Hatha Yoga Health Benefits

Yoga health benefits include...

• firms the legs and hips

• enhances physical and mental poise

• flexibility of the spine is flexibility of the mind

• massages the abdominal organs

• brings suppleness to the hips, waist, and back

• great exercise to include in a weight loss program

1. Start in a standing position, legs together, hands on hips

2. keep the toes pointing forward and root your feet deep into the earth

3. lengthen your whole body upward through the torso and top of the head

4. keep your shoulders back and square

5. exhale, bring your arms out to your sides

6. activate your legs by tightening your thigh muscles and bringing your patella or knee-cap upwards

7. keep your sacrum or tail-bone scooped down and under, bend forward from the hips keeping your back lengthened

8. stretching your arms, move your hands to the legs, feet or the floor. Use a block if necessary

9. relax your neck, head, face, and jaw

10. as you inhale, draw the energy up the legs and into your pelvis

11. as you exhale, lengthen the spine

12. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

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Here are hatha yoga poses that you can search on for details. Locate the "Search Bar" below this list. I've also included the Sanskit name...

tree - vriksasana
crow - kakasana
dancer - natarajasana
warrior or hero pose - virabhadrasana III
hand to toe - utthita padangusthasana
side arm balance - vasisthasana
shoulder stand - sarvangasana
head stand - sirshasana
hand stand - adho mukha vriksasana
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plow - halasana
mountain - tadasana
warrior or hero - virabhadrasana II
warrior or hero - virabhadrasana I
triangle - trikonasana
cat or table pose - marjariasana
sun bird - chakravakasana
staff - dandasana
seated boat - paripurna navasana
downward facing dog - adho mukha svanasana
upward facing plank - purvottanasana
face down moves - navasana vinyasa
leg raises - ab vinyasa
knee to chest - apanasana vinyasa
monkey god - hanumanasana
runners poses - ashwa sanchalasana
thunder bolt - vajrasana or virasana
pigeon - kapotanasana
bridge - setubandhasana
bow pose - Dhanurasana
wheel pose - chakrasana
standing forward bend - uttanasana
camel - ustrasana
seated forward bend - paschimottanasana

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• gives strength and flexibility to the spine, wrists and ankles

• stretches and relieves tension in the front of the body

• firms up waistline and great for hips

• delivers fresh blood to all the hormone glands in the head and throat

• stretches and strengthens the neck and back

• allows a natural broadening of the shoulders

• helps in sleep disorders

• aids in eliminating hand and foot pain, particularly in arthritis and fibromyalgia cases

• helps in infertility issues

• aids in prostate disorders

• decrease in pulse rate and respiratory rate

• one of the best exercises for weight loss when done properly

• improves memory, concentration, and focus

• gives a spiritual awakening, and direction

• helps in digestive and cardiovascular issues

• reduces blood pressure

• helps in balancing hormones and the endocrine system

• benefits of yoga aids in all kinds of nervous disorders

• eyesight, hearing, and touch all improve with regular practice

• yoga asana and meditation are outstanding practices for eliminating pain of any kind

• increase of movement in all joints of the body, including the spine

• your posture will improve, itself allowing increase in pranic energy to move through you

• you build strength, not just in arms and legs but in your core musculature

• inner strength, courage, and contentment also arise

• great practices for stamina and endurance

• one of the major benefits of yoga is it will increase your energy

• helps in relieving depression, anxiety, and moodiness

• improves your immune system, mainly by breathing deeply in each posture

• a fantastic aid in fighting disorders such as, migraines, cancer, arthritis, infertility, fibromyalgia, just to name a few

• great for kids

• helps in social skills and learning efficiency

• many biochemical benefits of yoga: normalization of cholesterol, sodium, glucose, hemoglobin, white blood cell count, vitamin C levels, and many, many more

• greatly helps in balancing the left-right brain functions

• muscles love yoga! It stretches them. Flushes wastes and stagnant blood out, new blood full of nutrients, in

• increases self-awareness. Your focus becomes more "inward"

• reduces the risk of injury

• and many, many more.

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Balancing Poses
Half Moon Pose - Ardha-Chandrasana

• reduces fatigue and fat

• strengthens the legs, back, and waistline

• tones back muscles, nervous, and digestive systems

• increases coordination and balance in all areas of life

• removes laziness and generates courage, abundance, and power

1. start in a kneeling position, knees and hands on the floor

2. bend and move one leg between your hands. Knee above your ankle

3. extend the other leg back, toes touching the floor

4. breathe deeply, lengthening your back, neck, and extended leg. Breathe

5. when ready, push up and balance with your arm and leg into Half Moon Pose

6. turn your head and face the sky to naturally open up the torso

7. breathe into the core of your body, the area just below your navel -- your center of gravity and balance

8. with every exhalation, have a sense of your energy flowing out of your head, hands, and feet

9. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

10. when ready, exhale down back into runners pose, then relax.

11. repeat the steps for the other side.

Stabilization Poses

• stretches back and neck muscles

• loosens and opens up the hips

• develops strong legs for durability

• allows the nervous system to be toned and enhanced

• you get to "see" the world from a different view point

• creates alertness of body and mind

• removes laziness and generates courage, power, and abundance

Inverted Poses

• upper body, including brain, head, face, and neck get an abundance of blood and health giving chemicals

• rejuvenates the whole body, and mind

• allows the brain, and thoughts to calm

• greatly helps natural posture

• beneficial for balancing hormones

• aids weight loss as it allows the lymphatic system to function with power

• abdominal and back areas become flexible and healthy

• strengthens arms, shoulders, and chest

• balanced body, balanced mind, balanced life

Vinyasa's

• gives strength to the legs, shoulders, and arms

• helps to correct abdominal issues such as constipation

• eliminates fat around the abdomen and hips

• stretches and strengthens the whole back, gluteal, and hamstrings

• aids digestion, lymphatic flow, and blood circulation to the face and neck

• massages and energies the abdominal organs

• all excellent Vinyasa's for weight loss

Yoga Meditation Techniques

Easy Relaxation Techniques
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• preserves vital energies

• strengthens the nervous system

• calms the mind and body

• enhances physical and mental poise

• all very beneficial and popular meditation poses

• flexibility of the spine is flexibility of the mind

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