Pre Natal Yoga DVD Fitmedia Inc announces that it is ready to distribute and sell its first fitness DVD titled "Pre-Natal Yoga."
The Pre-Natal Yoga DVD stars Joelle Lazar. Joelle has been practicing yoga for 18 years and She is a specialist in prenatal and therapeutic yoga.
yoga is a form of exercise which originates from India around 5000 years ago that takes into account the interrelationship between body and mind, and is a method that combines movements that benefit physical health with Pranayama and Meditation technique that help ensure peace of mind. Prenatal yoga is a tool for learning how to flow with all the changes. Stretching, strengthening and relaxation techniques in prenatal yoga prepare the body for birth.
As per one statistic Ten years ago, only 3 million Americans did yoga. Now, according to the Yoga Research and Information Center, 18 million take to yoga three times a week and fuel a $27 billion market in tapes, videos, and other yoga-related items.
Indian Gurus and unsafe yoga camps
Yoga - 30th Jan the oldest system of personal development needs no introduction nowadays. Its popularity can be estimated by the fact that more than 15 million people practice yoga in USA alone. Almost every health club in a country like UK has yoga classes. In India where the yoga system was originated it was not practiced on mass level until couple of years ago. Of course, yoga was taught as a free service for years by organization like BYS but never before as an unquestionable and unsafe mass hysteria.
Recently with the help of TV channels the whole concept of Yoga has rejuvenated in India. Some of the so called orange clothed Indian ‘gurus’ have started teaching yoga to the masses to the extent of millions of people.
It is really good that now people in India are developing healthy habits by waking up early in the morning followed by energizing yoga practice, thanks to TV channels. As Yoga exercises have tremendous physical and medical benefits which help people to get rid of various diseases, it is good that those TV channels and Indian gurus are doing marvelous work to help the nation to get rid of diseases.
However, like every other science, yoga is also a precise science. The question is: ‘Are all yoga exercises safe to teach through the TV media and can the same exercise be taught to all people with various health conditions?’ “This is the question which requires deeper digging into the subject of yoga itself otherwise the consequences of doing yoga practice could be more dangerous than beneficial” said Subodh Gupta, Yoga expert from India.
Let us understand how: There are some breathing exercises like simple alternate nostril breathing (without holding the breath), which can be taught easily without much complications and have various benefits. However, at the same time some of the exercises, for example: kapalabhati breathing technique which is taught to the masses is quite questionable. “This exercise even though having tremendous benefits, can be equally dangerous if somebody has heart disease or problem related to hernia” said Subodh. ‘Will it help or rather make the hernia and heart problem worse?’ considering the fact that many Indians suffer from hernia and heart problem.
Perhaps medical expert can better answer this question in more details.
Similarly there are number of other yoga postures which require great precautions. As we all have different body structures and different fitness level, conducting same exercises (apart from very few which are comparatively safe) for 30000 people in a camp without checking their medical conditions is quite questionable.
Also ‘Are the instructions about kapalabhati and other yoga exercises safely delivered by Gurus?’ ‘Are they ensuring that people are following their practices safely?’ ‘Is it really safe for the beginner to learn yoga only through the TV channels?’
“Well, it is a serious question for swami ramdev and other to who are teaching yoga to answer” said Subodh Gupta.
If seems that in India there is no governing body which understands the fragility of adverse impact of yoga exercises if done in improper way. No doubt yoga is effective for treating various diseases and a noble effort has been taken by s swami Ramdev and organizations like VYASA but unless these exercises are not done in a proper system and with supervision, the whole concept of yoga teaching will become more of mockery or maybe it has already become. Perhaps in near future when the ill effect of unsafe yoga practice will come to the limelight, the media will come up with great news stating that 50 or 100 million Indians are making fun with yoga everyday in front of TV and playing with their health.
Issued in public interest by Subodh Gupta, Yoga expert for all those who are beginners and are learning Hatha yoga through TV, video cassette or DVD.
