research and health benefits from hatha yoga

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TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOGA  

A group of 84 classic yoga asanas taught by Lord Shiva is mentioned in several classic texts on yoga

Patanjali's Yoga Sutra (4-2nd century BC) does not mention a single asana by name, merely specifying the characteristics of a good asana. Later yoga texts however, do mention the 84 Classic Asanas and associate them with Shiva.

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika (15th century CE) specifies that of these 84, the first four are important, namely the siddhasana, padmasana, bhadrasana and simhasana.

The Hatha Ratnavali (17th century CE) is one of the few texts to attempt a listing of all the 84, although 4 out of its list do not have meaningful translations from the Sanskrit, and 21 are merely mentioned without any description. In all, 52 asanas of the Hatha Ratnavali are confirmed and described by the text itself, or other asana corpora.

The Gheranda Samhita (late 17th century CE) asserts that Shiva taught 8,400,000 asanas, out of which 84 are preeminent, and "32 are useful in the world of mortals.

1. What Is Yoga?

The word yoga, from the Sanskrit word yuj means to yoke or bind and is often interpreted as “union” or a method of discipline. A male who practices yoga is called a yogi, a female practitioner, a yogini.

2. What Does Hatha Mean?

The word hatha means willful or forceful. Hatha yoga refers to a set of physical exercises (known as asanas or postures), and sequences of asanas, designed to align your skin, muscles, and bones. The postures are also designed to open the many channels of the body—especially the main channel, the spine—so that energy can flow freely.

Hatha is also translated as ha meaning “sun” and tha meaning “moon.” This refers to the balance of masculine aspects—active, hot, sun—and feminine aspects—receptive, cool, moon—within all of us. Hatha yoga is a path toward creating balance and uniting opposites. In our physical bodies we develop a balance of strength and flexibility. We also learn to balance our effort and surrender in each pose.

Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to still the fluctuations of the mind and be more present in the unfolding of each moment.

Research on HATHA YOGA ... 

Study suggests Hatha Yoga boosts brain function in order adults... 

 University of Illinois graduate student Neha Gothe  research .. 

• ·    A cticing hatha yoga three times a week for eight weeks improved sedentary older adults' performance on cognitive tasks that are relevant to everyday life, researchers report.
• ·        University of Illinois graduate student Neha Gothe and her colleagues found that eight weeks of yoga classes significantly improved participants' reaction time and accuracy in tests of cognitive function. Gothe is now a professor of kinesiology at Wayne State University in Detroit.
• ·        Hatha yoga requires focused effort in moving through the poses, controlling the body and breathing at a steady rate," Gothe said. "It is possible that this focus on one's body, mind and breath during yoga practice may have generalized to situations outside of the yoga classes, resulting in an improved ability to sustain attention."

·        Hatha is a general category that includes most yoga styles. It is an old system that includes the practice of asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (yoga breathing exercises), which help bring peace to the mind and body, preparing the body for deeper spiritual practices such as meditation.

The Physical Benefits Of Yoga

·         improve flexibility

·         improve strength

·         improve balance

·         reduce stress and anxiety

·         reduce symptoms of lower back pain

·         be beneficial for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

·         increase energy and decrease fatigue

·         shorten labor and improve birth outcomes

·         improve physical health and quality of life measures in the elderly

·         improve diabetes management

·         reduce sleep disturbances

·         reduce hypertension

·         improve blood circulation

·         Yoga can control the complications of diabetes 

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i would be really grateful if i can get guidance from you  so that i can grown..  

http://news.illinois.edu/news/14/0818yoga_NehaGothe_EdwardMcAuley.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818113215.htm

http://www.yogajournal.com/article/beginners/yoga-questions-answered/
http://www.doyogawithme.com/types-of-yoga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asana

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Happy diwali

HAPPY DIWALI !!

"Diwali means to be in the present, so drop the regrets of the past and the worries of the future and live in the moment. It is a time to forget the bickering and negativities that have happened through the year. It is a time when you throw light on the wisdom you have gained and welcome a new beginning."
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Happy diwali to all blog lover...  May god bless you all with happiness n wealth...
Thank you ! Binay Gupta

Thoppukaranam super brain..

Yoga And Meditation Some Exercise are best thing to boost your body and mind... 

Some practice like pulling of your right ear with left hand and left ear with right hand can energies your brain. In India it is  know as "Thoppukaranam"   is a Tamil (a South Indian Language) word, which means to hold the ears. From ancient times this practice has been evident in the Indian Culture, where people practice this in front of the image of the Lord Ganapathy (a symbolic representation of supreme energy in the form of an elephant which actually signifies wisdom. Thus also connected with the brain. "Ga"  representing Intelligence, "Na" representing Wisdom and "Pathy" representing - Master, so ideally meaning the Master of Wisdom and Intelligence). It is said that this practice is a request to stimulate the wisdom and intelligence. It is also said that the practice has been evident in the ancient Gurukula Systems, where the seers asked their pupils to practice this technique in order to stimulate and energize the brain and its functions. The practice of ear piercing too has its real reasons being the stimulation of the pituitary and pineal glands, due to the effect of the pressure in the ear lobes. 

