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Coronavirus & Covid-19 Overview: Symptoms, Risks and all you want to know

May 15, 2021May 19, 2021 menofletter No Comments

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that are now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes Corona Virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The first outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in a food market in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Due to its unpredictable speed of transmission, it spread all over the world…

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Surya Namaskar – A complete guide for the Ancient Yoga workout

February 1, 2020May 19, 2021 menofletter 3 Comments

Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) is one of the most popular yogic exercise that practiced around the world. Surya Namaskar is slightly different from other yogic exercises because it consists of 12 postures accompanied by mantras. The word ‘Surya Namaskar’ means to ‘bow’ or ‘adore’ the Sun. Surya Namaskar can practice as a spiritual exercise and…

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Preliminary Exercises of Shaolin Kung Fu – Beginners Guide

December 13, 2019May 19, 2021 menofletter 2 Comments

As we know Shaolin Kung Fu is one of the oldest and most famous style of martial art. Because of it originated in Shaolin Temple It combines Chan Philosophy and Martial arts together. It said that Shaolin Kung Fu is the best martial art under the heaven and all the Martial Arts under heaven originated…

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What is Reiki? Learn about the ancient art of healing

November 15, 2019May 19, 2021 menofletter 3 Comments

Reiki is a spiritual healing and self improvement method that everyone can learn and use. Reiki defined in the oxford dictionary as: “A healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient’s body and restore physical…

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Muscle Tendon Changing Classic ( YIJIN JING ): The Treasure of Shaolin Kung Fu

November 8, 2019May 25, 2021 menofletter No Comments

Yijin Jing is an ancient manual that contains series of exercises that is left behind by the great Zen master Bodhidharma at Shaolin temple. Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th- 6th century. It is said that he is the one who transmit Zen to China. The word Yijin Jing in Chinese…

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Qi (chi): Chinese Principle of Life Force

November 3, 2019May 20, 2021 menofletter 52 Comments

If you look into every culture, religious or ancient medicinal practices you can see that people are believe that there is a vital force that present within every living thing. In each culture, this vital force known by different names, Indians called it ‘Prana’, In Greek it is known as ‘Pneuma’ as in Chinese culture…

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Sanchin : The Qi Gong of Karate

November 1, 2019May 20, 2021 menofletter No Comments

For a martial artist, when they hear the word Karate, first thing which comes to their mind is the Kata. In Karate, Kata is referred to as forms which consist of predefined set of movements, attacks and defense techniques. Learn Kata is very important in Karate because it’s the core of Karate. There are many…

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