Yog Sadhana - Diet and Exercise, Exercises After Pregnancy - English

Being a mother is the best feeling in this world for a woman. Right from the time a lady conceives till the birth of the child, she has to face different phases, which eventually causes some negative impact on her body. Losing weight is never easy, especially after pregnancy.

Childbirth is a fresh chapter in a woman's life and the new mother is close to feeling hassled due to several changes -- emotional as well as physical. Here are a few tips that may go a long way in saying goodbye to all the weight gain during pregnancy.

Follow a nutritious diet & Start slowly

The only way to stick with an Exercise plan is to ease into it. Women who dive head first into exercise may get discouraged by aches and pains. This is the time when you cannot go wrong with what you eat as it affects the milk supply to the newborn baby. "Start consuming wholesome meals and adopt a sensible approach to losing weight post-delivery New mothers to eat whole grains, fresh vegetables, high proteins in the form of fish and also healthy fats.

Live Happy & Breast feed your baby

Did you know that breastfeeding can actually help you lose those extra pounds? There's good news for new moms as nursing your precious one can lead to weight loss. Breastfeeding requires mothers to make milk which naturally burns calories and help her to shed those ugly flabs. Do something that you love to do. You may have to work back up to it but that's okay. If you love jogging, start out walking until you are ready to jog. Exercise for the sake of exercise will not keep you going.

Tadasana - Mountain Pose,Yoga for After Pregnancy - English

Being a mother is the best feeling in this world for a woman. Right from the time a lady conceives till the birth of the child, she has to face different phases, which eventually causes some negative impact on her body. Losing weight is never easy, especially after pregnancy.

Childbirth is a fresh chapter in a woman's life and the new mother is close to feeling hassled due to several changes -- emotional as well as physical. Here are a few tips that may go a long way in saying goodbye to all the weight gain during pregnancy.

Follow a nutritious diet & Start slowly

The only way to stick with an Exercise plan is to ease into it. Women who dive head first into exercise may get discouraged by aches and pains. This is the time when you cannot go wrong with what you eat as it affects the milk supply to the newborn baby. "Start consuming wholesome meals and adopt a sensible approach to losing weight post-delivery New mothers to eat whole grains, fresh vegetables, high proteins in the form of fish and also healthy fats.

Live Happy & Breast feed your baby

Did you know that breastfeeding can actually help you lose those extra pounds? There's good news for new moms as nursing your precious one can lead to weight loss. Breastfeeding requires mothers to make milk which naturally burns calories and help her to shed those ugly flabs. Do something that you love to do. You may have to work back up to it but that's okay. If you love jogging, start out walking until you are ready to jog. Exercise for the sake of exercise will not keep you going.

Surya Namaskar - Lose Weight, , Exercise for After Pregnancy - English

Surya Namaskar After Pregnancy

Surya Namaskar is a serie of twelve physical postures, performed in a single graceful flow. So that one pose flows into the next. Through their maximum range, giving a profound stretch to the whole body. This flow warms up your body and tones the abdominal muscles.
Inhale as you extend or stretch, and exhale as you fold or contract. Through this combination you connect your body, mind and soul.

Cautions:

high blood pressure, before or after operations. Any injury ask your doctor. Women should avoid Surya Namaskar during menstruation.

Pregnancy:

Only if you are experienced in bodywork.(ask your doctor)
Being a mother is the best feeling in this world for a woman. Right from the time a lady conceives till the birth of the child, she has to face different phases, which eventually causes some negative impact on her body. Losing weight is never easy, especially after pregnancy.
Childbirth is a fresh chapter in a woman's life and the new mother is close to feeling hassled due to several changes -- emotional as well as physical. Here are a few tips that may go a long way in saying goodbye to all the weight gain during pregnancy.

Follow a nutritious diet & Start slowly

The only way to stick with an Exercise plan is to ease into it. Women who dive head first into exercise may get discouraged by aches and pains. This is the time when you cannot go wrong with what you eat as it affects the milk supply to the newborn baby. "Start consuming wholesome meals and adopt a sensible approach to losing weight post-delivery New mothers to eat whole grains, fresh vegetables, high proteins in the form of fish and also healthy fats.

Live Happy & Breast feed your baby

Did you know that breastfeeding can actually help you lose those extra pounds? There's good news for new moms as nursing your precious one can lead to weight loss. Breastfeeding requires mothers to make milk which naturally burns calories and help her to shed those ugly flabs. Do something that you love to do. You may have to work back up to it but that's okay. If you love jogging, start out walking until you are ready to jog. Exercise for the sake of exercise will not keep you going.

