| Yoga poses or Asanas make yoga a unique way of | | | | spinal pain. These positions are helpful in attaining a |
| attaining physical, psychological and spiritual health. The | | | | feeling of relaxation and calmness. |
| secret of increasing awareness and popularity of yoga | | | | Balance |
| internationally lies to a greater extent in various yoga | | | | Balance or Santulan poses are intended for improving |
| poses. The objective behind performing yoga is | | | | body posture, muscle toning, concentration and |
| attaining both strength and flexibility. And this unique | | | | co-ordination. It aims at strengthening the spine and |
| combination hardly found in any other work out is an | | | | obtaining control on it to stop you from falling an |
| outcome of yoga positions. These positions are | | | | increasing your stamina. However, these type are |
| several combinations of stretching and breathing. Yoga | | | | poses should be performed only by advice of and in |
| poses are classified into several types depending on | | | | presence of yoga experts. |
| the posture and the resulting benefits. Some of them | | | | Twists |
| are for a certain part of the body and benefit that | | | | Even though the name sounds strange, these poses |
| particular part while some are performed using whole | | | | performed properly with expert guidance help to |
| body and offer benefits to the whole body. These | | | | release body tension and stiffness. Performed to the |
| poses are broadly categorised as standing poses, | | | | both sides of the body, twists result into increased |
| seated poses, back bends, forward bends, balance, | | | | shoulder and hip mobility, spine flexibility and escape |
| twists, supine and prone poses, inversion and relaxation | | | | from backache. |
| poses. | | | | Supine and prone poses |
| Standing positions | | | | There are several asanas in supine and prone poses. |
| Mountain pose (Parvatasan) is considered to be the | | | | Supine poses are performed on one's back and ideally |
| most basic standing pose and can be used to form | | | | offer improved spinal mobility and strong abdominal |
| several other asanas. These poses are mainly | | | | and hip muscles. In some combinations of these poses |
| intended to benefit legs and hips and they help attain | | | | the body is either totally kept flat on the floor or is lifted |
| improved posture. Remarkable benefits of standing | | | | up from the floor totally or partially with the support of |
| positions are strong leg muscles, increased mobility in | | | | hands or legs or both. |
| neck and shoulder and improved flexibility in pelvis and | | | | Prone poses are performed facing the floor. These |
| lower back. | | | | poses help strengthen arms, shoulders, spine and legs. |
| Seated positions | | | | They also help relaxing back and lower back and are |
| Lotus Pose (Padmasana) is a basic seated pose and | | | | used as a solution for backache. In some of the |
| is used in several other asanas. There are mainly two | | | | combinations in these poses, upper half or lower half |
| types of seated poses, one with legs crossed and | | | | or both the parts are stretched and lifted a little up |
| other with legs folded back. These poses are intended | | | | supporting them by abdomen. |
| for strengthening back, lower back and hips. These | | | | Inversion |
| poses offer agility to spine and flexibility to hips, knees, | | | | As the name suggests, these poses are performed |
| ankles and groins. Combinations of deep breating, | | | | keeping legs at higher position than heart. This leads |
| normal breathing, fast breathing and breath control with | | | | improved blood circulation in the upper body. One of |
| the basic seated position are used for attaining | | | | the most famous asanas in this pose is Sheershasana, |
| benefits like mental peace and curing breathing related | | | | which is keeping your body upside down for few |
| ailments. | | | | seconds. |
| Back bends | | | | Relaxation |
| As the name suggests, the positions aim at | | | | These poses are simple relaxing positions, which calm |
| strengthening chest, rib, cage, arms and shoulders. The | | | | the body and mind after performing other poses. They |
| poses result into relaxing the front body, hips, arms and | | | | help to cool the body down and attain mental peace. |
| shoulders and improving the stability of the spine. | | | | There are several poses in each of the above |
| Proper back bends help cure old backache and | | | | sections. From its origin in ancient times, there have |
| shoulder pain. | | | | been several additions, modifications in yoga poses |
| Forward bends | | | | and their combinations. Yoga poses can effectively be |
| The positions are beneficial for strengthening lower | | | | used as therapy for curing some of the old ailments |
| back, back, spine, shoulders and neck. The positions | | | | and pains which otherwise do not respond to modern |
| are ideal for escaping from old neck stiffness and | | | | medicines. |