International Yoga Day 2023: 5 yoga asanas that you can practice at home
Yoga Asanas: International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 every year across the world. The day serves as a platform to raise awareness about the numerous benefits of yoga, promoting its holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
This year's Yoga Day theme is 'Yoga For Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,' which translates to "Yoga for the Welfare of All" in the form of "One World-One Family."
It emphasises the spirit of Yoga, which unifies and guides everyone. Yoga events will be held in every corner of the country, as they have been in the past.
Sukhasana, also known as easy pose or the "pose of comfort," is a seated posture in yoga. It is a simple cross-legged pose that provides a stable and relaxed platform for meditation, breathing exercises, and light stretching. It can help calm the mind, ease lower back and tightness, and improve overall posture.
Anulom Vilom (Alternate Nostril Breathing) helps balance the flow of energy in the body. By practising this regularly, you can improve breathing efficiency, increase oxygen intake, and remove toxin energy from the body. It also encourages a state of relaxation, mental clarity, and focus. It can be particularly beneficial for individuals with respiratory conditions like asthma.
Balasana a.k.a Child's Pose, is a gentle resting pose that provides numerous benefits for both body and mind. By sitting back on the heels with the knees wide apart, Balasana stretches the hips, thighs, and ankles. It helps to release tightness in these areas, especially after prolonged periods of sitting or physical activity. It can be practised at any time during a yoga session to pause, recharge, and regain energy.
Bhujangasana, a cobra pose, is an excellent pose for improving the flexibility and strength of the spine. It is a reclined backbend pose that strengthens and stretches the muscles in your spine and increases blood flow, especially to the reproductive organs and spinal area. It helps you to connect with your breath, body, and the sensations experienced during the pose. It's important to practice Bhujangasana with proper alignment and keeping your body's limitations in mind.
This yoga asana is deeply relaxing and rejuvenating. It involves lying flat on your back, arms relaxed at your sides, palms facing up, and legs comfortably spread apart. The aim of this asana is to achieve complete relaxation, both physically and mentally, and to reduce stress, anxiety, and tiredness in the body. The goal is for the practitioner to fully release and surrender, for that allow yourself ample time for Shavasana.
- With inputs from agencies
