| In the modern world when most of us lead a very | | | | and bring it to your chest with your hands while |
| sedentary life and gorge on junk foods with no time | | | | keeping the fingers interlocked all the time. Keep your |
| for some elementary exercises, diseases like heart | | | | left leg straight. Hold your breath for a few seconds |
| problem, blood sugar, and so on are common. Yoga | | | | and then exhaling, lift your head, and try to touch the |
| has proven its effectiveness in keeping these and | | | | knee with your forehead. Remain in that position for a |
| various other health problems at bay. A mere twenty | | | | few seconds and then return your head back to the |
| minutes of yoga can do the magic. | | | | floor and inhale. Then bring the right leg back to the |
| There are a number of yoga postures to suit the | | | | floor. Repeat the same with the left leg. |
| varied needs of different people. It is difficult to discuss | | | | Another yoga pose, which is beneficial for the lower |
| them in a single article but an attempt has been made | | | | back, abdomen, and chest, is vriksasana where you |
| to discuss some of the more common and effective | | | | will need to stand with both feet touching from the heel |
| yoga poses. Yoga is not only a form of exercise for | | | | to the toe. You should stand erect with your back |
| the body but involves the well-being of the mind as | | | | straight and the arms should press loosely against the |
| well as internal organs of an individual. If followed | | | | sides with palms facing inward. Hands should clasp |
| properly and with total devotion, it is an ideal cure for | | | | together at the palms near the chest. Take your right |
| many physical as well as mental diseases. | | | | foot to the inside of your left thigh (knee bent) and |
| One of the well-known benefits of yoga is meditation, | | | | raise your hands above your head in a prayer position. |
| which relaxes the mind, enhances concentration, and | | | | The thunderbolt or the diamond pose is another |
| helps an individual to perform his task better. There are | | | | common type of yoga poses and is equally easy to |
| different types of yoga like Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, | | | | perform. It is actually a seated posture that requires |
| Jnana Yoga, Tantra Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Bhakti | | | | you to sit with your legs folded under you. Keep your |
| Yoga. All form of yoga insists that you follow it | | | | back erect and place your hands on your knees. Your |
| religiously. It is best to perform yoga early in the | | | | eyes should be fixed on a point in front of you. |
| morning just after you wake up since the mind remains | | | | Breathe normally and remain in that position as long as |
| most peaceful during that time. | | | | you can. |
| There are various yoga poses that may be | | | | Different yoga poses are there and you should |
| categorized as beginners' yoga poses, intermediate | | | | choose only those that you feel comfortable |
| yoga poses, advanced yoga poses, etc. Some of the | | | | performing. It is very important that different yoga |
| yoga poses are discussed in detail here. | | | | poses be done correctly in order to benefit. In addition, |
| Pavana-mukta-asana is especially beneficial in | | | | there are some yoga poses, which you should avoid if |
| releasing trapped digestive gas from the stomach and | | | | you are suffering from back pain or from some other |
| intestines. For this, you will need to lie down in a | | | | problems. |
| relaxed manner. After inhaling, bend your right knee | | | | |