Meditation-relaxation therapy to treat sleep paralysis
A pilot study suggests that sleep paralysis can possibly be treated with a unique combination of meditation-relaxation.
Yoga, Tai Chi and meditation: Promising benefits for veterans
Three popular complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies -- Yoga, Tai Chi, and meditation -- are showing physical and mental health improvement among veterans.
How meditation can help keep the heart healthy
Mediation is known for its several benefits and, according to a recent study, meditation may also help in cardiovascular risk reduction.
A mega virtual global drive for Yoga from Home
The social distancing norms in place around the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic meant a whole new avatar for the annual UN-designated International Day of Yoga (IDY) this year.
‘Bhagvad Gita’, a modern-day guide to success
Spirituality can guide us through the process of being self-aware and, crucially, it can also help us become great leaders. When you connect with your unconsciousness, it creates space for better focus, decision making, and understanding. It is no surprise then, that spirituality is a practice that entrepreneurs and professionals credit as their gateway to success. Meditating and principles of the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ are the tools that Dhanny Joshi, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Big Deal Films, attributes to his [...]
Re-set the year, re-set your body, re-set your mind
India Inc. yoga expert runs through how to re-align the mind and body for the New Year with a range of poses, meditation and breathing techniques. January 1 serves as a benchmark to reflect and take stock of where we have come from and plan where we will be going. For many of us it’s a time to re-set. Resetting means ‘to set again or differently’. The New Year allows us to do exactly that. If you have been reading [...]
Breathing techniques linked to yoga
How yoga breathing techniques can help modern day professionals manage stress, improve productivity and luck. Fifteen years ago, in a cosy meditation centre in Chiswick, west London, I attended an introductory talk given by two Art of Living yoga and meditation teachers from Mumbai who explained that by doing pranayama, yoga and meditation one's luck would improve. Knowing that these two IIT graduates were very logical and rational individuals and not ones for conjecture and speculation, their words really grabbed [...]