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Valentine's Day: Learn to love, the Yoga way

Valentine's Day: Learn to love, the Yoga way

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Five different methods that can help you connect with your loved one.

The dangers of a high protein diet

The dangers of a high protein diet

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, presents the other side to this much-hyped diet, and advises caution.

Discovering the secrets of the singing bowls in Nepal

Discovering the secrets of the singing bowls in Nepal

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Shameem Akthar ventures to Nepal to learn the use of Tibetan bowls in meditation. And to enrich her soul.

Five yoga poses for better digestion

Five yoga poses for better digestion

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya, trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, shows a few poses will cure your digestion problems.

Meet  Akshay Kumar and his khiladis

Meet Akshay Kumar and his khiladis

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

Akshay Kumar isn't the only Khiladi in Khiladi 786.

Deccan Mujahideen: The latest threat against India

Deccan Mujahideen: The latest threat against India

Rediff.com24 Feb 2013

The Indian Mujahideen, which has been suspected of carrying out the Hyderabad blasts that claimed 16 lives, was trying to set up a terror outfit to take care of its operations in southern India, according to officials in the National Investigation Agency.

Yoga poses to improve your digestion

Yoga poses to improve your digestion

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Five poses that will help you in controlling digestive ailments.

Anti-aging yoga workshop

Anti-aging yoga workshop

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Yogacharya Shameem Akthar will be conducting a yoga workshop to fight signs of aging.

TOP 5: Yoga poses for strong sexy arms

TOP 5: Yoga poses for strong sexy arms

Rediff.com1 Jan 2013

Shameem Akthar, yogaacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five exciting arm-upper body toning poses.

Quiz: How much sun is good for your health?

Quiz: How much sun is good for your health?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Did you know that sunlight has important effects on your body?

TOP 5: Yoga poses to lower your cholesterol!

TOP 5: Yoga poses to lower your cholesterol!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, shows you five simple ways to tackle cholesterol.

Five yoga poses to boost brain power

Five yoga poses to boost brain power

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five yoga practices to help your brain stay in shape.

Arrested Bihar youth's parents allege torture by B'luru cops

Arrested Bihar youth's parents allege torture by B'luru cops

Rediff.com11 May 2012

Parents of Kafeel Akthar, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative who was arrested from Bihar earlier this week, have filed a complaint against the Bengaluru police for illegal confinement of their son.

Chronic shoulder pain? These yoga poses will help

Chronic shoulder pain? These yoga poses will help

Rediff.com20 Oct 2012

Easy-to-practise yoga poses to help you fight chronic shoulder pain.

Want to QUIT SMOKING? Try yoga

Want to QUIT SMOKING? Try yoga

Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

Shameem Akthar takes you through five yoga practices that will help quit smoking.

Feeling FAT? Try these five yoga poses

Feeling FAT? Try these five yoga poses

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, leads you through five practices that will help you dispel that bloated feeling.

Must-do yoga stretches for your workout

Must-do yoga stretches for your workout

Rediff.com31 May 2012

The importance of stretching out before and after a workout.

5 cool tips to beat the summer heat

5 cool tips to beat the summer heat

Rediff.com12 May 2012

Shameem Akthar gives you five tips on food and health to help you keep cool this summer.

How to tone your back with yoga

How to tone your back with yoga

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

Here are a few yoga poses that take care of your back

PIX: FIVE Yoga poses for correcting your posture

PIX: FIVE Yoga poses for correcting your posture

Rediff.com31 Aug 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five poses to remove postural defects.

Ten ways to get fit WITHOUT going to the GYM

Ten ways to get fit WITHOUT going to the GYM

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, gives you ten cues to a better health.

Five yoga poses for a healthy heart

Five yoga poses for a healthy heart

Rediff.com29 Nov 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, takes you through five poses that strengthen your blood circulation and heart.

PICS: Yoga for flexibility

PICS: Yoga for flexibility

Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, gives you five poses to improve your flexibility.

Five yoga poses to shed those extra kilos

Five yoga poses to shed those extra kilos

Rediff.com2 Oct 2011

Shameem Akthar, Sivananda yoga devotee, shows you five fat-burning poses to help you shed those extra kilos.

Five yoga poses to shed those extra kilos

Five yoga poses to shed those extra kilos

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

Shameem Akthar, Sivananda yoga devotee, shows you five fat-burning poses to help you shed those extra kilos.

Belly fat: How much do you know?

Belly fat: How much do you know?

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Take this interesting quiz and find out...

TOP 5: Yoga myths BUSTED!

TOP 5: Yoga myths BUSTED!

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

Shameem Akthar, Yogacharya with the Sivananda Yoga takes the veil off five myths that seek to dent yoga's halo.

Six yoga poses to BOOST immunity

Six yoga poses to BOOST immunity

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows you five yogic practices to protect you from infections.

Yoga for runners: Improve your performance

Yoga for runners: Improve your performance

Rediff.com20 Oct 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows five advanced poses to help runners keep to the track.

Yoga exercises to make your face glow

Yoga exercises to make your face glow

Rediff.com24 Jun 2011

Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows you five simple yogic face-lift practices that can be practiced anywhere, anytime.

Top ten health questions you SHOULD ask yourself!

Top ten health questions you SHOULD ask yourself!

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center poses top ten health questions that you may want to ask yourself, as the new year looms interestingly ahead, so you may face it with robust health.

Five simple yoga poses for pain relief

Five simple yoga poses for pain relief

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, gives you five simple practices for pain relief.

Top ten healthy ways to survive festival binging

Top ten healthy ways to survive festival binging

Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Centre tells you how you can get past this festive season without binging.

How not to get puffy eyes!

How not to get puffy eyes!

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, takes you through five questions that will give you the right answers about puffy eyes and how to avoid getting them.

Are your clothes making you sick?

Are your clothes making you sick?

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Take this simple quiz and find out how the clothes you wear can lead to skin rashes, acidity, urinary tract infection, etc!

Yoga poses to lower high blood pressure

Yoga poses to lower high blood pressure

Rediff.com28 Feb 2011

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya, trained with Trivandrum's Sivanananda Yoga Vedanta Center, leads you through five yoga poses that will help tackle circulatory problems.

Five yoga poses to fix you for life!

Five yoga poses to fix you for life!

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, talks of five poses that should fix you for life.

IM's Gulf modules executed Varanasi blast

IM's Gulf modules executed Varanasi blast

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

An Interpol notice has been issued against Dr Mohammad Shahnawaz and Asadullah Akthar, the men who are believed to have executed the Varanasi bomb blast on Tuesday. Even as investigations continue into the incident, all leads points towards the United Arab Emirates, where these men are based.

Review: Sadarakshanaay tells a strong story simply

Review: Sadarakshanaay tells a strong story simply

Rediff.com4 Apr 2011

A movie that not only throws up questions, but also offers answers.

Yoga: Prepare for the challenging Crow Pose

Yoga: Prepare for the challenging Crow Pose

Rediff.com30 Nov 2010

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five poses which will prepare you for the difficult crow pose.