These poses will help you stretch and strengthen your bodies.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, talks of five poses that should fix you for life.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya, trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, instructs you on four preparatory poses for the headstand.
Do not try them without expert supervision.
Yoga expert and rediffGURU Pushpa R recommends three simple yoga postures to strengthen your back, correct your posture and calm your nervous system.
The revolved poses in yoga have the prefix parivrtta. This is said to be named Goddess Parvati in her role as maya. Here is the story behind this clutch of poses named after her.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya, trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, will show you five bird poses from yoga which will liven up your practice and lighten your body and mind.
Confused about the different yoga asanas? We'll help you out.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, leads you through a few poses that will help you centre yourself and up your happiness quotient.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, with Muay Thai instructor Biki Bora shows you five easy partner poses that may be practiced with someone special.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, takes you through five poses that strengthen your blood circulation and heart.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five poses to remove postural defects.
Shameem Akthar, Sivananda yoga devotee, shows you five fat-burning poses to help you shed those extra kilos.
Shameem Akthar, Sivananda yoga devotee, shows you five fat-burning poses to help you shed those extra kilos.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five practices that may be done anywhere.
These yoga practices will help you manage your metabolism in peak condition.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Trivandrum, shows you five yogic hip toners.
Welcome to Day 5 of Rediff's week-long celebration of Yoga ahead of the International Day of Yoga. Today, learn about Prasarita Padottanasana, The Wide-Legged Forward Fold.
Actor model Esha Gupta shows you how to reduce menstrual cramps with yoga.
Five sure-fire healing practices from yoga that will rid you of the curse of depression by Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with Sivananda Yoga.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five yoga practices to help your brain stay in shape.
Shameem Akthar, yogaacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five exciting arm-upper body toning poses.
Easy-to-practise yoga poses to help you fight chronic shoulder pain.
Get rid of neck peck with these easy-to-do asanas.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows you five yogic practices to protect you from infections.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, shares these stress-busters.
. Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the international Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center, takes you through five poses that guarantee flexibility.
Don't let your vacations come in between you and your yoga. Shameem Akhtar tells you how
In a two-part series, yoga acharya Shameem Akthar, takes you through all those different ways you may do a relaxing and healing cat-stretch in yoga.
India on Saturday,on June 21, 2025, rolled out their yoga mats and stretched and meditated to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, leads you through five practices that will help you dispel that bloated feeling.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, gives you five simple practices for pain relief.
Amongst all the spinal problems, yoga treatment for lower back takes longest to take effect. This is because the malaise seems to be rather deep-rooted. However, even if it takes very long to heal with yoga, the healing at the lower back is definite and confirmed.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows you five poses that work on your heart centre.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, shows you how tone up and build your mental and physical stamina superbly.
The Art of Living Foundation shares certain yoga practices that can help improve your posture.
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five yogic practices that give you a flat stomach.
Look how Mumbaikars began their International Yoga Day celebrations.
Twelve easy-to-learn, do-yourself poses that should get you in fine fettle and whet your appetite for its challenges in the coming months.
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