Yoga

Yoga Asanas for Concentration

Sports-Yoga India Rajasthan RAS Mains GS Paper 3 (1)

Trataka Concentrated Gazing Trataka is a kriya which is performed for cleansing and strengthening the eyes. In this kriya, eyes are focussed on a particular object which could be a flame of a lamp or a burning candle or a point. This is done without blinking the eyes till the eyes get tired or start …

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Yoga Asanas for Stress Management

Sports-Yoga India Rajasthan RAS Mains GS Paper 3 (1)

Sarvangasana Shoulder Stand Posture Sarvangasana strengthens whole body. It regulates the functioning of thyroid gland. It increases the supply of blood to the brain and strengthens the central nervous system enabling the person to fight the problems induced by stress. Matsyasana Fish Posture Matsyasana is effective in reducing stress. In Matsyasana, one has a feeling …

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Yoga Asanas for Physical Fitness

Sports-Yoga India Rajasthan RAS Mains GS Paper 3 (1)

The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means “to attach, join, harness, yoke”, and signifies union of the individual and universal conscious. In last few decades, the word “Yoga” has been used to refer to practise of performing physical postures or Yoga Asanas, with the goal of physical fitness. However in actuality, Yoga is …

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Eight Limbs of Yoga

Eight limbs of Yoga by Patanjali (1)

In last few decades, the word “Yoga” has been used to refer to practise of performing physical postures or Asanas, with the goal of physical fitness. However in actuality, Yoga is a complete system, of which the postures are a small, though quite useful part. “The Father of Yoga”, Maharishi Patanjali compiled and refined various aspects of Yoga …

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