Daily and correct practice of Yoga hand mudras can help us experience stability of mind and body by realigning the flow of our energy and establishing pranic balance within us
Healing
Yoga hand mudras or hasta mudras can be used for different purposes such as achieving restful sleep, calming the mind and most importantly, balancing our digestive fire
Yoga hand mudras or hand gestures can be utilised and made part of our daily Yoga practice to ease the flow of energy in our body. These mudras stimulate different parts of the body in order to ease congestion, headaches and colds during Hemanta and Shishir rtu
Sleep like food, water and air is necessary and like all good things should be enjoyed in the right amount. Too much can leave us sluggish and lethargic while too little is damaging to health
Sleep is one of the most neglected functions of the human body today. Sleep makes up one-third of human lifespan and is an integral function of the human body, it plays a dynamic role in every person's overall health and wellbeing
Whoever you may be, and wherever you may live, you live your life well when you live it at the right rate. Plow your way through life and life will wear you out; poke your way along and your life may grind to a halt. Find a pace that suits you, though, and amble along it accordingly, and your world will spontaneously level a path for you
“Sleep is the world’s upholder and nurse,” writes Dr Robert Svoboda in his book Ayurveda Life Health and Longevity. When we sleep well our body and mind are naturally restored and rejuvenated
In Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, sipping a cup of tea transports Proust to the happy memories and years of his childhood. His aching heart feels soothed and he is filled with a sense of hope
Our emotions are often expressed through our hands. Clenching fists in anticipation or anger, nervous movement of hands before an interview or even blowing a kiss to a loved one are ways of expressing emotions
Ayurveda is the traditional system of medicine of the Indian subcontinent. Ayur translates into ‘life’ and Veda translates into ‘knowledge’, so Ayurveda literally translates into ‘the knowledge of life’