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Professor Edward Anderson of the United Kingdom would never have thought for a moment that his Twitter statement, “Idli are the most boring things in the world” would attract seemingly endless responses...
Professor Edward Anderson of the United Kingdom would never have thought for a moment that his Twitter statement, “Idli are the most boring things in the world” would attract seemingly endless responses...
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose is called Eka Pada Rajakapotasana in Sanskrit. 'Eka' means 'one', 'pada' means 'leg', 'raja' means 'king' and 'kapota' means 'pigeon'. One-Legged King Pigeon Pose is one of those amazing poses that challenges your flexibility levels.
'Vasistha' in Sanskrit means 'the best'. While performing the pose most of the body weight is balanced on one hand and hence the asana is one of the powerful poses.
In our earlier posts, we have covered the benefits and how-to-do of Bound Angle Pose, Upward Seated Angle Pose, Side Seated Angle Pose, Half-Upright Seated Angle Pose, Half-Prayer Twist Pose and Balancing Bound Angle Pose.
Hope you read our previous posts on Warrior Pose 1 and Warrior Pose 2. Reverse Warrior Pose ...
Peacock Pose is one of the challenging arm balancing poses just as the Eight Angle Pose we saw yesterday. The pose is called Mayurasana in Sanskrit. 'Mayura' means 'peacock'. The form apart, the pose gets its name
In Sanskrit, 'ashta' means 'eight' and 'vakkiram' means 'to twist'. The pose is called Ashtavakrasana in Sanskrit. It is named after the sage Ashtavakkirar.
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The name life plant evokes an instant interest and when you get to know its amazing health benefits there is a smooth transition from interest to passion in adding the herb to your garden collections. Yes, who would not love to have an herb that offers loads of health benefits, which also includes curing kidney stones. Life plant is also popularly known as ‘Leaf of life’, ‘Air plant’, ‘Wonder of the World’ and ‘Miracle leaf’. The herb is popularly described in Tamil as kattip pottaal kutti podum, which means if the leaf is tied with a thread, the part that gets cut will have new leaf growth in few days.
Yesterday's pose was about Warrior Pose 1. Today, we will cover the benefits and how-to-do of Warrior Pose 2. As mentioned yesterday, 'vira' in Sanskrt means 'warrior' and 'bhadra' means 'auspicious' and 'companion'...
There are three types of Warrior Pose. Today's asana will be Warrior Pose 1. The pose is called Virabhadrasana in Sanskrit. 'Vira' in Sanskrit means 'warrior', and 'bhadra' means 'auspicious' and 'companion'. That is a warrior who is also a a supportive companion.
Equestrian Pose forms a part of Sun Salutation sequence. It is performed as the fourth and ninth pose in the sequence.
Thiru. S.P. Balasubrahmanyam ceases to sing. There has never been a voice with such personality, and never will there ever be.
High Lunge Pose is called as Ashta Chandrasana in Sankrit. 'Ashta' means 'eight' and 'chandra' means 'moon'. The pose stimulates
In yesterday's post, we had covered some important questions a beginner may have. In today's post, we have come up with more questions and answers.
It is slightly over two months since we started posting various yoga poses, their benefits and how to perform them. Today the focus is on addressing the questioners a beginner may have
Low Lunge Pose is called as Anjaneyasana in Sankrit . The pose stimulates muladhara, svathittana, manipura and anahata chakras. Low Lunge Pose is also referred to as Crescent Moon Pose.
Owing to technical issues we were unable to upload Yoga Pose for the Day yesterday. We still have some issues to address in the site and hence we will be uploading Yoga Pose for the Day tomorrow. However, we prefer not to do a repeat of yesterday and hence
Upward Bow Pose is often referred to as Wheel Pose. However, in Wheel Pose, you bring your hands and legs close to each other to form a wheel whereas in Upward Bow Pose, hands and legs are apart. Upward Bow Pose is called as Urdhva Dhanurasana. In Sanskrit, 'Urdhva' means 'upward' and 'dhanur' means 'bow'.
We have been constantly mentioning about chakras in our yoga asana posts. Today, we intend to give an outline on what chakras are and major chakras in the body and their locations
