Yoga

Surya Namaskara by     www.sparshyoga.com   (Sun Salutation)   12 step Method Pranamasana (Sthiti) Also known as prayer pose, Pranamasana is the start of your Surya Namaskar. Stand upright on your mat with your both feet closely aligned. Inhale deeply, expanding your chest and relaxing your shoulders. While you inhale, raise your arms from the sides. And as you exhale, join your palms together as if praying in front of deity. This is the Pratham Namaskar or first salutation towards the sun. www.sparshyoga.com     1. Hasta uttanasana Keeping the palms joined in the previous prayer position, breathe in and lift your arms up and bend backwards slightly. Your biceps should lie close to your ears. This posture is to loosen up your body by stretching the entire body backwards, standing at your tip toes. 2. Hasta Padasana Now breathe out, and bend for...

Pranayama   www.sparshyoga.com   M odern science has taken us towards a new era of development. Now nothing remains unrevealed, every day there is some new inventions, some new themes, some new concept of life, we are seeing. In this advance era of science and technology, we need to be more efficient, more creative, sharp intelligence, brilliancy, competitive etc. to step with the time. Men have developed their capacities like anything harnessing with their left-brain, but neglecting his right-side brain and its functions. We are becoming more and more mentally and emotionally weak. Every year there are about 50 lacks of people admitting for mental disorders in India. 80 percent of human diseases are psychosomatic. Yoga, an ancient science, not only treats it positively but also assists in achieving higher state of development/consciousness. Pranayama is one among various yoga techniques.  After a labour of centuries science has disclosed the subtler dimensions of ...