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Yoga Works Wonders for Hypertension

November 7, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment 

For controlling your hypertension, Yoga works wonders for hypertension.There are two effective yoga exercises that helps lower the blood pressure:

Inverted Yoga

Inverted yoga reverses the action of gravity on the body. The most profound changes brought about by Inverted Yoga is in circulation. In inverted poses, legs and abdomen are placed higher than the heart. Read more

Yoga Cures for Modern Day Stress

November 4, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment 

Yoga is a 3,000-year-old, Hindu discipline of mind and body that became known in Western society with the hippie generation of the Sixties and early Seventies. Its image as a mystic practice is disappearing as fast as the stressful aspects of the eighties appeared. Read more

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Increase Your Skiing Enjoyment and Safety with Yoga

November 4, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment 

It’s incredible what yoga can do for your skiing abilities and enjoyment. Conditioning before hitting the slopes can increase the safety and enjoyment of the sport. Most ski injuries occur early in the day when muscles are tight and enthusiasm is high, and late in the day when muscles are weakened and technique is poor. Read more

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Aligning Your Chakras for Enhanced Well-being

November 3, 2007 by Lucy · 1 Comment 

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning spinning wheel. These are a system of seven energy centres located along the spine. Each chakra corresponds to an area of the body, a set of behavioural characteristics and stages of spiritual growth. Read more

Yoga Movements to Combat Stress

October 23, 2007 by Lucy · 1 Comment 

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Jon at Free Hypnosis Treatment offers free hypnosis and meditation treatment, and a growing selection of self-help articles. Hypnosis and guided meditation can help with problems such as quitting smoking, addictions, weight loss, phobias, lack of confidence, IBS, stress, insomnia and much more.

We are committed to providing high quality clinical hypnosis, that is accessible to all. The site contains many articles offering advice on various issues, as well as free hypnosis and meditation recordings to listen to, as well as these simple yoga movements to combat stress and improve your overall health and well being.

Squeeze A Yoga Session Into Your Lunch-break

October 18, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment 

Whether you are staying at home with a new baby or working too many hours at the office, any time is a good time for yoga. Yoga stretches and postures can be done in bed or even while driving to work, while hundreds of people use their lunch hour break to squeeze in a yoga exercise session to help take off extra pounds. Practising yoga in the middle of day is a good time to take a break to recharge and energize for the afternoon.

Kick Back Booting-up Pose: While booting up your computer, interlace your fingers behind your head. Relax the elbows and shoulders. Breathe and stretch your elbows back. Let the tightness release slowly.

E-mail Meditation: While reading your e-mail, remember to breathe slowly and focus your attention on your breathing. Make the out-breathing twice as long as the in-breathing. Dong this will immediately calm you.

Photo-copy Stretch: Place your hands on the edge of the copying machine. Stand back with feet apart. Drop your head and chest. Breathe and relax your shoulders.

Close-the-deal Pose: Raise your arms to the side with fingers pointing upward. Take a big step to the side, with your right foot out and knee bent, your left foot firmly placed and left leg straight. Keep the upper body straight and strong, shoulders relaxed. Relax into the stretch - remember to breath, don’t hold your breath. Return to a standing position, switch sides and repeat.

Great yoga positions to squeeze into a ten minute lunch-break during a busy day - you’ll benefit in so many ways from it.

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