Finishing Poses in Yoga I
Understanding Yoga
Yoga believes that the mind, body and spirit are closely associated with one another and can not be separated. Through yoga, one can bring all these factors together and enjoy the real essence of healthy life. Yoga also promises to give a flexible, strong and subtle body to keep the various disorders away from a healthy body. The techniques behind yoga are very simple and do not need any special equipments to accomplish. Yoga exercises basically comprise of simple asanas or poses. Some of the asanas are so simple that they can be carried out at any time including office, kitchen and holiday tours. It is because of this simple fact that yoga exercises have been practiced by many famous personalities as well as common man. Moreover, yoga exercises offer long-term benefits to any individual.
As stated earlier, yoga exercises typically enclose a wide range of asanas under different category. Some of the main categories of yoga exercises are warm-up poses, standing poses, seated poses, backbends, finishing poses, twist yoga poses and so on. Every single category has number of asanas included in their stream. To perform any type of exercises, it is always advised to do some warm-up exercises and finishing exercises. Yoga takes care to offer a number of asanas in both this categories. There are number of exercises or asanas included in warm-up exercises as well as finishing exercise to give a complete health package to any individual. Finishing poses or exercises are especially meant to relax your body after doing regular exercises. Final corpse and corpse pose are the two finishing poses in yoga. Let us explore more about the corpse pose, which is also known as savasana.
Corpse pose (Savasana)
Savasana is a Sanskrit name for corpse pose. This exercise offers relaxation and can be done before, in between and after completing the asanas. This asana seems very easy to perform, but in reality it is slightly difficult. If savasana is performed correctly, it can improve blood circulation, relieve fatigue, constipation, indigestion, insomnia and asthma. Let us learn how to perform this exercise correctly.
- Lie on the ground or yoga mat with legs placed apart from each other.
- Rotate your legs in and out and then let them fall gently out to the sides.
- Keep your arms alongside your body, separated from the body and palms facing upwards.
- Rotate the spine by turning your head from side to side to center it.
- Start stretching yourself out, as if someone is pulling your head away from your feet, your shoulders down and away from your neck, your legs down and away from your pelvis.
- Start the breathing process slowly and deeply from your abdomen.
- Stay still for some time and try to concentrate on your breath or the body.
- After completing this pose, bend your knees. Using your legs, push yourself onto one side.
- Push yourself in a sitting position.
It is very essential to perform this exercise once you are done with yoga session. Spend at least 5 to 10 minutes on this exercise to get the most benefits from yoga exercises.
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