Anatomy
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The Human Lymphatic System (The Immune System)
Artiphoria.AI Lymphatic system (aka the ''immune system') - organs, tissues, and vessels work as a team to transport lymph (excreted ...
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The Anatomy of Breath: A Yogi’s Guide
Artiphoria.ai AI generated image To sustain life, a body must produce sufficient energy through aspiration. Breathing is perhaps the only ...
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Henry Gray – the Father of modern anatomy
Henry Gray was an innovator and disruptor in the medical field with his surgically precise incisions and methodically meticulous explorations ...
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10 Days and 9 Nights Journeying through Yellowstone National Park’s Back Country
Elliot's Yellowstone Adventure Overview Yellow is my Walking Routes Pink is my Hitching Routes When I first arrived in Cody, ...
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The Abdominal Wall and Attraction to Potential Partners
Have you ever been at the gym doing crunches and planks with your buddies and had no idea what you ...
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Human Shoulder Anatomy and Physiology
There are 3 bones in the human shoulder, or glenohumeral joint; the humerus, the clavicle, and the scapula. These bones ...
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Nose Breathing & the Lungs
The Benefits of Nasal Breathing Ventilation and The Sympathetic Nervous System Breathing is a fundamental act of life. In humans, ...
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Femur Bone Anatomy: Pillars of Support for the Human Skeleton
Introducing the most Massive and Strong (in most ways) Bone in the Human Body There are 62 bones in the ...
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Mula Bandha | मूल बंध (Bandhas part 1/4)
The Mula Bandha and the Perineal Muscles Sanskrit for "MULA" - मूल In Sanskrit, Mula means "root", foundation, origin, source, ...
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What Does Cold Weather do to Your Body?
Cold Weather and Lower Temperatures Affect the Human Body The Human Body is made to deal with the Cold Cold ...
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The Sciatic Nerve: A River of Energy Suppyling Human Legs
The Anatomy of the Sciatic Nerve Also known as the ischiadic nerve or ischiatic nerve, the Sciatic Nerve is the largest nerve in ...
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Five of Yoga’s Heart Benefits (Heart Health)
5 of Yoga's Heart Benefits Yoga's Heart benefits are rather robust, ranging from increased circulatory function to decreased heart rate, ...
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Human Bone Anatomy | Osteology
What are Bones? Bones are not inanimate rock like structures in the human body; bones are organs that produce red ...
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The Anatomy of Nose Breathing
Why is Nose Breathing Important? Nose breathing is the most essential part of yoga. It is also poorly understood in ...
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Vegetable Protein Sources for the Average Vegetarian
Vegetable Protein Sources Vegetable protein isn't hard to find. In fact, it's probably already in your house, disguised. I am ...
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Yoga’s Primary Benefits: Control of the Autonomic Nervous System
Yoga's Primary Benefits Honestly, yoga's primary benefits are still unknown. Our science isn't good enough yet. Not really. Science is ...
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Yin Yoga Meditation
A Unique Approach to Meditation Meditation is one of my favorite things. Yoga, sitting cross-legged while doing various mental exercises, ...
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5 Reasons I Don’t Practice Ashtanga Everyday
I still practice Ashtanga. Just not every day. I practiced every day while I was in India up until 3 ...
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Ujjayi Breathing – The Victorious Yogic Breath
The "Victorious" Breath That changes in respiration that occur during a yoga practice might be the greatest benefit of yoga ...
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Krishna Pattabhi Jois
Krishna Pattabhi Jois is the founder of the Ashtanga style of yoga and one of the most influential yoga teachers ...
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Adjusting Ashtanga
I am a huge fan of the Ashtanga practice. The intensity, the discipline, the mindlessness, and the routine of the sequential ...
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The Human Body is an Ecosystem (Part 4/5 : Gastro-Intestinal Micro-Organisms)
Part 4: Micro Organisms of the Gut Please see the other parts of the article; once they are completed the links ...
