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Benefits of Vrikshasana

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  Vrikshasana:- This pose gives you a sense of grounding . It improves your balance and strengthens your legs and back. It replicates the steady stance of a tree. Place your right foot high up on your left thigh. The sole of the foot should be flat and placed firmly. Keep your left leg straight and find your balance. While inhaling , raise your arms over your head and bring your palms together . Ensure that your spine is straight and take a few deep breaths . Slowly exhale, bring your hands down and release your right leg.  Benefits :- Improves balance and stability in the legs On a metaphysical level, helps one to achieve balance in other aspects of life Strengthens the ligaments and tendon of the feet Strengthens and tones the entire standing leg, up to the buttocks Assists the body in establishing pelvic stability Strengthen the bones of the hips and legs due to the weight-bearing nature of the pose

Benefits of Balasana

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  Benefits of Balasana:- The Child Pose  is a resting pose useful to relieve neck , back and hip strain. While in the posture you should have slow are regulated breath , extended arms , resting hips and your forehead should be touching the mat. Effectively calms the mind:   Resting the forehead  on a yoga mat has an instant soothing effect on the brain. Therapeutic for digestion:   Improve your digestive fire with the regular practice of child pose.I  Performing the balasana with the stomach resting on top of the thighs massages the internal organs and helps move the digestion along.  Lengthens and strengthens the lower back:   Constant sitting at the desk or standing for prolonged hours can lead to a compression in the lower back .  Opens up the posterior:  Just like your lower back, your hips may be suffering from the incorrect lifestyle. Sitting in a chair for long periods of time tightens all the muscles in and around the hips...

Benefits of Shavasana (Corpse pose)

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 Shavasana: This posture brings a deep, meditative state of rest, which may help in the repair of tissues and cells , and in releasing stress. It also gives time for the yoga workout to sink in at a deeper level. This posture leaves you in a state of rejuvenation . It is the perfect way to end a yoga session, particularly if it has been a fast-paced one. It helps reduce blood pressure , anxiety, and insomnia. This is an excellent way to ground the body and reduce the vatha in the body. Benefits:- Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression Relaxes the body Reduces headache , fatigue, and insomnia Helps to lower blood pressure

Benefits of Dhanurasana (Bow pose)

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 Dhanurasana: Lie on the ground on your stomach . Relax for a few seconds with long breathing . Bend your legs backward to catch your ankles. This makes your body in the shape of a bow. In this position, the whole weight of your body comes to the abdomen . Hold it for 20 to 30 seconds and then start exhaling and then continue to take a deep breath. Remember that during the final asana position, only the pelvic area and the abdomen touch the ground. Repeat the process just 4 to 5 times to get all the benefits of this Yoga position . Dhanurasana  is an excellent back bending yoga pose for increasing and regaining spinal strength and flexibility . It invigorates the internal organs , especially the digestive organs, therefore removing constipation. Cure respiratory disorders including Asthma Strengthens ankle, chest, groins and thighs and all abdominal organs Beneficial for Asthma Expand the chest, therefore , increased breathing capacity Helps in curing serious probl...

Benefits of Paschimottanasana (Seated forward bend)

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 Paschimottanasana:- Paschimottanasana , or the Seated Forward Bend pose , is an awesome yoga pose that has a deep calming effect on the nervous system, helping to relieve stress and mild depression. Yoga, as we all know, is a great way to relax the mind and the body. This yoga pose stretches the muscles around the spine and lower back thus improving blood circulation . As the body moves forward the calf muscles are stretched thus toning them and shaping the legs. The neck and shoulders are also put to work thus building strength around them. The hamstrings are to ensure maximum stretch the back of the knees should touch the floor as per your comfort. It helps calm the brain , thereby providing relief from stress and mild depression . It can help reduce anxiety and fatigue. It massages and tones the abdominal and pelvic organs , making it a simple yet effective yoga asana for burning unwanted fat and aiding weight loss. It can help improve digestion if practiced regularly. I...

Benefits of Sukhasana

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Sukhasana : The Easy Pose  may seem as an easy pose but it has many benefits for the body . For example, it is a hip opener, it is calming, and it eases the menstrual pain for women in addition to lowering the level of anxiety .  Benefits:- Gradually strengthens muscles of the back and improves body posture . Being a meditative pose it has relaxing effects on mind and body. Works as a preparatory pose for more difficult meditative poses. Builds physical and mental balance. Helpful in reducing stress and anxiety. Excellent for people having a stiff body. Creates flexibility in ankle, knee and hip joints. Improves concentration for achieving an effective meditation practice.

Ardhya Matsyendrasana (Sitting half spinal twist)

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Ardhya Matsyendrasana: Ardha Matsyendrasana, Half Lord of the Fishes Pose ,   The Sitting half spinal twist massages the abdominal organs, increases the oxygen supply to lungs and makes the spine supple. This asana makes the spine more flexible . It tones the spinal nerves and improves the way the spinal cord functions. This asana helps to stretch the muscles on one side of the body while compressing the muscles on the other side. This asana helps relieve stiffness and back pain from between the vertebrae. This asana helps to cure a slipped disc . Getting into a twist massages the abdominal organs , therefore increasing the digestive juices and increasing the functioning of the digestive system . This asana helps to massage and stimulate the pancreas , and thus, helps those suffering from diabetes. Benefits of Yoga for Diabetes :- Everyone benefits from yoga  if they undergo proper training and continue with the practice. Regular practice of yoga  the body in the fol...