Pranayama - Breathing Exercises, Yoga Exercise for After Pregnancy - English

Pranayama during pregnancy is not a good idea from an Ayurvedic point of view. Because of the following reasons --
1. Pranayama balances Vata Dosha in the body. During pregnancy, no such special efforts are required to be done for balancing vata. This is because of two reasons -- The Vata Dosha of the mother is altered to accustom the growth of uterus and the fetus inside the womb. The Vata inside Fetus will be in an immature but active condition.
2. Pranayama is meant for improving health of body and mind, to improve concentration etc. This is not so needed during pregnancy as all the mother's concentration will be on her womb. Pranayama can be taken up after 3 -- 4 months after delivery by when the Vata is settled down in the mother.
3. While doing Pranayama, while holding the breath, there is a direct pressure on the abdomen, which is not good during pregnancy.
4. A pregnant woman at the later stages, will be at unease during normal breathing due to the bulk of the womb. It is not a good idea to take up pranayama when the breathing is difficult.
5. Pranayama is a sort of exertion over the body & abdomen. So it is not recommended during pregnancy.
6. Erect posture while sitting is difficult to maintain during pregnancy.

Kapalbhati Pranayam - Weight LossYoga, Exercise for After Pregnancy - English

kapalbhati pranayama : Kapalbhati Pranayama is a type of breathing exercise that helps you rid of various  ailments over a period of time. "Kapal" means forehead and "bhati" means shining. Eventually, Kapabhati should bring about a glow on the face of the practitioner. Kapalabhati is done in a sitting posture. Focus on "exhaling". Inhale as normal. Exhale and simultaneously contract the abdomen muscles with each exhalation.

All yoga practitioners give a lot of credence to this deep breathing and meditation technique. Ideal for intermediate practitioners, the Kapalbhati pranayama exercise remains a standard practice in yoga schools all over the world.

Since kapalbhati also helps improve blood circulation, especially to the lower half of the body, it helps improve the functioning of the entire body. Of course, the technique also helps increase the lung capacity and improves respiratory efficiency, making more oxygen available to the body. As more oxygen flows into the body, it becomes more efficient. You can feel yourself infused with energy every time you perform this technique. In addition to that, you may also feel increased mental acuity, improved concentration and heightened senses.

Nutritional Management for After Pregnancy - Diet, Health - English

Nutritional Management : Nutrition management is fundamental for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and effective management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The aim is for people with diabetes to obtain the knowledge, skills and confidence to make appropriate food choices to reduce risk, improve glycaemic control and quality of life.

With new diagnostic criteria anticipated to increase the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK by a third, structured evidence-based dietary education will be an effective way to save on medical costs for prescription drugs.1

Nutrition

Nutrition therapy has led to reductions in HbA1c of 1-2 per cent in people with newly diagnosed and existing type 2 diabetes.2 Dietary interventions can improve glycaemic control whilst also halting and even reversing progression of beta-cell failure and insulin resistance, thus reducing medication use in type 2 diabetes.3-5 Nutrition therapy can result in reduced health service utilisation and costs, and the savings may actually exceed the cost of providing the service.1,6

Intensive nutrition therapy has resulted in weight loss and improved glycaemic control at six months,5 12 months3 and four years.7 When insulin resistance dominates, weight loss is an effective strategy that increases insulin sensitivity, improving glycaemic control.

Kati Chakrasana - Half Waist Rotation Pose, Yoga Exercise for After Pregnancy - English

Kati chakrasana :

Yoga is considered as a powerful tool to treat any type of disease and disorder. There are various yoga poses and each of them is performed in a different way and has its own benefits. Kati Chakrasana is one of the yoga poses that help to control the deadly disease called diabetes. Diabetes is a kind of disease in which patient has to take tablets or drugs throughout the life. The rates of diabetes patients are increasing at an alarming speed because of sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy habits, stress, high blood pressure, over weight and unhealthy eating habits. Kati Chakrasana yoga pose works like a magic potion for diabetes. This yoga pose is helpful for both types of diabetes: type I and type II. Compared to type I diabetes, type II is easy to treat with Yoga.

Kati Chakrasana is a Sanskrit word, which means rotation of the waist. In Kati Chakrasana, Kati refers to "waist/lower back" and chakra refers to "circle/rotation," so it is known as Waist Rotating Pose in English. It is very simple and easy to perform but has multiple benefits. It helps to eliminate the extra fat from the stomach and waist as well as makes the waist more flexible and supple. There are two ways to perform this asana.

Bhastrika Pranayam - Reduced Tummy, Yoga Exercise for After Pregnancy - English

Bhastrika : Hold your right nasal of your nose with your thumb of your right hand, breathe in from left. Now close left nasal with middle and ring finger opening your right nasal and breathe out from the right nasal. Now breathe in from the right nasal. Now close the right nasal and open left and breathe out and in from left nasal. and keep continuing the same procedure again and again. Duration : You should do it for at least 10 minutes up to 1 hour maximum

Benefits : heart, high Blood Pressure, bent ligaments, sinual fluid reduced, Parkinson, paralysis, neural related, depression, heart blockage, vat-cuf-pit, arthritis, cartilage, migraine pain, asthma, sinus, allergy etc.

Yogic Chart - Healthy Yoga Postures, Yogic Chart for Heart - English

If you have planned to take up yoga, then you will also have to take up the yoga diet that consists of integral yoga natural foods. Yoga diet involves eating at the right time in the right propotions, the right kind of food that would give you all the necessary vitamins and minerals.

