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7 Reasons You Should Start Doing Yoga Immediately

7 Reasons You Should Start Doing Yoga Immediately | SELF HEALTH + HEALING | Scoop.it

The must-read guide for anyone who's considered taking up yoga. Yoga is an ancient practice with origins stretching back thousands of years in India. It is designed to help achieve a more positive outlook on life and a focused, permanent sense of serenity and peace. The word ‘yoga’ itself means ‘union’ and ‘union with the divine’; however, many people have stripped away the spirituality and focus of yoga so that most think of it as a group of intensely athletic people putting their legs behind their heads and curling up into jaw-dropping positions.

 

While that certainly happens–I’ve actually done the leg behind the head thing a few times, but only after years of careful stretches and practice–yoga has so much more to offer than flexibility and the idea of garnering a strong body. People of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities can do yoga and adapt it to suit their individual tastes and needs.

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Can your brain make you buff? Imaginary workouts can build strength and fuel weight loss

Can your brain make you buff? Imaginary workouts can build strength and fuel weight loss | SELF HEALTH + HEALING | Scoop.it
Breakthrough research in the field of exercise physiology has yielded stunning revelations about the way we get fit.


The big surprise, though, is not what we “have” to do, but what we might “not” have to do.


Our thoughts can literally redefine the size, shape and strength of our bodies.


Now, here’s the rub. You can turbo-charge your body’s electrical impulse system by repeatedly “visualizing” a muscle contracting, without ever actually contracting it. Based on this knowledge, we’ve known, for years, that visualization is a great way to slow down the loss of strength during recovery from an injury...


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How to Be Healthy: 47 Quick Ways to Improve Your Wellbeing Right Now

How to Be Healthy: 47 Quick Ways to Improve Your Wellbeing Right Now | SELF HEALTH + HEALING | Scoop.it

"Are you sick of all the conflicting health advice out there?

 

There’s article after article promising you quick and simple health tips, but all they give you is advice you’ve heard a hundred times before.

 

Learning how to be healthy isn’t easy, but it can be done one step at a time.

No big changes are needed...

 

These health tips are simple and quick, but some of them are a bit unconventional, so prepare yourself."

 

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