Lots of poses and exercises with yoga are capable of relieving physical and mental stress. But this particular seated spinal twist promises something more than just relaxation. It strengthens the spine by stretching it. But, the performers usually repeat one common error and that is they round the back, causing the caving in of the chest. During any such instances, one way out is trying to elevate the hips over the yoga block. It is better to sit upright and perform the exercise. Use a yoga block in this manner. Be seated with legs crossed over a yoga block. You can use the edge of a thick folded blanket. Remember to put your right leg in front of the left one. Inhale deeply. Pull the abdominals towards the spine. Give relaxation to the shoulders by lowering them away from the level of the  [...] 

A fastening of heartbeat is often seen to cause cardiac and pulmonary damages to the body. And with this, we don’t talk about the heartbeat that fastens due to exercise. The stress and anxiety, or excitement related fastening of the heartbeat is seen to bring about heart attacks among people. Doing the yoga pose called downward dog is seen to greatly help in calming a fastened heartbeat, that could prove dangerous. According to newer researches, suggestions are made that about half of the atrial fibrillation episodes are calmed by yoga. Atrial fibrillation is a condition of the heart rhythm which affects many millions of lives and increases the risks and probabilities of stroke. A small study demonstrated that 49 patients aging between 25 and 70 and having atrial fibrillation had spent 45  [...] 

Monday of a week is a blur, a mind- swirling one. By Tuesday, there is experienced a hike and spike in the levels of stress; while Wednesday brings the need of a Herculean effort to leave home and walk up to work. A packed schedule like this leaves no room for breathing. The answer is nowhere but in the practice of a slow and restorative set of yoga poses. No need to frown at the name of yoga, because this one is not going to cost you hours. You need just 5 – 10 minutes per day to perform this yoga. This is the stress- relieving yoga. This is when you will stay in one pose without putting any exertions on the efforts of the muscles. This is when the ligaments and fascia, and the connective tissues of the body will seek a singular chance of stretching. Giving a taste of stretch to the  [...] 

Yoga is a remedial therapy for each and every disease and for one and all. When it comes to yoga, even children don’t want to stay lagging in the run. They want to experience the good of yoga and work it out like play and not exercise. Yoga is seen to reduce the risks and occurrences of ADD and ADHD and other mental disorders in children. When you train a kid to perform yoga he grows with it, and throughout his life he is in connection with the benefits of yoga. Also, considering some personality disorders in children, yoga is keen to help children to calm down, boost their confidence, help them regain their self- esteem, control feeling and emotions, relieve them from all the complexes, evade them from getting anxious and hyper, etc. Yoga also has numerous benefits for children who are completely  [...] 

Just thin is not alone in. according to numerous researches across the records, being overweight by 10 kilograms is healthier and adds to the physical potential in comparison with being thin and skinny. The cardio- respiratory fitness exercises indicate health better than weight. Quoting it differently, being fit will promise you a longer life even with obesity or over gained kilos. Obese, overweight, and older women and men, who are also fit, are found to have a comparatively lower risk of death during the next 12 years than the skinny and unfit people whose weights are found to be less. Those who are least fit, according to the study, had a 4 times multiplied death rate than those who are most fit. This means that the death rates for people with high levels of fitness were comparatively less  [...] 

Deodorant seems to be one of the basic necessities these days. People have got so accustomed to using deodorants and perfumes to keep body odor at bay that soaps and talcum have almost lost their importance as fragrance inducing products. But, chemical body deodorants can cause side effects like rashes and bumps, like they actually have done to me. There are risks of developing skin cancer from excessive use of deos and perfumes. So, what is the alternative? Well, one suggestion that I am going to post below is the use of homemade deodorants which can be easily prepared using the kitchen ingredients. Take coconut oil and place a bowl full of it in the safe dish of the microwave. Heat this oil till it gets melted and heat in intervals of 30 seconds. Using beeswax, stir the oil until both, the  [...] 

Walking, running, sitting, or lying down on a bare or grassy ground – what ever you choose to do, it finally increases your conduction with the Earth. This process even elevates when the ground is wet or damp. Not to mention the feel when the first rain strikes hot, dry, thirst- ridden grounds. The joys of walking barefooted over wet grass, moist earth, damp sand, wading, and even feet- dipping inside the cold pool water are not unfamiliar. As long as no paint or sealing covers it, even concrete land serves the grounding effects due to its sole ingredients being minerals and water. So, even if you sit on your chair with feet crossed and touching the floor of your basement, you’re grounded. Barefoot healing techniques Hugging Trees The most potent players among all in balancing the equation  [...] 

Reflexology is nothing but an optional therapeutic choice for treatment which is based on an idea that some regions of the hands, feet, and the ears are seen to be connected to the other areas in the human body. Reflexology says that pressure applied to various points in the body, correctly, is capable of correcting problems of the body. Every reflex point has a correlating body part, or organ on which it bestows twin effect. For example, the foot arch consists of a point which corresponds with the functioning of the liver. A pressure applied correctly, in the appropriate amount, on to that reflex point on the foot, can improve the functioning of the liver greatly. One aspect of treatment via reflexology is referred to as reflexology massage, which is not actually a typical massage. Application  [...] 

Reiki is a form of healing, which is executed via practices involving pure energy. Reiki, when combined with the earnest desire of getting cured, expressed by the Healee – someone who wills a cleansing to positively affect the insides of their emotional as well as spiritual consciousness – an entire healing event can be placed into existence. Some Health Benefits of Reiki Healing Reiki is the creator of a deep relaxation, and thus, it assists the body to execute the release of tension and stress. Reiki speeds up the self- healing abilities of one’s body, y brining a boost in the resistance and immunity. It promises one a better sleep. It brings about a reduction in the blood pressure. Reiki can cure acute as well as chronic problems related to physical injuries, allergies, asthma, headaches,  [...] 

Are you aware of how your body works, apart from the basic functions? Other than food and water, what does your body run on? After the heart and the brain, who drives the body efficiently? The endocrine system. All the glands of the body are the subsets of the endocrine system of the body. Glands secrete hormones, which in turn regulate all the major and minor functions of the body. The nerve impulses guide the endocrine system to trigger the secretion of hormones from the various glands. Some of the major glands in the human body include the thyroid, the pituitary, the para- thyroid, the pancreas, the adrenal, the ovaries (specific to females), and the testis (specific to males). Pituitary gland is the head of all glands, which controls the emotional setup of the brain. Whether a body is conscious  [...]