The body needs food containing for the right balance of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins minerals and salts. Water is needed to help digestion and assimilation. Food in the form of Nourishment is finally assimilated in various forms throughout the body. Do not eat when emotionally disturbed. While dining, talk well and eat wisely. Moderate and nourishing food is essential to maintain vigour, strength and alertness. Avoid fasting

Principles of yoga wholefood diet suggests that diet must also be regulated. Vegetarians can carry on with their usual food reducing excess spices, oily and rich foods. These things can be reduced gradually and whenever possible eliminate completely once and for all.

All kinds of Non-vegetarian food like meat, eggs and fish must be totally avoided So also alcohol drinks. Freshly cooked vegetables, freshly cooked foods, plenty of fruits and milk are the best foods for practicing yoga.

By moderation in eating and resting, by regular working hours and by the right balance Between sleeping and working, yoga destroys all pain and sorrow. Yoga is working wisely and living a skilful active life in harmony and moderation.

Heart Disease, Yoga and Your Heart - English

Although even doing one or two poses can be effective, Chryssicas says practicing a heart-healthy yoga work out will yield the most results.

This routine takes just 20 minutes, which Chryssicas says is the perfect amount of time for beginners.
Begin in Mountain pose by standing straight, feet about hip-width apart and your hands either at your sides. Raise one foot at a time, spreading your toes wide before placing them back on the floor. Distribute your weight evenly across the bottom of each foot so you feel grounded, not leaning forward or back. Exhale.
Inhale while sweeping your arms out to the sides and high overhead, into Overhead Reach until your palms are together. Stretch upward, allowing your chest to expand. Then arch backward (but only as far as you're comfortable so you don't lose your balance) and look up at your hands. Hold that position for a few seconds while holding your breath.

Exhale and gently bend, or fold, at the waist as far forward (into Forward Fold) as comfortably possible keeping your back straight. Grasp the back of your legs (anywhere from the ankles to the thighs), bend your elbows and very gently tuck your chin to your chest and move your upper body toward your legs. Hold for a few breaths and slowly return to a standing position.

Step your right foot forward. Bend your right knee (into a High Lunge position) and keep it directly over your right ankle. Lean forward and press your fingertips or palms into the floor in line with your forward foot. Roll your shoulders down, pressing your chest forward while looking straight ahead. Relax your hips letting them sink toward the floor while straightening your back leg as much as comfortably possible and rest your back knee on the floor if you need some extra balance. Hold for a few breaths.

Ustrasana - Camel Pose, Yoga Exercise for Heart - English

This is a graceful backbend that stretches and opens your entire body, particularly the frontal region. The neck, chest and quadriceps derive most of the benefit of this posture. Not only does it develop these regions, but it also works on and strengthens your back, significantly improving posture. If executed perfectly it can act as a stimulant for the abdominal organs, relieve menstrual pain, fatigue and indigestion, and ease back aches and pains.

Sarvangasana - Shoulder Stand Pose, Prevent Heart Attacks - English

Sarvangasana :

This is a posture in which the body is lifted topsy-turvy(upside down) and entire weight of the body rests on shoulders and elbows. This is useful for all the organs of the body, hence called Sarvangasana. This is difficult to practice in the beginning; but could be taken up after practicing the Khatwangasana for a few days. Practice the posture as shown in the picture keeping the legs as straight as possible. Eyes should be closed. Breasting should be slow and normal. The posture may be retained for 30 seconds in the first week, gradually increasing by 30 seconds every week upto two minutes. It is enough if the posture is maintained for five minutes with care. No strain should be felt in the shoulders or in the neck. The lifting up of the body and brining down should be smooth without any jerks.

Pranayama - Heart Disease, Prevent Heart Attacks, Heart Diseases - English

Pranayama is the one of the eight limbs of "Hatha yoga". Often it is considered as breathing exercise, but that perception is wrong as is the case with almost every other practice of Yoga. Every practice of yoga has a very subtle effect on human consciousness and does not limit only to physical health benefits. But still, we know that breath is very vital for sustaining life.

We rarely give any thought to the breathing process of ours as it occurs automatically without our awareness and yet most of us do it incorrectly. Now if breathing is a natural spontaneous process in our body, than how can we do it incorrectly? The answer is that due to continuously breathing in incorrect patterns, our respiratory muscles have become lazy and inefficient.

Pawanmuktasana - Yoga for Stomach, Exercises for Digestive Organs, Heart Diseases - English

Begin by lying in Shavasana (Supine Base Position)
Bend the right knee and bring the thigh to the chest.
Interlock fingers and clasp the hands on the shi njust below the right knee.
Keep the left leg straight and on the ground.
Inhale deeply, filling the lungs as much as possible.
Holding the breath, raise the head and shoulders off the ground and try to touch the right knee with the nose.
Remain in the final position for a few seconds, retaining the breath and counting mentally.
While slowly exhaling, return to the supine base position.

Benefits: 

 This pose strengthens the lower back and loosens spinal vertebrae. It massages abdominal muscles thus aiding digestion.

Practice Note:

Ensure that the straight legs remains in contact with ground. If this is difficult or there is discomfort in the low back, bend the knee of the passive leg and placing the foot on the floor to modify the practice.

