'Yoga' Asanas: For Better Posture

Good posture is not just what your father scolded you for, or what your kindergarten teacher insisted you to maintain. Keeping proper posture may seem to be difficult initially but if practiced it is the easiest way to stay healthy and fit. Whether in an upright, seated position, or lying, it is important to create the least amount of stress on the body.

Research shows that compromising the body postural integrity can harm, joints and connective tissues, manifesting in pain, and even paralysis. A wrong body posture can damage and affect our body nervous tissue/organs such as spinal cord, shoulder respiration organs, and digestive system.

  

So, how can one ensure that they maintain the best posture?

The answer lies in our history as old as 500 B.C.


'Yoga' the very word radiates peace and tranquility. 


Buddha stated it to be a way of our life to join or unite with our-self with the Universal Spirit.

This reunite requires peace and purity of mind and soul that is gain through nature and environment around us. The air we breathe needs to be pure from germs, bacteria, and virus at-the-least in our home to practice ‘Yoga’. This assurance of purity can be gain through Kent Ozone Air Purifier that traps the pollution and impurities in the air at our home and delivers the purest air possible.

‘Yoga’ not only helps in my posture, but also refreshes my mind, boosts my mood, and completely energizes my day.

Another major benefit of regular ‘Yoga’ practice is that it brings awareness. 

As quoted by :

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar “A good posture is all about being aware of your body.”

  

Here are some great yoga poses to help you open your shoulders, strengthen your core, lengthen your spine, to ensures healthy living.

1. Bhujang Asana (Cobra Pose)– Helps to open up the chest and shoulders; along with strengthening the back    

• Relieves hunch back, back pain and muscle pain

• Best to tone the abdomen and love handles (fat upon the back)

• Improves flexibility of the upper and middle back

• Expands the chest

2. Marjari Asana (Cat Stretch)– Another good posture for the spine that helps make it more flexible and improves digestion 

• Strengthens wrists and shoulders

• Makes the spine flexible

• Tone the abdomen

• Improves digestion

• Improves blood circulation

3. Shishu Asana (Child Pose)– A deeply relaxing exercise for the entire back and shoulders

• Deeply relaxes the back

• Best to resolve constipation

• Calms down the nervous system

• Stretches the arms and fingers

• Helps in lower body blood circulation

4. Veerbhadr Asana (Warrior Pose)– It  is a very graceful yoga pose that soothes the shoulder plates and also massages the lower back and knees

• Strengthens and tones the arms, legs, and lower back

• Improves balance in the body, helps increase stamina

• Beneficial for those with sedentary or desk bound jobs

• Extremely beneficial in case of frozen shoulders

• Brings auspiciousness, courage, grace, and peace

5. Utakat Asana (Chair Pose)– An excellent posture for lower back hips and knees

• Exercises the spine, hips and chest muscles

• Helps strengthen the lower back and torso

• Tones the thigh, ankle, leg and knee muscles

• Balances the body and brings determination in the mind

Follow these simple asana and listen to your body to  stay Healthy and  Fit.

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