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Yoga : Health Benefits

logger.g?blogID=1191197430055915461" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, and currently, close to 11 million Americans are enjoying its health benefits. Yoga can hardly be called a trend. Yoga increases flexibility and reduces stress, but the practice can do more than help you twist your body into pretzel shapes and find inner peace. These hidden benefits will help you in the kitchen, office and bedroom — and will give you five new reasons to show off your yoga skills (plus recommended poses for each one!).       1. Boost Immunity A recent Norwegian study found that yoga practice results in changes in gene expression that boost immunity at a cellular level. And it doesn’t take long: The researchers believe the changes occurred while participants were still on the mat, and they were significantly greater than a control group who went on a ...

Yoga Exercises For Flat tummy

Yoga  exercise is the mixture of fitness and meditation. The best part about it, is that no matter what your weight is or where you want to get rid of flab, you can do it with aasanas in yoga. Moreover you don’t have to waste thousands on that expensive gym membership; yoga can be practiced from the comfort of your home. All you need are some comfortable clothes and a yoga mat and you are good to go. So to start you off on your holistic weight loss journey here are some yoga exercises you can practice to melt away the pounds. Badhakonasana: This aasana is the best thing you can do for your inner thighs. It the one pose in yoga that will help you target your problem area while simultaneously strengthening your spine, muscles of the groins, knees and lower back. It also helps relieve menstrual discomfort and improves digestion. Steps to do this pose:  Sit on your yoga mat with your legs stretched out in front of you. Keep your spine erect and bend your legs...