Focus on Women, the Reproductive System and Yoga
Interview with Yoga Teacher – Sami Q: Namaste, which yoga practices help support the reproductive system? Sami: All yoga practices and yoga meditation help the reproductive system by lowering …
Yoga Tips & Inspiration
Yoga Asana and the Male Reproductive System
Yoga practices can benefit both boys and men. For example, in India in the late 19th century schools exclusively for boys were set up to offer them …
Hamstring Stretches to Release the Body
The spine and knees are notorious for copping stretching injuries. This is predominantly due to lack of strength and flexibility in other areas of the body. Tight …
Yoga Q & A’s – Easing Pressure in The Lower Back
Arm Garland Pose – Malasana Every now and then heavily pregnant ladies come to our classes wanting to ease the pressure in their backs. This squatting pose helps relieve …
Focus on the Digestive System
An Interview with ASMY Yoga Teacher Amby on Yoga Asanas and Digestion Q: Namaste, can yoga practice help digestive functioning and if so, how? Ambi: Yes, yoga asanas can …
5 Poses To Keep You Cool
Beat the heat this summer with this calm and cooling yin flow. Heart Opening Camel: Kneel on the floor with your knees aligned under your hips and …
When and What to Eat Before a Yoga Asana Class
The digestive system is in charge of absorbing and transporting all the nutrients your body needs in order to thrive and to get rid of all the …
Musculo-Skeletal System and Yoga Asanas
The musculo-skeletal system consists of bones, skeletal muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves and cartilage. It is designed to provide a frame with which to support the body …
Focus on the Respiratory System
Interview with ASMY Yoga Teacher, Kalindi Q: Namaste, which yoga practices assist respiratory functioning and why? Kalindi: Pranayama techniques help, especially complete yoga breathing, three part yoga …
Yoga Practices to Enhance the Immune System
An Interview with Jayadharma das from ASMY West End Q: Which yoga practices assist immune system functions and why? Jdd: Progressive Body Relaxation or Yoga Sleep is critical because …
A Close Look at the Immune System
The immune system is a complex network of armoury that work together to protect our body by identifying, attacking and destroying foreign bacteria, fungus, moulds, microbes, parasites …
Yoga Practice and the Nervous System
Today I am interviewing Chantelle from ASMY West End. Chantelle is a yoga teacher who gives a very relaxing, meditative asana class. Her class includes a wonderful mix …
Stress and Yoga Practice
Although it’s not the real goal of yoga, there are many healthy side benefits of engaging in certain yoga practices such as yoga meditation, yoga asanas, yoga …
The Pancreas
The pancreas is about 18-25 cm long and is located behind the stomach sitting close to the small intestine. Said to be about the size and shape of …
The Pituitary Gland
The pituitary gland is a shaped like a bean and lies at the base of the skull behind the nose. This small gland relays messages from the hypothalamus …
Core Support
Core support is a term much used these days especially in the world of Pilates and Yoga. Basically it is the activation of certain muscles that stabilize our …
Yoga and the Skeletal System
Our skeletal system is a series of long and short bones connected to each other by joints. Our body depends on this skeletal framework for shape and movement, …
Yoga and Muscles
There are more than 640 muscles in our body and these make up more than half of our total weight. We can categorise our muscles as either voluntary …
Yoga and Women’s Health – Menstrual Cramps
Cramps come in so many shapes and sizes and for some fortunate women, not at all. They can be sharp or dull, they can be experienced in the …
Yoga and Women’s Health – PMS (Pre Menstrual Syndrome)
What undeniable evidence of how our body influences our moods PMS is! During this time of the month if someone so much as looks at us the wrong …
Yoga and the Immune System
Your immune system protects you in three different ways: as a first line of defence it creates a barrier that prevents bacteria and viruses from entering your body. …
Yoga and the Respiratory System
Respiration is a two way process. It is the system of supplying oxygen to every cell in the body and then transporting carbon dioxide, the waste product of …
Posture
How often do those around you complain of a sore back? Look at the way they stand or sit. The pain is more than likely the result of …
Yoga Cellular Cleansing
It’s amazing how refreshed you feel after you’ve been regularly practicing yoga asanas and deep breathing for some time. This is because of the squeezing and stretching, twisting …
Yoga and the Circulatory System
Yoga is such a wonderful form of exercise. Not only does it feel good but it can also produce amazing health benefits for all of the bodily systems. …
Learning to Stretch – Bamboo Yoga
In this connection there is an old Chinese tale of a proud oak tree and a humble bamboo plant. The oak tree was very, very big and …
Benefits of Yoga
Why should you practice yoga asanas? Why not jog, lift weights, do aerobics. Or maybe you get your exercise skiing, snowboarding or swimming. Of course other forms of …