ONLY WAY TO WEIGHT LOSS

The secret to weight loss is in getting your act right. We tend to find the solution to weight loss in those pills or bottles and the latest crazy diets too. But the truth lies in the fact that there is no other alternative to hard work, torching those unwanted calories in a way which is easy on your body and its fun too. For that you need to set your mindset right. For the mind is where it all starts. If you are here then we assume that you mean serious business and honestly looking for an answer to weight loss.

Control Your Weight Before It Controls You:

Age plays an important role in weight loss too, if you are young then the chances of you getting into the shape are high with minimal efforts but it is though for those who are on other side of thirties and looking for weight loss. Once you cross thirties special attention needs to be given to eating habits. Fats, carbohydrates and proteins are the main contents of any meal. Choosing them wisely over the different meals of the day will help you to go a long way in achieving your goal. Complex carbohydrates and healthy fats can be a part of your breakfast but including the same for your supper might not be a great idea. Also tracking your diet can help you to give you an idea of where your macronutrients are coming from. Remember to track each and every thing which goes in. This will make you aware of what you are having throughout the day and next time will make you think twice before gulping down your favorite cup cake. The more you educate yourself with the food labels, the more you become cautious and avoid them. It's all about bringing it to awareness.

Keep the fun factors going!!

Sticking to your goals and diet plan and achieving those calls for applause. Keep yourself motivated till the goal is accomplished. With your daily yoga routine try to include these over the weekend.

1. Go out with your friends on short trek on the outskirts of the city. Being outdoors help you to be close to the nature and gives you the required break from your yoga schedule.

It's important to be outdoors as it elevates you, gives you the required break and helps you prepare for the yoga routine coming week. Most important of all is that these activities have helped you torch down calories. You can excuse yourself for the slice of pizza at the end of the day.

2. Plan a beach trip – When was the last when you walked barefoot on the white sands of the blue seas and the froth of the waves kissing your feet? Make the best of the beach trip by walking on the never ending shores and don't forget to carry your yoga mat.

3. Bicycle anyone? Bicycling is another outdoor activity which gives you a good workout and with friends around you won't even come to know the distance you have travelled.

TEN BENEFIT FROM DOING YOGA ON DAILY BASES

1. Blood pressure. A consistent yoga practice decreases blood pressure through better circulation and oxygenation of the body. Can help lower blood pressure.
2. Pulse rate. A slower pulse rate indicates that your heart is strong enough to pump more blood with fewer beats. Regularly practicing yoga provides a lower pulse rate.
3. Circulation. Yoga improves blood circulation. By transporting nutrients and oxygen throughout your body, yoga practice provides healthier organs, skin, and brain.
4. Respiratory. Like the circulatory system, a lower respiratory rate indicates that the lungs are working more efficiently. Yoga decreases the respiratory rate through a combination of controlled breathing exercises and better fitness.
5. Cardiovascular endurance. A combination of lower heart rate and improved oxygenation to the body (both benefits of yoga) results in higher cardiovascular endurance.
6. Organs. Yoga practice massages internal organs, thus improving the ability of the body to prevent disease. Additionally, an experienced yoga practitioner becomes better attuned to her body to know at first sign if something isn’t functioning properly, thereby allowing for quicker response to head off disease.
7. Gastrointestinal. Gastrointestinal functions have been shown to improve in both men and women who practice yoga.
8. Immunity. Yoga practice has frequently been correlated with a stronger immune system. 
9. Pain. Pain tolerance is much higher among those who practice yoga regularly. In addition to pain tolerance, some instances of chronic pain, such as back pain, are lessened or eliminated through yoga (see below for more on back pain).
10. Metabolism. Having a balanced metabolism results in maintaining a healthy weight and controlling hunger. Consistent yoga practice helps find the balance and creates a more efficient metabolism.

SURAYA NAMASKARA-B

SURYA NAMASKARA-A

These are some Surya Namaskara  position. we start our yoga from these exercise.

