by Mukund Acharya | May 14, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
Scholars of Sanskrit give us various meanings for the word Prana including breath (or life-force), energy, spirit and soul. A simple meaning of Pranayama is breath control. An important text in Hindu tradition compiled prior to 400 CE, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,...
by Mukund Acharya | Apr 22, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Health & Wellness, Healthy Life
Aging is not an event – it’s a continuous process. It can creep up on you, sometimes in a disruptive fashion. However, it is an inexorable process. Have you noticed, however that although we’re all aging, some people feel older or younger than they are? How old do you...
by Ashok Jethanandani | Apr 15, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
The numbers are worse than estimated earlier. A recent study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that more than half the adults in California have pre-diabetes (46 percent) or diabetes (nine percent). Among those who have pre-diabetes, about 70 percent...
by Mukund Acharya | Apr 9, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Healthy Life
“Where’s my phone?” “I’m positive my keys were right here!” “What’s that password?” We’ve all experienced such “senior moments” or watched another’s frustration as he or she draws a complete blank about something. We usually recover, brush it off as a minor irritant,...
by Anjali Rao | Mar 19, 2019 | Healthy Life
Down dogs go well with beer. Goats are Yogis in disguise. Humans evolve into The Divine Pretzel to gain salvation. Instagram images implode with visions and variations of what Yoga has become all over the world. Sweaty, smiling “yogis” in heated rooms twist and turn...
by Ashok Jethanandani | Mar 4, 2019 | Healthy Life
Just as a city dweller looks after his city; just as a charioteer maintains his chariot; so too should a wise man be vigilant in the care of his own body. Thus, Guru Punarvasu Atreya sums up the importance of a healthy daily regimen in Charaka Samhita, a...
