Meditation can be a useful tool in managing depression. Mindfulness meditation, in particular, has been shown to help reduce symptoms of depression by allowing people to better focus on the present moment and their current feelings, instead of dwelling on past regrets or worrying about the future. Here’s a simple mindfulness meditation technique you…
Introduction to yoga for headaches Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that has been used for centuries to help relieve physical and mental ailments. Yoga is not only a great way to reduce stress and improve overall health, but it can also be used to help relieve migraine headaches. Yoga for headaches is becoming…
The whole aim of naturopathy is to heal the person with natural therapies, without resorting to any prescription medicines. Naturopathy has been practiced for thousands of years all around the world. Naturopathy uses natural remedies to heal the body from all types of diseases & ailments by means of Herbs, Acupuncture, Massages, Yoga & other…
Tai Chi is an art embracing the mind, body and Soul. It originated in China. Zhang Sanfeng, a 12th century Taoist monk is known to be the founder of Tai Chi. Apparently, Zhang Sanfeng left the monastery that he was staying at to become a recluse. In solitary he invented Tai Chi, a form of…
Kundalini yoga has become quite popular in the last few decades. This ancient yoga practice mainly focuses on breath and asanas along with meditation, and chanting. Kundalini Yoga was introduced to the western world in the 70s by Yogi Bhajan (Born Harbhajan Singh Puri on August 26, 1929, in Kot Harkan, India, now in Pakistan.…
The most widespread idea is that doing asanas — bending the body into yoga poses — is the practice of hatha yoga. The most well-known text on hatha yoga is Hatha Yoga Pradipika authored in the 15th century. Reading it, one cannot fail to appreciate that classical hatha yoga is not merely practising asanas. The…
Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) is an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation, founded by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the practice’s master. It is a discipline in which “assimilation to the highest qualities of the universe—Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance)—is the foundation of practice. Practice is guided by these supreme qualities, and based on…
Qigong (pronounced: chee-gung), ‘Qi’ meaning life energy that flows through every cell in the universe & ‘gong’ means cultivation or mastery, thus Qigong is ‘cultivation or mastery of your energy’. It is a branch of Traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of Body, Mind & Spirit practices that are known to improve mental and physical health…