4 Best Yoga Asanas Of All Times That You Must Practice Daily

Yoga has tremendous benefits for your physical as well as mental being. To get your daily dose of positivity and energy, all you have to do is show up on your mat and yoga will cast its magic. The simple practice of asanas can not only work on your physical body but also helps in controlling the mind, and balancing your emotions and life. It keeps the anxiety and stress away, making you feel more relaxed.  

Here are 4 best Yoga Asanas listed out by Dr.Hansaji Yogendra, Director at The Yoga Institute, that you must practice daily:

Hastapadangushthasana

 

 

 

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This asana brings both the extremities together and stretches the muscles surrounding the major hip joint. It also affects the waist and helps in the flexibility and toning of the lateral muscles. It also helps to improve your balance and concentration.

• Stand with your feet together and hands at the side and then inhale.
• Exhaling, kick your right leg in the front as high as possible and grasp your toe with the same hand, keeping the knees straight. In case you cannot hold your toe, bend your knee of the right leg so as to grasp your toes with the right hand and stretch the leg out in front.
• Try to keep the leg straight but if not possible, you may slightly bend the knees.
• Stay in this position for six seconds.
• While inhaling, release the grasp and bring your leg down.
• Repeat with the left leg.

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Dhanurvakrasana

 

 

 

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This asana puts pressure on the abdominal area as your entire body is balancing on the naval area. Your entire spine is arched; it greatly enhances the flexibility of your spine. Thereby, it opens up your chest, neck and shoulders. And tones the leg and arm muscles.

• Lie down on your stomach with your hands by the side.
• Bend your knees and fold your legs towards the back.
• Grasp the ankles.
• Inhaling, raise your head upwards and simultaneously pull your legs upwards, arching the spine, keeping both the legs together.
• Maintain the position for a few seconds.
• Exhaling, lower the legs and head. Release the grasp on your ankles and return to the starting posture.

Konasana II

 

 

 

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The asana helps to bend and twist the body in such ways that you do not do so in day-to-day activities. It helps to contour the waist and abdomen. There is an internal massage of the organs of the stomach through compression.

• Stand with your feet parallel and 3 feet apart. Keep your hands at the sides.
• Raise your left hand straight up from the side with your palm facing out. Your arm should be close to the ear, with the right hand hanging by your side.
• Your face should look ahead.
• While inhaling, bend from the waist laterally to the right as far as you can go without tilting to the front or back.
• Maintain this position while holding your breath for six seconds.
• While exhaling, return to the standing position and lower your left hand.
• Repeat on the opposite side.
• On completion of bending on both sides, let your hands hang loosely at the sides and bring your feet together or leave them apart if you are practicing more rounds of this asana.

Pavanamuktasana

 

 

 

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Our body accumulates stress of all kinds. When they are released there is a wave of peace and relaxation. Practicing this asana releases flatulence and helps relieve indigestion and constipation.

• Lie on a mat with your feet together and hands at the sides and inhale.
• Exhaling, lift both the legs, fold it at the knee joint and clasp your knee (or shin) with both your hands interlocking at the arms.
• Pull the knee up to your chest and keep it firmly pressed suspending your breath and painting the posture for six seconds.
• Release your clasped hands, inhaling, straighten your leg and bring it to the starting position.
• Repeat with the other leg

   

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