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Monday, January 7, 2013

YOGA, AN ANCIENT SCIENCE AND ART


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YOGA IS A TERM THAT ENCOMPASSES SPIRITUAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL DISCIPLINES AND ORIGINATED IN ANCIENT INDIA.  YOGA'S TRADITIONS ARE FOUND IN BUDDHISM, HINDUISM, JAINISM AND SIKHISM.  IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE WESTERN WORLD IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY BY HINDU MONKS AND GAINED IN POPULARITY IN THE 1980'S.

EACH YOGA ASANA (POSITION) BENEFITS THE BODY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.  OVERALL, YOGA BENEFITS OUR BODIES PHYSICALLY BY STRENGTHENING MUSCLES, ENABLING FLEXIBILITY, ADDING MUSCLE TONE, HELPS IN PREVENTING CAUSES OF SOME TYPES OF BACK PAIN, AND TEACHES US TO BREATHE BETTER THROUGH SPECIFIC EXERCISES CALLED PRANAYAMA.  YOGA HELPS WITH INDIGESTION AND INSOMNIA.

BECAUSE YOGA REQUIRES INTENSE CONCENTRATION, IT CALMS US MENTALLY.  THE MEDITATION TECHNIQUES INVOLVED HELP US DISENGAGE FROM OUR THOUGHTS WHILE BECOMING MORE AWARE OF OUR BREATHING.  IT HELPS WITH STRESS REDUCTION AND BODY AWARENESS.  

TRY THE FOLLOWING YOGA POSES, WHICH HELP IN DETOXIFYING YOUR BODY THE NATURAL WAY:

1) THE RECLINED TWIST - INCREASES THE HEALTH AND FUNCTIONING OF YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
2)  THE DOWNWARD DOG - ENCOURAGES DIGESTION; HELPS INCREASE BLOOD AND LYMPH CIRCULATION.
3)  LEGS UP THE WALL - ENCOURAGES DIGESTION AND HELPS CALM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
4)  THE SEATED TWIST - STIMULATES DIGESTION BY SQUEEZING THE ABDOMINAL ORGANS.
5)  RABBIT - STIMULATES THE THYROID GLAND, IMPROVES IMMUNE SYSTEM, BALANCES HORMONES AND IMPROVES CIRCULATION
6)  TWISTED REVOLVED SIDE ANGLE POSE - STIMULATES DIGESTION AND BLOOD FLOW, ADDS LEG STRENGTHENING AND ELONGATION OF THE SPINE.
7)  SUPPORTED SHOULDER STAND AND PLOW - HELPS RELIEVE BACK PAIN, AIDS IN DIGESTION, FOCUS AND BETTER SLEEP.

THESE POSES CAN BE FOUND AT ABE'S MARKET, ALONG WITH SEVERAL YOGA GOODS SUCH AS CLOTHING, MATS, STRAPS, BLOCKS AND EYE PILLOWS.

ORGANIC SHORT AND SWEET TEE
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ORGANIC RACER BACK TANK TOP
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ROUND YOGA MEDITATION COTTON CUSHIONS

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BEAN PRODUCTS YOGA MAT

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AROMATHERAPY EYE PILLOW

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YOGA MAT CLEANSER

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