TYPES OF CHAKARA INTO THE BODY

The first chakra is commonly referred to as the root chakra and is located at the perineum, and is angled down from the body, opening toward the Earth.  Physically, the first chakra influences the genital and rectal areas, the male reproductive system, the bladder and the coccyx.  Energy to the legs, knees and feet may also be influenced by the first chakra.  Physical vitality is also influenced through physical enjoyment, presence, strength, being grounded in the present, and the feeling of being in your body.  The first chakra influences aspects of physical and egoic survival.  Aspects of life that involve self-preservation, which may include work, home, family, money, food and other relationships that involve security are influenced by this chakra.  This is reflected in ones ability to feel safe, and in ones confidence or fear of ones ability/inability to survive.  The first chakra affects fight or flight responses and informing impulses such as a sense of danger, recognition of truth, and gut-level recognition.  Sexuality is influenced by the first chakra as it relates to procreation and survival.  In this, sexuality is used to establish security, power/dominance, and/or safety.  

The second chakra is commonly referred to as the sacral chakra, and is located about 1½ - 2 inches below the naval.  Physically, the second chakra influences the female reproductive organs, the large intestine and colon, the bones and muscles of the pelvic area, and the sacral area.  The second chakra influences ones connectedness and merging with another person, situation or experience on an emotional and/or energetic level.  This affects ones ability to be physically or energetically open to sensation.  It influences personal boundary issues, and ones absorbing of or being absorbed by a person or experience.  The second chakra influences sexual attraction, emotional bonding, and sexual union.  The second chakra also influences sexual or bloodline based relationships, and involves the nurturing and fostering of the well-being of others.  This impacts how a person gives energy to others as well as reserves energy for oneself.  The second chakra influences ones power center, involving self-containment, charisma, core strength, self-identity, self-empowerment, and interpersonal power sharing or power struggles.

The third chakra is commonly referred to as the solar plexus, and is located about 1½ - 2 inches below the base of the sternum.  Physically, the third chakra influences the liver, stomach, gall bladder, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, kidneys, and the lumbar vertebrae.  The third chakra influences self-acceptance and acknowledgement, connection with the self, and self-advocacy.  This involves the ability to recognize and support ones needs, values, emotions and desires, as well as ones ability to accurately represent the self.  It influences ones ability to find fulfillment and enjoyment in life, and ones sense of pride and self-worth.  The third charka also influences ones ability to participate fully and engage in life, and to take action.

The fourth chakra is commonly referred to as the heart chakra and is located about 1½ - 2 inches above the base of the sternum.  Physically, the fourth chakra influences the heart, lungs, arms, breasts and mid-thoracic vertebrae.  The fourth chakra influences ones ability to love and connect with oneself and others.  It is the soul force and psychic center, the place of deep-level seeing and knowing.  The fourth chakra is also the place of integration and transmutation of life experience, where a person integrates experience and transmutes this experience into knowledge, wisdom, peace, forgiveness and release.

The fifth chakra is commonly referred to as the throat chakra, and is located at the 4th cervical vertebrae, in the center of the throat.  Physically, the fifth chakra influences the neck, throat, larynx, thyroid, jaw, mouth, ears, and cervical vertebrae.  The fifth chakra is the center of creativity, self-expression and communication.  It allows (or prohibits) one to bring what is inside out, giving voice to the self  and allowing creative energies, ideas, visions and dreams to flow and manifest.  It influences ones openness to interaction and communication with others.  The fifth chakra is a powerful center, as it has the ability to allow or block the flow of energy throughout the energy system.

The sixth chakra is commonly known as the Third-Eye chakra, and is located in the mid-forehead.  Physically, the sixth chakra influences the eyes, brain, pineal gland and the sinuses.  The sixth chakra influences mental clarity, spiritual level knowing, and vision.  It influences the minds ability to know ‘what is’ in a clear, receptive manner.  The sixth chakra influences a person’s deep inner knowing and understanding based on the experience of the true self; as well as one’s ability to see ‘what is’ in this dimension and beyond.

The seventh chakra is commonly known as the crown chakra, and is located at the top of the head, opening to the sky.  Physically, the seventh chakra influences the spine, joints, brain and cervical vertebrae.  The seventh chakra is a spiritual center and influences ones openness and connection with the nonphysical dimensions of the Universe, keeping spiritual awareness in one’s consciousness.  It influences ones connection with the Divine Source, bringing the feeling of being spiritually connected and supported throughout ones day-to-day experience.  It affects one’s ability to accept oneself as an infinite being, and brings a greater awareness of what is moving toward manifestation in the future.