Nutritional Management for Heart - Diet, Control Heart Diseases - English

Nutrition management is fundamental for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and effective management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The aim is for people with diabetes to obtain the knowledge, skills and confidence to make appropriate food choices to reduce risk, improve glycaemic control and quality of life.
With new diagnostic criteria anticipated to increase the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK by a third, structured evidence-based dietary education will be an effective way to save on medical costs for prescription drugs.1

Nutrition
Nutrition therapy has led to reductions in HbA1c of 1-2 per cent in people with newly diagnosed and existing type 2 diabetes.2 Dietary interventions can improve glycaemic control whilst also halting and even reversing progression of beta-cell failure and insulin resistance, thus reducing medication use in type 2 diabetes.3-5 Nutrition therapy can result in reduced health service utilisation and costs, and the savings may actually exceed the cost of providing the service.1,6
Intensive nutrition therapy has resulted in weight loss and improved glycaemic control at six months,5 12 months3 and four years.7 When insulin resistance dominates, weight loss is an effective strategy that increases insulin sensitivity, improving glycaemic control.

Naukasana - Yoga to Control Heart Diseases, Yoga Exercise for Heart - English

Lie straight on your abdomen and chest with your forehead resting on the floor.
Keep the feet together and the arms on the sides.
Stretch out the arms on both sides of the head and keep them parallel.
Turn down the palms on the floor with fingers close together.
Keep your forehead on the floor between the upper arms.
Inhaling, raise the arms, head, neck, shoulders, trunk and legs all together slowly and simultaneously as high as possible without bending the knees and elbows and without any jerk.
While doing this, keep the upper arms touching the ears and the feet together.
Bring the head up as high as possible and keep it between the raised upper arms.
Bend the extremities as far back as possible, and the back should be well arched.
The whole body should be curved from the fingertips to the toes, both of which should be on the same level.
Balance the entire weight of the body on the lower part of the abdomen which alone should touch the ground.
Maintain the posture motionlessly, as long as you can comfortably hold your breath.
Exhaling return slowly to the starting position.
Relax completely in Savasana.

Naukasana or Boat Pose is good for heart and lungs. It gives strength to gastrointestinal system. It also strengthens muscles of neck, shoulder, & legs.

Bhujangasana - Heart Diseases, Posture, Asana for Heart - English

Bhujangasana :

This asana resembles the Serpent with its hand raised, hence it is called Bhujangasana. This is similar to that of Srpasana except that in Sarpasana knees do not rest on the floor but in Bhujangasana knees rest on the floor. Lie down on the floor, belly touching the floor,legs together, toes stretched backwards. Keep the palms near the chest and bend the head and the back upwards in a coverage position. Bending backwards is more important that lifting the body. Inhale and remain in this posture as long as you can hold the breath and then relax. Repeat this asana three to six time

Benefits:

1. Bhujangasana makes the spine flexible, removes constipation, prevents Arthritis.
2. The lungs becomes strong.
3. Bhujangasana should be practiced along with Shalabhasana and Dhanurasana for deriving maximum benefit.

Bhastrika Pranayam - Heart Disease, Losing Weight, Breathing Techniques - English

Bhastrika Pranayama (Deep Breath Exercise) - Bhastrika Pranayama is an excellent breathing exercise. It keeps the body healthy and mind happy. Heart and brain patients must practice to get miraculous results. Depression, migraine, parkinson's disease, paralysis are completely cured, which is impossible by medicines.It should be practiced '2-minuts' minimum and '5-minuts maximum' everyday. If one should feel tired during practice, must stop immediately and resume after some relax. In the countries where normal temperature is high in summers, should NOT be practiced over 2-minuts.

Benefits and Cures  -

1. This is the best breathing exercise for lungs. It makes the lungs healthy and improves strength. It directly affects all respiratory system of body and cures all lungs related problems.
2. Cold, flu, sinus, asthma are completely cured.
3. Thyroid, tonsils and all throat problems are completely cured.

Ashwa Sanchalan - Yoga Exercise for Heart - English

Ashwa Sanchalan :

For this position you can do it on the floor mats or even in bed because of this attitude is carried on their backs, starting with a straight supine position and then rotate one of your legs and thighs, facing opposite directions and also rotate the waist neck and head toward the direction opposite also hold one foot in the playlist with one hand and do the opposite of this attitude in turn or you are able to combine that with how to fold your legs and pulling her toward the shaft as opposed to your waist.

Some yoga postures Asanas that we can use to reduce pain in the waist and back, and serves to relax the body and if done regularly then the Yoga.

Ujjayi Pranayama - Breathing Technique, Exercises, Asana - English

The breathing technique Ujjayi Pranayama is extremely beneficial to both body and mind. Overall, it tones the lungs and encourages the free and healthy flow of prana (subtle energy or chi) throughout your body. Its nerve-soothing, calming effect helps regulate blood pressure and is good for those with heart problems. It brings oxygen to all parts of the lungs, relieving congestion. If you suffer from insomnia, you'll find it invaluable for relaxing before sleep. Because it is also so effective for focusing and calming the mind, yogis often practice Ujjayi Pranayama in conjunction with meditation.

