Fracture of a bone can occur at any time to anybody, during a fall, or an accident, and at times due to osteoporosis, and bone cancer. Whatever the case, it requires immediate attention. The Ayurvedic term for fracture is Bhagna. Ayurveda offers effective treatment for rejoining bones and restoring them to their original form and [...]Ayurvedic treatment for fractures
I have found this information about The Lord Buddha interesting and hope you would too. There are 108 distinguishing marks on both the soles of Buddha. They represent the 3 worlds. 59 indicating the inanimate world ( Okasaloka ), 21 indicating the animate world ( Sattaloka ) and 28 indicating the world of the conditioned [...]
Even the most bendy asana practitioner can feel a little stiff and uncomfortable when attempting a sitting meditation practice. Author and yoga teacher Charlotte Bell is aware of the physical challenges new meditation practitioners may feel, and she addresses them in her new Rodmell Press book, Yoga for Meditators: Poses to Support Your Sitting Practice. [...]
“Motion sickness” as the name says it, means sickness due to movements. The most common occurrences are when one travels in a car, train, aeroplane and boat. It is caused when inconsistent signals are sent by the eyes, body and inner ear to the brain. An imbalance will occur as a result of this confusion. [...]
Around North America, there are enthusiastic selfless yoga teachers who want to take their teaching out of the studio and into their communities. There are also service organizations (and prisons, women’s shelters, youth centres) who have heard of the benefits of yoga but don’t how to access teachers who can serve their populations. Enter the [...]
Yoga Outreach has been doing the yoga service thing since before it was cool. This year, their 14th annual (!) fundraiser weekend retreat will be held on May 25 – 27 at a “peaceful wooded setting on the banks of the Cheakamus River,” just outside of Vancouver, BC. The theme of the retreat is rEvolution, [...]
Yoga experts Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee invite you to get to know them (and yourself!) better through online yoga classes, now available at GaiamTV.com.
Migraine is termed as Ardhavbedhak in Ayurveda. Migraine headaches are terrible pain that mostly strike on one side of the head, wherein intensity of pain increases with every passing hour. Such migraine attacks can recur every week or once a month in some people. Sometimes, migraine headaches are accompanied by nausea. The reasons for migraines [...]Top ten ayurvedic tips for migraine relief
In America, it is no secret that the economy has taken a huge dive over the last few years. Blame it on the president, the mortgage industry or whatever/whoever you think is responsible, but at the end of the day our economy has suffered immensely. Regardless, we are staring to see glimmers of hope at [...]
I’m excited to welcome new IAYB sponsor, Journey of the Yogini! Learn more about this passionate yogi activist and her amazing work. When Ottawa-based yoga teacher, Megan Campbell, began her mission to positively impact the world, one woman at a time, she had no idea that her journey would ignite such an overwhelming response in [...]
Celebrities doing yoga is nothing new. We’ve seen headline after headline of celebrities getting a yoga session in between celebrating their stardom and work. However, there is a new outrage stirring that could prove to be an interesting debate. Believe it or not, there are some Hindu’s outraged by the adoption and adaptation of yoga [...]
Lets face it, some of us can barely reach out toes, let alone perform some of the amazing feats we see on youtube or in pictures. For a lot of us, its more about the practice and how far we can push our own limits, but for some, it almost skyrockets them to celebrity status. [...]
That’s right! Yoga at the White House. We knew the first lady was fit, but did we all know that she is also into Yoga? Well, maybe she wasn’t the only one to spur on the creation of the Yoga Garden at the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll, but there certainly was enough yoga [...]
Yoga in the olympics? Really? Some people might agree or disagree, but members of the yoga community are embracing it. It certainly is an interesting concept especially since it would be a sport unlike any of the others showcase in the Olympics. “Lately there has been a push among members of the yoga community to [...]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been around my share of hyper kids who run around stores screaming their heads off while their parents have a hard time controlling them. Could yoga be the answer to helping parents clam their kids? Perhaps. According to one article: “Do you ever wonder how you can help [...]