Tag: yoga
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5-point guide to buy a yoga mat
Heading to your yoga class but think the mat is wearing you down? Time to get a brand new yoga mat, one that keeps you stable, is comfortable and easy to carry around. Shopping for a yoga mat used to mean returning home with a PVC mat in blue, purple or pink. But these, days…
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11 Health Benefits of Yoga
The benefits of yoga go far beyond improving flexibility. A strong and flexible body, peace of mind, good health, even weight loss. It sure pays to hit the mat and benefits of yoga are immense. Recent research shows that far from being a simple system, the complexity of yoga and its many asanas can keep…
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Why you should choose a virtual yoga class
As a virtual yoga trainer, I’ve often been asked how I can teach when I’m not face-to-face with my client. After all, proper supervision is necessary for anyone to master the posture, angles and moves for every asana. But I think there are several benefits to a virtual yoga class. For instance, the most common…
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HealthifyMe Celebrates World Yoga Day
What better way to celebrate World Yoga Day than an early morning salutation to the sun? Over 70 enthusiastic Bangaloreans gathered together at the Landscape amphitheater at Freedom Park to participate in HealthifyMe’s World Yoga Day event in partnership with Brekkie on Sunday, June 21. The event began at 6.45 am with a yoga session…
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Do you need to be flexible to do yoga?
Are you shying away from yoga just because you can barely touch your toes without bending your knees? Well, don’t be discouraged by your inflexibility; you don’t need to be flexible to do yoga. In fact, being very bendy doesn’t make you better at yoga at all. Those with stiff bodies will encounter a few…