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17 May

How Did I Come to Join Yoga

Ever since young, I have always been keen with sports activities such as cycling, badminton, and bowling. Nonetheless after joining the corporate world, time has always been a hindering factor for me to get into sports activities. I have only been doing off and on running, at least once a week, to de-stress and at […]

16 May

Why I Love Yoga

I started practicing yoga when I was suffering from deep menstrual cramps. Soon after I was on the mat, I fall in love with yoga as not only some postures did help me relieving the intense pain but also I was overwhelmed by the feeling of relaxation and distressing after that. Nevertheless, after attending 200 […]

16 May

Three Gunas And The Food

Guna is a Sanskrit word that means a quality or constituent of nature. There are three primary gunas that emerge creating the essential aspects of all nature – energy, matter and consciousness. They are Tamas (darkness), Rajas (activity), and Sattva (beingness). All three gunas are always present in all beings and objects surrounding us but […]

16 May

How Yoga Helps In The Respiratory System

The respiratory system is one of the most important parts of the body since it is connected with the whole body and supplies oxygen to every cell. It includes lungs, nose, mouth, sinuses and all the passages through the body which transport oxygen through the blood.Oxygen is inhaled, then transformed into energy and carbon dioxide […]

16 May

How Yoga Helps In The Digestive System

A healthy digestive system is all about proper digestion, absorption and elimination. It not only ensure we effectively absorbs nutrients from our food but also extremely important for a healthy immune function. The digestive process begins primarily in the stomach and it includes the pancreas, the liver and biliary system. Various enzymes and bio acid […]

16 May

Chakras And Yoga

The word “Chakra” is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning “wheel”. Literally translated from the Hindi, it means “wheel of spinning energy”. Within our bodies we have seven of these major energy centers and many more minor ones. They are Muladhara (root) chakra, Swadhishthana (sacral) chakra, Manipura (solar plexus) chakra, Anahata (heart) chakra, Vishuddha (throat) […]