8 Yoga Poses For Healthy Living

It’s morning time. Time to get up, reach out for the newspaper, indulge in a bath and breakfast, and leave for work. There are so many morning tasks, yet you miss out on the most important activity. Yoga!

Owing to hectic schedules, most of you land up with common health problems such as anxiety, stress, acidity, sleeplessness, menstruation, and child-bearing problems. While you take conventional medicines to get immediate relief, you have to bear side effects. Yoga is a natural and effective way to counter these lifestyle problems. It enhances your living and treats minor to severe health problems with the help of nature. Here are some popular yoga asanas to help you come out of your common health problems.

Padmasana - Calms your mind

• Sit on the floor with your legs spread out in front of you.

• Bend your right leg in such a way that you place the right foot on the left thigh.

• Now bend your left leg, placing the foot on your right thigh. Let both your soles face upwards.

• Place one of your hands on top of the other and cup it with the palms facing upwards below your navel.

• Maintain your posture in such a way that the spine and neck are straight.

• Now close your eyes and meditate for some time.

Benefits - This form of yoga asana has many variations that help relieve stress. One of the popular ones is ‘anulom vilom’.

Chakrasana - Wheel Pose

• Bend backward a full 360° and reach out to the floor. We call this a supine backbend or ‘dropping back’.

• It is a technique in which the hands and feet meet at the floor, and the body’s abdomen makes an arched impression in the sky.

Benefits - This pose strengthens the back muscles, knees, shoulders, arms, and even kidneys.

Vajrasana - Cures Headache and Migraine

• Sit down on your legs stretched outward in such a way that your buttocks are supporting the foot soles.

• Put your hands on your knees and sit straight so that they align your spine and neck in a straight position.

Benefits - Sit in this pose after you have had your meals. It will provide you relief from headaches that happen because of constipation and migraine.

Paschimottanasana - Relief from backache and cramps

• Sit straight in such a way that it stretches your legs in front of you in a flat way.

• Now bend forward to hold your toes next to each other.

• Avoid bending your knees and bring your forehead close to them.

• Stay in this position for 5 seconds and come back to the original position.

Benefits - This asana facilitates easy rotation inward and outward of the legs and strengthens the spine.

Janusirsasana - Fights insomnia

• Sit straight, stretching out both your legs.

• Now bend your right leg in such a way that the right sole touches the upper part of your left thigh.

• At this stage, raise both your hands atop your head while inhaling.

Benefits - While doing this form of yoga, try to touch the ground with your right elbow. This will help in clearing your mind and give you a sense of relaxation, which will aid in better sleep.

Pavanmuktasana - Cures bloating

• Lie flat on your back.

• Bring your legs to your chest, by folding your knees.

• Now raise your head a little to touch your knees.

• Stick to this position for about 5 minutes and release yourself.

Halasana - Cures Digestion problems

• Lie flat on your back with your hands lying still on the ground.

• Now raise your legs upwards in such a way that they form a 90° angle to the ground.

• Position your legs in such a way that your feet are behind your head and your toes are touching the ground.

• After a gap of 5 seconds, bring your legs back to rest.

Benefits - This asana is of wonderful help in curing liver and spleen disorders, constipation, and obesity.

Sarvangasana - All limb support

• This yoga asana is also called ‘Shoulder Stand’.

• Raise both your legs up in the air, forming a 90-deg angle to the ground.

• Now support your legs by putting your hands on your waistline.

• Hold the pose for five seconds.

• Now bring back your feet to the ground.

Benefits - This asana treats blood circulation and respiratory system problems and disorders in the ear, nose, throat.

Now that you know these popular yoga asanas, practice them each day before leaving for your activity area. It will keep your body and mind active and living stress-free and relaxed.