...degenerative diseases as well.

Yoga is even being recommended by the medical community. instead of the first reaction being to prescribe a medication and tell you to take a rest, or even worse yet surgery, more doctors are looking to yoga for all that it has to offer. We already know that the best way to decrease pain in the body is to exercise. Lower back pain is no exception. Yoga offers you a low impact exercise that builds strength and improves flexibility.

Prevent disk injuries, speed recovery from a back injury and alleviate the current pain you are experiencing. Pain is not something that we have to live with as you age. It is time for you to take a look at what yoga can do for your lower back pain.

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Yoga Therapy

...The Yoga Therapy or yoga-chikitsa refers to the treatment of diseases by means of yogic exercises which may be physical or mental or both. It is a specialised form of yogic culture. This mode of treatment has been practised in India from very ancient times. Many references to yoga have been made in the Upanishads. It was, however, Maharishi Patanjali who in about the first century B.C. gave a systematic account of the traditional yogic teaching.

The term Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root yug which means "to join." It signifies union between the individual soul (jivatma) and the universal soul (parmatma). It aims at obtaining relief fr...more

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture - Crow

...tes the joints, tendons and ligaments of the upper body. It tones the abdominal organs and opens the groins.

The Crow pose increases both physical and mental balance, concentration and tranquility. It balances the nervous system, brings lightness to the body and prepares the mind for meditation. Although the Crow pose gives us tremendous benefits for the mind and the body, in some health conditions this pose is not safe to be performed.

Three important reasons not to do Crow:

1) Do not practice this pose if you have a carpal tunnel syndrome (It is compression of the ...more

Yoga for Constipation - Home Remedies for Constipation

...tion is that the stool becomes hard and the person is unable to pass it with ease. Yoga could help a person to overcome constipation. The following asanas have proven to be helpful.

Bhujanghasana: This asana helps in removing constipation, gas and helps in digestion.

Trikonasana: Helps the colon and assists a person to pass stool normally.

Ardha Matsyendrasana: Increases...more

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