Yoga Asanas for Beginners

YOGA POSTURES: Answer to Health and Well-being

Yoga Asanas for Beginners

YOGA POSTURES: Answer to Health and Well-being

From a lay man's point of view, YOGA means ASANAS or postures only. Very few are aware that yoga is an integration of posture with breath control, concentration, and meditation. Maharshi Patanjali was full of wisdom and foresight. He defined Yogasan as " STHIRA SUKHAM ASANAM PRAYATNA SITHILYA ANANT SAMAPATIVYAM. Asan is a steady and relaxed posture with breath control and minds meditating on the higher self. Postures, therefore, always have a holding period ranging from thirty seconds to thirty minutes.

Yoga Postures as Therapy

Here comes the therapeutic effect of postures. One thing must be cleared that postures by itself never cure a disease, on the other hand, Asanas put a direct impact on the various systems and internal organs of the human which, in turn, alleviates the body symptoms.

The postures have two major impacts on the body and mind level, Stimulation, and Relaxation. These two effects are reflected in physical energy and mental level. In physical level Asanas stimulate and relax the internal organs of human physiology which brings a positive and progressive effect on the affected organs. Breath control with its massage effect on various organs enhances the healing effect. Breath in postures works like a power grid that provides healing energy to the postures.

More You stay, Better the Result

The more you stay in the final stage of the posture, the better you perform and gain. Ananta samapatibhyam means merging with the higher self. This is meditation, quieting the mind, and shifting the awareness from self to the higher self. Here the practitioner gets an opportunity to manage his stress level. In yoga therapy body is the vehicle, breath is the fuel and mind is the pilot and controller. The modern age is the age of stress that needs relaxation. Staying more time in postures does the trick. It trains the mind and the body to activate the parasympathetic nervous system which, in turn, controls the relaxation response.

A single posture never solves

Yoga therapy is not a tablet approach to disease. It is an integrated approach. One has to do a series of postures in order to derive the desired result. Never trust in a single posture prescription. Also never follow a group practice unless it is beneficial to you within a week or so.

Dose is important

30 minutes yoga may be either short or excess for you. To be on a safe side better start simple postures which are meant for beginners and are painless. If you get a qualified yoga guide you can seek his support to manage your problems. Refer to my posture videos both at the preliminary and intermediate levels and fit yourself into one of them.

21 Yoagasan for Beginners

JANU SIRASAN

PARSWA BHUNAMAN ASAN

UPABISTA PARSWA UTTANASAN

UPABISTA KONASAN

BUDDHA KONASAN

ARDHA MACHENDRASAN

VAJRASAN

USTARASAN

SASANKASAN

PARVATASAN

FRONT SPLIT

BUJANGASAN

SASANKASAN STRETCH

MAKARASAN

DHANURASAN

PASCHIMOTANASAN

CHAKRASAN

ARDHA HALASAN

SARBANGASAN

ARDHA MATSHYASAN

SAVASAN