The mere thought of a child blossoming inside your body is exhilarating, isn’t it?
Becoming a mother is the best part of a woman’s life, the moment pregnancy is confirmed, it brings out mixed emotions, excitement and anxiety together. Pregnancy doesn’t only involve physical changes, but huge emotional variations too and hence for a healthy baby to be borne, it’s very necessary to maintain a calm and pleasant mindset. Through the course of 9 months of pregnancy, the body witnesses immense changes and sometimes the most pleasant experience becomes a little …
What kind of problems can be managed with prenatal Yoga?
Sciatica pain
Ligament pain
Swelling/ edema around ankles
Morning sickness
Acidity
Back ache
Anxiety
Insomnia/ sleeplessness
Breathlessness
Hypo/ hyper-thyroid
High blood sugar
Fatigue
Nausea
Does it make the labor pains any lesser?
Stretching and cultivating the muscles for birth inherently makes birthing easier.
Yoga can be a great way to stay flexible, relive stress and prepare yourself for birth. Yoga poses can help to-be-mothers relieve back pain, fight indigestion, promote healthy growth of the baby along with preparing the body for a quick and relatively painless birth.
I feel that Yoga won’t be safe during pregnancy, Is …
How do you envision your 50+ years to be??
Smiling and pleasant persona, calm demeanor, agile and healthy body so that you can embrace each moment of your golden phase of life with enthusiasm( no tension of exams, no hurry to run to the office, no tension of overtime and minimum responsibilities thus the term golden phase !!) Sounds great isn’t it?
But this phase is also brings with it the process of natural wear and tear of body, making the body vulnerable to the various diseases like arthritis , diabetes …
Yoga
Stimulates parasympathetic nervous system (hence relaxing)
Subcortical regions of brain dominate
Slow dynamic movements
Reduced muscle tension, progressive movements
Low risk of injuring muscles and ligaments
Low caloric consumption
Effort is minimized, relaxed
Energizing (breathing is natural or controlled)
Noncompetitive, process-oriented
Awareness is internal (focus is on breath and the infinite)
Limitless possibilities for growth in self-awareness
Exercise
Stimulates sympathetic nervous system (hence tiring)
Cortical regions of brain dominate
Rapid forceful movements
Increased muscle tension
Higher risk of injury
Moderate to high caloric consumption
Effort is maximized
Fatiguing (breathing is taxed)
Competitive, goal-oriented
Awareness is external (focus is on reaching the toes, reaching the finish line, etc.)
No aspect of self …
To energize the body
To increase body’s immunity
To cure varied lifestyle disorders
To purify the body & increase the physical strength
To improve our lifestyle
To make the body flexible
To enhance muscle tone
To enhance blood circulation
Improve the functioning of various body systems
To make one healthy, in all respects
To cultivate a sense of happiness within
To de-stress oneself
To increase the ability to focus & concentrate
To improve body’s metabolism
To cultivate self-awareness
To decrease blood pressure
To increase respiratory efficiency
To improve body posture
To reduce anxiety/ depression
To cultivate clarity in thoughts
1. Yoga is to completely eradicate/ control the impressions emerging in one’s mind (yogah citta vritti nirodhah)
2. The philosophy of Yoga has been elaborated & explained in the traditional Yoga scriptures such as Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Samkhya Karika, Gheranda Samhita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika
3. Yoga is a holistic practice that must be done/learnt/ taught keeping in mind the roots of its origin
4. There are 7 priniciples of Yoga-therapy:
1. Yama/niyama & …
Start your day with 2 glasses of water followed by any antioxidant rich juice such as aloe vera or amla juice or wheat-grass juice. Antioxidants act as strong soldiers that protect the body against all infections.
Keep yourself well hydrated. Drink at-least 5lts of water through out the day. Water forms 60% of our body weight & almost all activities within the body require water as an essential medium.
Never eat if you aren’t hungry & don’t avoid eating if you feel hungry. It is extremely important to respond to body’s alarm …
A THEATRE INITIATIVE BY MRITYUNJAYA
What is Umang?
Umang is a set of theater programs drafted & designed specially for those employed in the corporate sector.
The idea behind creation of “Umang” is therapy through theater.
The problems of stress, anxiety, depression, relationship hassles are all part of the dilemma of multiple existences, especially in the urban areas. These need to be addressed in a lesser obvious & more practical way to be able to deal with it.
Why Deal with the issues?
Any employee that is suffering with a psychological problem cannot be …
Vishuddha Vivekah, is a set of specialize programs for Corporates that have been designed keeping in view the present sedentary lifestyle of individuals working with various organizations.
Many factors on a collective basis are affecting lives of the people living in urban areas. The crucial point to notice is the vicious circle that the lifestyle is attaining.
STRESS
As of now, the word stress has certainly become one of the most popularly used & to an extent a rather appropriate addition in everyday’s lingo. Stress is often misinterpreted or misunderstood by …
The word “Insomnia” has been derived from latin word “somnus” which means “sleep”, insomnis means sleepless. Insomnia hence implies “inability to sleep or inadequate sleep”.
Are there types of insomnia?
There are various classifications for insomnia based on the
Duration of insomnia
- Transient (one to several nights)
- Short-term (few days to 3 weeks)
- Long term (for months to years)
Nature of sleep
- Sleep onset (problem in initiating the sleep)
- Sleep maintenance (several awakenings in the day)
- Sleep offset (early morning awakenings)
- Non-restorative (persistent sleepiness)
After classifying the category of insomnia, one can locate …