Yoga Postures

Yoga Postures

All levels of fitness can be obtained from Yoga postures. The flexibility, strength, better breathing, improved posture, better concentration, are some of the important benefits which can be acquired formyoga postures and yoga poses. Here you can get some ideas and tips on some yoga postures:

Tree Poses: Strengthens legs, improves balance.

1. Stand with arms at sides.
2. Shift weight onto left leg and place sole of right foot inside left thigh, keeping hips facing forward.
3. Once balanced, bring hands in front of you in prayer position, palms together.
4. On an inhalation, extend arms over shoulders, palms separated and facing each another. Stay for 30 seconds.
5. Lower and repeat on opposite side.

Bridge poses: Strengthens the spine, opens the chest, improves spinal flexibility, and stimulates the thyroid.

1. Lie on floor with knees bent and directly over heels.
2. Place arms at sides, palms down. Exhale, then press feet into floor as you lifts hips.
3. Clasp hands under lower back and press arms down, lifting hips until thighs are parallel to floor, bringing chest toward chin. Hold for 1 minute.

Triangle poses: Strengthen the legs, stretches the groins, hamstrings, hips, opens the chest and shoulders.

1. Extend arms out to sides, and then bend over your right leg.
2. Stand with feet about 3 feet apart, toes on your right foot turned out to 90 degrees, left foot to 45 degrees.
3. Allow your right hand to touch the floor or rest on your right leg below or above the knee, and extend the fingertips of your left hand toward the ceiling.
4. Turn your gaze toward the ceiling, and hold for 5 breaths.
5. Stand and repeat on opposite side.

Seated Twist: Stretches shoulders, hips, and back; increases circulation; tones abdomen; strengthens obliques

1. Sit on the floor with your legs extended.
2. Cross right foot over outside of left thigh; bend left knee. Keep right knee pointed toward ceiling.
3. Place left elbow to the outside of right knee and right hand on the floor behind you.
4. Twist right as far as you can, moving from your abdomen; keep both sides of your butt on the floor. Stay for 1 minute.
5. Switch sides and repeat.

Downward dog: Stretches and strengthens the whole body, relieves the back pain

1. Bring your hands and knees with the wrists underneath the shoulders and the knees underneath the hips.
2. Walk hands a few inches forward and spread fingers wide, pressing palms into mat.
3. Curl toes under and slowly press hips toward ceiling, bringing your body into an inverted V, pressing shoulders away from ears.
4. Feet should be hip-width apart, knees slightly bent.
5. Hold it for 3 full breaths.

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