Any number of stressors--from work and life anxiety to noise and excess light from modern conveniences such as televisions and computers--can cause insomnia. Learn how bikram yoga, a specialized branch of yoga which consists of 26 asanas performed in a room heated to 105 degrees F, can help alleviate your insomnia.
Do Shoulder Rotation Yoga Exercises
You have hundreds of joints in your body, and your shoulder joint is more mobile than any of them, moving in all sorts of directions depending on what you need it to do. As a result, your shoulder is also extremely vulnerable to pain, injury and dislocation. Do shoulder rotation yoga exercises to keep your shoulders flexible and as free from stress and strain as possible.
Do the Crocodile Pose in Yoga
Not every posture in yoga requires the flexibility and dexterity of a Cirque de Soleil performer. However, even the easiest postures, the ones that don't appear to be stretching any part of your body, are beneficial. The crocodile posture is one of those. An integral part of yoga is learning to relax and how to breath deeply and rhythmically. A yoga practitioner learns to become mindfully aware of how her body is feeling and the ways in which it is responding to certain movements and positions or, conversely, when it's not cooperating and perhaps a posture needs to be modified. Learning how to relax and let go shouldn't be such a big deal that you have to be taught how to do this, but in this fast-paced, hectic, never-a-second-to-spare world that we live in, we sometimes forget to slow down.
Use the Energy Loops in Anusara Yoga
Understanding the energy loops in Anusara yoga can be tricky. There are seven energy loops that involve a multitude of poses, stretches and bends. Each loop focuses on a different part of the body, using it to create a circular flow of energy. The loops already exist; doing certain poses "activates" them. This article will help explain how to use these Anusara yoga energy loops to your advantage.
Do Asanas In Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini Yoga is believed to be 50,000 years old, developed by rishis (seers) in India and Tibet. Kundalini Asanas or poses reflect Hatha Yoga with the differences that Kundalini Yoga claims to be a more rapid path to union with the Divine and is a practice of nearly constant movement. Kundalini asanas allow shakti (energy) to move throughout the body, energizing the chakras. Pranayama (breathing exercises) accompany every asana. Flexing the spine, breath and chant are incorporated into Kundalini Yoga. Kundalini asanas clear blockages that can lead to illness, allow access to creative power and open the doors to God consciousness. There are thousands of sets of Kundalini sets and meditations.