Yoga Exercise to Burn Calories

Yoga to Lose Fat

There are countless weight loss success stories from those who have taken up a consistent and serious yoga practice. So there is little doubt that yoga is an effective weight loss solution and that yoga helps burn calories and reduce fat. The reason though that yoga is so good for helping you lose weight and keep it off, is not simply because of the physical workout that a yoga practice obviously provides. It is also due to the many other benefits and powers of yoga, such as helping you find positivity, joy, confidence, self-love, peace and emotional balance, while also helping you detox, heal and move towards a more wholesome and healthier way of life.  All this combined really helps with the problem of excess weight and obesity. 



3 Great Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Posted on April 30th, 2013 in Meditation,Spiritual Enlightenment,Zen Buddhism by Anmol Mehta

Previously, guest author, Richard wrote popular articles about Om Mantra ChantingThe Awakening of Kundalini and Energy CentersYoga Pranayama for Beginners and So Hum Mantra Meditation.  Today he teaches us 3 wonderful Buddhist Meditation Techniques. Each of these techniques is time tested and will suit different aspirants depending on their personality and preferences.  Read on below and find one that is right for you.

Richard is a meditation teacher and author, and you will find more information on the courses he offers on his website How to Meditate n Heal.

How to Meditate — Three Different Buddhist Meditation Techniques

By Richard Crown



More Ways to Simplify Your Life

Posted on April 10th, 2013 in Diet & Weight Loss,Emotional Mastery,Personal Development by Anmol Mehta

In part 1 of this series, Ways to Simplify Your Life, I provided some tips on how you can simplify you life.  The 3 tips from part 1 were a detailed discussion into how to move towards financial freedom, the importance of having peaceful relationships and how to balance your entertainment and level of stimulation.  Simplifying your life is essential in order to make time for spiritual practice and to un-clutter your mind for meditation to blossom.  Today I will continue this important topic and provide you some more life simplification tips.

5 More Ways to Simplify Your Life

1. Be With Nature:



Benefits of Yoga While on Vacation

Posted on April 4th, 2013 in Diet & Weight Loss,Health and Wellbeing,Stress, Anxiety & Depression,Yoga by Anmol Mehta

A vacation can be a great opportunity for spiritual growth as I explained in the article Planning a Spiritual Vacation, but it can also sometimes be disruptive to an established practice, as discussed in the article, It’s Wonderful but Dangerous to Your Meditation Practice.  With summer time around the corner for us, it is time for vacations and travel once again, and this time I want to present to you the benefits of doing yoga while traveling and while on vacation.  This article is by guest author Wesley Vonn, who is a fitness enthusiast and blogger, and is dedicated to healthy living for mind, body and soul.



Yoga for a Flat Toned Stomach

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 in Diet & Weight Loss,Kundalini Yoga,Yoga,Yoga Illustrations by Anmol Mehta

If you want to have a nice flat stomach and toned abs, there are a few important things that you must do.  Besides the obvious of watching your diet, you need to develop an exercise routine that combines both, aerobic exercise along with stomach specific resistance exercises.  Although there is evidence that resistance exercises help burn fat, aerobic routines are still the best way to help reduce belly fat and body fat in general.  Along with aerobic exercises though, you need to combine abdominal training, to achieve the final result of a flat and toned stomach.  Luckily yoga can provide you both, an aerobic exercise as well as stomach toning exercises.



3 Ways to Simplify Your Life

Simplify Your Life – Part 1

An uncluttered, simple life and an unburdened, clear mind are both very key for spiritual practice and the practice of meditation.  Such a life tends to allow one the leisure needed for inner exploration and promotes a mind which has the essential inner space needed for such an exploration to be deep and significant.  So how can one go ahead and simplify one’s life and un-crowd one’s mind in order to set this platform for spiritual evolution?  in part 1 of this series on how to simplify your life, I share 3 tips to help you do this.



What is Meditation Really?

Posted on March 26th, 2013 in Meditation,Zen Buddhism by Anmol Mehta

Here is another great article on meditation by guest author Tom Von Deck.  Previously Tom wrote about Managing Stress in the Workplace with Meditation, and today’s article is a deep dive into what is meditation fundamentally and what are the various types of meditation you can practice.   

Tom is a widely respected meditation teacher who also practices Kriya Yoga, Reiki, ThetaHealing, Qigong and more.  He is known for his expertise in workplace meditation training and is the author of Oceanic Mind.  You can find more information on meditation and his teachings on http://www.deepermeditation.net/.



How to Master Desire and Master Life

Posted on March 19th, 2013 in Advaita Vedanta (Non-dualism),Spiritual Enlightenment,Spiritual Giants by Anmol Mehta

Desire is not to be killed, suppressed or destroyed, nor is it meant to be indulged in senselessly.  Desire is the heartbeat of life and the key to mastering life is the understanding of desire.  This understanding, which is born out of relentless observation of it’s structure and movement, is the road to freedom and Self-realization.

In the excerpt below on the mastery of life and desire, J. Krishnamurti goes into this most important topic and discusses the complexities of desire and how it relates to enlightenment and liberation.  Below the excerpt I highlight and discuss some of his key points and ideas.



Easy Feel Good Yoga Move for Beginners

Posted on February 11th, 2013 in Kundalini Yoga,Yoga,Yoga Illustrations by Anmol Mehta

Simple Yoga Move

Some Kundalini Yoga sets are seriously tough.  They are physically and mentally challenging, requiring both, a sound body and mind, to do well.  But, thankfully, often in such difficult sets are yoga moves that are easy to do and thus offer an opportunity to recover a little.  The exercise I am going to detail in this article, is one such exercise, which is easy to do, makes one feel good and has some very useful benefits as well.



5 Best Yoga Techniques and 5 Top Spiritual Articles of 2012

Posted on January 25th, 2013 in Ayurveda,Detox & Cleanse,Diet & Weight Loss,Health and Wellbeing,Kundalini Yoga,Yoga by Anmol Mehta

For those who are not signed up to receive my monthly newsletter, here is the January 2013 edition.  It was quite popular as it featured the best yoga techniques of 2012 and the top 5 articles from last year as well.  So in case you missed any of the top content here is your chance to catch up :-).

For those who missed the previous newsletters you will find them archived here – Mastery of Meditation Newsletter Archives.

Also, for those who are interested is self healing and healing others, I want to introduce you to a great Online Reiki Master Certification Program.  You will find more details below. 



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