Yoga Tips

It has been a tough year for most of us, bringing anxiety and stress into our daily lives. Our disrupted routines directly worsen the effects on our sleep patterns. Making something as natural as falling asleep an emerging causality of the crisis/pandemic. If acute insomnia is left untreated implications can be dire and may lead to chronic insomnia. According to the Harvard Gazette insomnia causes a spectrum of serious health problems including cognitive consequences from inability to focus to general irritability, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and contributing to obesity. Studies also link it to increased risk of depression, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Thus making us recognise the vital role sleep plays in our well-being. Kundalini yoga offered by online kundalini yoga classes is one such solution to unwind after a long day of work. Holding a few poses before going to bed has proven to improve the effects on sleep.  Bolsters and blankets, can be us...

Congratulations to you for making it this far and staying strong. You are almost at the finish line and now is the time to soldier through. To help you make it just a tad bit easier on you we would like to share with you our top 3 yoga asanas and exercises to relieve the pain you’re in right now and make the process smoother for you. 1. Spiralling Movement – This movement requires you to move your pelvis in circular motions while controlling your hips. Spiralling movements of the pelvis helps massage down the baby’s head onto the cervix. Also, these movements help you keep your pelvis mobile and relaxed while loosening your muscles and ligaments. You can ever use a fitness ball to help make these movements easier in case you have difficulty performing it naturally. 2. Warrior Pose I – The warrior poses are very helpful to help stimulate blood throughout the entire body, flushing all the toxins out. This technique helps you use your upper body and engage all major muscle groups. It...

  Many of us are stricken by the fact that gyms have not yet been opened everywhere and even if they are, many of us are still unsure about the safety and hygiene standards of these gym. Under these circumstances working out from home is the best thing to do, since leading a sedentary lifestyle will make you lose your six-pack first – something you’ve worked so hard to build. I mean let’s be honest, bench pressing 80% your body weight is a lot easier than holding a low plank for a minute. Since we don’t want your efforts to go to waste here are a few simple yet effective exercises you can start with to maintain and carve out those abs muscles. 1. Anjaneyasana – Anjaneyasana or the Equestrian Pose is a lunging back bending asana in modern yoga. It is sometimes included as one of the asanas in the Surya Namaskara sequence as well due to the many benefits it renders. It makes the gluteus muscles and the quadriceps stronger while giving the hips and hip flexors a good stretch. I...