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Vasisthasana: Balancing Outside Your Comfort Zone Health Benefits and How to do?

Vashishthasana (Side Plank Pose) is a beautiful, powerful, and enjoyable asana that is a balancing posture as an exercise in modern yoga. This pose helps in improving the sense of physical and mental balance. In this article, you learn the health benefits of Vasisthasana and how we can do it.

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Vasisthasana: Balancing Outside Your Comfort Zone Health Benefits and How to do?

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  1. Vasisthasana: Balancing Outside Your Comfort Zone Health BenefitsandHowtodo? Vashishthasana (Side Plank Pose) is a beautiful, powerful, and enjoyable asana that is a balancing postureas an exercise in modern yoga. Thefull expression of the mudrais going tostrengthenthe handsandwrists,generatingheat inyourupperback. Light Side Plank Pose is a challenging pose that is great for building strength and stability, targeting the shoulders, the curvature of the spine, biceps, and triceps as well as really a whole body. Fortunately, this pose isan opportunity to focuson holdingother challengingposes.The best part is that it helps you find alignment and strength within your body without putting in toomucheffort. Thisasana of yoga helps in improving the senseof physical andmental balanceinchildren ormen. VasisthasanaMeaning The name Vasisthasana yogaisa word derived from the Sanskrit language - which ismade upoftwowords"Vasistha"and"asana".InVashishthawasthefirstofthesevensonsborn in the mind of Lord Brahma. Rishi Vashistha is a sage of the Saptarishi Mandal. And the secondwordis "asana"whichmeans "pose orposture". How to doSidePlankPose-Vasisthasana YoumayfinditalittledifficulttodoVasishthasanayogaasanaatfirst,butafterconsistent practice,youcandothis yogaeasily.Youdothefollowing steps todoVashishthasanayoga.

  2. TodoVashithasanayoga,sit inDandasana. • Now youcomeinahalf-lyingpositionononeside. • Pressyourrightfootandrighthandonthegroundandplaceyourleftfootonthe right foot andthe lefthandonyourhip. • Keepalltheweightofthebodyonyourrighthandandfootandthenraisetheleft • handup. • Raisetheleftleg up. • While inhaling,straightentheleft arm completelyupwards. • Itshouldseemthatyourleft arms andlegsare swingingintheair. • Atthistime yourlegs,upperbody,andheadremainin astraightline. • Turnyournecktowardsyouroutstretchedhandandlookatthefingersofyour hands. • While exhaling,bring yourleftleg andhanddownand • ComeslowlyintoDandasana. • Repeatontheotherside. • Tomodify, keepthe bottomknee onthe ground. • Preparatory Poses • SuptaPadangusthasana(Reclining Hand-to-Big-ToePose) • PlankPose • UtthitaParsvokanasana(ExtendedSideAngle Pose) • ParipurnaNavasana(BoatPose) • Follow-upPoses • SupportedHeadstand(SalambaSirsasana) • HandstandPose (AdhoMukhaVrksasana) • Four-LimbedStaffpose (ChaturangaDandasana) • WarriorIIPose(VirabhadrasanaII) • Timetopractice • It would be a good thing to practice Vasishthasana along with your daily yoga session at sunrise in the morning. Because at this time the stomach is empty and you can do any yoga withrenewedenergy. • If you do not have time then it is necessary to have a gap of 5 to 6 hours between the meal andthe practicebeforepracticingintheevening. BenefitsofVasisthasana • Thestrengthofthehands,arms,andshoulderscanbeimprovedbyregularpractice ofVasisthasanayoga. • Sincethisyogaisonesidearmbalanceposeswhichisdonetoengagetheshoulder bone.

  3. Thepracticeoftheasanahelpsinbringingbalanceandstabilityaswellasanequal stretchonbothsides. • Thehamstrings,quadriceps,andcalvesarestrengthenedbydoingthisasana.Itplays agreat roleintoningthe lowerbody. • Vasisthasanayogaisverybeneficialforimprovingthestrengthandflexibilityofthe • body. • Alongwiththeabilitytoconcentrate,itisagoodasanatoincreasethestrength, stamina,andconfidenceofthe body. • Helps toopenuptheshoulderjointandbuildstrengthandstabilitythere. • Bydoingregularpractice,manymusclesofthebodygetsufficientstretchanddueto this,theystart becomingstronger. • Vashistasanapractice,anexcellentstretchisfeltonbothsidesofthechestand torso,whichfacilitatesdeepbreathing. • Helps tomakethefacebrightandradiant. Precautions • AlthoughVasisthasanayogaasana issimple.Buttodothis,balanceisessential. • Withregularpractice,youcanincrease yourbalance power. • Ifyouaresufferingfromanyseriousinjuryorproblemthenitisadvisablenotto practiceVasisthasana. • Ifsomeonehasaninjuryintheshoulderorelbow,thentheyshouldnotdothis • asana. • SourceLink: • https://submitafreearticle.com/vasisthasana-balancing-outside-your- comfort-zone-health-benefits-and-how-to-do/

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