Benefits Of Hath Yoga

GARURASANA IN BIKRAM YOGA

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Yoga is an ancient Indian methodology of the unification of one’s own consciousness to the universal consciousness. This transition of the process transpires through an extremely dedicated and rigorous process of concentrating the physical and mental faculties’ with due perseverance. It has a meditative and spiritual core. In a layman’s parlance it is a free hand physical exercise and practice for physical and mental rejuvenation.

Yoga has many schools – the prominent being “Hath Yoga” which was propounded by Lord Shiva himself and has since passed down by disciples in succession. Hath Yoga consists of eight disciplines or avenues of attaining emancipation – one being “asanas”

• Press the palms together, stretch the fingers upwards.

• Keep your gaze fixed and stay in this posture for five breathing cycles.

• Slowly release your hands and bring them to the sides of your body.

• Slowly uncross your left leg and place it on the floor.

• Slowly attain “Tarasana”.

The benefits of this asana are as follows:

• Strengthens the nerves and bones of the hands and legs.

• Boosts concentration and enhances focus.

• Instills composure by relieving tension.

• Improves body balance.

• Stretches and soothes shoulders, upper back and outer thighs.

• Enhances coordination between the shoulder blades and prevents injury.

• Creates stability on the core muscles.

• Increases immune efficiency by squeezing of lymph nodes under the arm and in the groin.

• Strengthens nerves and kidneys.

• Heals rheumatism of hands and legs.

• Generates growth hormones.

• Heals swollen testicles and hernia.

• Spinal bones are strengthened and improved.

This asana or exercise should be avoided by obese persons, pregnant women and those who have recently undergone a knee, ankle or elbow injury.

All yoga asanas should be undertaken after medical consultation and under expert