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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga &#8211; The Ancient Science of Total Health The Wisdom of Yoga <p style="text-align: justify;">Yoga is an ancient system of techniques for all-round health and well being of the individual. These techniques have been tested and refined over thousands of years, and are available to anyone willing to learn them. The scientific and easy-to-learn exercises <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://anandamarga.org.sg/what-is-yoga/">What is Yoga?</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Yoga &#8211; The Ancient Science of Total Health</h2>
<h4><span style="color: #ff6600;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1124" title="Bhujaungasana - Cobra Pose" src="http://anandamarga.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Bhujaungasana-Cobra-Pose.jpg" alt="Bhujaungasana - Cobra Pose" width="252" height="147" />The Wisdom of Yoga</span></h4>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Yoga is an ancient system of techniques for all-round health and well being of the individual. These techniques have been tested and refined over thousands of years, and are available to anyone willing to learn them. The scientific and easy-to-learn exercises provide a practical, natural and holistic way to achieve health and vitality. Yoga is not a religion. Anyone from any faith can practice the techniques.</p>
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Stress Relief<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1126" title="Padmasana - Lotus Pose" src="http://anandamarga.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Padmasana-Lotus-Pose.jpg" alt="Padmasana - Lotus Pose" width="147" height="208" /></span></h4>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Today&#8217;s life is full of stress. Although we have reached a high level of increasing tension and fatigue. Despite our modern achievements, many people feel restless and unhappy, because life is not in balance any more. Environmental stress and bad personal habits also add to this strain. All this results in various physical and mental diseases such as depression, high blood pressure, heart disease and even cancer.</p>
<h4><span style="color: #ff6600;">Finding a Balance</span></h4>
<p>Yoga offers a simple and practical solution to these problems and helps us to find a balance in our life. It enables us to deal effectively with the many challenges we constantly face, and to achieve the inner strength, success and happiness we all desire.</p>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Asanas and More<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1125" title="Halasana - Plough Pose" src="http://anandamarga.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Halasana-Plough-Pose.jpg" alt="Halasana - Plough Pose" width="270" height="138" /></span></h4>
<p style="text-align: justify;">People tend to think of Yoga as complicated stretching exercises. Yet the most helpful of these exercises, also called asanas, are not very difficult to practice. It only takes a little time to develop the flexibility of our joints. More importantly, asanas also work on a deeper level: by subtle pressure on the glands of our body, they balance our hormones. Hormones play a key role in our overall health and well-being. Almost all physical and mental diseases can be linked to an imbalance in the glands of our body.</p>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Meditation</span></h4>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There is more to Yoga than asanas. Meditation is a systematic and scientific way to gently focus the mind. The body&#8217;s response to meditation is just the opposite of its reaction to stress. Meditation calms the central nervous system as well as our breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. The regular practice of meditation broadens the scope of your mind, helping you to develop a keener sense of intuition and a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you. People who meditate typically experience a state of deep inner peace and harmony, which in turn leads to more intense and lasting feelings of happiness and fulfilment.</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Benefits</span></h4>
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<li>deep relaxation</li>
<li>relief from tension and fatigue</li>
<li>greater body flexibility</li>
<li>energy enhancement</li>
<li>better concentration</li>
<li>improved memory</li>
<li>stronger will power</li>
<li>sense of inner calmness</li>
<li>heightened self-confidence</li>
<li>increased intuitiveness</li>
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