Yoga

From fertility issues to fighting diseases affecting women such as breast cancer, the benefits of yoga are unmatched when it comes to women’s wellness. Here are the most important types of yoga postures that can affect women’s wellness. THE COBRA  Do this in easy stages. Lie down, face prone, legs tightly together and stretched back, forehead on the floor. Put your hands, palm down, just under your shoulders. Inhale and raise your head, pressing your neck back, now use your hands to push your trunk up until you are bending in a beautiful arc from your lower spine to the back of your neck. You need go no further than this. However, if you are supple enough, you can now straighten your arms completely, bend the legs at the knees and drop your head back to touch your feet. Even if your head goes nowhere near your feet, drop it back as far as possible and hold the posture with deep breathing. Come out of the posture very slowly, returning to the face prone posture. Rela...

JANU SIRSASANA: Correct foot placement Sit up straight with legs evenly extended in front. Bend the right leg at the knee and place the foot so that the heel is in the right groin and the front of the foot touches the left thigh. Turn the foot so that the bottom of the foot is facing upward and press the knee back to form an obtuse angle with the body. This position will be difficult at first; don't force it. Put a folded blanket under the knee and also under the hips. Gradually the knee will move farther back. Just keep the foot correctly positioned. JANU SIRSASANA: Correct, perfect posture Having positioned the foot and knee correctly, stretch the left leg out, keeping the leg firmly on the mat. Settle the heel firmly and stretch the toes up. (The heel should pull gently away from the ankle.) Now inhale and bend forward over the straight leg, catching the foot with both hands if possible. Beginners should bend only as far as they can without rounding the back. Wh...

Have you recently learned that you are going to be a new mom?  If you have, congratulations!  Motherhood is something that most women live their lives for.  As nice as motherhood is, many issues arise that many first time parents do not know about. For that reason, many first time mothers make the decision to take parenting classes, but the question is should you? When it comes to determining if you should take parenting classes, to prepare for the raising of your new baby, many parents are unsure.  If you are one of those soon-to-be parents, you may want to examine the advantages and disadvantages of parenting classes. These advantages and disadvantages, a few of which are outlined below, may help make making a decision a little bit easier for you. As for the advantages of taking a parenting class, you will find that there are an unlimited number of them.  Although you may have babysat children in the past, parenting is much different.  When you...

Ginger root offers you a lot of benefits, including the ability to treat headaches and common colds.  One of the most common uses of ginger root is the treatment of an upset stomach, something we all know and hate. Ancient civilizations have used the vitamin in both cooking and medicine form.  Although the technology back then wasn’t close to what it is today, the ancient civilizations knew that ginger root would help prevent ailments ranging from motion sickness to athlete’s foot.  With ginger root having anti-inflammatory properties, it can also make the pain of rheumatoid arthritis less intense.  Women that drink ginger tea have said that it helps them eliminate menstrual cramps completely. What many people don’t know, is the fact that ginger root isn’t really classified as a root, but instead an underground stem.  Even though it is a very useful herb and supplement, it is harvested year round just like the hawthorne berry.  The harvests, which a...

Health:  The Importance of Healthy Eating and Regular Exercise Are you a woman who is interested in losing weight?  If you are, you are not alone.  In the United States, a large number of women are concerned with health and beauty related issues, including those pertaining to weight.  While it is often a lot easier said than done, it is more than possible for you to lose weight and to lose weight “naturally.”  If you are interested in losing weight “naturally,” without the assistance of weight loss pills, you will want to continue reading on. What you need to know about losing weight naturally is that it requires quite a bit of hard work and restraint on your part.  The two most important components of losing weight are exercise and healthy eating.  Without these two components of weight loss, there is a good chance that you will not lose any weight, in fact, you may keep on gaining more.  When it comes to eating healthy, there are ma...

Yoga and Meditation as Preventative Medicine Every one of us has probably used the reasoning that we do not have time for exercise and eating right, much less for yoga or meditation. For many of us, thoughts of meditating probably bring images of the kids running around after the dog, the doorbell ringing, and a loud noise somewhere in the background, as we try to go into meditative state. However, those reasons may be the exact reasons why we need to consider yoga and meditation as preventative medicine in the first place. Incorporating yoga and meditation as preventative medicine is just like adding anything else to our to-do list. However, this is not only something that needs to get done, but something that should get done as it benefits us in so many ways. There are several ways to incorporate yoga and meditation as preventative medicine. The Buddy System You would not have to search far or long to find a buddy who is in need of some serious de-stressing, relaxation,...