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Y oga - Asanas

TRIKONASANA

Triangle Pose: Trikonasana provides a stimulating lateral stretch, helping tone the bowels, assisting in digestion and to some extent useful in leg-shortened situations as a result of hip or thigh fractures.

SIRSHASANA

Head Stand: The Head Stand involves standing inverted on the head, with most of the body weight on the elbows. This Asana helps in the functioning of the heart, supplies nutrients to the brain, and relieves painful varicose veins. It also strengthens mental concentration and faculties.

KAKASANA

Crow Pose: This Asana promotes balancing exercises to help the body and mind.
It basically strengthens the upper torso and increases joint and ligament strengthen. It also develops concentration and focus of the mind, needed to perform most balancing feats.

PASCHIMOTHANASANA

Forward Posture: This Asana involves the body being bent forward almost in half, with an intense stretch from head to toe. It is beneficial in increasing elasticity of the joints, stretching calf muscles, counteracting weight problems and regulating the pancreatic function, which is especially helpful in diabetics.

ARDHA MATSYENDRAASANA

Spinal Twist: This Asana gives a lateral stretch to the back and hips. It helps rheumatic joint pains and increases joint mobility, improves blood supply to the nervous system, and relieves muscular problems of the back.

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