Healthy Friendships

 People who have larger network of friends have greater life expectancies and fewer incidences of regrets. Healthy friendships involves give and take and results in a team spirit. A bunch of friends is always essential to enrich your life and improve your health.
       I treasure friendship. It's my passion to befriend beautiful people where ever I am. It is not that easy to find good friends every where. The effort you take to build healthy friendship will not be in vain, that helps you feel comfortable and happy in the new community.


A friend in need is a friend in deed.
The quote of Hubert H. Humphrey, reminds me the essence of friendship." The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love." That's true in my life.


with my friends in Australia

with my friends in USA

Music for health and happiness

A musical night

A senior couple involved in singing a duet in a music group of friends.
Utilise the singing opportunity in front of you. Engaging in musical activities makes the person
 lively and energetic. Music helps to lower blood pressure, decrease stress levels by shifting your mood, enhance the state of consciousness and develops the brain.
Singing favourite songs with family and friends, helps one to bond with others.
It is a simple and easy way of uniting groups of and engaging in an activity that everyone can participate and enjoy.
 Casual musical programmes are the best approach to practice in senior centres to make each one active and alert.

Enjoy freedom

Grandparents on visit to United States in Halloween costume

Last Thursday of November is Halloween in USA. The whole month of November, is in a Halloween mood, especially the last fortnight.
  Where we go, we treat as home away home. So we love the culture and cuisine of the place we are.
Hence we are waiting for the festivals also to enjoy with our children and grandchildren.

Only those who are enjoying freedom can involve and enjoy. We were happy to befriend a couple,
who got the similar flair. The peer support is great to build up self esteem and self confidence.
 Freedom helps us to be in a free flow state of creative ideas and to utilise the opportunities in front
of us. Freedoms enables one, the pure will, to work without fear and expecting any rewards and enjoy
life living in the moment without self interests.
 Enjoy freedom and feel free as a bird in flight. Stay healthy in peace and happiness.

Sooryanamaskar (Sun salutation ) Poses 11 and 12...

pose 11

Pose 11
While inhaling raise both the hands, over the head, bending the trunk
backward , keeping the knees straight.
This pose is as in second step.

Pose 12

While exhaling, stand straight with folded arms in namaskar mudra in front of the chest.



pose 12

This pose is the same as in first step.

In the beginning, body will not be flexible. But don't get back, by regular practice one can become perfect. Pranaamasana,  Padahasthasana, Ashtang namaskar, Bhujangasana, Sumeru asana are involved in Suryanamaskar.

Benefits



Gives complete benefits of pranayama, asanas and exercises.

Gives good exercises to lungs, intestines, kidneys, spleen and liver.

Regular practice makes body active and mind filled with positive thoughts.

Functions of the organs improve, thus immunity will build up.



Sooryanamaskar ( Sun salutation ) Poses 7 to 10....

pose 8

pose 7

 Pose 7
While inhaling, raise the front part of the body, looking upwards towards the ceiling, supported on the palms.

pose 9

Pose 8
While inhaling, raise complete body upwards, supporting on  the feet and palms.

pose 10

Pose 9
While inhaling, stretch back the left leg, as far as possible. Bend the right leg at knee and palms on the side of the right feet. This pose resembles pose 4.

Pose 10
While exhaling, bring the left leg forward up to the right leg, and bend forward to  touch the ground with palms on side of the feet. This pose is padahasthasana as in pose 3.
 

Sooryanamaskar ( Sun salutation ) Poses 4 to 6....

pose 4

 Pose 4
While inhaling stretch the right leg back as far as possible, touching the knee and toes on the floor. Bend the left leg at the knee, keeping palms on the side of the feet, looking upwards.



pose 5

 Pose 5
Holding the breath, stretch the left leg also to the back like the right leg, raising the whole body balancing on toes and palms.

pose 6

Pose 6
While exhaling, go down with the body touching the floor except the abdomen. Keep the feet together and hands on side of the head.

Sooryanamaskar ( Sun salutation ) Poses 1 to 3...

pose 1

 Sooryanamaskar means offering prostrations to the sun. A simplified one is given here. At the age of six Sooryanamaskar can be done. Twelve poses constitute one Sooryanamaskar. This should be in a continuous motion from one pose to the other.
Stand straight in a normal standing position with hands by the side of the body.

Pose 1
Stand erect, keeping toes together and knees straight. The arms should be folded and bring in front of the chest in namaskar mudra. Thumbs should
be in front of the chest.



pose 2

Pose 2
Inhale slowly . While inhaling, bend trunk backwards. Knees should be straight.

Pose 3

While exhaling , slowly bend forward and touch the ground with the palms, keeping on the side of the feet. Knees should be straight.

pose 3