8 Yoga Mudras To Overcome Any Ailments

Yoga is not only an exercise but a form of spiritual practice to improve you physical, mental and spiritual well being. 

It doesn’t only refer to twisting and curling your body into different shapes and poses, but it also involves some specific mudras posed during meditations. Mudras mean gestures adopted during pranayams and meditations that directs flow of energy into our body. Yogic tantras say that these mudra yoga techniques stimulate different areas of the brain.

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12 Yoga Poses for Back Pain - Strengthen and Heal Your Lower Back

After making it to the big leagues – aka cubicle life – I noticed a major shift in my overall energy and health. The key driver behind this shift was – drumroll please sitting.

We all sit.

We sit in our cars.

We sit on our couches.

We sit at work.

We sit while eating.

We sit. We sit. And then we sit some more.

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Yoga For Strengthening Arms

These four yoga poses will not only keep your mind, body and spirit in line, but also will help you strengthening your arms.

Yoga is not only an amazingly spiritual practice that connects you to the mind, body and soul… it also happens to have great physical benefits as well. As someone who is more on the spiritual end of the practice, I don’t want my entire practice to be a big round of sun salutations. I enjoy variety and fluidity within my practice. Kundalini, power yoga, prana power are just a few of the practices I employ to keep my mind, body and spirit in line. Adding these together and creating variety in my routine not only helps me to dig deeper into the philosophy of yoga, but makes me stronger inside and out. These top movements really help me to strengthen my upper body and take my practice to the next level.

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Yoga for Foot Pain

Try these yoga poses to help strengthen your feet, improve your alignment, and prevent foot injuries.

Our feet are our foundation in most yoga poses, but they can also suffer from soreness and injury from improper footwear. Here are some yoga poses that can help to strengthen your feet and ease the tension caused by constant use.

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