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Apana Vayu mudra can be done in any position - sitting, standing, lying, while doing pranayama or even while walking. Benefits with Regular Practice: helps prevent heart attacks as well as their recurrence, lessen heart palpitations, relieve heaviness on heart helps relieve heartache, anxiety, panic, grief, sadness, overwhelm helps balance the three doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) as well as can help improve digestive fire as well as lung capacity It helps regulate and balance the air element within your body, Heals and treats you against any air imbalance diseases, Reduces extra air from stomach and body, Tightens and strengthens your chest, Relives you against chest pains, Builds immunity for your body against cold and cough, #How it works: Apana Vayu mudra includes gesture of the thumb, middle finger, ring finger, and index finger. This mudra increases the earth element with the fire element and decreases the air element in the body. ... We fold the index finger in this mudra which redu

Gyan mudra is one of the most important and well known mudras, found across Buddhist, Hindu and Yoga traditions alike. Gyan is Sanskrit for ‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom,’ and so this gesture is sometimes referred to as the Mudra of Knowledge. Gyan mudra is traditionally practiced whilst in seated meditation. Gyan mudra has been practiced for thousands of years and is highly symbolic in several ways. The index finger is believed to relate to Jupiter, and so this gesture helps to connect the practitioner with this planet of knowledge and expansion. #Benefit: The Gyan Mudra stimulates the root chakra, easing tension and depression. It relates to expansion and knowledge. It is extremely calming and brings the practitioner spiritual openness and ease in meditation. #How it works: It is one of the easiest forms of YOGA one can do and benefit from it. It works like miracle and its very easy to perform. It can be done by anyone and anywhere, but mudras are most effective when done in meditative awar

This mudra is known to increase an intensify your inner desire of wealth and prosperity. It is also known as “Three Finger technique” from Alpha training. You can see this finger gesture quite commonly in our daily life.  #Benefit: When practiced regularly, it will increase memory power and sharpens the brain. By practicing Kubera Mudra, you feel confident and calm. People believe that Kubera mudra relieves a person and instills positive thinking in them. #How it works: Kubera Mudra leads to complete repose, confidence and serenity of mind. If Kubera Mudra is practiced with drawing the air upward while inhaling, this Mudra helps to open, decongest and cleanse the frontal sinuses. It also helps individuals to reach the set goals in the future with force and power.

 Varun Mudra – The Gesture of Water “Varun” is basically a Sanskrit origin term which in Hinduism is referred to as “God of Water” or “God of Sea”. Mudra simply means Gesture or Closed seal of fingers. Due to its ability to increase the water content in the body, varun mudra also known as Jal Vardhak Mudra. #Benefits: Prevents Dehydration. Inadequate consumption of water leads to a deficiency of water in the cells, which causes dehydration in the body. ... Helps in Moisturization of Skin. ... Helps in Reducing Cholesterol. ... Cleans Blood. ... Prevent Skin Diseases. ... Stimulate Sacral Chakra. #How it works: Varun mudra prevents the inadequate distribution of body water and maintains a good flow of water in blood vessels. Hence it helps in cleaning the blood. When the tip of the thumb touches 'little finger's tip, it produces acupressure. This acupressure activates fluid circulation through the body.

 SURYA MUDRA  Also known as Agni Mudra, this one helps regulate the amount of heat in your body. Mudras have the latent power to revitalise the body for good.  It increases the fire element in the body that helps to maintain the temperature and improve the vision. #Note: One should not do this mudra when he has weakness in his body. This gesture should not be overdone beyond the mentioned time. ... In summer it should not be done for long time. ... Pitta constitution people should be careful doing this posture. ... It increases fire element in the body. #Benefits: this mudra provides us the essential heat and energy, keeps us fit and healthy. It enables heat balance in the body. It increases the fire element in the body and regularizes the metabolism. It improves appetite and digestion.   #How it works: When you hold the ring finger & thumb in the Surya mudra arrangement, then the fire element (thumb) of the body dominates over the earth element (ring finger). Hence, this placement