Surya Bhedan Pranayam - Meditation, Yoga Exercises - English

Surya Bedha is a breathing exercise, or pranayama, to increase your sun energy, to soothe Vata and reduce excess Kapha. This is a simple variation of Surya Bedha. If you know Alternate Nostril Breathing (Anuloma Viloma) you can try out Surya Bedha.

Surya Chandra Bhastrika Pranayam - Yoga Breathing Exercises - English

Conserving energy within the body is the single best method of fighting both mental and physical problems. Surya Chandra Bhastrika Pranayam helps in storing positive energy within the body and remove negativity.

Yog Sadhana - Surya Bhastrika Pranayam - English

Conserving energy within the body is the single best method of fighting both mental and physical problems. Surya Chandra Bhastrika Pranayam helps in storing positive energy within the body and remove negativity.
Check out this video for more information about "Surya Bhastrika Pranayam"

Shitkari Pranayam - Teeth Hissing or Hissing Breath - English

Practicing this exercise regularly will help in conserving energy within the body and develop positive thinking. This breathing exercise is especially advised for the strenghthening of the lungs. The exercise has been prescribed by Yogacharya Shri Avnish Tiwari.

Yog Sadhana - Shitali Pranayam - English

The word "sheetali" means cooling in Sanskrit; it is taken from the original word "Sheetal" which is soothing or cold. The practice of sheetali breathing calms the mind, reduces the stress or fight - flight response. It cools the body and mind, the blood pressure is also lowered. This pranayama is very effective in hyperacidity or even ulcers. The purpose of the Sheetali breathing is to reduce the body temperature; this may have positive effect on the endocrine glands and nervous system. In ancient text of Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Swami Swatmaram says that person becomes young and attractive by practicing this pranayama. Also he says that this pranayama removes excess heat accumulated in the system, reduces the excess biles, corrects the disorders of spleen, and works on fever. This pranayama gives control over hunger and thirst. It has a calming effect on entire nervous system, especially it stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which induces muscular relaxation and is very effective in stress management. If you are stressed then 10 minutes of Sheetali breath can calm you. So this pranayama is very effective for relaxation of body and mind.

What is Pranayama - Yoga Breathing, Breathing Techniques And Benefits - English

Pranayama is powerful breathing technique that ensures healthy body and calm mind. Regular practice of various types of pranayama improves breathing pattern, purifies blood, boosts resistance power and gives physical strength.

There are over 50 particular Pranayama techniques and forms, these include:

• Anuloma pranayama- Alternate Nostril Breathing, a.k.a. 'Nadi Shodhana Pranayama'
• Ujjayi Pranayama -- aka "Ocean Breath"
• Bhastrika Pranayama -- "Bellows Breath" -- Long and deep diaphragmatic breathing
• Kumbhaka Pranayama -- "Breath retention"
• Viloma Pranayamaa -- "the air is inhaled and exhaled with pauses"[25]
• Udgeeth Pranayama -- "Chanting Pranayam" -- often done with the chanting of the Om mantra.
• Kapalabhati pranayam -- "Skull shining breath"
• Shitali Pranayama -- "Cooling breath" -- Breathing is done through the mouth with the tongue extended
• Shitkari Pranayama
• Surya Bhedana Pranayama & Chandra Bhedana Pranayama -- Single nostril breathing, right nostril is associated with the Sun (Surya) and left nostril with the moon.
• Sama Vritti Pranayama -- "Equal Breathing"
• Agnisar Pranayamaa -- focuses on the Navel region/Stomach
• Bhramari Pranayama -- "Bee Breath" -- The yogin makes a humming sound while breathing
• Agni-Prasana -- "Breath of Fire"

Benefits of Pranayam :

The person who does these exercises daily and regularly can attain following benefits which are briefly described as under:
• All the three Doshas (Humors) -- Vata , pitta and Kapha get adjusted in proper proportion and abnormalities in them are removed.
• Digestive system improves and diseases pertaining to digestive organs are cured.
• Diseases pertaining to lungs, heart and brain are also cured.
• Obesity, Diabetes, Cholesterol, Constipation, Flatulence, Acidity, Respiratory troubles, Allergy, Migraine, High blood pressure, diseases pertaining to kidneys, sexual disorders of males and females etc. are also cured.
• Resistance against diseases is stepped up. Immunity develops.
• Hereditary diseases like diabetes and heart disease are can be avoided.
• Falling of hair or its premature graying, appearance of wrinkles on face or other parts of the body at young age, diminution of eye sight, forgetfulness, etc. are relieved and process of aging is retarded.
• Face becomes bright, luminous and calm.

Yog Sadhana - Nadi Shodhan Pranayam - English

A beautiful breathing technique that helps keep the mind calm, happy and peaceful. A few minutes of Nadi Shodhan pranayama in a day is best to de-stress the mind and release accumulated tension and fatigue. The breathing technique is named Nadi Shodhan, as it helps clear out blocked energy channels in the body, which in turn calms the mind.

