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The Bhagvadgita is perhaps the greatest work of practical Indian philosophy. Among the various interpretations of the Bhagvadgita, the one by Mahatma Gandhi holds a unique position. In his own words, his interpretation of the Bhagvadgita is designed for the common man - "who has little or no literary equipment, who has neither the time nor the desire to read the Gita in the original, and yet who stands in need of its support.
This is a complete one-of-its-kind book on the widely known yet little understood science and practice of yogic pranayama. Written specially for the uninitiated, the book traces the origin of pranayama, clarifies some of the common misconceptions, discusses the significance of practice of pranayama in maintaining good health and, most important, explains in detail the practice of pranayama — its different components and varieties, the various asanas, ...
The benefits of Yoga therapy are well recognized. It is essentially a system of self regulations and balanced disciplined living. It has emerged as a thoroughly researched way of life for better health and long life. It is sage and any where and always with you healing system.
This book is based on the author’s successful experience of treating thousands of patients suffering from common chronic conditions ranging from abdominal disorders, diabetes, asthma, ...
Practical, perceptive, instructive and productive, the book is full of action strategies for a winning life. This book is about making changes. Changing a losing game is necessary, beneficial and easier than you think. It is not something to be afraid of. Winning does not mean having the most money or the biggest house or the most powerful position. Winning is deciding what's important to you and living to those standards. Your goal can be a life that is ...
Challenging observations and thought-provoking insights to help you make the impossible happen in your life. _ Always say less than you know. _ Know your limits, and then ignore them. _ If the sole fits, don't wear it. _ You always miss the shots you don't play. _ Broken promises cause the world's greatest accidents. _ Eagles fly alone; crows fly in groups. _ Do what ...
"Teaching your child is important. Teaching your child to think is more important. Thinking is not information or knowledge or being right. Thinking is the skill which unlocks the potential within. It is the essential difference that separates winners and achievers from others.This book will help you - the caring parent - combine the unique knowledge of your child's personality with the latest research on how children learn at each age, to enable you ...
The adventures of an engaging and talented child, Neha, in the Wonderland of Numbers is a fine way to introduce children to the concept of maths as fun activity. The specialities of each individual number, from zero to nine, and the little mathematical tricks as shown by Shakuntala Devi, all combine to make the reader learn to befriend numbers and excel at mathes. Numbers are not symbols to be written on the blackboard, They are the doorway to the world of ...
This is a complete self-help book for parents, specially for mother-to-be, and covers both practical and emotional aspects of conception, pregnancy and childbirth. Resulting from a unique partnership of a husband-wife team of Yoga experts, it shows mothers how to maintain perfect health during pregnancy and how to prepare for a natural childbirth - free of all anxiety and emotional stress. The authors follow-up with their detailed 3-part course of yogic and ...
The benefits of Yoga therapy are well recognized. It is essentially a system of self regulations and balanced disciplined living. It has emerged as a thoroughly researched way of life for better health and long life. It is sage and any where and always with you healing system.
This book is based on the author’s successful experience of treating thousands of patients suffering from common chronic conditions ranging from abdominal disorders, diabetes, asthma, ...
This is a complete one-of-its-kind book on the widely known yet little understood science and practice of Yogic Pranayama. Written specially for the common man, the book traces the origin of Pranayama, explains and removes some of the common perceptions and misconceptions, discusses the significance of practice of Pranayama in maintaining good health and, most important, explains in detail the practice of Pranayama—the different components and varieties, the ...
Stress and tension is an uncalled for response of the body. It serves no useful purpose of the individual who is under stress; on the other hand, it makes him less efficient, less effective and more quarrelsome. If the tension is prolonged, it can cause many diseases: high blood pressure, susceptibility to heart attack and stomach ulcers. How to avoid mental tension in our surroundings which easily generate sparks and conflagrations, is the need not only of you ...
Stay well Live longer Extend an active life by years Fit for 50+ is a unique beginner-friendly fitness program designed for women in middle-age. Women reading their fifties are increasingly concerned about maintaining wellbeing, the decline of flexibility, and the risks a lack of exercise brings of suffering osteoporosis, Type II diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Fit for 50+ is an exercise program suited to the middle-aged woman. It includes aerobic, ...
Although newly found interest in the People's republic of China has focused attention on the subject of acupuncture, it had not been an unknown procedure in the Western World before that. It has also long been known, both in china and outside, that it is not always necessary (and sometimes not even desirable) to pierce the skin with needles to obtain a beneficial result from stimulating the acupuncture sites or loci. Indeed, physiotherapy machines ...
The book sets out not only the basic meaning of each month as handed down to mankind by the observations of astrologers from far distant ages to the present day, but also the meaning ascribed to each day of the year from the influence of planets according to the Chaldean Numerology, verified by the author's own long experience together with the climacteric years in each person's life, as set out in the book. This is the first time that such combinations have ever ...