Friday, 4 October 2013

A beginner's pilot to yoga and its vital benefits

Yoga was originated in ancient India which has its roots in the Sanskrit language. The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word yoga is "yoke", "to join" or "to unite". The term defines the physical, mental and spiritual disciplines in order to ensure the overall fitness. Yoga is a physiological process which helps creating an absolute poise between the mind and body and strengthens the body as well as soul. Now days, Yoga is practiced by a lot of people in almost every part of the globe.

Yoga for beginners can prove productive given that they must go about practicing it in a sequential progression and with a certain code of conduct. However, yoga for beginners, the poses taken should neither be difficult to perform nor too strenuous. Normally, all yoga sessions must begin with "surya namaskar" or sun salutation which means bowing to the sun which is considered to be a warm up .it nourishes the soul and helps running the stream of energy through the body, then one should continue with the seated yoga asans which are intent to improve posture and to encourage the beginners to focus on the breathing exercises (pranayama).
One should always start with simple "asanas" or postures and move toward the advanced poses. There are around 84 yoga Asanas described and every pose is such designed to promote a state of mental and physical well being and good health. Some basic poses include shoulder stand (sarvangasana), locust (shalabhasana), headstand (sirshasana), bow (dhanurasana), triangle (trikonasana) and so on. One must focus on mastering the basic asans first, which can be then intensified to further deepen the practice.
 

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