To maintain a healthy, disease-free lifestyle, incorporate these daily yoga poses into your routine.
Our overall well-being, encompassing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects, constitutes our health, essential for a fulfilling life. This holistic approach, considering all these facets together, is crucial. Yoga, an ancient practice, serves as a sacred science nurturing our entire being. It promotes physical agility and mental alertness, fostering high energy levels and emotional balance throughout the day. By maintaining harmony among these elements, we attain good health, aligning with our highest aspirations. Discover how yoga practice enhances every dimension of our existence.
Here are ten asanas recommended by Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Founder of Akshar Yoga Institutions and Himalaya Yoga Ashrama, for holistic well-being:
1. Vasishtasana
Begin in Plank pose, then transition to lifting the left palm off while turning to the right side. Repeat on the other side.
2. Hastha Uttanasana – Raised-Arms Pose
Lift your hands upward, arching your head, neck, and upper back. Keep arms alongside ears and gaze upward.
3. Padahastasana – Standing Forward Bend Pose
Bend forward from a standing position, aiming to touch palms down or bending knees if needed.
4. Chaturanga Dandasana
From a plank, lower into a half-push-up, ensuring elbows touch ribs, maintaining a 90-degree angle. Hold for 10-15 seconds.
5. Adho Mukha Svanasana
Start on all fours, lift hips to form an inverted ‘V’, keeping wrists beneath shoulders. Hold for 8-10 breaths.
6. Naukasana
Balance on sitting bones, lift upper and lower body, stretch arms forward, and tighten abdominal muscles. Hold while breathing normally.
7. Samakonasana
From Samasthithi, raise arms straight above, interlock fingers, tilt upper body forward gradually, maintaining straight legs with slight knee bend.
8. Paschimottanasana – Seated forward bend
Exhale and bend forward from a seated position, reaching for toes, ankles, or heels.
9. Baddha Konasana
Sit with soles of feet together, pull heels close to pelvis, press knees down, exhale and lean forward.
10. Utkatasana- Chair Pose
Start with arms raised, palms joined at heart chakra. Bend knees, lower pelvis, aligning ankles and knees. Keep spine straight.
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