YOGABHARATI

Being mindful and fully aware while doing Yoga is very important to get the full benefit of all the poses. These poses are nothing but imitation of all the living and non living things. For example we have Marjarasana (tiger), Ustrasana (camel), Shalabhasana (locust), Utkatasana (chair), Halasana (plough) etc. So how many asanas (poses) are there? Can you guess? While doing these poses, let the awareness be on the part of the body being stretched, compressed, twisted. If there is any unnecessary tightness anywhere, let go of it. Then gently bring awareness to the breath. Initially breath might be fast and irregular. As more and more we become aware of our breath, consciously slow it down. Let the breathing be rhythmic. We will see ourselves totally relaxing in the final pose. Wow! imagine being relaxed in a pose where some part of the body is absolutely stretched or compressed. This is Yoga. Beautiful statement by the Yoga Guru Patanjali "Yogah chitta vritti nirodhah". Once...

Defective vision- Part 2 Having known the several factors causing defective vision, let us now deal with the methods in the natural treatment and prevention of these conditions. As there are three main causes of defective vision, so there are three definite and distinct lines of approach for natural treatment. It is very difficult or impossible for us to know that the particular eye condition might be the result of only one cause. It is more likely that two or perhaps all three factors are involved and the most successful treatment will be that deals effectively with all the three factors. For a normal vision, the eyes and the surrounding muscles and nerves must be completely relaxed. Strain keeps the eyes rigid and fixed and causes staring. The normal eye is always moving – it is never still. Continuous movement of the eye is absolutely essential for its healthy action. The most important relaxation techniques are Palming and swinging. ·     ...

Vision Defective vision is very prevalent today and the main reason is the great increase in the use of artificial lighting, mainly electric and the popularity of television and computers. We cannot expect defective vision to be cured by spectacles. It is just to reduce the discomfort as much as possible to the sufferer.   It is quite easy to understand the high esteem in which glasses are held nowadays; as without them millions of people would be unable to do their day-to-day activities.   One school of thought feels strongly that defective vision is incurable and the only possible remedy is to wear spectacles.   Once the eye becomes myopic, hypermetropic or presbyopic, there exists no means where the eye can be brought back to its normal condition. The only solution seems to be spectacles. We quite naturally think that if we are able to see better, then the eyes must be better. It is only by wearing glasses for years and having to change more and more frequent...

When do we teach our kids to have a healthy lifestyle? it is not after they grow up to their twenties, but it is NOW. Small things can be reinforced so that they grow up in that habit to be healthy and conscious to be fit. This is to be done specially for kids 10 plus as this is the formative years to develop good eating habits, exercise habits, sleeping habits which plays a huge precious role when they grow up . What changes can we do ? 1. It is not that holidays means sleeping late and waking up late . It is a vicious cycle and this itself is the start of an unhealthy lifestyle. Have an understanding with the grown up child instead of forcing on the kid. Forcing gives resistance and lots of mental tension on both the sides. Talk to the child  on the importance of lifestyle. To start with , tell the child to follow this few days in a week. if there are sports camps, put the child for a morning yoga class/sports which is fun too or u join the child for a morning stroll/cycli...