Mumbai: Wearing only underpants, Pavel Kalina twists his body up a wooden pole before performing a handstand at the top in the first world championships of an ancient Indian sport. The 55-year-old from the Czech Republic practises Mallakhamb, a gymnastics-like discipline that originated in western India in the 12th century and is often described as
Stu Forster/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images I know it’s only February, but honestly, 2019 has been a really long year so far. Like, I think I’ve done more face masks in the past month alone than I did in the entire six months before that, so you know it’s been trying. In these astrologically-intense and constantly busy times,
BENGALURU: Physical fitness is essential for mental alertness, said Venkaiah Naidu, Vice- President of India, at the inauguration of a private university here on Sunday. He was talking about the country lagging in sports and one of the main factors for it being the little importance education institutions and parents give to sports classes in schools. “When
Sixteen former pupils and staff told the Guardian they thought a ‘sex cult’ was operating inside Agama Yoga in Thailand. Photograph: Facebook/Agama Yoga The world’s biggest tantric yoga school, which closed after multiple women alleged rape and sexual assault, has reopened with the accused leader back in charge and amid accusations that management suppressed an
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ wedding and the celebrations that ensued were nothing short of fairytale. From the Rajasthan wedding that had clothes designed by Ralph Lauren and Sabyasachi Mukerjee to multiple wedding receptions attended by India’s who’s who, it was a true power wedding. The honeymoon – in Europe and the Caribbean – was
That actor Bipasha Basu Singh Grover is a fitness enthusiast is a known fact. But what really goes into maintaining that healthy and fit body? Here’s all the info: Which is the one breakfast food that you must have? Egg whites are a must have for me every morning. One fattening food item that you
Osho friends foundation came together to celebrate Mahaparinirvana day or Osho’s death anniversary at the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Memorial, Koregaon Park. The event began at 3pm and went on to 6 pm where 400 Osho followers from India and abroad came together to chant, dance and meditate in order to remember their guru. The
It’s a new year and many people are thinking of ways to get fit and healthy. A great way to help you achieve that aim is to take up yoga. Yoga has many health benefits including clearing the mind, relieving stress and it can help people to focus their thinking. Plus it can improve fitness, strength and
Joe Jamison,who serves in the Air Force, left, and Navy veteran Jen Vaughn participate in a class for military at the Yoga Center of Columbia. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun) By Mike Klingaman January 11 at 7:46 PM In 2009, Lt. Jen Vaughn was at war — with herself. Or so it seemed to the then-32-year-old naval
Shoot for the moon by aiming for the stars. Advanced yoga poses should be viewed as goals. You don’t want to let yourself get aggravated or agitated when you don’t find them easy because that is the opposite of how yoga is supposed to make you feel. Yoga poses that beginners should shoot for are
