Yoga Practice

  Do this simple practice to beat stress and help relieve symptoms of anxiety and depression. There’s a practice you might already be doing that’s been shown to benefit people who suffer from mental illness. A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania found yogic breathing, a practice known as…
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  By Hilde Larsen Did you know that we take about 17,000 breaths a day, for our body to be saturated with oxygen? Breathing also triggers many physiological mechanisms. In itself, breathing seems simple, we do not even have to think about doing it. This is keeping us alive, yet it can be hindering us from optimal…
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Surrender Your Stress Anxiety can be overwhelming. If you often feel like the stress of daily life is just too much, you are not alone. With the complexity and pace of our modern existence, millions of people struggle with stress and anxiety every day, which can leave you feeling hopeless and powerless. It’s…
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Yoga is such a profound practice when it comes to living holistically, as it upgrades all aspects of our being – the physical body, the mental and emotional body, and the spirit. It’s also accessible to every single kind of body – flexible, stiff, short, tall, big, small, young and old. The yoga door…
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  Balancing activities like Yoga and meditation are touted for their ability to promote a sense of well-being and reduce stress, but is there more to it than meets the eye? While these exercises are known for being great ways to relax, new research has shown that their benefits extend far past the ephemeral. The…
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  Today’s fast-paced life is not only hard for adults but also throws many challenges at our kids. Children these days deal with stress, distractions, peer pressure, over-stimulation, etc., and for this reason, the low-cost practice of yoga can benefit their wellbeing immensely. Little ones have their own…
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  Yoga is a tremendously ancient art, used for centuries not only to strengthen and improve the body, but also to help the soul. Our modern understanding of yoga is very far removed from the all-encompassing philosophy which used to be the basis of yogic practice, and our reduction of the art says a lot about the…
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A review of multiple studies focusing on the effects of mindfulness practices like yoga and meditation has found that these efforts may have the potential to reverse genetic expressions of stress. As the analysis, published in June 2017 in the journal Frontiers in Immunology,…
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Meditation may help the body respond to stressful situations, according to a study that took a rigorous look at how the practice affects people’s physiology when they’re under pressure. In the study, people with anxiety disorder took an eight-week course in mindfulness meditation, in which they…
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  The practice of yoga is 100% a personal journey, and it’s never a competition. Let go of the idea that you need to keep up with the girl next to you or hold a plank longer than that guy behind you. And when all else fails, laugh whenever possible. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Although the…
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