Benefits of Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhan Pranayama) :

1. Excellent breathing technique to calm and center the mind. Our mind has a tendency to keep regretting or glorifying the past and getting anxious about the future. Nadi Shodhan pranayama helps to bring the mind back to the present moment.
2. Works therapeutically for most circulatory and respiratory problems.
3. Releases accumulated stress in the mind and body effectively and relaxes it.

Yog Sadhana - Murcha Pranayam - English

Murcha Pranayam is a breathing exercise which is done by breathing air from the mouth and releasing it through the nose. It provides comfort to the brain. This exercise requires complete concentration from the Yogic. The exercise has been prescribed by Yogacharya Shri Avnish Tiwari.

Yog Sadhana - Lom Anulom Vilom Pranayam - English

Lom Anulom Vilom Pranayam a combination of breathing exercises advised to maintain a healthy heart and keep away coronary complications. The other name for this exercise is Artery Cleaning Therapy. The exercise has been prescribed by Yogacharya Shri Avnish Tiwari.

Yog Sadhana - Kapalbhati Pranayam - English

Kapalbhati pranayama is the only physical and breathing technique useful for mind detoxification and purification. In all of the cleansing routines of yoga, kapalbhati is the only one which can cleanse both the mind and the body using only breath. As a de-stressing tool, kapalbhati breathing has shown remarkable results. Some of the more prominent yoga gurus have worked hard to popularize this technique all over the world. It is this reason that the technique is often also known as baba Ramdev kapalbhati.

Kapalbhati Pranayama Benefits :
Some people perform this technique simply for its relaxing benefits, while others perform it for the physical benefits it offers. Some people perform kapalbhati for weight loss as well because it works up the respiratory system and the abdominal muscles, helping you tone out your musculature and improve body tone.
Kapalbhati clears the respiratory passages, minimizing risks of infections and allergies in the respiratory system. With the forceful breaths of kapalbhati, the allergens and the infectious materials in the lungs and the respiratory passages are blown away and removed from the body.

The exercise technique also helps improve the flexibility of the diaphragm. With the breathing technique used for this yogic kriya, the diaphragm gets plenty of exercise, becomes more pliable and improves circulation. As the diaphragm becomes stronger and more flexible, the risk of developing hernias also reduces drastically.

Yog Sadhana - Chandrabhedan Pranayam - English

Problems of irregular blood pressure and unstable heart beating can be solved by practising this breathing exercise. Its a form of meditation which improves the control over involuntary functions like breathing and beating of the heart. The exercise has been prescribed by Yogacharya Shri Avnish Tiwari.

Yog Sadhana - Surya Chandra Bhastrika Pranayam - English

Conserving energy within the body is the single best method of fighting both mental and physical problems. Surya Chandra Bhastrika Pranayam helps in storing positive energy within the body and remove negativity. The exercise has been prescribed by Yogacharya Shri Avnish Tiwari.

Bhramari Pranayam - Bee Breathing Technique, Overcome Diabetes - English

Bhramari Pranayama To Overcome Diabetes. Your eyes are often called the windows to your soul. The only time this organ gets rest is when we sleep. We work our eye muscles all the time, yet fail to exercise them.

Bhramari is the best breathing exercise for meditation. It has immediate relaxing effect on the brain. If it is practiced regularly, mental stress, fatigue and high blood pressure reduces.

Bhramari Pranayama Cures:-

[1] Excellent breathing exercise for meditation, the mind concentration enhances.
[2] Mental tension, agitation, hypertension, migraine, paralysis, high blood pressure and heart diseases are positively affected.
[3] Helps to cure migraine and paralysis.
[4] It has immediate positive effect on ears, nose, eyes and mouth.

Bhastrika Pranayam - Breathing Techniques and Procedure - English

Bhastrika Pranayam is a breathing exercise which stresses on quick breathing that puts stress on your abdominal muscles. It helps in reducing weight.

Bhastrika Pranayam in Yoga is said to be a type of breathing exercise. An individual practicing this pranayam will be filled with energy and power.

Procedure : Sit in a comfortable Asana. Close your eyes. Breathe in through both the nostrils forcefully, till the lungs are full and diaphragm is stretched. Then breathe out forcefully.

Duration : 2 mins atleast. 5 mins max. Benefits : heart, lungs, brain, depression, migraine, paralysis, neural system, aabha

Yogic Chart for Your Eyes - English

Many age-related vision problems stem from a gradual loss of flexibility and tone in the eye muscles. Though it may seem fanciful, this correlation between eyes and mind has a profound physiological basis. Vision occupies about 40 percent of the brain's capacity; that's why we close our eyes to relax and fall asleep. Eye asanas help.

Yoga and Your Eyes - Benefits of Eyes Yoga - English

Special benefit people get out of Eye-Yoga

-improved eyesight
-improved concentration
-improves peripheral vision
-reduces chances of having diseases of the eyes
-calms the mind
-helps relieve eye strain from prolonged time at computers
-relieves dry eyes
-improves clairvoyance and ability to visualize
-increased spiritual insight

The way we see affect our body / mind.

Eye yoga has a great effect on our mind body connection. Practicing eye yoga prior to practicing your balancing postures can greatly improve your ability to balance in your balancing postures. The improved vision and ability to focus helps you balance.

