Yoga Community Blog » general health issues http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com at Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com: Your Personal Free Online Teacher Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Importance of friends and community support http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/importance-of-friends-and-community-support/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/importance-of-friends-and-community-support/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:50:06 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=661 I like an answer from Swami Satchitananda (not 100% sure that it was him, but it doesn’t really matter):

When he was asked: “What is the difference between illness and wellness?” – He circled first letter in the first word and two first letters in the second:

illness vs. wellness

see? How neat!

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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/importance-of-friends-and-community-support/feed/ 0 Atkins diet – is it what you think it is? http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/atkins-diet-is-it-what-you-think-it-i/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/atkins-diet-is-it-what-you-think-it-i/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:07:24 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=642 Atkins diet. I’ve heard about it – but never bothered to learn. Here is why: until today my misunderstanding about it was that it is “all you can eat stake diet”. It is not correct, although I would say – this misconception is a source of problems with it for…

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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/atkins-diet-is-it-what-you-think-it-i/feed/ 0 Switching to vegetarian diet without gaining weight http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/switching-to-vegetarian-diet-without-gaining-weight/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/switching-to-vegetarian-diet-without-gaining-weight/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:13:41 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=640 Any significant changes in life style should be made as a result of a proper education.

One of the main mistakes people make when switching to vegetarian diet is that they simply exclude meat and fish and continue to eat everything else they did before… only now – in greater amounts. Here is why this causes [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/03/12/switching-to-vegetarian-diet-without-gaining-weight/feed/ 0 Weight loss, Yoga, Magic berries, and Illusions http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/02/09/weight-loss-yoga-magic-berries-and-illusions/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/02/09/weight-loss-yoga-magic-berries-and-illusions/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:07 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=604 One lady-friend of mine wanted to order some pills with berries (I will not put the names of the berries, links to companies selling pills, etc. – don’t want to advertise those guys). What are they promising? – Things along the lines of “do nothing, eat our pills and your body will lose weight, become [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/02/09/weight-loss-yoga-magic-berries-and-illusions/feed/ 0 Yoga morning tips: colon cleansing and more http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/18/yoga-morning-tips-colon-cleansing-and-more/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/18/yoga-morning-tips-colon-cleansing-and-more/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:45:00 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=542 It’s a useful discussion, so, let’s not be shy about it. Below is a simple tip for colon cleansing to help Yoga practice.

Everybody knows that morning Yoga practice is the best in many respects – we will discuss the reasons in a separate post. Most obvious reasons are the following:

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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/18/yoga-morning-tips-colon-cleansing-and-more/feed/ 0 The science of Self-Healing. Metals in Ayurveda. http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/17/the-science-of-self-healing-metals-in-ayurveda/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/17/the-science-of-self-healing-metals-in-ayurveda/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:59:08 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=533 This is one of my personal investigations. This is the first post in the series.

Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing – is a book by Dr. Vasant Lad – quite a famous nowadays author of books on Ayurveda.

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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/17/the-science-of-self-healing-metals-in-ayurveda/feed/ 0 Dosha of Ayurveda http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/09/dosha-of-ayurveda/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/09/dosha-of-ayurveda/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:31:17 +0000 IndianYogi http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=477 Ayurveda concentrates on Holistic healing and hence the Ayurvedic approach to healing is very different as compared to the usual approach towards healing followed by most prevalent methodologies. This is because Ayurveda doesn’t just try to cure the disease in an individual. It focuses on the health and the body as well as physical constitution [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/02/flying-yogis-and-microvawe-cooking/feed/ 1 What I learned about Common Cold. Plus ill-person bed-time lessons http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/01/what-i-learned-about-common-cold-plus-lesson/ http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/2010/01/01/what-i-learned-about-common-cold-plus-lesson/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:16:09 +0000 Alexey (Yoga-from-A-to-Z.com) http://blog.yoga-from-a-to-z.com/?p=422 There is not much use to talk about meditation, Raja Yoga, and other “high matters” if we are ill. I wish you not to get sick and if you do – to get well fast.

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