yoga
Yoga and meditation are essential in living a health and wellness lifestyle. Longevity highlights yoga poses, celebrities, trends, and fads.
The 5 Best Yoga Poses for Back Stiffness
Yoga is a weird and wonderful thing. It’s good for the body, it’s good for the mind, it’s exhilarating but also relaxing. You can do it in aerial hammocks, on mats, on the beach, in the park, in your bedroom. It helps with recovery from injury like no other exercise, and it is great for any stiff or tight bits you may have.
By Samantha Bentley8 years ago in Longevity
How Yoga and Mediation Changed my Life
Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga are fast-growing trends in Western culture today, but these ancient practices date as far back as 200-400 BC, originating in India. There are five ancient branches of Yoga: Hatha, (Pronounced Ha-Ta), Bhakti, Karma, Raja, and Jnana. Mindfulness meditation ties in with the Yogic belief of being "present," and being focused on the now, rather than the past or the future. The practice of breathing and going with the "flow" of Yoga may seem mundane, but the effects of the breath tied in with movement of the body instills a calmness, and provides strength and oxygen to the muscles while holding many forms. The beauty of the many branches is that one can find a practice that suits them, whether at home in front of the TV or balancing on your hands in a Bikram studio... There is truly something for everyone. Most practices include moments or even large sections of time in meditation, deep breathing powerfully while attempting to calm and clear the mind.
By Jade Green8 years ago in Longevity
Why Men Should Practice Yoga...
“It’s just for girls, it’s not proper exercise” The very real words spoken by my boyfriend when I suggested he tried Yoga. Due to widespread advertising that includes beautiful women smiling in yoga pants, hipster coffee shops/art galleries holding yoga mornings for mothers and babies and newly gentrified, artsy areas of trendy cities becoming hubs for yoga studios, the wide spread perception that Yoga is for yummy mummy's and nimble, young, 20 something indie females is one that you would be forgiven for believing. However, I am here to tell you that you are wrong. Yoga, in its many forms, is for everyone. In fact, I see more and more men join my classes every week!
By Samantha Bentley8 years ago in Longevity
Making Daily Yoga Practice Less Daunting
We begin with the most lofty aspirations as yogis. "I'm going to do personal practice an hour twice a day", "I'm going to go to group practice four times a week", "I'm going to do a retreat each season..." For some of us, these gigantic goals become stumbling blocks that hinder our practice altogether. For those who aim high only to pull a no show before the game begins, here are a few suggestions as to how to follow through.
By Devi Jiya Nicole Badra8 years ago in Longevity
Yoga Poses That Relieve Pain
Yoga is one of the healthiest activities you can take up, and science has regularly backed up its health benefits. Yoginis have been reaping the benefits of a calmer demeanor, increased mobility, better strength, and also healthier joints for years.
By Rowan Marley8 years ago in Longevity
Why Every Man Should Do Yoga
Yoga is easily one of the best forms of exercising of all time and there are many different types. Despite the fact that the poses do strengthen your muscles, they relax you, as well — mostly mentally. Yoga relieves stress and pain — basically draining your thoughts away.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Longevity
Yoga: Spiritual Ascension, Or Objective Failure?
Have you seen the new fitness fad? No, its not Crossfit, but Crossfitters are starting to do it. Along with bodybuilders, strength trainers and the like. Yoga has exploded in the western world. From prison inmates, to mothers, to children, yoga has become the new fitness craze, again. But are the benefits of yoga as amazing as the public would have you believe? Let's take a look through the eyes of an objective lens.
By Bhavsagar Bath8 years ago in Longevity
A Morning Routine to Make the Most of Your Day. Top Story - August 2017.
Waking up this morning, I smile. 24 brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.–Thich Nhat Hanh I used to struggle a lot to wake up in the morning and do something for myself. I would feel like a complete failure every time I snoozed the 5 a.m. alarm. I would look at my phone, turn it off, and go back to sleep. It didn't matter how good the plan was on my notebook or how much advice I had taken from articles or books on "how to be an early riser;" it would not simply work out.
By Vanessa Dias8 years ago in Longevity
