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 …
VEGAN WORKOUT DIET
QUIET INSPIRATION I’m always in awe of people in your magazine who inspire others to take up exercise. I never felt I inspired anyone, but recently this all changed. …
Ballet Yoga Workout Moves Ballerina Exercises
What do actresses Natalie Portman, Jennifer Aniston and Ginnifer Goodwin have in common? They all swear by barre workouts. The ballet-inspired method, which uses a mix of Pilates, yoga …
Forget the influencers – take control of your own direction
Recently, I’ve taken to browsing Facebook and Instagram before getting out of bed in the morning. The shame! It used to be The Guardian’s daily briefing but, over the …
Cheat your way to weight loss!
You know the feeling: you’re spending hours in the gym and trying to cut the carbs to fit into that holiday bikini. But, try as you might to stop …
Resistance-band Benefits, social fitness and Trimmer Tums
STRETCH YOURSELF I liked the ‘Join the resistance’ article about elastic bands in your March issue. I’ve been a fitness instructor (and H&F subscriber!) since 2003 and have been …
Vowed to eat more fruit and veg but find it hard to do?
Or perhaps you live with a dodger of the green stuff? Try these tricks to sneak some more nutrients into your diet Till struggling to get your five-a-day? With …
Yoga as Saviour
‘After uni, I became a maths teacher through Teach First (teachtirst.org.uk). I loved it – it was one of the best two years of my lite. Then I went …
40 MINUTES OF STRENGTH TRAINING AND CARDIO, THREE TIMES A WEEK
Exercising can make your brain work better right now and in the future – there’s growing evidence to suggest that regular workouts can help stave off the cognitive decline …
LOW INTENSITY WALKING, RUNNING OR CYCLING
Next time you’re stuck for ideas, head outdoors and shift your focus onto something else. Psychologists at Stamford University in California showed that walking is particularly good at improving …
LIGHT TO MODERATE TREADMILL WALKING AND STATIONARY CYCLING
If you’re struggling to commit your next work presentation to memory, get moving. ‘There are some interesting studies showing that if you want to learn something, such as a …