Yoga & sport
Shed kilos through walking and shape your body
You want to kick the excess weight, but you oppose strict and exhausting diets?
You daydream about being fitter, but going to the gym and working out hard look impossible to you?
Would you prefer a pleasurable physical activity which would help you achieve a lean figure without requiring much sacrifice?
There is a great natural solution which guarantees a healthy weight loss! It is a basic human activity requiring only good will and a pair of comfortable sneakers.
We are talking about walking.
5 yoga exercises for the summer and the beach
We look forward to the arrival of summer because we see it as a synonym for carefree relaxation and rest from professional obligations and stress.
But did you know that this season also brings certain changes to your body?
These changes happen because of the increase of the daylight hours, temperatures you are exposed to, foods you eat the most and activities you engage in during this season.
In order to help your body adapt to hot days, treat yourself to a holiday in green surroundings, by the sea or a river, and practice some simple and practical yoga exercises.
The proximity of water will awaken in you a childish joy and refresh you, while yoga will balance your mind and body.
Relax your mind and body in Shavasana yoga position
Today there are dozens of yoga styles in the Western world and all have one position in common – corpse position (in Sanskrit called Shavasana or Savasana).
This asada, or yoga position, is performed last and lasts longer, at least five minutes.
There is one yoga style consisting only of Shavasana – Yoga nidra.
During this position we lay on our backs and do not move in order to allow our body to rest and relax before we continue with our daily chores.
Apart from completely relaxing physically, mentally and emotionally, we become more aware of our energy.
Eliminate Work Overload and Stress with Yoga
Returning to the office routine every day, handling tasks that are becoming more and more stressful, multitasking and then finding time for your family and friends can be made easier by small tricks found in ancient yoga.
Human body is not made for sitting at the office desk the whole day which is something that became a typical working condition for a modern business man or woman.
This is why many people who are accustomed to work in front of the computer the whole day are experiencing manifestation of many side effect that are affecting their body.
To practice yoga, you don’t have to stand on your head or put your leg behind your back.
All you need is a little bit of good will and persistence for the results that will be visible immediately.
Surya Namaskar - Salute the Sun!
The well-known yoga practice, Surya Namaskar, is practiced when the sun rises in the morning. It has a mystical and symbolic character that brings many health benefits.
In many cultures around the world the sun is the symbol of consciousness, spirituality and vitality.
In India the sun (Surya) has long been considered as a symbol of health and prosperity.
The Rig Veda declares that "Surya is the Soul, both of the moving and unmoving beings".
In the cities of India hundreds of people gather outside at dawn and respectfully practice the sun salutation while chanting special mantras.
It is believed that the one who practices the sun salutation offers respect to the internal and external sun - the central creative force of the universe which according to yoga also manifests in human body.
Yoga twists - unlock your longevity and softness of your spine
Inactivity and improper posture can seriously reduce the range of motion of the spine, weaken the muscles that support it, and press the vertebrae and discs.
They block the main stream of oxygen, blood and prana (vital life energy) and nerve currents passing through the spine.
Yoga twists can help you against that.
Yoga positions that twist your body in one direction (the twists) are highly respected positions for achieving spinal health and elasticity.
Some of them belong to the "fountain of youth" - those that rejuvenate the mind and body.
Yoga twists come in all variations, including standing, sitting, lying down and inversion.
Feel the healing power of laughter through laughter yoga
Laughter yoga was created in 1995 in India. Its founder was dr. Madan Kataria.
Its popularity has been increasing and now it is taught in thousands of laughter clubs in more than 100 countries.
It is an infections training regime which will help you stop taking things too seriously and focus on the funny side of life.
The unique concept of unconditional laughter is based on a scientific fact that our body does not recognize the difference between real and faked, simulated laughter.
Achieve perfect health by exercising
It is a well known fact that the sport has a positive effect on human health.
However, in spite of existing knowledge about the importance of exercise, data on the percentage of people who engage in some form of physical activity in Croatia are devastating.
Research conducted at the University of Split has shown that only one in two male students is engaged in any form of sport activities, while only one in four female students is physically active.
Students participate in a sporting activity only once a week, which is insufficient to maintain their health at the desirable level.
Practice Pilates and learn to control your body with your mind
Pilates is a system of exercises, which was developed at the start of the 20th century by a German athlete and trainer Joseph Pilates.
The man who created this type of training has given it a name Contrology because he believed that it was a way of exercise in which your mind controls the body.
The first pilates studio was opened in 1926th in New York.
No other physical activity has experienced a greater expansion in the past decade than Pilates.
From elitist activity reserved only for a narrow circle of people, Pilates has become an exercise for the masses worldwide.
Given all its benefits, it is not surprising that an increasing number of people are opting for this form of exercise.
Sarvangasana – the queen of joga asanas and an exercise for the whole body!
One of the best known and most classical asanas in yoga is Sarvangasana, known as the candle.
Because of its prevalence, and multiple benefits for health, it is dubbed the "queen of asanas."
The original name of this asana in Sanskrit means "total body workout" (sarva = all, anga = limbs).
Improve your health and prolong your life by walking
This spring, do not forget to walk as much as possible in nature, because walking has numerous health benefits.
You want to live longer? Start walking regularly from this day on.
Experts have agreed on the issue of walking – it is one of the key activities in maintaining good health.
At the same time it is also the cheapest form of physical activity.
How to get rid of lower back pains with simple exercises
Some of you have certainly experienced that uncomfortable feeling - when your pain as if a knife is stabbed in your lower back.
In some cases it can be very painful, lasts for days and prevent normal movement.
Back pain is most common among people aged 20-40 years and affects nearly 60% of the population.
The healing power of movement
Often when we are in a state of physical or mental imbalance we seek a "cure" outside of ourselves.
But we can solve more problems with activating our inner potentials.
It is necessary to introduce certain natural laws and learn how to use them.
The healing power of movement can help us to solve many problems.
Tai Chi – an ancient martial art for inner peace and health
When you think about a modern way of life you will probably think of frequent psychical loads, irregular diet, lack of movement and lost contact with the nature.
Modern people live in a bustling world and main objective is to accumulate material wealth, while spiritual values are set aside.
Therefore, a growing number of people who search for inner peace and overall health reach out towards alternative lifestyles.
Among them are alternative physical activities that are not exclusively based on sports, but also on reaching the balance between the body and the mind.
Five Tibetans Rites – discover your fountain of youth
We all want to be fit and feel healthy and good in our own body.
At the same time, in a modern world, we have less and less time to exercise.
We all seek solutions that will bring us good results in short time and by working at home.
Every desire mentioned above can be fulfilled with ancient exercises five Tibetans that require nothing more than some space and a bit of our time.