Sarvangasana - Yoga Exercise for Eyes - English

Sarvangasana or Shoulderstand, is an inverted asana in yoga. It is considered as the "queen" of asanas, an important and beneficial pose for your eyes. To begin, lie down on your back on a mat and lay the arms alongside your torso. Press your arms against the floor as you exhale and push your feet away from the floor, drawing your thighs into the front torso. This asana not only keeps your brain calm, helps relieve stress and mild depression but also tones the legs and buttocks. Watch this video to know how to do Sarvangasana.

Pranayama - Yoga Exercise for Eyes - English

Pranayama is the one of the eight limbs of "Hatha yoga". Often it is considered as breathing exercise, but that perception is wrong as is the case with almost every other practice of Yoga. Every practice of yoga has a very subtle effect on human consciousness and does not limit only to physical health benefits. But still, we know that breath is very vital for sustaining life.

We rarely give any thought to the breathing process of ours as it occurs automatically without our awareness and yet most of us do it incorrectly. Now if breathing is a natural spontaneous process in our body, than how can we do it incorrectly? The answer is that due to continuously breathing in incorrect patterns, our respiratory muscles have become lazy and inefficient.

Nutritional Management for Eyes - English

You've probably heard that carrots and other orange-colored fruits and vegetables promote eye health and protect vision, and it's true: Beta-carotene, a type of vitamin A that gives these foods their orange hue, helps the retina and other parts of the eye to function smoothly.

But eating your way to good eyesight isn't only about beta-carotene. Though their connection to vision isn't as well-known, several other vitamins and minerals are essential for healthy eyes. Make these five foods a staple of your diet to keep your peepers in tip-top shape.

Halasana - Yoga Exercise for Eyes - English

Halasana :

This asana resembles a plugh, hence the name Halasana. Before trying Halasana you should practice Khatwangasana for a week. Then bend the back and touch the floor with the toes as shown in the picture. Hands can be spread on the floor as in the picture it kept locked near the hand. Breathe out (Exhale) and draw in your abdomen for easy practice of Halasana. Bend the back according to your capacity, but do not strain too much. Don't exceed your limit. Slow and steady practice leads you to success. This asana should be learnt under expert guidance.  

Benefits: 

Halasana makes the spine flexible. Halasana improves the strength of the muscles and nerves of the spine. Blood circulation to the neck is increased. The waist becomes free from excess fat. The stomach is pressed well and the abdominal viscera improve their function. Digestion is improved. Constipation is removed.

What is Diabetes - Causes of Diabetes - English

Lack of physical labour, severe pressure of mental work and stress, faulty lifestyle and wrong dietary pattern are some of the factors that lead to Diabetes. In diabetes, the amount of insulin produced by pancreas is reduced quantitatively, which results in the increase of sugar in blood, and excess sugar eliminate outside through urine. Diabetes is considered as a life long disorder by modern medical science however, can be controlled and managed by changes in lifestyle and diet regulation - Yoga.
Causes of Diabetes :

• Hereditary & Genetics: Due to some genes transfer from parents to young ones.
• Nutritional Deficiency: Improper nutrition, low protein and fiber intake, high intake of refined products causes diabetes.
• Obesity and Fat Distribution
• Overeating
• Sedentary Lifestyle: more prone to diabetes.

Yogic Chart for Diabetes - Asana, Yoga Posture, Benefits - English

Yoga acts like a Panacea for diabetes. Yoga provides an ideal cure for diabetes management. Yoga therapy is perceivably quick in the earlier stages and extremely beneficial after continuous practices for hyperglycemia. Yogic practices aim at restoring the health of the affected pancreas and help it to make up the deficiency of insulin secretion. Blood sugar is reduced significantly after Yogic treatment. And glucose tolerance is increased. Yoga improves the psychological make up and general feeling of well- being. Yogic treatment may control diabetes within 6 weeks.

Yoga For Eye Exercises - Vision Improvement, Improve Vision, Improve Eyesight - English

What is the Vision therapy ?
Vision therapy, also known as vision training, is used to improve vision skills such as eye movement control, eye focusing and coordination, and the teamwork of the two eyes. It involves a series of procedures carried out under professional supervision, usually by a specially-trained optometrist.

How To Improve Your Eyesight Naturally?
Good news for persons with serious eye conditions is that the how to improve your eyesight naturally product gives the quickest ways to stop certain conditions from worsening. These include lazy eye, cross eye, macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract, astigmatism, retinal disorders, near-sightedness and others.

This Simple Eye Vision Exercise is designed to:
1- Help you preserve the flexibility of your eye muscles.
2- Enhance your focusing ability and your central vision.
3- A great way to relax your eye muscles and release the tension in your eyes, neck and head.

Ustrasana - Yoga Exercise for Eyes - English

Ustrasana : 

This is a graceful backbend that stretches and opens your entire body, particularly the frontal region. The neck, chest and quadriceps derive most of the benefit of this posture. Not only does it develop these regions, but it also works on and strengthens your back, improving posture and significantly improving eyesight.