Dr. Paul nogier (the father of auricular medicine: 

Ear acupuncture and bio-energetic testing)

His research revealed that the outer ear—known as the auricle, is energetically connected to the entire body: a “micro-system.”  This means the ear functions as a tiny microcosm of living energy—a comprehensive acupuncture system the correlates and connects to the entire body.  Dr. Nogier discovered that the electrical conductivity of the skin of the ear changes in very specific areas when there is a disturbance in the body.

What is most fascinating is that there are no direct nerve connections between the ear and the rest of the body.  But, the nerves from the ear do connect to reflex centers in the brain, which send neurological reflex messages to the spinal cord, and then to nerves connecting to the corresponding part of the body.  Dr. Nogier mapped zones of every structure of the human body on the outer ear — the auricle.  He presented it in fFrancein 1957, and his work spread throughout Europe and china. 

yoga like...:- 

Hatha yoga 

kriya

Thoppukaranam

nadi shodhana

meditation

practice of yoga regular basis improve not only your brain but also help you to get healthy health and stable mind... 

one thing which i always have believed that we are the solution to most of our problem be it with health wise or others...  with these blog I will be learning many new things which I am going to share with you... 

this 5 practices mentioned above will boost our brain... i will be talk more in my next post 

reference 

http://www.myogacenter.com/2012/12/thoppu-karanam-or-super-brain-yoga.html

earsecret.com/Dr.html

Research-on-thoppukaranam-30-students visit link given below 

http://aarogyabody.blogspot.in/2016/02/research-on-thoppukaranam-30-students.html

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OUR BRAIN

It is your state of mind and way you think determine your nature.....  (brain and mind)
The human brain has been called the most complex object in the known universe, and in many ways it's the final frontier of science. A hundred billion neurons, close to a quadrillion connections between them, and we don't even fully understand a single cell.

Every thought and action is controlled by the brain — the body’s most complex organ. The brain is divided into functional units with particular tasks, like processing visual information or responding to fearful experiences. Each of these units is made up of brain cells that work together. These cells also form connections with cells in other functional units, creating communication routes for brain signals. On-going studies in animals and people are helping scientists recognize the many different types of brain cells and the roles they play. In addition, imaging technology is helping map brain regions responsible for specific functions and behaviors.
The connectivity of the neurons in the brain and in particular the cerebral cortex is more developed than in other non-human primates. Still, the actual different regions of the brain are the same ones in the human brain and the brain of other non-human primates; for example a rat's brain consists of the same components as this of a human, however, the neural connections in a human brain are more developed. The above said (developed neural connectivity has been linked with enhanced intelligence)
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Regions of the lateral surface of the brain, and particularly the lobes of the forebrain:
Beige – frontal lobe
Blue – parietal lobe
Green – occipital lobe
Pink – temporal lobe

The cerebral cortex is nearly symmetrical with left and right hemispheres that are approximate mirror images of each other. Each hemisphere is conventionally divided intofour "lobes", the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe. With one exception, this division into lobes does not derive from the structure of the cortex itself, though: the lobes are named after the bones of the skull that overlie them, the frontal bone, parietal bone, temporal bone, and occipital bone. The borders between lobes lie beneath the sutures that link the skull bones together. The exception is the border between the frontal and parietal lobes, which lies behind the corresponding suture; instead it follows the anatomical boundary of the central sulcus, a deep fold in the brain's structure where the primary somatosensory cortex and primary motor cortex meet.

Because of the arbitrary way most of the borders between lobes are demarcated, they have little functional significance. With the exception of the occipital lobe, a small area that is entirely dedicated to vision, each of the lobes contains a variety of brain areas that have minimal functional relationship. The parietal lobe, for example, contains areas involved in somatosensation, hearing, language, attention, and spatial cognition. In spite of this heterogeneity, the division into lobes is convenient for reference. The main functions of the frontal lobe are to control attention, abstract thinking, behavior, problem solving tasks, and physical reactions and personality.^[11] The occipital lobe is the smallest lobe; its main functions are visual reception, visual-spatial processing, movement, and color recognition. The temporal lobe controls auditory and visual memories, language, and some hearing and speech.

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links:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain

http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/neuroscience

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Today is 10 October 2014 and timing 13:31.

i am starting this blog to write diary in term of our health and fitness... i know there are many blogs and web pages in internet world .. but my only objective is to learn and let people know about  there body... not sure what difference will be there but for sure will be best of mine...