Vayu Mudra is associated with a healthy lifestyle. Practicing it for a longer time will ensure you get the best results while leading a happy life. One of the best ways to stay healthy is to engage in some form of exercise that is sure to keep you fit as a fiddle. A long-term practice of Vayu mudra will give positive results. Once you come in terms with doing it, there really is no way you’ll stop doing it, because it is easy and at the same time ceases to be boring. Take a look at the Vayu mudra benefits and how you can do them. Benefits of Vayu Mudra: Apart from the air balance, Vayu Mudra is known to tackle many other problems like the following. It helps regulate and balance the air element within your body, Heals and treats you against any air imbalance diseases, Reduces extra air from stomach and body, Tightens and strengthens your chest, Relives you against chest pains, Builds immunity for your body against cold and cough, It is also very useful against paralysis, It helps fight

Prithivi Mudra is a simple hand gesture made up of ring finger & thumb to bring the earth element of the body in balance. By bringing the earth element in balance, you can connect with your individual self more easily. In yoga, Prithvi mudra’s spiritual essence begins while meditation when it calms the seeker’s mind and makes them feel grounded. #Benefits: Regular practice of this mudra helps to improve the body strength. It keeps the body stable. Improves self confidence, gets rid of confusion, anxiety, fearfulness, fickle mindedness. Makes the body and mind more stable and concentrated. It is famously known for improving weight and hair growth. #How it works: Earth element is a vital component of nails, hair, skin, bones, and muscles in the body. Prithvi mudra increases the earth element and decreases the excess of fire element simultaneously. Therefore, this mudra helps to cure various disorders caused by the imbalance of these two elements such as weight loss, hair fall, fatigu

PRANA MUDRA mudra is about prana, which means life force energy.These mudras can be done while walking, sitting, or standing. If sitting, we can sit in any position, be it in Padmasana, Vajrasana, or Sukhasana pose Prana mudra increases the vital energy in the body. This mudra brings a sense of clarity in our aural field, creates inner focus and greater clarity. This mudras is beneficial for eye problems. #Benefits of Practicing Prana Mudra Strengthens the immune system Specially in corona time we need it. Improve the flow of vital forces in the body. Good for high blood pressure. Sharpens the vision, improves eyesight. Helps in proper blood circulation in body. Relieves mental tension, anger, restlessness, frustration. # How it works Prana mudra excites the root chakra, that makes vibration plus heat, which awakens and energize the body. The power of life manifolds and stimulates the entire human body. This energizes the body and awakens all the organs. This mudra links to the h

NamaskarMudra, or Anjali Mudra in Sanskrit, is known as the heart seal.  It Is help in  Reduces Stress. ...  Builds muscle. ...  Improves balance and flexibility. ...  Improves heart health.  As you place your hands in front of your heart, you powerfully connect both the left and right sides of the brain. The combination of this mudra and the word “Namaste” is symbolic as you bring together your divine masculine and feminine powers. #Benefits of Anjali Mudra or Namskar mudra Provides flexibility in the wrists and arm joints. Stimulates the anahata chakra. In the extended practice it stimulates and activates ajna chakra. Calms mind. Relieves stress. Improves focus. Promotes inner awareness. Connects the hemispheres of the brain and optimizes brain functions and coordination. .

  Mudra means “seal,” “gesture,” or “mark.” Yoga mudras are symbolic gestures often practiced with the hands and fingers. They facilitate the flow of energy in the subtle body and enhance one's journey within. According to  Ayurveda , diseases are caused due to an imbalance in the body, which in turn is caused by lack or excess of any of the five elements. Our fingers have the characteristics of these elements, and each of these five elements serves a specific and important function within the body. The fingers are essentially electrical circuits. The use of mudras adjusts the flow of energy – affecting the balance of air, fire, water, earth, ether – and facilitate healing. Mudras create a subtle connection with the instinctual patterns in the brain and influence the unconscious reflexes in these areas. The internal energy is, in turn, balanced and redirected, affecting change in the sensory organs, glands, veins, and tendons. Yoga mudras are practiced by sitting cross-legged in  V

