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Beat obesity with medicine ball yoga

Beat obesity with medicine ball yoga

Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

Adding the medicine ball to your mat work has several advantages. It packs in more challenge, thus elevating your muscle stamina, creating a cardio workout even in static poses by challenging all muscle groups. Find out more

A fun workshop on yoga games

A fun workshop on yoga games

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

Announcing a fun workshop with yogacharya Shameem Akthar, who has been trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, on yoga games, as played in ancient India.

5 common yoga mistakes you must avoid

5 common yoga mistakes you must avoid

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

Five mistakes you want to watch out against, while on the mat, advises Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center.

Interactive Yoga workshop in Mumbai

Interactive Yoga workshop in Mumbai

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

Shameem Akthar, Yoga acharya, who trained with Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, will hold a two-hour interactive workshop on practices borrowed by Pilates from classical yoga.

First look: Yoga in the workplace

First look: Yoga in the workplace

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Yoga acharya Shameem Akthar has launched Yoga in the Workplace, a book that presents easy yoga poses that can be practiced at the office.

Yoga dance workshop

Yoga dance workshop

Rediff.com23 Oct 2009

Announcing yoga dance workshop with yogacharya Shameem Akthar, who has been trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center.

Tone legs, improve stamina with yoga band

Tone legs, improve stamina with yoga band

Rediff.com20 Aug 2010

Find out how you can make the best of a yoga band. Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, will lead you through five poses that may done using a yoga band.

Interactive workshop on pranayama/yoga breathing t

Interactive workshop on pranayama/yoga breathing t

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

Yoga expert Shameem Akthar is organising a two-hour interactive workshop on pranayama/yoga breathing techniques.

Yoga and dance workshops

Yoga and dance workshops

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

Announcing yoga workshops with yogacharya Shameem Akthar, who has been trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center.

Yoga games workshop

Yoga games workshop

Rediff.com8 Nov 2006

Yoga expert Shameem Akthar is organising a two-hour interactive workshop using the ancient kreeda yoga technique of yogic games.

Quiz: How healthy are your nails?

Quiz: How healthy are your nails?

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

Did you know that the colour of your nails is actually a sign of an impending health issue?

Sivananda Yoga workshop in Mumbai

Sivananda Yoga workshop in Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

Sivananda Yoga workshop by Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala for the first time ever in Mumbai.

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?

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!

The Love Hormone: How much do you know?

The Love Hormone: How much do you know?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

5 fascinating facts about the love hormone: Take this quiz and find out

Health Quiz: Are you eating pretty?

Health Quiz: Are you eating pretty?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Here's a fun way to find out how healthy is your skin

Quiz: Are you eating these brain boosting foods?

Quiz: Are you eating these brain boosting foods?

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Your brain needs as much food as your muscles.

Quiz: Are you making these posture mistakes?

Quiz: Are you making these posture mistakes?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

A good posture boosts our self-confidence and self-esteem, says yogacharya Shameem Akthar.

Do you know the dangers of aromatherapy oils?

Do you know the dangers of aromatherapy oils?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Take this quiz to get a lowdown on over-use or wrong use of essential oils used in aromatherapy.

What is the right way to do pranayama?

What is the right way to do pranayama?

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, takes you through a quiz to help you learn about the marvellous aspects of this limb of yoga.

The healing power of flowers

The healing power of flowers

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Can flowers heal you? Take this quiz and find out

Health quiz: Are earbuds good for you?

Health quiz: Are earbuds good for you?

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Some of the simple things you are doing every day may not necessarily be good for your health.

Are you keeping your brain healthy?

Are you keeping your brain healthy?

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Here are 5 questions to help you learn how to keep your mind healthy as you age.

Are your everyday habits harming your health?

Are your everyday habits harming your health?

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Take this quiz to find out.

Quiz: Is kajal good for your eyes?

Quiz: Is kajal good for your eyes?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Do you know why men in Rajathan apply kajal in their eyes? Is it a fashion statement or some scientific reason behind it?

Can chewing gum fight food decay?

Can chewing gum fight food decay?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

Take this quiz to find out which foods and drinks are good for your teeth.

Are you eating right?

Are you eating right?

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Take this quiz and find out!

Is your upper back healthy?

Is your upper back healthy?

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Take this simple quiz and find out

5 amazing facts about the brain

5 amazing facts about the brain

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained in the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, poses five questions which will unravel this marvellous part of our body, and relate to the idea of its health in a proactive way.

So, how are you feeling today?

So, how are you feeling today?

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five diseases that are directly related with your state of mind.

5 emotions that will ruin your health

5 emotions that will ruin your health

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, maps out our emotions that are just downright unhealthy.

5 great foods for counting sheep

5 great foods for counting sheep

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Struggling with sleep? Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, lists out five foods that can disturb your sleep severely.

The harmful effects of monosodium glutamate

The harmful effects of monosodium glutamate

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Recently, many states in India banned Maggi because of high levels of lead and monosodium glutamate found in some samples. But do you know how MSG affects your health?

Ignore that pain in the neck at your own risk!

Ignore that pain in the neck at your own risk!

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Did you know that lower back problem could lead to kidney ailment? Or that leg pain and swelling feet could lead to heart problem? Or that hand pain and neck distress is related to your spine? Shameem Akthar finds out more about such tell-tale symptoms.

5 foods that calm anxiety

5 foods that calm anxiety

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Want to fight anxiety without popping those pills and tranquilisers? Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, offers five humble food items that be more efficacious than tranquiliser pills.

Are you a passive victim of these bad habits?

Are you a passive victim of these bad habits?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

Shameem Akthar discusses four such habits that can cause serious damage to your health

This year don't run

This year don't run

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

If you, like several others, have been bitten by the marathon bug, we strongly recommend you read this!

Go Green: It is healing!

Go Green: It is healing!

Rediff.com14 Dec 2014

Here are four health benefits of green colour: it heals, boosts memory, lowers anger and makes you lose more fat

Your 'healthy' smoothie may actually be BAD for you

Your 'healthy' smoothie may actually be BAD for you

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Avoid these common mistakes and make a healthy smoothie.