...It is a long-standing belief amongst yoga practitioners that yoga breathing exercises can definitely help those people suffering from mild asthma and similar symptoms. It is further maintained that these exercises may improve their capabilities of breathing without the aid of low-dose drug inhalers, used by sufferers in wheezing attacks. If they don't totally remove the use of inhalers, then the systematic practice of the breathing exercises will reduce their usage greatly.

Scientific research carried out at the Respiratory medicine Unit, City university, Nottingham, England has called for more studies based on ways and techniques of improving breathing control. Their social studies have indicated that the types of studies mentioned earlier have been largely ignored by Western medicine and medical researchers. I...more

Gentlemen, Guys Actually Do Yoga

...Lets face it, at its first mention; Yoga might not come off as the most masculine exercise. But thats just it-at its first mention. When you delve deeper into it, you will realize nothing could be further from the truth.

More males are discovering this and consequently more American men are now flocking to the yoga mats where once, it seemed, only women dared to tread. However the irony is in India where it originated, it wasnt until recently that women were even allowed to practice yoga-that with restrictions still applied at times.

Men now make up 25 percent of America's 17 million enthusiasts and this figure is increasing steadily. Perhaps it may be because several successful men in various walks of life attest to Yogas efficiency and openly advocate its practic...more

Raja Yoga, The Royal Road to Enlightenment

...Raja Yoga, known as the king of yogas, is one of the six branches of the overall system of yoga. The other branches are karma Yoga, the yoga of action, Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of faith in and love of the Divine, Jnana Yoga, the yoga of knowledge, Tantra Yoga, the yoga of ceremony and Hatha Yoga, perhaps the best known of all in the West, the yoga of exercise. All are means of achieving spiritual enlightenment, but each caters for different temperaments in the aspirants.

Raja Yoga is the yoga of meditation, in which the aspirant strives for enlightenment primarily through the practice of meditation. It is best for those of a contemplative nature. meditation is a means of stilling the mind and so opening it to cosmic or divine energy. It consists of the repetition of a mantra, which is a sound or a series of sounds, which have spiritual power. This article will be examining the purpose of...more

kids Yoga: Dealing with Anger Management

...How can Yoga help children deal with anger issues? What solutions can kids Yoga offer to parents and emotional children? Lets take a look at some solutions that your local Yoga teacher will have to offer in a kids Yoga class.

Children learn, at a very young age, that anger and tantrums can help them get their way. Parents naturally want to give a child the best of everything, but what was cute at two years of age, may no longer be acceptable behavior for a child who is five years of age.

The foundation of a childs personality is created in the first seven years. Parents are looking for constructive activities for children, but where do they start? Kids Yoga offers children a chance to develop strength, ...more

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