Siddha Yoga

March 10, 2010 By marie Leave a Comment

Siddha Yoga exercises are very much different from the regular yoga exercises. This is because in this type of yoga, there is not much need for physical exercise. All you have to do is to sit and rest or lie down instead. It is said that the exercises your body needs will happen automatically according to what your body needs.

The basic principles of this type of yoga is that treatment as a whole, works on getting rid of the energy blocks from the body in order to restore the health, get some peace of mind and to prevent illness.

Siddha yoga is different from other yogas in many ways. For one thing, traditional yoga exercides are done sitting cross legged on the mat. Siddha yoga can be done in any position. Most yoga forms have long meditation sessions and are practiced only in the morning on an empty stomach. Siddha yoga can be practiced any time you want to.

Siddha yoga meditation is also known as Ayurveda Siddha and is considers man and nature as one. Man is said to be a significant part of the universe. Whatever takes place in the world around you takes place in the human body as well.

According to medical studies done about Siddha, the universe consists of atoms that attributes to the five elements which are fire, air, water, earth and ether. The Siddha knowledge is based on the principles and ideals of alchemy, philosophy, medicine and yoga.

The benefits that are reaped out of siddha yoga would vary depending on the person who practices it. Some would claim that siddha yoga can help cure serious illnesses like arthritis and cancer.

Other perceived benefits of Siddha yoga is that it can help you stay free from any kind of addiction whether it is alcohol, cigarettes or drugs. This type of yoga can also help you get rid of stress and tension.

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Kahuna Massage – Relaxing the Hawaiian Way

February 12, 2010 By marie Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a unique way to start relaxing then you should try the Kahuna Massage. This is an ancient Hawaiian massage that has been made based on the idea of “lomi lomi” or “the loving touch”. This type of massage is believed to have a connection between your hand, heart and soul. It is believed that you will feel a warm feeling of love all over your body with this massage.

The Kahuna massage is considered as a holistic healing method since it aims to regain the balance in your body. The massage can affect you not only physically but emotionally as well since the massage would be targeting your mind and your body.

This type of massage is considered to be very unique since the massage practitioner will not only be using their hands but also their elbows and forearms. You will find the massage practitioner moving around the massage table so that he or she can work on your whole body. As you can see, it does not use the usual isolated finger pressure in this form of massage. You will be feeling long pressure strokes in your body and the feeling can be very fantastic.

What makes this Hawaiian massage unique is the fact that you will be treated in a tranquil and serene environment. You will find that most spas would set up an ambiance of aromatherapy candles, soft lighting and soothing music for this type of massage.

The massage is said to be very beneficial in regards to the way you would look at your life. It can absorb negative feelings from the body and can help you think positively. This will also help you meditate and focus on the best things in life.

You can also benefit from the healing properties of the massage. The Kahuna massage can help improve your digestive, respiratory and immune systems. The massage lets your body’s energy flow and will make your figure feel more flexible after.

If you need a release from everyday stress then get a Kahuna massage treatment and let the wonderful feeling of peace and calm surround you.

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Live a Healthy Lifestyle

November 7, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Everyone is into the healthy lifestyle lately. This is because in times like these, getting sick is not an inviting option for those who can not afford to lose a day at work. Living a healthy lifestyle will also help lessen the amount of stress that you receive. This is why it is very important that you get to incorporate healthy benefits in your daily routine.

But maintaining a healthy habit may look harder than it seems especially if you are not a health conscious person from the start. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to make things easier. Here are some tips that you can do when it comes to incorporating healthy habits in your lifestyle:

First of all you have to keep things simple. Do not incorporate habits that would end up giving you more stress instead of relieving stress. Stay away from habits that would only complicate your life. For example, if you find that doing pilates can be difficult for you then do not force yourself to go through it. This will only frustrate you and may end up making you feel bitter about having to go healthy. Choose something that is easier for you to do such as Jogging every morning.

Of course it is important that you must not force something that will not fit into your lifestyle. For example, if you are not a morning person then it is best that you do not choose a morning exercise routine. This will just be too difficult for you to maintain. If you have kids at home to take care of then do not get health practices that would require silence and privacy such as meditation.

One way to find out which habits are good or bad for you is to identify your strengths and weaknesses. This will help you find an effective stress reliever. If you find that you have a creative and active imagination then visualization can help you. If you find that you are good with words then you can try journaling as your release.

Careful evaluation of yourself can help you make a choice easily regarding which healthy habits to take up.

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Get some sleep

September 13, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Insomnia is a common sleeping disorder that most people are facing. Experts believe that this disorder is created due to a person’s individual behavior and eating habits. Medically speaking, insomnia is a condition where a person is unable to get full sleep. This is a very hazardous condition since it can lead to mental degradation and extreme fatigue. This condition is usually found in those who lead a hectic schedule and to those who are constantly stressed.

Insomnia can be caused by a lot of things: mental tension, anxiety, depression, indigestion, high caffeine intake, lack of physical activity and room conditions. All these factors can cause you sleeplessness. As a result, you will be feeling more tired and will be going through mental fatigue all day.

