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Slimming communities: why you should not trust them
At the peak of popularity, all kinds of groups in social networks created by former “dummies” who managed to lose weight. Many follow the recommendations of homegrown gurus and hope to solve their problems with being overweight. Our experts explain why the advice of “experienced” will not help in this and suggest an effective strategy.
Women who were able to lose weight themselves and showed the world the result of “before and after”, always inspired. The trend “I came up with my weight loss system and share it with you” appeared long before the heyday of social networks. So, the well-known Ekaterina Mirimanova, who is neither a professional nutritionist, nor a trainer, released her book “System minus 60” back in 2005 and gathered tens of thousands of followers.
Today, tens of thousands of social media profiles are created by successfully losing weight girls. Slender goddesses inspire by their example and can tell a lot of interesting things, although they do not have the corresponding diplomas. Of course, many of them continue to follow the chosen path, receive additional education and radically change their personal and professional lives. Continue reading
Scientific Aspects of Yoga
It is science, in modern conditions, that is an important factor determining the progressive transformations in any sphere of human activity, including yoga, as one of the most self-improving systems of human development in the methodological plan.
By a scientific approach, we will mean examining yoga in the aspect of the sciences that study the work of the human body and psyche in the most detail, such as: physiology (studies the structure and functioning of the physical body), biomechanics (studies the possibilities of optimizing the functioning of the musculoskeletal system), psychology (studies device and patterns of functioning of the psyche). Continue reading
Yama and Niyama – the foundation of good practice
Yama (control of mind and behavior) and Niyama (psycho-emotional and bodily purity) are the first two stages of yoga and the condition for its effective practice.
By practicing the Pit, we take control of actions in relation to the world. Here are five limitations:
1) Ahimsa – non-violence against anyone and for anything, including in relation to oneself and to the natural order in the world;
2) Satya – a rejection of lies, primarily self-deception;
3) Asteya – rejection of the desire to possess what does not belong to us;
4) Brahmacharya – restraint, refusal to indulge your passions, desires and weaknesses;
5) Aparigraha – refusal to accept gifts and good deeds. Complete self-sufficiency, readiness to always rely only on one’s own strength.
Without self-regulation, one cannot achieve higher states of consciousness. Five rules: Continue reading
