Improve Your Muscle Tone, Obtain Stress Relief and Increase Your Overall Health With Yoga

By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Tim_Gorman/2451]Tim Gorman

Yoga is an amazing practice that will give you benefits far beyond what regular exercise brings. Yoga does improve your muscle tone and overall fitness, but it also relieves stress and can give you a sense of well-being and health that regular exercise does not. A yoga practice consists of asanas (physical postures) and pranyama (breathing exercises). These two components, when practiced consistently and with heart, bring a vitality and peace to your mind and body that will change your life.

Ayurveda and Yoga, Ancient Sister Sciences

By [http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Vishnu_Dass/5718]Vishnu Dass

Ayurveda and yoga are sister Vedic sciences that have been united for thousands of years for the sake of healing body, mind, and consciousness. Generally speaking, Ayurveda deals more with the health of the body, while yoga deals with purifying the mind and consciousness, but in reality they complement and embrace each other. 

The ancient rishis (seers) were the original masters of all Vedic sciences. They understood that good health is a great asset on the path toward Self-realization. If the body is neglected it can easily become an obstacle to spiritual practice. Anyone who has practiced meditation for any length of time would agree to how difficult it can be to sit still for long periods of time without feeling discomfort and fatigue. Both yoga and Ayurveda are mutually supportive and offer many ways to prevent and heal various disorders as well as to cleanse and rejuvenate the body.