Ustrasana - Yoga Exercise for Diabetes - English

Ustrasana; This is a graceful backbend that stretches and opens your entire body, particularly the frontal region. The neck, chest and quadriceps derive most of the benefit of this posture. Not only does it develop these regions, but it also works on and strengthens your back, significantly improving posture. If executed perfectly it can act as a stimulant for the abdominal organs, relieve menstrual pain, fatigue and indigestion, and ease back aches and pains.

Technique:
1) Sit in Vajrasana i.e. squat on the floor, toes pointing backwards
2) Now, stand on your knees with arms at the sides
3) Spread knees about half a foot apart
4) Bend your body backwards and hold your ankles with both hands so that you end up looking at the ceiling
5) Push the abdomen forward as much as possible keeping the thighs vertical
6) Return to the starting position, slowly releasing the hands from the ankles, one at a time
7) Return to Vajrasana and relax breathing normally
8) As with all yoga, make sure to monitor and steady your breathing
9) Avoid this pose if you have any serious injury to your lower back or neck

Surya Namaskar - Yoga Exercise for Diabetes - English

Sun salutation is a very good exercise for people suffering from diabetes because it increases the blood supply to various parts of body and thus improves insulin administration in the body. All the benefits of exercise are achieved if four rounds are practiced per minutes.

The sun is venerated because it is the central source of energy in our solar system. Salutation to the Sun is a sequence of 12 asanas draw peace, harmony and strength to the body. Synchronizing the breath with the movements of the body is very important. Each step flows into the next in a graceful and continuous movement and is performed facing the rising sun.

Pranayama - Yoga Exercise for Diabetes - English

The diabetes can be very effectively cured through this pranayama technique. However, the key is to practice this pranayama continuously without even a break for a single day. You may get the pain in the back and even in the stomach area in the beginning for few days of starting this pranayama. But, ignore the same and continue practicing it daily. The positive results would certainly start showing within around three to four weeks of practicing this pranayama. The basic meaning of this pranayama is the shining forehead as Kapal means forehead and Bhati means light. The face of an individual starts shining after performing this pranayama for around three weeks. The digestion system would also improve tremendously and the person would also start getting sound sleep in the night. The overall health of an individual would also improve. This pranayama is the best cure for diabetes patients.

Pawanmuktasana - Yoga Exercisefor Diabetes - English

Pawanmuktasana for diabetes Exhale and while inhaling slowly raise the legs to a 90 degree angle from the floor. Bend both legs at the knees and rest the thighs against the abdomen, keeping the knees and ankles together.

Encircle the knees with both arms, hands clasping opposite elbows.
Bend the neck and place the chin on the knees. Continue to maintain the asana, breathing normally.

Straighten the neck and lower the head back on to the ground.
Release the arms and place them beside the body.
While inhaling straighten both of the legs, let them rest at 90 degrees from the ground.
Exhaling slowly lower the legs back to the supine position.
Straighten the neck and lower the head back on to the ground.
Release the arms and place them beside the body.
While inhaling straighten both of the legs, let them rest at 90 degrees from the ground.
Exhaling slowly lower the legs back to the supine position.
Try to touch the chin to the knees.
Try to keep the legs together.
Relax the body and breathe normally in the pose.
Point the toes.
Strain your neck.
Overstretch, trying to pull the thighs too close and causing strain.
Stretches the neck and back.
The abdominal muscles are tensed and the internal organs are compressed which increases the blood circulation and stimulates the nerves, increasing the efficiency of the internal organs.
The pressure on the abdomen releases any trapped gases in the large intestine.
Blood circulation is increased to all the internal organs.
Digestive system is improved.
Relieves constipation.

Nutritional Management for Diabetes - English

The diet of a diabetic patient is utmost importance. The goal of a diabetic diet is to avoid any surges in the blood glucose by maintaining ideal body weight through proper nutrition. The diabetic patients should follow three meals and three snack pattern in their diet plan.  The main aim of diabetic diet is to maintain blood sugar level (70-140 mg/dl), cholesterol level (200 mg/dl ) and blood pressure (120/80 mm Hg).

Foods to Avoid for Diabetes
    Cakes
    Fast and junk foods
    Jaggery
    Ghee
    Butter
    Cold drinks
    Biscuits
    Dried fruits like badam
    Oil for cooking.

Halasana - Yoga Excercise for Diabetes - English

Halasana;
This asana resembles a plugh, hence the name Halasana. Before trying Halasana you should practice Khatwangasana for a week. Then bend the back and touch the floor with the toes as shown in the picture. Hands can be spread on the floor as in the picture it kept locked near the hand. Breathe out (Exhale) and draw in your abdomen for easy practice of Halasana. Bend the back according to your capacity, but do not strain too much. Don't exceed your limit. Slow and steady practice leads you to success. This asana should be learnt under expert guidance.

Benefits: Halasana makes the spine flexible. Halasana improves the strength of the muscles and nerves of the spine. Blood circulation to the neck is increased. The waist becomes free from excess fat. The stomach is pressed well and the abdominal viscera improve their function. Digestion is improved. Constipation is removed. Practice of halasana slims the body.