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    What is Bhujangasana in Yoga

    Lie face down on your mat. With feet and legs together, place your hands beneath or beside your shoulders. Straighten your arms and lift the chest as you inhale. Do not let the head fall back in this posture, compressing the cervical vertebrae. Rather, keep the back of the neck long by gazing up...
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    What is Bhakti Yoga

    This spiritual practice is known as the path of devotion. The devotee will offer prayers, meditate and perform services for and for God (bhakti)
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    What is Karma Yoga

    Loosely translated it reads "Union through action". Karma yoga follows the philosophy that a person should act and think in accordance with his/her duties (dharma) without consideration of the self in order to attain the love of God (bhakti). It is outlined in one of the sacred texts of Hinduism.
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    What is Mantra Yoga

    This style of yoga involved chanting sounds, word or vibrations. This is to clear the mind so that you may transcend the world into a higher form of consciousness.
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    What is Ansura Yoga

    Ansura is a modern form of Hatha yoga with an underlying philosophy that emphasizes the importance of self-love, positivity and the goodness found in all things.
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    How compatible is Taurus with Pisces

    Taurus With Pisces - The Pisces woman and Taurus man are very compatible. The romantic Pisces woman finds love and support in the strong arms of the man born under the sign of Taurus.
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    How compatible is Taurus with Libra

    Both the zodiacs have strong attraction between each other. They are highly compatible.
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    How compatible is Taurus with Cancer

    Taurus With Cancer - The sensitive Cancer and Taurean are both basically homebodies and share the same outlook on life
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    How compatible is Taurus with Aries

    Taurus With Aries- The slow-moving Taurus finds the energetic Aries woman very stimulating and exciting.
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    How is salvation achieved

    The jiv atma keeps on moving up the hierarchy if the persons whose bodies it occupies have been consistently good. Finally it is freed from this cycle of birth and death and merges permanently with the param atma. This is salvation.
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    What does Hinduism teach about the soul and its relationship to God

    In Hindu philosophy there exists a universal soul known as 'param atma', which is another way of describing God. Each living being also has a soul known as 'jiv atma'. Essentially the param atma and jiv atma are the same, signifying the oneness of everything in and with the universe...
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    How does Hinduism explain the existence of Evil

    Hinduism believes in the pairs of opposites that necessarily co-exit such as joy- sorrow, life-death and pleasure-pain. Similarly good and evil co-exist. You cannot have one without the other. Whenever evil increases God appears on earth as an incarnation to vanquish evil and restore the balance.
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    Yoga in the Riga Veda

    Yoga is the foundation of the spiritual practice of religion. Patanjali, who codified these practices, refers to seven types of Yoga. Of these Hatha Yoga that deals with physical fitness is what the Western world sees as Yoga. Mantra Yoga is said to be the simplest form of Yoga. It consists of...
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    Which Ayurvedic medicine for weight loss

    Lemon-honey is commonly used for weight loss. Mix the both in ratio of 2:1 in a glass of lukewarm water. Adding pinch of pepper with lemon and honey and take it. It helps in quick weight loss. Cabbage burns fat within the body. If taken daily in salad it reduces fat. Eating boiled horse...
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