  A Sanskrit word, Gomukhasana literally translates into a cow face posture (go – cow, mukha – face, asana – pose). A seated yoga posture, Gomukhasana can be performed along with a set of different seated asanas. It helps stretch the arms, triceps, shoulders, and chest. Requiring the practitioner to sit erectly, it also enhances one’s posture. #Benefits of Gomukhasana: 1. Cures sciatica 2. Helps in high blood-pressure 3. Reproductive organs are toned and massaged with regular practice 4. Cures stiff shoulders 5. Elongates spine 6. Beneficial for those with bad posture 7. Reduces stress and anxiety 8. Strengthens back muscles 9. Stimulates kidneys 10. Strengthens muscles of ankles, hips, thighs, shoulders, triceps, inner armpits and chest # How to do Gomukhasana 1. Sit on the yoga mat with your back straight and legs extended in front of you. Put your feet together and place your palms next to your hips. 2. Bend your right leg and place the right feet under your left buttock. 3. Stack y

 Camel pose does not only improve spinal flexibility but at the same time also strengthens the back muscles. This asana can therefore help to improve your posture. Those with high blood pressure and severe fatigue should avoid this pose. If you have any spine-related conditions make sure to maintain the extension throughout the spine rather than bending the spine. Those with neck injuries and pain should look up at the ceiling and should not drop their heads back.  #Benifits:  It improves spinal flexibility, while also strengthening the back muscles and improving posture. This pose creates space in the chest and lungs, increasing breathing capacity and helping to relieve respiratory ailments. Ustrasana also stimulates the kidneys, which improves digestion. #How to do it: Engage your buttocks to press your thighs forward so that your pelvis stays over your knees. 9. Hold for several breaths and then release your hands and lower your butt to your heels. Repeat the posture twice more if y

 Boat pose, or paripurna navasana, is  simultaneously works your hip flexors, abdominals and adductor muscles. ... Sure, your abdominal muscles will support you in the pose If you have low blood pressure, severe headache and migraine, you must avoid this yoga pose. 11. People suffering from chronic diseases or spinal disorders are advised not to practice this yoga pose. #Benifits of Full Boat Pose: Tones and strengthens your abdominal muscles. Improves balance and digestion. Stretches your hamstrings. Strengthens your spine and hip flexors. Stimulates the kidneys, thyroid and prostate glands, and intestines. Aids in stress relief. Improves confidence. #How to do it: Begin in a seated position with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.  Lift your feet off the floor. Keep your knees bent at first. Bring your shins parallel to the floor. This is half boat pose.  Your torso will naturally fall back, but do not let the spine round. Straighten your legs to a 45-degree angle if you

Seated forward fold provides a deep stretch for entire back side of body from the heels to the neck. Forward fold calms the nervous system and emotions and stimulates the reproductive and urinary systems. Contraindications: Recent or chronic injury to the arms, hips, ankles or shoulders. Benifits: Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression. Stretches the spine, shoulders, hamstrings. Stimulates the liver, kidneys, ovaries, and uterus. Improves digestion. Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause and menstrual discomfort. Soothes headache and anxiety and reduces fatigue. How to do: Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out straight in front of you. Keep your spine erect and toes flexed toward you. Breathe in as you raise both your arms above your head and stretch up. Breathe out as you bend forward and extend your torso over your legs, keeping the spine erect. You can rest your head just beyond your knees and your hands on the floor - or take hold of the big toes usi

Baddha Konasana, or Bound Angle Pose, is a posture that quickly brings some people to their edge. ... The pose is a big stretch for the inner thighs and groins. Because of the open position of the legs, it requires strength in your core, your back muscles, and your outer thighs. Benifits: Stimulates abdominal organs, ovaries and prostate gland, bladder, and kidneys. Stimulates the heart and improves general circulation. Stretches the inner thighs, groins, and knees. Helps relieve mild depression, anxiety, and fatigue. Soothes menstrual discomfort and sciatica. Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause. How to do it: Bend your knees and bring the soles of your feet together as you let your knees fall out to either side. Draw your feet in as close to your body as is comfortable. Back off if you feel any pain in your knees. Press the outer edges of your feet together strongly. The feet may begin to open like a book. You can encourage this with your hands or hold onto your big toes in a yogi

