Say bye-bye to headaches easily - Qatar Tribune - First with the news and whats behind it

Say bye-bye to headaches easily - Qatar Tribune - First with the news and whats behind it

Say bye-bye to headaches easily

Headaches are one of the most common ailments, with ALL of us having experienced it at one time or another. Our brain itself cannot sense pain, so a headache has nothing to do with your brain hurting. It is really a pain somewhere around your brain being picked up by nerve endings located in your head. Yoga helps you slow down and relax, and also improves circulation throughout the body. Practising yoga increases the blood flow, thus, the oxygen flow to the brain, consequently alleviating pain and stress. For the majority of our lives, gravity is pulling us down and the body flow is ALLdownwards, pooling towards the feet. So, it's a good idea to get that flow going up in the opposite direction towards the brain. That's what we do with yoga. If you have a headache or just need a little stress relief, and looking for a solution outside a bottle of pills, TRY this breathing technique and simple postures. These have the ability to help relieve tension, boost circulation, and calm the mind. Yoga can be a powerful natural remedy for headaches. Alternate nostril breathing This breathing technique gives profound balance of breath and the brain hemispheres. It is calming, relieves anxiety, improves concentration and stimulates energy centres. Inhalation and exhalation in the ratio 1:1, establishes a calming rhythm for the brain and heart, assisting people with stress-related conditions and cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous disorders, headaches as well. Once the breath become rhythmic, the mind stays at peace. * Begin with equal inhalation and exhalation, using the ratio 1:1. * Close the right nostril with the thumb and inhale through the left nostril. * At the same time count mentally 1, 2, 3... until the inhalation ends comfortably. (This is the basic count) Breathe deeply without strain. * Close the left nostril with ring finger and release the pressure of the thumb on the right nostril. While exhaling through the right nostril mentally count 1,2,3...The length of the inhalation and exhalation should be equal * Next inhale through the right nostril, keeping the same count, in the same manner. * At the end of inhalation, close the right nostril and open the left nostril. Exhale through the left nostril, continue as before * This is one round * Practise 5 -10 rounds Child pose * Sit on your heels. Keeping your hips on the heels, bend forward, and lower your forehead to the floor. * Keep the arms alongside your body with hands on the floor, palms facing up. (If this is not comfortable, you can place one fist on TOP of another and rest your forehead on them.) * Gently press your chest on the thighs. * Hold. * Slowly sit up on the heels, uncurling vertebra by vertebra and relax. Precautions * In case of serious back or knee injuries, avoid this position * Pregnant women should avoid this position * Avoid this position if you are suffering from, are or have recently suffered from diarrhoea

Yoga helps keep you fit for football

Want to play football? Practise yoga to keep yourself fit - Qatar Tribune - First with the news and whats behind it

Want to play football? Practise yoga to keep yourself fit

Yoga is extremely beneficial to all sports, football included. Various breathing techniques help expand lung capacity, which improves the overall stamina, preventing injuries and MUSCLE CRAMPS. Yoga actually helps tune the player to focus on the game, handling pressure, restoring energy, will power, and confidence, because it trains the mind as much as it trains the body. Many people have the misconception that yoga is only for certain people. But that is not true. Whatever your favourite sport is, you can continue to practice that, and spend a few minutes on yoga. It will raise your performance level. As Qatar looks forward to bigger football events in the future, I thought this article will be insightful for people who love football. Tight hamstrings are perhaps one of the biggest worries for a player. Also, when you need to unleash your kick, you need a very good follow-through of the leg (flexibility) to go with extremely toned thighs (strength). Watch David Beckham or Ronaldinho take a free-kick to appreciate the need for flexibility, balance and strength! There are a lot of postures that can help you attain these, but here, I will show three basic moves which you can practise. A player's performance always depends on the efficiency of the body and mind. Nowhere is this more evident than in the sport of football. These postures, if practised regularly, will go a long way in achieving and maintaining that synergy. Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) \u9679? Lie full length on the floor on the stomach. Face downwards and rest the palms by the side of chest, the fingers straight and pointing in the direction of the head. \u9679? With an exhalation, raise the body from the waist. Keep the arms straight and move the head inwards towards the feet, trying to keep the crown of the head as close to the floor as possible. If you can't, just do as much as your body allows you to. \u9679? Keep both legs straight and don't bend the knees. Try to keep the heels and soles on the floor and feel the stretch in both legs and shoulders. \u9679? While holding the pose, breathe slowly for 10 to 30 seconds. \u9679? Once you finish, lower the whole body with an exhalation. \u9679? Do 3 to 5 rounds Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) \u9679? Lie full length on the floor on the stomach. Keep the face downwards and rest the palms by the side of chest. Keep the elbows on either side of the body, with the fingers straight and pointing in the direction of the head. \u9679? With an inhalation, lift the chin, head and chest up. Try to arch and lift the entire torso up till the navel. If you have better flexibility, you can arch more without giving pressure to the lower back. \u9679? While in the pose, breathe slowly. Maintain the position for 10 to 30 seconds \u9679? With exhalation, lower the chin, head and chest back to the floor \u9679? Can do 3 to 5 rounds Triangle pose(Trikonasana) \u9679? Stand erect with the feet more than shoulder-width apart. Turn the right foot to the right side. \u9679? Inhale and stretch the arms sideways and raise them to shoulder level, so that they are in one straight line. \u9679? While exhaling, bend to the right. Take care not to bring the body forward and keep the hips and knees straight. \u9679? Place the right palm comfortably on the right foot, or if you can keep the full palm on the floor, you can attempt that as well. \u9679? Do the same sequence with your left side (right and left together is one round. You can do 5 to 8 rounds).

Pregnancy yoga in doha

Meditation as Yoga therapy for pregnancy

Pregnancy is the time when a woman has to ensure ultimate care of her own health as well as of the new life that dwells inside her womb. Expectant mothers are known to be anxious about everything that has to do with keeping the yet-to-be-born child safe and healthy. As a result all pregnant women adopt a lifestyle that ensures peace for the body as well as the mind. .Meditation as Yoga therapy for pregnancy is becoming more and more popular all over the world. So much so that even modern medical science is coming to recognize its benefits. Pregnancy Yoga has incorporated as part of its practices meditation that can be done lying down, seated Crossed Leg (in Sukhasana) or in the Warrior pose (Vajrasana). Meditation is at the heart of Pregnancy Yoga. Seen carefully, meditation is the flowering of one’s mind and heart

Meditation brings with it an incredible awareness which works at a very subtle level. Meditation will help you explore your inner self; establish that connection with your child that is impossible to explain. It creates a phenomenal understanding of you and you alone. It puts you in tune with your baby.

* For therapeutic purposes, meditation can help to resolve the deepest of neuroses, fears and conflicts which are a major cause for stress and ill-health. * Mantra Japa meditation is a very effective form of meditation. It has an extremely positive effect on your senses and on the developing fetus. *  Ancient yogis discovered certain ways of developing and controlling the mind by using meditation.