...tress. western medicine would rather treat the disease than look to the root cause, prescribe drugs, which then add side effects that are sometimes worse than the cure.

A simple change in philosophy can make dramatic alterations in your life. By adding just 30-minutes of Yoga to your daily routine can improve your health ten-fold. Many who start Yoga after 50 discover that they sleep better, eat less, are happier, more productive and stronger than they have been in a long time.

Of course, Yoga is great at any age, but when trying to improve on longevity and current health it is perfect, and is a wonderful way to add an exercise program that can be done in your home or at the local park at little or no cost. Yes, it is advised that you might want to start with classes at your local gym or yoga center to properly learn the poses and techniques, but Yoga videos and books can provide much of the foundation as well.

The spiritual aspects of Yoga are more individual and viewed from a more personal point of view. It makes no difference as to your religious preferences since it simply enhances your spiritual experience through a meditative state. May refer to prayer as a spiritual experience and meditation has t...more

Yogic Truths

...state of purity and consciousness. As soon as the aspirant learns to control the mental activities of the mind, and succeeds in ending all attachment to material objects, he is able to enter samadhi i.e. a state of deep concentration that results in a blissful, ecstatic union with ultimate reality.

This then, is the ultimate goal of every true yogi!

Its intellectual content largely based on the philosophy of Sam...more

5 Reasons to Take up Yoga Now

...Yoga is fast becoming one of the most popular forms of exercise around, and more and more people are taking it up every day. Here are five good reasons why you should join them now:

1 - Its a low impact form of exercise. Unlike jogging or running, yoga doesnt put a strain on your joints, so its ideal for people who cannot tolerate or simply dont like more stressful forms of exercise. You will still be able to tone up your physique, but you wont have to push yourself to the limits to get it.

2 Its relaxing. Unlike many forms of exercise, yoga is actually extre...more

The Many Benefits of Yoga

...al benefits include:
- enhanced somatic and kinesthetic awareness
- self-acceptance
- self-actualization
- social skills
- well-being
- concentration
- memory
- attention
- mood
- learning efficiency
- and more

As for the biochemical benefits of yoga, tests have shown improvements in:
- glucose
- sodium
- cholesterol
- total white blood cell count
- vitamin C
- total serum protein
- hemoglobin.

Deep Organ and Joint Stimulation

Various studies revealed that yoga exercises are extremely effective at increasing joint flexibility, and at lubricating and strengthening the joints, ligaments and tendons. Another interesting finding is that yoga is one of the very few f...more

Yoga Og Meditation