The Health Benefits of Yoga (part 2)

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In an earlier article we review the health benefits of yoga as it relates to the eight limbs of yoga. Now it’s time to focus on the preventive and therapeutic effects of yoga. Yoga is basically a system of self treatment and helps both in prevention and management of diseases. Yogic philosophy advocates that diseases, [...]

The Health Benefits of Yoga

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Yoga is an experiencing science. What does that mean? The goal of yoga is the unification of the body, mind and soul. And the practice of yoga is complete by following the eight fold path. However, in today’s fast paced life it is difficult for most people to contribute so much time for practicing yoga [...]

Yoga Twist and Cleanse

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While I enjoy just about any yoga posture that requires me to twist my body, spring seems to naturally invite me to twist a little more as a method for spring-cleaning my organs. “Twisting postures help push toxins out of the body and stimulate our internal organs,” my yoga students often hear me say during [...]

Yoga as Weight Loss Exercise?

If you have tried to lose weight in the past with mixed results, perhaps it’s time to try something new. Now, I’m no expert. But I do know this much… lasting weight loss is more about a change in lifestyle than in diet or exercise. And the reason is simple. Lasting results can only occur [...]

Yoga as Alternative Medicine?

It may seem strange to talk about yoga on a site devoted to alternative medicine and alternative health care. Yet, when you get right down to it yoga belongs in the discussion the same as massage therapy, nutrition, reflexology and the rest of the categories listed on Alternative Medicine Now. Why? Because alternative therapies accept [...]