Although there are sedatives, tranquilizers and sleeping pills to help you sleep, this is not a permanent treatment for insomnia. Aside from that, the constant use of these medicines can cause other problems in your body like hormonal imbalance, hypertension and migraines. This is why it is better to take alternative therapies for this condition as well.

Yoga is one alternative treatment that you can use to help you get rid of insomnia. Since insomnia is caused by mental stress and depression, the practice of meditation helps get rid of these causes and ultimately – insomnia as well.

Place a cloth over the floor and lay down idly on it. Relax your whole body and mind until you feel that you are unable to think of anything. In this state, start analyzing using your mind, a virtual world. This will instantly calm your mind and will help you tame your mental activities.

Another alternative therapy that you can use to get rid of insomnia is to use Ive. This is a relaxing treatment that concentrates on the head, shoulders and neck. This improves blood circulation and help give relief to mental and physical strain. Aside from helping out with insomnia, you will also get rid of headaches, eye strain and congestion. The massage is said to help balance your Chakras or energy center which then helps your body out when it comes to working in a more harmonious manner.

Try out these alternative medicines and you will not only get rid of insomnia but you will also prevent stress and other mental related diseases from taking over your body.

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Rejuvenate your body and soul

August 26, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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We are living in this very stressful world that sometimes we forget to take care of our body. It is very necessary that we take time in taking care of our body because if you do, it’s like taking care of your soul too.

There are different ways to relax and rejuvenate your body and soul but the most popular therapy for the renewing of both body and soul is through meditation. You can take thirty minutes to one hour of your day by meditating. Meditating can cleanse your mind and soul. It can start off by choosing a place which is free from any distractions. Its either you can select a location that is near the sea or lake, as long as it is far from noises.

Make sure that when you settle yourself for a meditation, you ready yourself for it. You should empty your mind from any problems or any thoughts. Make sure that you concentrate on your breathing. Deep breathing expands your lungs while at the same time rejuvenating clean oxygen to your lungs.

When you do the meditation correctly, it would bring you to deeper relaxation. It would be able to give you peace of mind. People who are often suffering from stress or anxiety resolve to this kind of therapy because it always gives them good and effective results.

When you decide to do meditation, you have to know the proper ways to do it. When you assume a sitting position, make sure that your spine is relatively straight at the same time closing your eyes. Closing your eyes makes you more focus on what you are doing and making the meditation more effective.

If you do not know how to do it properly, you can always ask for an assistance from a trainer or someone who does meditation too. You can ask them to help you with the process. Some people would be able to do it well when they are with somebody else.

Proper nutrition and enough rest heighten the effects of meditation. You would be able to think more clearly and decide on things more confidently when you have proper nutrition.

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Breathe and Be Strong with Qigong

August 1, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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3,000 years ago, as people in ancient China struggled to survive; they realized that they were able to breathe fully and more deeply through the help of meditation and specific movements. Thus was the birth of the art of Qigong.

Qi is a Chinese character that means “air” while Gong means “great effort”. Practitioners of Qigong are working to help their patients have a healthier balance of body, spirit and mind that is essential for an energetic and healthier lifestyle

Qigong is a natural method in which you try to hold in balance two polar extremes of the human condition – the Yin and the Yang. Practitioners believe that any disruption of balance between Yin and Yang causes all kinds of disruptions such as sickness.

By exercising your body, maintaining good posture and relaxing your mind, balance is obtained. Those who practice Qigong massage themselves as they exercise their limbs and practice breathing properly by making long and slow inhales through their noses and slow exhales through their mouths.

If you practice Soft Qigong, you will be concentrating more on meditation and low impact exercises that are designed for posture and  alignment. This type of Qigong is the best for beginners and for those who have limited motion of their arms and legs.

Hard Qigong involves a higher impact and martial arts like exercises that strengthens your body and are designed to help you ward off attacks. This is why most martial arts use Qigong as its basis.

Today there are over 200 forms of Qigong practiced all over the world.

Qigong is found to improve mental concentration and improve the functions of your body. In fact, Qigong has been used as part of the medical routine in most Chinese hospitals since 1989 due to its health benefits.

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Acupuncture

July 28, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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If you’re looking for ways to relieve stress or alternative methods to heal your sickness then you should try acupuncture. An acupuncturist will be sticking needles in certain areas of your body depending on your condition and it is not painful as it looks like.

Using the theory of Chi energy or life force, Acupuncture is said to have amazing healing and relaxation effects. If there is balance in the body, then the Chi energy will flow in harmony all throughout the body, mind and spirit. Mental and physical traumas, stress, and other sicknesses can stop the Chi from flowing.

Chinese medicine believes that Chi energy flows through meridians in your body. Each acupuncture meridian is associated with a pulse. The practitioner will monitor your pulse and this will inform the state of your Chi. Along these meridians, there are points where needles will be placed to assist in the rebalancing and harmonizing of your Chi’s flow and this will help improve your health and prevent any disease.

