If you are new to yoga and want to know what to do and how to do it, you've come to the right place. we will teach you how to start practicing yoga in 6 easy steps.
Before that late us know what is yoga and what are its benefits.
What is yoga?
Yoga is the practice of unifying the body and mind show the practice of various physical postures. It has been practiced scenes ancient times to achieve physical mental and spiritual peace. It is roughly divided into many branches and almost all of its styles help balance your body and mind. The main part of yoga is breathing and posture.
Yoga oriented about 5000 years ago in ancient North India.The term yoga is first mentioned in the rigveda, a sacred text used by the Brahman priests. It was nurtured by the Indus Saraswati civilization. Gradually it spread from one generation to another and spread all over the world. Currently, about 300 million people around The world practice yoga.
Benefits of yoga
Yoga will benefit you both physically and mentally. It will increase your inner awareness. Regular yoga practice will increase your breathing capacity and intellectual power. It will increase your muscle strength.
Yoga has many other benefits some of which are presented below.
Regular yoga practice will reduce both your physical and mental stress.
Yoga is considered a first-time therapy for relieving general back pain or chronic back pain.
Yoga relaxes your mind and freeze you from unnecessary tension which leads you to sound sleep.
All the causes of heart disease including stress and high blood pressure can be reduced through yoga.
Yoga improve your digestion and helps in digesting food better.
Start your yoga practice with this 6 simple poses
Easy pose (Sukhasana)
The word "sukh" in cultural terms means to be happy or joyful. For ages Moni sages have been using sukhasana to realise there spiritual bliss. Eat improves awareness. Reduces stress by relaxing the mind. This forms the basis of entering the meditative state.
How to do
Seat cross-legged on your mat and relax your hands on your knees. Relax your shoulders and close your eyes.
Take some deep breaths through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Pay attention to the exact moment you are sitting. Tell your body that you are with you.
Stay in this position until your brain calms down.
2. Seated sidebend
This yoga can be practiced anywhere sitting or standing. It helps improve the mobility of your spine and helps stretch your back neck shoulders and obliques. It helps open your hips and improve your posture. You must keep your back straight while practicing this yoga pose.
How to do
cross-legged on your mat and straight your back.
Place you right hand by your right side with the elbow slightly bent.
Now place your left hand above your head and leane slightly to the right.
Hold this position for 30 seconds to 1 minute, then switch sides.
Do this exercise 4 to 5 times.
3. Cat and cow stretch
Cat and cow pose increases the flexibility of your spine. This pose is considered best for the hips. It helps in removing the gas accumulated in your stomach and aids in the digestion process. Doing this regularly will cure your back pain.
How to do
Straighten your arms just below your shoulders and place your feet flat on the ground along your waist. Point your fingers forward soften your gaze and keep your head down.
Keep your waist and chest straight, lower your stomach and take slow, deep breaths. Make sure you are shoulders don't go near your ears.
Now exhale slowly and slowly widen your back upwards just like and angry cat does.
Thus, while inhaling, lower the stomach and back together (like a cow) and while exhaling, raise your stomach and back together (like an angry cat)
Practice this 10-15 times and then take a rest.
4. Downword facing dog
Downward facing dog pose will increase the strength of your legs and arms. Increase blood flow to the brain and helps to fertilized the brain. Practicing it regularly helps reduce your long term back pain.
How to do
Straighten your legs under your hips and bend down to place your hands on the floor in front of your shoulders.
Now, keeping your hands in place, bend both knees forward and touch the ground to engage the muscles and stomach like child pose.
Now keep the knees and hands in place and lift the back and Waist together. Then just lift the knees up and return to the previous position.
Practice the entire process at least 5 to 10 times.
5. Hip flexor stretch
Hip flexor stretches help keep your muscles flexible and straighten your lower back. Practicing these exercise regularly will help you gain long-term flexibility in your lower body.
How to do
Place the right knee down along the hip and the left foot slightly forward.
Place both hands together on the knee of the front leg.
Then slowly extent your hips forward until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings and lower back
Stay in this position for at least 30 seconds.
Practice 5 to 15 times by alternating legs.
6. child pose
Childs pose will stretch your spine. Practicing this pose will increase blood circulation in your body. It will increase your digestive power and relieve uncomfortable conditions like indigestion.
Apart from improving your physical body, this pose will also benefit you mentally. This will calm your mind so that you can fully concentrate on your daily task.
How to do
Kneel down and keep space between the two knees. Bring the toes back together.
Excel and slowly lower your body down. Try to stretch the spine.
Place your hands in front and slowly touch your forehead to the floor. Keep the chest between the two knees.
In this position, inhale slowly and exhale slowly. You can stay in this position for 30 seconds to several minutes.
After doing this 6 yoga poses, kneel down and close your eyes take some deep breaths through the nose and exhale through the mouth. It will calm your concentration.
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