Yoga Sivananda – For a Healthy Mind and Body

Posted by admin in Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Yoga on January 30, 2012

Yoga Sivananda  is Hindu by origin, and came out of Rishikesh, India with the teachings of Swami Sivananda. His teachings are to “serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize”. Swami Sivananda sent a follower to start the SYVC (International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers) in the U.S. in 1957, six years before he died.

Swami Vishnudevananda started the centers, which spread through North America and around the world, and is the official founder.  To emphasize relaxation and meditative breathing, his yoga stretches and tones every muscle group. Swami Vishnudevananda modeled the yoga after his master’s teachings, and thousands have been trained as instructors to keep its practice authentic.

Yoga Sivananda is a form of hatha yoga, which focuses on physical preparation in order to achieve a meditative state, and balance, so Swami Devananda pared his key yogic components to five: Exercise (Asanas), Breathing (Pranayama), Relaxation (Savasana), Diet (vegetarian), Positive Thinking and Meditation (Vedanta and Dhyana). “Hatha” is derived from the Sanskrit words for sun and moon, and as hatha means “forceful”. Since yoga comes from the Sanskrit root “yuj”, meaning to yoke, or unite, or control, then hatha yoga is bringing the sides of human nature together in balance. Read the rest of this entry »

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Some Ways To Keep Diabetes In Control

Posted by admin in Diabetes on January 27, 2012

Diabetes is a chronic condition that results from the body’s inability to adequately produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas. It enables the body to utilize glucose for energy. There are two types of diabetes.

Those types are generally known as Type-1 diabetes and Type-2 diabetes. In the type-1 diabetes, pancreas does not produce insulin sufficiently, and this condition is commonly found in children and also in young adults. It happens when cells in the pancreas are destroyed. The destruction of cells in pancreas begins when body’s immune system starts to deteriorate.

In type-2 diabetes, proper use of insulin does not happen. Body cannot use insulin properly. Clinical researches have confirmed that genetic disposition and sedentary lifestyle are the two major factors that cause this type of diabetic condition.

Diabetes is a major concern these days for all countries. The World Health Organization has already warned that this disease appears to be a global threat. To prevent it from spreading capriciously, a stronger awareness campaign should be reinforced across the world. However, risk of diabetes could be kept away if people maintain ‘active lifestyle’ and some simple ways. Here is a list of those ways that can lower the risk. Read the rest of this entry »

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