Hopefully some insight into why yoga is so addictive will help invite newcomers to feel and look their best with this amazing body practice.No yoga site is complete without a quick run-down of the basics of yoga.
Yoga originated in India, but today can be found all over the world. Yoga training involves the controlled movement of the entire body, holding postures (poses) while expanding your breath and maintaining a quiet mind.
For beginners yoga can be quite a struggle, but when you reach a level of comfort with your practice yoga becomes complete bliss. As your flexibility grows, so does the ability to quiet your mind – this is why yoga is called the “ultimate mind-body” workout. As you follow your path of yoga, you are granted a natural inner fire that gives you unparalleled energy… not to mention a beautifully toned body and better posture.
People set out to learn yoga for a variety of reasons: overcoming emotional problems (quiet mind); exercise (better body); physical therapy (improved posture and to remedy injuries); and enhanced self-esteem (better sex life). But perhaps the best part is that there is no age requirement and no real equipment needed. It is practiced by both sexes, young and old, and in studios, living rooms and on beaches the world over. After only a couple of weeks you will start to see real results and overall improvement physically and mentally.
This resting pose stretches and relaxes the glutes and the spine while working your abdominal core. Strengthening the internal and external oblique’s in this area of your body is important as it provides the strength you need to complete every day activities. If you suffer from Sciatica, the supine twist can become your, best, pain-fighting friend.
This pose is a perfect preset preceding Shavasana to close your practice.
To Complete the Posture:
Lie on your back and extend your legs and spine.
Bend your knees, placing the soles of your feet on the floor. Exhale.
Reaching your arms out perpendicularly from your body line so that your body looks like a “T.” Inhale deeply.
Lift your feet and knees from the floor, pulling them towards your chest, but stop half way. (Your calves should be parallel to the floor, your knees directly above your hips.)
Keeping your ankles and knees together, inhale deeply, and let your lower body fall to your right side, hinging from the hips.
Look to your left arm to counter balance the pose. Exhale.
Hold for 10 breaths, depending on how your body feels.
Bring your head and knees back to center, inhale, and repeat on the other side.
Note: If you have suffered an accident, have back problems, or suffer with degenerative disc disease, take caution in this pose and consult your doctor if appropriate.
This pose is kind of a conundrum... probably one of the most basic, yet often the most difficult to achieve. Oddly, we find it difficult to be still, controlled, patient. Mountain pose is rooted in stillness, control and deep breathe awareness, while setting you up for many other postures.
Translation: In Sanskrit, "tada" means "mountain." This pose is also referred to as amasthiti-asana - Sama meaning "still" or "unmoved," sthiti meaning standing strong or upright. The combination of the two: samasthiti, meaning standing firmly without moving.
Benefits: Improves posture, balance and self-awareness.
To Complete this Posture:
1. Stand tall, feet together, hands at your sides, eyes gazing forward.
2. Raise your toes, fan them open, then place them back down on the floor.
3. create equal weight distribution by firmly planting the ball, heel and edges of both feet, rooting into the floor.
4. Tilt your pubic bone up slightly.
5. Raise your chest up and out, standing with your best elongated posture.
6. Lengthen neck but don't raise your chin. Imagine someone is pulling a thread out of the top of your head, pulling your entire body up.
7. Push firmly into the floor.
8. Breathe deeply in and out. Imagine the breath circulating throughout your body in an upward motion. When exhaling imagine breathe circulating downwards, back into the earth.
9. hold pose for15-20 seconds, relax and repeat.
10. After a series of at least five repetitions, raise your arms over head on an inhale (Urdhava Hastasana) with your hands separated, reaching for the sky. Hold for five breaths, Lower your arms on an exhale.
Advanced, intermediate, and beginning practitioners of yoga will learn a new pose each day through this daily yoga posture Gadget for iGoogle. Includes images, names in English and Sanskrit, and links to tours and relevant information for yoga lovers of all ages, around the world.
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