. Whatever your reasons are to feel this way, fear and anxiety eventually leads to stress and it&#8217;s hard to be at your best under constant stress and pressure. Stress plays a big role in your general health, so it is extremely important to relax. By knowing this, why not learn today how to recognize and manage your stress levels so that you can go ahead in life and achieve your goals?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">One way of doing so, is by the proactive of Yogic breathing exercises. These exercises offer you a way to manage your anxieties and live a more balanced live. A lot of Yoga students report the benefits of using the yoga breathing exercises when they feel overwhelmed or stress. This can be particularly useful for them in extreme stress situations like an exam. This can also be useful to you in your everyday life, before a supervision by your team manager or a meeting with new people.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You breath really is the essence of yoga as it&#8217;s your connection to life. This is an essential step into establishing control and balance over your emotions so you can get more out of your life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The core of yoga is built on breathing practices called pranayama. If you want to reduce your stress levels, it is important you learn how to breath correctly and yoga can help you achieve that. The following yoga breathing exercises are among the most effective one and should bring you maximum benefit in releasing stress and tension. You don&#8217;t need any particular skill to practice them, they are fairly simple and can be practiced at any time of the day.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Diaphragmatic Breathing</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This one can be practiced by lying down on your back(comfortable surface of course), sitting on a chair or even standing up and that&#8217;s why it makes that method easy to practice at any time. First, place one hand on your upper chest and the other hand on your belly. It is important to relax your belly and chest and keep your mouth closed for this technique to work properly so that you breathe in through the nose and feel your belly rising up, then the ribcage and finally the upper chest.  It is advised to practice around five to seven rounds of this exercise before opening your eyes. Then, be still for a few moments and then you&#8217;re ready to re-engage with your day!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Watch The Breath</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">While sitting comfortably, close your eyes and become aware of how you are breathing. It is important not to change the way or the speed at which you breathe, but to just be aware of the movement of air going through your nose. Then, allow your breath stabilize and continue to listen to your breath breath for a couple of minutes</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is more than natural to lose concentration with this exercise. It is totally normal, so simply start over again when this happen.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Lion Roar</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To perform that one, you are free to either sit or stand, but scrunch your face up. Open your eyes, open your mouth, look upwards, stretch out your tongue and finalloy just roar like a lion! We don&#8217;t recommend this one at work, but repeat until you feel powerful, calm and under control.</p>
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