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Benefits include but not limited to – detoxification, toning, increased flexibility and strength, healing of injuries, reducing chronic pain, weight loss, reducing stress, slowing the aging process, boosting the immune system, increasing focus, gaining energy and overall feeling great!
Asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing exercises) are shown below. Click to view its name and benefits.
Breathing Pose, Pranayama
• Mental relaxation
• Detoxification
• High blood pressure
• Relieves irritability
• Helps disturbed sleep, anxiety and panic
• Exercises nervous, circulatory and respiratory systems
Half Moon Pose, Ardha-Chandrasana with Pada-Hastasana
• Skeletal and circulatory system
• Opens shoulder joints
• Relieves lower back pain
• Good for abdominal obesity
• Relieves bronchial distress
• Good for sciatic deformities
• Improves cell division
• Exercises colon, pancreas, kidneys, muscles, skeleton and glands
Awkward Pose, Utkatasana
• Overall body strength
• Opens pelvis
• Relieves menstrual cramping
• Shapes lower muscles
• Aligns skeletal system
• Flexibility in toes and ankles
• Works liver, intestines and pancreas
• Good for digestion, joint pain, immune disorders and knee arthritis
Eagle Pose, Garurasana
• Joint work
• Stretches central nervous system
• Pressure on lymphatic glands
• Shapes lower muscles
• Joint mobility at hip girdle
• Improves balance
• Good for varicose veins
Standing Head to Knee,
Dandayamana-Janushirasana
• Mental strength and concentration
• Uses all major muscle groups and internal organs (primary – digestive, secondary – reproductive)
• Improves circulation and flexibility
• Good for diabetes
• Improves pancreatic functions
• Strengthens back muscles
Standing Bow Pulling Pose,
Dandayamana-Dhanurasana
• Opens diaphragm
• Improves elasticity of spine
• Excellent for cardiovascular system and shoulders
• Activates digestive system
• Balances ovaries (good for infertility)
• Helps prostate problems
Balancing Stick Pose,
Tuladandasana
• Increases blood flow
• Prevents future cardiac problems
• Excellent for cardiovascular system and shoulders
• Relieves spine stress
• Stimulates pancreas, liver, spleen, nervous and circulatory system
• Great for emotional problems
Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose, Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Paschimotthanasana
• Good for brain problems (aneurysms and tumors) and psychotic depressions
• Helps constipation
• Good for abdominal obesity, diabetes and hyperacidity
• Increases circulation to adrenal glands
• Exercises muscular, adrenal and reproductive systems
Triangle Pose, Trikanasana
• Works all muscle systems
• Improves cardiovascular system
• Good for kidneys, thyroid, adrenal glands and shoulders
• Rids saddlebags
• Helps anorexia, constipation, colitis, low blood pressure, appendicitis, spondylitis, menstrual disorders and chemical imbalances
Standing Separate Leg Forehead to Knee Pose, Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Janushirana
• Balances blood sugar
• Compresses pancreas and kidneys
• Exercises endocrine, digestive and reproductive systems
• Helps depression and loss of memory, abdominal obesity and diabetes
Tree Pose, Tadasana
• Corrects bad posture
• Creates hip and knee mobility and total body traction
• Balances coccyx
• Tightens gluteus maximus
• Releases abdomen and lower back tension
• Helps with circulatory disorders, arthritis and rheumatism
Toe Stand Post, Padangustasana
• Creates balance in body and mind
• Strengthens stomach muscles and weak joints
• Good for arthritis in knees and legs
Dead Body Pose, Savasana
• Relaxes body and mind
• Relieves stress and tension
• Energizes body
Wind Removing Pose, Pavanamuktasana
• Relieves low back pain
• Helps constipation, flatulence and hyperacidity
• Tones abdominal muscles
• Massages ascending, decending and transverse colon
• Normalizes HLC acid
Sit Up
• Strengthens abdominal and leg muscles
• Increases flexibility in lower extremities
• Energizes body
Cobra Pose, Bhujangasana
• Strengthens, compresses and opens spine
• Increases tone of muscle fibers
• Accelerates circulation of spinovial fluid
• Relieves cervical spondylosis
Locust Pose, Salabhasana
• Strengthens, compresses and opens spine
• Increases tone of muscle fibers
• Accelerates circulation of spinovial fluid
• Relieves cervical spondylosis
Full Locust Pose, Poorna-Salabhasana
• Strengthens, compresses and opens spine
• Increases tone of muscle fibers
• Accelerates circulation of spinovial fluid
• Relieves cervical spondylosis
Bow Pose, Dhanurasana
• Strengthens, compresses and opens spine
• Increases tone of muscle fibers
• Accelerates circulation of spinovial fluid
• Relieves cervical spondylosis
Fixed Firm Pose, Supta-Vajrasana
• Lubricates joints
• Forms abdominal and thigh muscles
• Stretches hips and diaphragm
• Relieves lower back pain
• Helps sciatica, rheumatism, gout, diabetes and varicose veins
Half Tortoise Post, Ardha-Kurmasana
• Cures insomnia
• Stretches spine, lower lungs and hips
• Increases circulation to heart and brain
• Relieves stress, migraines, stomach discomfort, digestion problems and constipation
Camel Pose, Ustrasana
• Stretches throat and neck
• Sends fresh blood to kidneys
• Stimulates nervous system and eliminates toxins
• Great for lungs, back and problems in bronchial plexus
• Strengthens back and shoulder muscles
• Opens rib cage, heart, lungs and digestive system
Rabbit Pose, Sasangasana
• Compresses thyroid
• Balances hormones
• Stimulates nerves behind eyes
• Improves flexibility of scapula
• Cures insomnia, depression, colds, sinus, tonsillitis, laryngitis, allergies and glandular defects
Separate Leg Streching Pose,
Janushirasana with Paschimotthanasana
• Good for diabetes
• Balances blood sugar levels
• Improves flexibility of sciatica and ankle joint
• Increases circulation to liver, spleen and pancreas
• Stimulates thymus, digestion and immune system
• Stretches/strengthens pelvic girdle, hip joints, shoulder muscles and spine
Spine Twisting Pose,
Ardha-Matsyendrasana
• Prevents slipped discs
• Opens rib cage and stretches spine
• Good for abdominal and respiratory muscles and arthritis
• Increases circulation to spinal nerves, veins and tissues
• Relieves back pain and deformity in spine lumbar
• Massages kidneys, liver, gall bladder, spleen and pancreas
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