  Dhanurasana, one of the three back stretching exercises that impart strength to the entire spinal column, is definitely the pose to look out for if you are suffering from inherent back issues. The bow pose was invented to cater to such instances, making the back and consequently, the entire body, stronger. Benifits: Stretches the entire front of the body, ankles, thighs and groins, abdomen and chest, and throat, and deep hip flexors (psoas) Strengthens the back muscles. Improves posture. Stimulates the organs of the abdomen and neck. How to do: Lie on your stomach with your feet apart, in line with your hips, and your arms by the side of your body. Fold your knees, take your hands backward, and hold your ankles. Breathe in, and lift your chest off the ground and pull your legs up and towards the back. Look straight ahead with a smile on your face. Keep the pose stable while paying attention to your breath. Your body is now curved and as taut as a bow. Continue to take long, deep

  Uttana Shishosana is a great heart opener. It expands your chest, thereby decreasing the tension in the back and shoulder areas. As a result, the breathing capacity of your lungs improves. In this yoga pose, the blood flows toward the shoulders and the chest. Benifits: Downward-Facing Dog is the bread and butter of yoga, but it can be challenging for beginners. This modification shares the same benefits as the classic pose — stretching the hamstrings, opening the shoulders, and creating length in the spine — without all the weight on your upper body. How to do it: Place your hands on the back of a chair with palms shoulder-distance apart. Step your feet back until they align under hips, creating a right angle with your body, spine parallel with the floor. Ground through your feet and lift through thighs. Reach hips away from hands to lengthen the sides of your torso. Firm your outer arms in and lengthen through the crown of your head.

This pose can only be performed with the feet on the floor. plow pose is one of the more common sequences seen in general yoga classes; but many respondents suggested both of these poses has too high a risk for neck injury. And like the above inversions, these poses put people with hypertension, heart disease and risk of stroke at extreme risk. Benifits: Calms the brain. Stimulates the abdominal organs and the thyroid gland. Stretches the shoulders and spine. Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause. Reduces stress and fatigue. Therapeutic for backache, headache, infertility, insomnia, sinusitis. How to do: Forward bends to stretch the lower back. Twists or lateral bends to warm up neck, shoulders and upper back. Some “legs up” pose to introduce the inversion effect. Bridge pose to stretch the upper back and neck right before the Shoulderstand.

Vajrasana pose is a simple sitting yoga pose. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word vajra, which means thunderbolt or diamond. Contraindications, precautions: #People who have severe knee pain should avoid Vajrasana. #Those who have undergone knee surgery recently should also avoid doing Vajrasana. #Pregnant women should keep their knees slightly apart while practicing Vajrasana. Benifits: #helping keep the mind calm and stable. curing digestive acidity and gas formation. #helping to relieve knee pain. #strengthening thigh muscles. #helping to relieve back pain. #strengthening sexual organs. #helping in treatment of urinary problems. How to do: 1. Kneel down onto your yoga mat or soft surface. Sit on your knees with your feet relaxed. Do not place the ball of the foot onto the ground. 2. Cross your big toes so that your feet create a support for your bottom to rest on. 3. Place your hands in front of you and on your knees. Your arms should be relaxed instead of tense. You can face your

 It's the best of both worlds: spinal extension followed by spinal flexion. Moving back and forth ​awakens and warms the back, improves body awareness, and is a basic introduction to how to do a vinyasa sequence by coordinating your movements to your breath. Benefits: Stretches your butt (aka Gluteus Maximius, Minimus, and Medius) which helps relieve tightness in your hips and lower back pain. Opens your shoulders and increases the range of motion for your shoulder joint. Stretches the chest. Stretches triceps and strengthens biceps. Stretches quads (thighs). How to do: Begin on your hands and knees in table pose, with a neutral spine. As you inhale and move into cow pose, lift your sit bones upward, press your chest forward and allow your belly to sink. Lift your head, relax your shoulders away from your ears, and gaze straight ahead. As you exhale, come into cat pose while rounding your spine outward, tucking in your tailbone, and drawing your pubic bone forward. Release your hea

Salabhasana also known as the locust, is a strong back bend. It is said to strengthen the back as well as relieve back pain. It can be done in several variations; with the arms under the body, with the arms at the side, or with the arms straight ahead. We will look at the first option  Benefit: sTrengthens the muscles of the spine, buttocks, and backs of the arms and legs. Stretches the shoulders, chest, belly, and thighs. Improves posture. Stimulates abdominal organs. Helps relieve stress. How to do: Exhaling, in 3 seconds, raise the right leg (kept straight) as high as possible without lifting the hips; keeping the left leg firmly on the ground. ...  Maintain this pose for 6 seconds, suspending the breath (final position).

