BENEFITS OF YOGA ASANAS FOR THE BODY

Yoga is hands-down the best gift you can give to your body. An easy way to bless your body is by understanding the wellness of yoga. Here, we will go through a few different yoga poses and learn their benefits for our body.

 

Downward Dog or Adho Mukha Svanasana-      

 

The Downward Dog yoga pose helps to lengthen and decompress the spine. It allows to stretch the hamstrings and strengthen the arms. Doing this pose flushes your brain with fresh oxygen and calms your mind.

Child Pose or Balasana- 

 

The Child Pose or the Balasana is a resting pose which is useful in relieving neck, back and hip strain. While in this posture, you must have slow are regulated breath, extended arms, resting hips and your forehead must be touching the mat. This is one of the most restorative and calming poses.

 

Easy Pose or Sukhasana-

 

This pose is the most basic of all and has many benefits for the body. This posture makes sure your spine is straightened, it is a hip opener, it helps in calming, it eases menstrual pain for women and even lowers the level of anxiety.

 

Triangle or Trikonasana-

 

The Triangle or Trikonasana brings to your body many benefits. It improves flexibility of the spine, it helps with alignment of the shoulders, it relieves back pain and stiffness in the neck area.

P.S- Don’t forget to repeat each posture on either side (left and right)

Crow or Bakasana-

 

The Bakasana, more commonly known as the Crow pose is a yoga pose that helps to strengthen the forearms, abdomen and especially the wrists as your whole body weight will be carried by it. It is also helps by stretching the hamstring. Balance is an essential factor for this pose.

 

Arm Balance or Pincha Mayurasana-

 

The Arm Balance yoga pose is one of the advanced poses. This particular pose helps the blood to flow throughout your body. It calms the mind and strengthens the arms. If you are not successful in doing this pose, you can always take the help of a wall and the benefits remain the same.