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The Human Body is an Ecosystem (Part 3/5 : Oral Micro-Organisms)
Part 3: Micro-organisms in the Mouth Please see the other parts of the article; once they are completed the links will ...
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Hand Anatomy, Physiology, and Use
The Usefulness of Man's Hand The hand is one of the most intricate and useful mechanisms of the entire human body; ...
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The Human Body is an Ecosystem (Part 2 of 5: Skin Micro-Organisms)
Part 2: Micro-organisms on the Skin Please see the other parts of the article; once they are completed the links ...
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The Human Body is an Ecosystem (Part 1 of 5)
Part 1: Anatomy of the Human MicroBiome Please see the other sections of the article; once they are completed the links ...
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Anatomy of the Lower Back
(Part 1 of 2: Muscular Skeletal System) If you have practiced yoga lately, chances are that you sat on the ...
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Chemicals in Yoga
Everything is chemical. It is the basis of all matter in the universe. It is easy to think of some ...
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Keeping Knees safe in Hip Openers
Over the past few months, I have been working diligently toward lotus pose. This has led me to some very ...
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The Responsibility of Ashtanga
I love being able to learn yoga from multiple sources, multiple teachers with subjective and unique viewpoints. I think this ...
Nutrition
Philosophy
Patanjali
Mythology
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Saraswati | Sarasvatī | सरस्वती
Saraswathi is a Hindu goddess, part of the trinity with Lakshmi and Parvati; she is a representation of knowledge, music, ...
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Lakshmi | Lakṣmī | लक्ष्मी
Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, love, fortune, and is considered the embodiment of beauty. She is the ...
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Vishnu
Vishnu is my favorite god, I think he is the best representation of the type of god that sustains the ...
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The Mahabharata | महाभारतम्
The Mahabharata is one of the two major epic stories written in Sanskrit in ancient India, the other being the ...
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The Monkey God Hanuman
Hanuman is a Varana, or a shapeshifting monkey-humanoid from the ancient Hindu epics the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Puranas, and ...
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Shiva (the god of Death)
Shiva is the god destroyer, his matted hair and ash smeared face sit silent in meditation or flow eternally in ...
The 8 Limbs of Yoga
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Shaucha | शौच | purity & cleanliness
Shaucha is the 1st Niyama of Yoga; or the restraints of behavior. This concept that is central to the Indian ...
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Santosha | संतोष | Contentment | Satisfaction
Santosha, the second Niyama of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is sometimes spelled Santosa, is a portmanteau in Sanskrit, derived from Saṃ-prefix ...
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Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya means to follow Brahman. To seek supreme reality, self, and god. In this aspect, Brahmacharya is inherently Hindu. It ...
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Mahavira
The Founder of Jainism Mahavira or Varhamana was the 24th and last Tirthankara (person who has conquered Samsara) of Jainism, ...
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Hinduism vs. Buddhism
Comparing two religions in their similarities, differences, and the in-between "Can you do a simple comparison of Hindu versus Buddhism ...
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Aparigraha – the 5th Yama and 1st Limb of Yoga
Aparigraha | non-desire Aparigraha is the concept of non-greed, or non-possessiveness from Jainism and the Raja/Ashtanga yoga traditions. This means ...
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Asteya | Non-stealing | अस्तेय
Asteya is a Sanskrit word; it means non-stealing, non-coveting, and not entering into debt. Asteya is a yama, meaning it is ...
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The 8 Limbs of Yoga (Part 8: Samādhi | समाधि)
Samadhi is the 8th and final limb of yoga. Samadhi is a state of concentrated meditation that transcends the intellect, ...
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The 8 Limbs of Yoga (part 6: Dharana)
Dharana is a single pointed concentration of the mind, focus on a single thing supported by the retention of the ...
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The 8 Limbs of Yoga (Part 1: Yamas)
Ashtanga yoga is more than exercise or meditation. It is a lifestyle, a way to live that allows for the ...