Your first acupuncture session will take one and a half or two hours. The acupuncturist will be asking about any symptoms and minor problems that you may have. It’s like a gathering of your medical history to assess your Chi. The acupuncturist will also look at the condition of your nails, skin, hair and tongue. They will also be asking questions regarding your sleep patterns, eating habits, bladder and bowel movements. Based on your answers and information gathered, the Acupuncturist will form a treatment plan based on your individual needs.

Generally you will have to do regular sessions on a weekly basis for five to six weeks then once every two weeks and so on depending on your response to the treatment. Some may need more treatment while others may need less. Generally, the older the sickness, the longer it will take to end the treatment.

This therapy originated in China 5,000 years ago and is now practiced all over the world.

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Magnet Therapy – The healing power of attraction

July 27, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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If you want to reduce stress in a unique way you can give Magnetic Therapy a try. In this type of treatment, specially designed magnets are applied to various parts of your body to relieve pain, reverse illnesses and even improve sleep.

Magnetic therapy is becoming a popular stress reliever and holistic therapy since there have been no side effects found even after 40 years of research related to magnetic therapy. The fact that there is no known harm that this type of treatment brings makes people more open to the treatment.

This type of treatment has been around for more than years. Ancient Egyptians were found to use loadstones for healing. In fact, rumors have it that Cleopatra wore a polished loadstone on her third eye all the time in order to preserve her youth and beauty.

Paracelsus, the father of modern medicine believes that the life force of the body is influenced by the force of magnets. He believes that any injury of the body will heal faster when it is exposed to a magnet.

With all the years of research poured on it, science is still unable to give a solid theory on how magnetic therapy works. Some says that the magnetic fields affect hemoglobin which is the iron component of the blood and increases circulation to the injured area where the magnets are applied. Some say that magnets energize and oxygenate the white blood cells in the body. Over all, most theories attest to the fact that magnetic therapy increases blood circulation which lets the body’s natural healing mechanism to function in a more effective manner.

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Yoga for Beginners

July 19, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Yoga is becoming a popular exercise regardless of sex and age. This practice does not only promote mental awareness and relieve you of stress but it helps increase flexibility, improve circulation and can help build muscle. Such benefits can help you treat and prevent arthritis and heart ailments. Aside from that, you also get to lose weight.

People from different walks of life can practice yoga and you are not an exception. Here are some tips and pointers that you can use to help you create your Yoga routine:

  • When practicing yoga, you need to have your own comfortable space. A padded space is preferred because it lessens the chances of you slipping while you are doing the exercise. You can buy a yoga mat for this purpose.

  • The next thing you should consider is your attire. You should be wearing loose clothing but not to the extent that it drapes so that your actions will not be limited by your clothes. Plus you have to practice yoga with bare feet – there are a lot of positions that will be uncomfortable when it comes to shoes. Pull back your hair in a ponytail so you do not have to constantly brush it off your face. Lastly, make sure you take off your metal jewelry. Yoga is all about the movement of energy throughout the body and metal can disrupt this flow.

  • Your schedule is the next step. It does not matter how often you do them whether it should be weekly or daily – what’s important is that you do it regularly. But do not put a gap longer than a week between practices because this will definitely limit your progress. If you want the best results, then practicing yoga daily is the best way to do it.

  • Do not forget to think of appropriate warm up exercises. You can do stretches or go for a short work before starting yoga. That way your body is prepared for the practice that you are about to do.

Yoga can be practiced by anyone – all you need is the willpower to commit to doing the practice regularly.

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Relax with your own spa treatment

July 19, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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When your body is tired, the only way to treat it is to start relaxing. But sometimes, you simply do not have the time and resources to go to a spa. Here are some tips and techniques to help you relax and get the rejuvenating benefits of a spa treatment without stepping out of your house:

  • The bathroom can be the perfect place to start relaxing. You can start by taking a nice long bath. You can light candles around your tub or play soft and smooth music while you take a bath. You can also put in bath oils and beads in your tub to enhance your relaxation.

  • You can run your favorite bathrobe and towel through the dryer before you get into the tub so that they will feel warm and dryer when you are done with your bath. Drying off with a warm towel will stimulate your body. After drying up, put lotion all over your body.

  • For facial treatment, you can steam your face by putting it over a bowl of steaming water – the bowl must be covered with a towel. After 15 minutes, you can put a facial mask on your face. While you wait for your face to be treated you can give yourself a manicure or pedicure. By the time your nails are dry you can take off your mask.

  • You can end your treatment with a refreshing cup of tea. This does not only relieve you of any stress or tensions but it also helps your body heal and keep you healthy.

Remember that giving time for yourself can help you release any tensions you’ve been having through the day or over the week. Pick a time where you can enjoy by yourself and make sure that you will not be getting any interruptions so that you can totally enjoy your own spa treatment at the comfort of your own home and you can come out feeling like a totally new person.

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