Improve Your Posture With These Yoga Poses Shared By Expert

Our posture does not just make a difference to our personalities but for the long run, it affects our health as well. We end up with aches and making rounds to the doctor due to a wrong posture we ignored working on. Dr.Hansaji Yogendra, Director at The Yoga Institute has shared how you can improve them and make things easier for yourself.

“Sit straight”

“Don’t slouch”

“Keep your back straight”

Dr.Hansaji Yogendra, Director at The Yoga Institute says that we have heard these phrases right from a very young age, haven’t we? Because of our faulty lifestyle, the way we sit in front of our computers and mobile phones, all of this ends up giving us a bad posture. Always remember, you are as healthy and young as your spine is. Keep your spine and posture right to save yourself from a lot of aches and pains.

Your ideal posture should be with a straight spine, chest slightly expanded, chin pointing upwards, shoulders squared and relaxed, and the stomach tucked in. With Yoga, your awareness starts to increase in a few weeks. You become critically aware of your posture all the time. With regular yoga practice, the body gets strengthened and stretched, and the spine starts straightening itself out.

Here are a few Yoga asanas that you must do to improve your posture:

Talasana

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Stand straight with the legs together and arms by the side of the body. Inhaling, raise both the arms up over your head and simultaneously come on your heels. Stretch your body in the opposite direction and slowly release the pose. This asana stretches your body vertically thereby straightening your spine.

Bhujangasana

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Lie down on your stomach with the palms by the side of your chest. Breathing in, raise your upper body up till the pelvis. Hold the position for 6-7 breaths and exhaling, release the asana. The upper back gets a slight backward bend in this asana which helps to release the stress and tension in the shoulder blades. This is also excellent for people with a humpback.

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Shalabhasana

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Lie down on your stomach with the arms by the side of the body, palms facing downward, and chin on the floor. Slowly raise the right leg up - about a foot high, keeping it straight from the knees. Stay in this position for 5-6 breaths and relax. Repeat it on the other leg as well. With the gentle leg lifts, the lower back gets a compression, which improves the tone of the back and spine.

Ushtrasana

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Kneel down and keep the body straight. Gently bend the upper body backward till both your arms are touching the heels. Try to push your chest forward and breathe normally in this position. Exhaling, gently release the asana. A complete backward bending asana that releases all the stiffness and helps to improve the posture.

To maintain a good posture it is important to sit and stand correctly, with the back in an upright position, all the time. You must also strengthen your core muscles to reduce the strain on the lower back muscles. Keep working on yourself and showing up on the mat daily to see some results in your posture!