Britney Spears is reportedly keen on meditation in order to shift her baby weight, according to one of a published report. The pop beauty - who has a baby boy, gained nearly 50 pounds while pregnant and despite shedding most of the weight, our favorite Pop Tart is now desperate to shift the remaining extra weight.
The "I'm a Slave For You" singer has reportedly taken up yoga - which just so happens to be popular with a gamut of female stars. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
Vishwa Hindu Parishad meet to focus on Ramdev issue in Gujarat
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), at its two-day meet in Gujarat next week, will focus on the issue between communist leader Brinda Karat and yoga guru Swami Ramdev, who has been accused of using human bones and animal parts in his ayurvedic medicines.
The VHP's Dharm Sansad (religious parliament) is to begin Jan 20.According to Kaushik Mehta, general secretary of Gujarat VHP "The campaign against Swami Ramdev and his ayurvedic medicines is an effort to destroy the culture of Hindu saints.Ramdev had been invited to participate in the Dharm Sansad.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Jennifer Aniston is big fan of Hatha Yoga
Jenifer Aniston is looking forward to a better year than the last, which saw her get divorced from husband Brad Pitt, while he swanned off with Angelina Jolie.
The former Friends star said she was quite comfortable with her life now, but is keen to take some time off from work.
Aniston revealed that she keeps herself happy by keeping herself healthy, but refused to elaborate on rumours that Vince Vaughn has been keeping her happy as well. All she was willing to say was that she's a big fan of hatha yoga and drinking water.
"I think it keeps my body strong and if my body is strong it keeps me able to sleep better, function in the day better and I can do my job better."
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Ramdev pharmacy issue takes political colour
POLITICISING the Ramdev issue has not gone down well with the city people. While the issue of adulteration of medicines has been sidelined, the politcal groups, by jumping into the fray, have made it a Brinda Karat versus Ramdev interesting.
Political parties were aware of the great following the Swami enjoys. They realise that favouring him could fetch them votes. The law will take its course. If Ramdev’s medicines were found adulterated, he has to face the law. Brinda Karat, instead of being criticised, should be appreciated for bringing out this to light.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Mallika Sherawat and Baba Ramdev
The controversial Baba Ramdev had quite an unexpected visitor. An unlikely candidate for yoga, sex siren, Mallika Sherawat paid him a visit. The yoga shibir has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. There has been some amount of debate on the contents of his prescribed medicines. Mallika did not wish to be photographed. She spoke to the Baba’s supporters about the benefits of yoga. The Baba seems to have found many willing supporters in Bollywood.
On Republic Day, yoga and faith healing
30,000 flock to Bandra-Kurla complex to see Swami Ramdev cure people
Mumbai, January 27: FROM the poorest of the poor to the rich and famous like Sanjay Dutt, more than 30,000 people showed up on the first day of Swami Ramdevji Maharaj’s seven-day mass ‘‘workshop on the science of yoga’’ at Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Geri Halliwell
Yoga exercises - as taught by a former Spice Girl - Geri's Yoga Project has pleased a lot more people than Tosia Hodgins.You won't find much in the way of singing or stage strutting from Geri Halliwell here - instead 'Ginge' plans on giving your Calfe muscles a work-out with her tried and true dose of Yoga.All in All. This DVD got Geri in the shadows for the most part. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Kate Moss Immortalized In Bronze in practicing yoga pose
The supermodel has been posing for a British sculptor who calls her the “new Aphrodite.“ Thousands of years ago, Helen of Troy was called "the face that launched a thousand ships." Well, start calling Kate Moss "the face that launched a thousand gallery visits."
A British artist who made waves last year by putting a controversial statue of a disabled pregnant woman in London's Trafalgar Square is making a series of bronze sculptures of model Kate Moss. Moss is to be cast practicing a provocative yoga pose with her feet behind her ears by Marc Quinn.