Balasana
Balasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by kneeling on the floor, sitting on your heels with …
Deep Water Exercises For Water Aerobics
A THEORETICAL BASIS FOR POTENTIZATION When water was imprinted and then serially diluted, the original frequency disappeared, to be replaced by that frequency multiplied by the dilution ratio; but …
Bhujangasana
Bhujangasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by lying on your belly with your legs stretched out …
Salabhasana
Salabhasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by lying on your belly with your forehead against the …
Phalakasana
Phalakasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin on all fours, with your forearms flat on the mat …
Salamba Bhujangasana
Salamba Bhujangasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by lying on your belly with your legs stretched …
Adho Mukha Vrksasana Pose
As a beginner, you will need to practice this pose in front of a wall to start with until you have been able to master your balance in the …
The Technique of the Presence
This technique outlined by the Tibetan in Glamour: A World Problem19 is a core foundational practice for disciples reaching towards the Third Initiation and seeking to practice Agni Yoga. …
How to Use a Mantra in Yoga Practice
The theory of the power of mantra repetition holds that by repeating the syllables with accuracy, and by means of tuning to the wavelength of the mantra, we are …
Mindfulness Meditation
This type of meditation grew out of Buddhist meditation practice, and it refers to the state of being awake or mindful. Mindfulness meditation means paying attention, in a particular …
What Is Meditation?
Meditation is discovery, the unfolding of the mind. While meditation is often considered an esoteric religious rite, it is actually a tool that aims to strengthen the mind’s ability …
Pranayama Yoga
Asana requires good breathing skills; it is the breath that helps you maximize each asana. Pranayama is the science of breathing; how you breathe is as important as the …
Dhyana and Element Meditation
After discussing in the insert above various Brahmin meditative practices, we will now take a brief look at the practice of dhyana. It is often translated as meditation and, …
The Upasana Ritual Under Change
While I find it very doubtful that the practice of dhih is still-mind-meditative, several Indologists suggest that the practices of upasana and dhyana could be early Brahmin candidates for …
Upasana Meditation or Ritual
Upasana - worship-meditation’ – can be classified as falling somewhere between analysis, worship and meditation. It seems to me that upasana has a distinct analytical and cognitive dimension, namely …
YOGA: REGAIN YOUR BODY BALANCE
WORKOUT REGAIN YOUR BODY BALANCE Want to avoid injury this year? Sort out your imbalances before you go hell for leather in the gym, says PT to the stars …
Yin Yoga To Deeply Relax The Mind And Body
New-gen hybrid classes Classes that bring two exercise disciplines together have been around for yonks but, this year, the pairings are set to take on a significance that goes …
Gemma Atkinson’s Workout Routine
GEMMA’S WORKOUT PLAN Inspired to try Gemma’s workout? Do the moves below twice a week, plus two HIIT workouts a week, for four weeks. Then try the progressions or …
How To Look Beautiful Everyday
A BETTER YOU ‘You know that saying: “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”?’ she asks. ‘Well I say, “nothing feels as good as health ‘I heard about the …
THE BEST BODY TRANSFORMATION TIPS
GEMMA’S BODY TRANSFORMATION TIPS ‘Small changes make a big difference. Cut out the caffeine and alcohol, drink lots of water to stay hydrated, eat nutritious food regularly to fuel …
NEW YEAR YOGA AND FITNESS TRENDS
NEW YEAR FITNESS For some time, my friend has been trying to get me to join a women’s netball team. We played netball together at school and I used …
A NEW CAREER IN FITNESS!
You enjoy keeping fit and healthy, but have you ever dreamt about helping others achieve their fitness goals? Vocational training from Bluestone College can help you turn your passion …
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PERSONAL TRAINER
Anamaria Vidas, 32, a personal trainer for MotivatePT (motivatept.co.uk), shows us her typical working day and four days a week, I also use this time to train myself. Wake …
Future Fit Training
‘I’M TRAINING TO BE A PT’ H&F chief sub Emma Lewis (43), is studying to be a PT with Future Fit Training (futurefit.co.uk) ‘As a mum working on …
Beginner’s Full Body Yoga Workout with Dumbbells
Do these moves in the order shown for the number of reps indicated. Repeat the circuit three times through. CROSS-BODY TWIST AND REACH Time: 30 seconds each side Works: …