Asanas
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Trikonasana
Trikonasana
One of the basic postures in Yoga , Trikon means a triangle. Trikonasana gets it name by the triangular shape the body forms.
Step-by-step
Stand with a 2 feet wide stance and focus on your breath.
Turn the toes of the right foot towards the right and inhale.
Raise the arms so that they are parallel to the floor.
Look at the right hand and start bending towards your right laterally sliding your right hand over your right leg
When you feel your body is not moving any further lower, hold the posture and turn your head so that you look at your left hand.
Retain the posture for one minute.
Slowly come back to the upright position.
Repeat the same on the left side.
Bring the legs together and come out of the posture.
Benefits
Helps increase the lateral flexibility of the spine.
Develops the muscles along the spine, strengthening the abdominal and waist region and neck, thus removing backaches and neck pain.
Aiding in the remedy of ailments of the lungs by opening up the ribcage area.
Stimulating the abdominal organs, thereby helping to relieve constipation and indigestion, restoring the digestive fire – ‘jatharagni’ and stimulating the appetite by increasing the metabolic rate.
Helps in re-aligning the hips and pelvic area.
Video of the Month – January 2009
Prasad’s live Yoga performance at The Festival of India held in Toronto, Canada in August 2007 where Prasad was invited as a guest and speaker on the topic of Yoga and Yoga Therapy. (Part 1 of 3)
Oneness
Dear Friends,
I arrived a couple of weeks back from a 10 week long tour across 8 countries sharing the beautiful science of Yoga. The more I travel and meet people the more I realize how similar we are deep within, even though we may be poles apart superficially on variables of color, language, culture etc.
Virabhadrasana
Virabhadrasana
Step-by-step
Stand with the feet spread a little over hip-distance apart and parallel. Turn the right foot to the side.
Bend the right knee and make sure that you do not lower the body too much. The knee should not go any further than level with the toes. You can adjust your stance to be wider, if desired, to create a stronger stretch, but do not compromise the steadiness of the posture.
Take the arms up and outwards to the sides so that they are parallel to the floor (palms facing downwards).
Turn the head to look along the right arm, keeping the neck straight. Inhale deeply . Feel a lifting throughout the spine while stretching the arms outwards through to the fingertips, open up the ribcage. Consciously lift the crown of the head towards the ceiling. Relax the neck.
Hold the posture breathing deeply for 30 seconds (if possible). Straighten the leg and rise up to a standing position.
Lower the arms and come back to the middle and then repeat to the other side.
Benefits:
It is a good posture to strengthen the legs.
It also strengthens the back and the arms and tones the nervous system.
Helps aid circulation of blood.
Inspires courage and strength.