The eighth chakra is located approximately one-third of the way down from the top of the sternum in the area of the 5th mid-thoracic vertebrae.  Physically, the eighth chakra influences the heart, lungs, thymus, upper arms, shoulders, and upper thoracic vertebrae.  The eighth chakra can influence all levels of healing.  The eighth chakra influences one’s ability to connect with and be receptive to light energy.  It impacts ones openness to changing vibrations and frequencies; self-transformation; trusting change and feeling free to change.  

Stagnation, blockages, damage, over activity and/or other forms of imbalance in any chakra can impact a person’s life in sometimes seemingly subtle ways, and can influence the body on all levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.  Issues of the chakras may also be interconnected.  For example, issues of power may seem to be connected to the 2nd chakra, however impact self-esteem (3rd chakra), or survival, and therefore be tied to the 1st chakra.  All three chakras may be involved, or one may be governing the situation.  As you work with the chakras, you will begin to see the variations in how others connect with specific issues.

Imbalances, blockages, and/or damage in the chakras can be caused by trauma, unresolved conflicts, karmic and past life circumstances, belief systems and/or behavioral patterns.  When imbalances in the chakra system are unresolved, over time the blockage of energy flow will manifest as illness, dis-ease or disorder.  When the physical body is under continued stress, the chakras will not work properly.  The key to healing is to address the root cause of the disorder, not just the symptoms.  As a healer, it is important to be aware that the symptoms may not manifest in the ‘place’ of the cause.  This is where your intuition will come into play, as well as your knowledge of the energy

Understanding Chakras and the Energy System

 

Chakras are energy centers located throughout the body.  The chakras manage the flow of subtle energy in and out of the body.  They are cone-shaped and extend from the front and back of the body.  When the chakras are functioning properly, they open and close in a spiral/circular motion emitting and receiving energy.  If there are energies (life circumstance, emotions, etc.) that you do not wish to receive, your chakra(s) will close to filter that energy out.  Similarly, if you do not wish to open to or connect with another person, situation or circumstance, the same will occur.  When you desire to give or receive energy, your chakras open.  For example, when you are feeling love or compassion for another, and are willing to receive love, the heart chakra will open to allow that energy to flow between you and another person.  In a healthy energetic system, the chakras are free to open and close, and act as energy filters as they respond to the world around you.  It is important to note that the function of the chakras occurs on a level of consciousness and may be unrelated to what we are thinking or doing.

The chakras are also consciousness centers and when we have conflict with certain life issues or events, chakras will become too open, too closed, congested, blocked or damaged.  This can influence your emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well-being as well as the way in which you think, act and respond to others and events in your life.  In the physical body, this may lead to disorder or disease in the areas of the body governed by those chakras.  The chakras are interconnected, and affect the flow of energy throughout the body.  Consequently, blockages or damage in one may also affect the flow of energy to the other chakras.

There are chakras located throughout the entire body.  For example, each acupressure point is an energy center.  Most literature refers to seven main chakras.  This overview will focus on those primary chakras as well as the eighth chakra, which is located at the thymus gland.  The eight chakras are commonly referred to as the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, crown and high heart.  Each of the eight chakras controls different parts of the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional bodies. 

The Importance of Maintaining Chakra Health

The Importance of Maintaining Chakra Health

The energetic health and functioning of a chakra is directly related to one’s consciousness.  A chakra’s condition will reveal a person’s ability – or inability – to express the specific life issues represented by that chakra.  A clear, strong chakra means that within a particular sphere of life activity and self-expression, an individual is healthy, active, and evolving.  A congested, drained, murky, or closed chakra reveals a substantial challenge connected to the life issues corresponding to that energy center.  Any acute or chronic chakra imbalance represents an incomplete, conflicted, suppressed, and/or traumatic life experience.

When a chakra functions at a diminished capacity, vital energy and physical health are impacted.  For this reason, regular chakra clearing and strengthening is an essential part of health maintenance and personal growth.  This can be addressed through self-care and/or through work with a trained practitioner.