 MATSYASANA is also called fish pose ,People who are suffering from heart diseases, high blood pressure or low blood pressure should not perform Matsyasana. Patients of migraine and insomnia should also abstain from practicing the Fish Pose. Individuals having serious neck or lower-back injuries are recommended strongly not to perform this pose. #BENFITS Relieves tension in your neck, throat, and shoulders. Stretches and tones the front of your neck and your abdominals. Stretches and stimulates the organs of your belly and throat. Strengthens your upper back and the back of your neck. #HOW TO DO Sit in Lotus Posture. ...  Bend slowly backwards and lie on the floor without releasing Lotus Posture. ...  Lift the chest a little upward. ...  Hold on the big toes with elbows touching the floor. ...  Breathe slowly. ...  To release the position, bring down the back to floor and straighten the head.

 Bhujangasana is also called cobra pose ,It is commonly performed in a cycle of asanas in Surya Namaskar. #Benefits: Bhujangasana is very useful to keep your back healthy. Practise this asana individually or through the Surya Namaskar to make your spinal region strong and very agile. This posture can tone your body and the spinal nerves. Bhujangasana improves your digestion, liver and kidney functions as well. # How to do: Place your palms flat on the ground directly under your shoulders. Bend your elbows straight back and hug them into your sides. Pause for a moment looking straight down at your mat with your neck in a neutral position. ...  Inhale to lift your chest off the floor. ...  Keep your neck neutral.

  The poses can be entered from a standing position, Tadasana, jumping or stepping the feet wide apart. For  Virabhadrasana  I, the hips are turned to face the front foot, which is turned fully outwards; the back foot is turned halfway inwards. Benefits of Warrior I Pose: Strengthens your shoulders, arms, legs, ankles and back. Opens yours hips, chest and lungs . Improves focus, balance and stability. Encourages good circulation and respiration. Stretches your arms, legs, shoulders, nck, belly, groins and ankles. Energizes the entire body. How to do Stand erect and spread your legs about three to four feet apart. ...  Now, turn your right foot outwards by 90 degrees and the left by 15 degrees, making sure the heel of the right foot is perfectly aligned with the center of the left foot.

“As both a stretching and strengthening asana, downward dog or adho mukha svanasana provides incredible balance for mind and body. *Benefits : Adho mukha svanasana is a position that places your heart above your head, allowing gravity to increase blood flow and improve your circulation. Improves posture. Downward dog opens up the chest and shoulders, which can help straighten your vertebrae and align your spine, leading to overall improved posture. *How to do: Your hands should be shoulder-width apart and spread your fingers out wide. Press your hands into the mat and gently tuck your toes under and take a deep inhale, then keeping your hands pressed into the mat exhale deeply, lifting your knees off the floor and straightening your legs as much as you can.

  Sarvangasana and Halasana also help blood to flow upwards and stimulate blood circulation in brain and optic nerves. Relaxation asanas like nispandabhava and Savasana promote relaxation of eyes. #Benefits Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression. Stimulates the thyroid and prostate glands and abdominal organs. Stretches the shoulders and neck. Tones the legs and buttocks. Improves digestion. Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause. Reduces fatigue and alleviates insomnia # How to do Lie down in the supine position or lying on your stomach. Raise your legs slowly upward and bring it to a 90° angle. Bring the legs towards the head by raising the buttocks up. Raise the legs; abdomen and chest try to form a straight line. Place the palms on your back for support. Place the chin against the chest. Maintain the position as long as comfortable. Try to maintain the pose for up to 30 seconds or more. Slowly return back to the original position. While doing this, first l