About Me
- Mohanan Aringadamadam, M.Sc Yoga, PG Dip.Yoga,Yoga Bhaskara, Yoga Acharya, Yoga Siromani
- M.Sc., PG Dip in Yoga, Yoga Siromani, Yoga Acharya, Yoga Bhaskara, Yoga Instructor (A-Grade). Recipient of - Best Yoga Demonstrator(1996); Star of Holistic Health Science Award(2004); Excellence Award(2004); Sewa Ratna Award(2005). I have been teaching yoga to people of all walks of life in India, China, South Korea, Thailand and currently in Malaysia. Ex.Member – International Institute of Holistic Therapy, Mexico. Hon. Secretary – World Yoga Council. Registered Teacher – International Yoga Federation. Member–Association of Soft Skills Trainers(Regd),India.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Yoga boosts feel-good brain chemical
The ability of yoga to reduce anxiety and raise spirits is linked to a surge in a specific brain chemical, researchers say.
The chemical, known as gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA, is responsible for regulating the nervous system. People with high anxiety levels have less GABA, research has shown.
Researchers at Boston University studied 19 people aged 18 to 45 who practised Iyengar yoga — a form of Hatha yoga that uses belts, buckles and props to complete a series of postures — for 60 minutes three times a week for 12 weeks. They were compared to another study group of 15, who walked for the same duration over the same time period.
Participants' moods and anxiety levels were assessed at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy scans were taken of their brains at the beginning of the study, after the 12-week period, and immediately after a 60-minute yoga session.
The MRS scans, which are similar to magnetic resonance imaging scans, identify brain metabolities and tissues. In the study, they revealed that GABA levels increased in certain areas of the participants' brains who reported to be less anxious following their yoga sessions.
"The yoga subjects reported greater improvement in mood and greater decreases in anxiety than the walking group," reads the study.
The researchers believe that yoga stimulates an area of the brain known as the thalamus, which in turn increases GABA levels.
"The possible role of GABA in mediating the beneficial effects of yoga on mood and anxiety warrants further study," they write.
The study was published online Thursday in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
The chemical, known as gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA, is responsible for regulating the nervous system. People with high anxiety levels have less GABA, research has shown.
Researchers at Boston University studied 19 people aged 18 to 45 who practised Iyengar yoga — a form of Hatha yoga that uses belts, buckles and props to complete a series of postures — for 60 minutes three times a week for 12 weeks. They were compared to another study group of 15, who walked for the same duration over the same time period.
Participants' moods and anxiety levels were assessed at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy scans were taken of their brains at the beginning of the study, after the 12-week period, and immediately after a 60-minute yoga session.
The MRS scans, which are similar to magnetic resonance imaging scans, identify brain metabolities and tissues. In the study, they revealed that GABA levels increased in certain areas of the participants' brains who reported to be less anxious following their yoga sessions.
"The yoga subjects reported greater improvement in mood and greater decreases in anxiety than the walking group," reads the study.
The researchers believe that yoga stimulates an area of the brain known as the thalamus, which in turn increases GABA levels.
"The possible role of GABA in mediating the beneficial effects of yoga on mood and anxiety warrants further study," they write.
The study was published online Thursday in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Finest Quotes from Gita
- Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart.
- The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.
- Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free.
Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace. - On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.
- The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant: a man should not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in his path. ~
As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within. - Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Why Yoga for Employees?
Why Yoga for Employees?
• Help to achieve balance and harmony into your work place.
• Reduce employee stress, increase energy, decreases negative outlook, strengthens and stretches your muscles and improves workplace morale.
• When employees are healthy and happy, they will work harder towards the vision of the company
• Saving money on health care premiums/reduce medical bills
• Decrease absenteeism, high productivity, improved communication and creativity.
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