Showing posts with label yoga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yoga. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

How to get glowing skin with yoga.

Yoga For Glowing Skin

Breathing exercise:

Control your breathing through counts that will rejuvenate your mind and that is what makes this pose of yoga for
beautiful skin so popular.Sit on the floor with legs crossed.Close your eyes, relax and breathe normally.Now breathe in deeply through both nostrils with the count of 10.Hold your breath, again by counting 10.Count another 10 to release the breath.Practice this breathing technique for 5-10 minutes.

Shirshasana (Headstand):

Shirshasana is a bit difficult pose but is great if you want to maintain a long-lasting glow and healthy look in your face. Since you are standing on your head, blood starts flowing downwards, thereby improving  blood circulation in your face. By reversing the flow of gravity, a
readstand simulates a “face lift” by letting your skin hang in the opposite direction, which means getting rid of wrinkles. 






Halasana (Plough pose):

Lie down on your yoga mat straight and relaxed. Put your arms by your side with palms facing the floor.Now slowly lift up your legs from the floor such that a right angle is formed between your upper and lower torso.
PHow to gesh floor with your hands so that it gets easy for you to lift your legs. Breathe and relax.Next bring your legs more towards your upper torso and slowly lift your hips off the floor supporting and balancing yourself with your hands.Continue lifting your legs and bring it beyond your head as much as possible so as to touch the floor beyond your head with your toes.At this point, lift your back further so that now only your shoulder and your head is resting on the floor.Now your back has formed an arch. Straighten your spine and support the two sides of your waist with your hands, elbows on the ground. Breathe normally.Hold posture for 15-30 seconds before returning back to normal position.

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Some Best yoga poses for stress relief.

Best Yoga Poses For Stress Relief 

"Yoga helps us slow down for a moment and tune into the breath. Simply the focus on one thing -- which is the very definition of meditation -- allows us to decompress,The actual asanas [poses] release tension in different ways, and help certain parts of the body."


Maintaining a yoga practice can be a great way to reduce stress, stay in shape and calm the mind. But when it comes to stress relief, not all yoga poses are created equal: Some positions are particularly effective for promoting relaxation, tension relief and restfulness.

Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana)












Not to be confused with the full wheel, the bridge pose provides gentle stretching of the back and legs while alleviating stress and tension. The pose can reduce anxiety, fatigue, backaches, headaches and insomnia, and is even thought to be therapeutic for high blood pressure. Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D., yoga teacher and Managing Editor at YogaUOnline, recommends a supported bridge pose with a block underneath the sacrum as a gentler and more de-stressing way to enjoy the stretch.




Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana 










Often used as a transition between poses, uttanasana has many benefits when practiced as a pose in itself. The posture stretches the hamstrings, thighs, hips, and is thought to relieve stress, fatigue and mild depression. If your goal is to de-stress in the pose, it's best done with the knees slightly bent, Kennedy says. "It's great for the legs and a lot of different physical things, and it also allows us to calm the mind. You're reversing the blood flow and just hanging out," she says.



Eagle Pose (Garudasana)
The active and empowering eagle pose can help ward off stress by improving concentration and balance, and also by opening up the shoulders, upper back and hips. "Eagle is an empowerment pose because it releases tension in the shoulders, legs and back, and it does require focus for you to remain balanced in it," says Kennedy. "You're literally squeezing the tension out of the body. It's a very active de-stress move"

                                                                                                                                               

Sunday, 6 October 2013

How to do Sun Salutation(surya namaskar). Step by step in a core overview


Sun Salutation(surya namaskar)– The Perfect Yoga Workout


Step #1: Pranamasana (Prayer pose)

Stand at the edge of your mat, keep your feet together and balance your weight equally on both the feet.Expand your chest and relax your shoulders.As you breathe in, lift both arms up from the sides and as you exhale, bring your palms together in front of the chest in prayer position.

Step #2: Hastauttanasana (Raised arms pose)

Breathing in, lift the arms up and back, keeping the biceps close to the ears. In this pose, the effort is to stretch the whole body up from the heels to the tips of the fingersHow to deepen this yoga stretch?You may push the pelvis forward a little bit. Ensure you're reaching up with the fingers rather than trying to bend backwards.

Step #3: Hasta Padasana (Hand to foot pose)

Breathing out, bend forward from the waist, keeping the spine erect. As you exhale completely, bring the hands down to the floor, beside the feet.How to deepen this yoga stretch?You may bend the knees, if necessary, to bring the palms down to the floor. Now make a gentle effort to straighten the knees.It's a good idea to keep the hands fixed in this position and not move them henceforth until we finish the sequence.

Step #4: Ashwa Sanchalanasana (Equestrian pose)

Breathing in, push your right leg back, as far back as possible. Bring the right knee to the floor and look up.How to deepen this yoga stretch?Ensure that the left foot is exactly in between the palms.

Step #5: Dandasana (Stick pose)

As you breathe in, take the left leg back and bring the whole body in a straight line.How to deepen this yoga stretch?Keep your arms perpendicular to the floor.

Step #6: Ashtanga Namaskara (Salute 
with eight parts or points)

Sun salutation(surya namskar)


Gently bring your knees down to the floor and exhale. Take the hips back slightly, slide forward, rest your chest and chin on the floor. Raise your posterior a little bit.The two hands, two feet, two knees, chest and chin (eight parts of the body touch the floor).

Step #7: Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)

Slide forward and raise the chest up into the Cobra posture.You may keep your elbows bent in this pose, the shoulders away from the ears. Look up.How to deepen this yoga stretch?As you inhale, make a gentle effort to push the chest forward; as you exhale, make a gentle effort to push the navel down. Tuck the toes under. Ensure you're stretching just as much as you can; do not force. 

Step #8: Parvatasana (Mountain pose)

Breathing out, lift the hips and the tail bone up, chest downwards in an 'inverted V' (/\) posture.How to deepen this yoga stretch?If possible, try and keep the heels on the ground and make a gentle effort to lift the tailbone up, going deeper into the stretch. 

Step #9: Ashwa Sanchalanasana (Equestrian pose)

Breathing in, bring the right foot forward in between the two hands, left knee down to the floor, press the hips down and look up.How to deepen this yoga stretch?Place the right foot exactly between the two hands and the right calf perpendicular to the floor. In this position, make a gentle effort to push the hips down towards the floor, to deepen the stretch. 

Step #10: Hasta Padasana (Hand to foot pose)

Breathing out, bring the left foot forward. Keep the palms on the floor. You may bend the knees, if necessary.How to deepen this yoga stretch?Gently straighten the knees and if you can, try and touch your nose to the knees. Keep breathing. 

Step #11: Hastauttanasana (Raised arms pose)

Breathing in, roll the spine up, hands go up and bend backwards a little bit, pushing the hips slightly outward.How to deepen this yoga stretch?Ensure that your biceps are beside your ears. The idea is to stretch up more rather than stretching backwards. 

Step #12: Tadasana

As you exhale, first straighten the body, then bring the arms down. Relax in this position, observe the sensations in your body.