15 Minute Yoga Class
People who do not exercise often reason that they are too busy to go to the gym or work out at home. These people are at risk to various diseases caused by stress and sedentary lifestyle. It is now being taught that exercise or physical activity helps the body cope with the stress of everyday life, as well as improve overall Health. However, the demands of our daily lives increase rapidly as time goes by. These demands take away our time to take care of our health. Remember, our health is highly important. We all know that if we are unhealthy, we are less productive and it will be hard for us to achieve our goals. Imagine this, you worked so hard for ten years to get promoted to the position you have always dreamed of. You spend more than 16 hours at work, skip meals, lack sleep, do not exercise, and always feel stressed out. Finally, you landed on the position but developed a chronic disease that forces you to resign only after a few months of savoring the fruit of your hard work. It is frustrating, right?
One of the principles of Viniyoga is to develop practices for individual conditions and purposes. This section gives you a list of Yoga Sessions which aims to suit your lifestyle, whether you have a lot of time or almost no time at all. The good thing about Yoga is that you can do it anywhere. You can do it in your office, in your room, or perhaps even in your car or inside the bus on your way home. For someone who is too busy at work, you can also do Yoga in your desk during your break. You do take a break, don't you? Here is a series of Asanas which can be done within a short period of time - approximately 15 minutes and the other for around 30 minutes. These Basic Yoga Sessions are ideal for people who are to busy to do more Yoga Poses. Remember that it is ideal to practice Yoga on an empty stomach. Practicing in the morning will help you revitalize your mind and body, keep you energized and ready for work. Meditation and Relaxation Techniques is also advised during the night for restful, more peaceful sleep. It is also important for Yoga Practices to be done daily. Fifteen Minute Yoga Practice | | This yoga posture is a base for all asana, a yoga exercise in itself focusing on posture and awareness. Practiced consistently, balance and posture improves from Mountain Yoga Pose. The feet become roots to the Earth and the mind are the branches to the Universe: so develops the Mind-Body Connection. |
| | | This yoga pose is the quentessential position for release and personal awareness. It is a yoga exercise for rebuilding strengthe and direction. A natural stress-relief for the mind, this is a deep and purposeful forward bend. |
| | | This yoga posture is a base for all asana, a yoga exercise in itself focusing on posture and awareness. Practiced consistently, balance and posture improves from Mountain Yoga Pose. The feet become roots to the Earth and the mind are the branches to the Universe: so develops the Mind-Body Connection. |
| | | This balancing yoga posture, once learned, opens the torso for greater respiration and a deeper understanding of the body's dimensions. Tree Balance Pose aids in your personal yoga practice the development of Mountain Posture. |
| | | Triangle Yoga Pose gently stretches the chest, hips and legs. Increasing blood flow to the head, this yoga position offers stress-relief to the mind and strengthens the shoulders. The open twist promotes a supple spine and relieves any low back discomfort. |
| | | This yoga pose opens the hips and knees, relieving stress from the lumbar region of the back and spine. While strengthening the legs and core, it has a coiling affect similar to the Catipilar Transitionary Position. Frog yoga pose is balanced by spinal lengthening asanas, or forward bend poses. |
| | | Triangle Yoga Pose gently stretches the chest, hips and legs. Increasing blood flow to the head, this yoga position offers stress-relief to the mind and strengthens the shoulders. The open twist promotes a supple spine and relieves any low back discomfort. |
| | | Warrior I Yoga Posture is strength. It is important to keep the heel of the forward foot in line with the center of the rear foot in Warrior positions. Warrior(s) brings a sense of independence, strengthening the core and thighs, and increases endurance. |
| | | This yoga pose is exercised often in practice of the Warrior Poses, creating balance and strength. Siva mourned for Sati, and he pulled at his hair and destroyed, then meditated. The beginning of the pose resembles the Siva with his matted hair in remembrance of that power. |
| | | Warrior I Yoga Posture is strength. It is important to keep the heel of the forward foot in line with the center of the rear foot in Warrior positions. Warrior(s) brings a sense of independence, strengthening the core and thighs, and increases endurance. |
| | | This yoga pose is exercised often in practice of the Warrior Poses, creating balance and strength. Siva mourned for Sati, and he pulled at his hair and destroyed, then meditated. The beginning of the pose resembles the Siva with his matted hair in remembrance of that power. |
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A deep backbend, this yoga position strengthens the muscles of the torso. Exercise with this pose for several rounds to bring heat and flexibility to the spine, releasing toxins and stimulating the internal organs. |
| | | This yoga pose is an extension of the Yoga Pose Cat Stretch Asana. It is to be practiced during yoga class only if the lumbar region of the back is healthy. Tiger Stretch Yoga Position builds core strength and tightens the booty. |
| | | Staff Pose in Supine Position forms a foundation for alignment. This is a balancing posture, bringing both energy and soothing qualities to restore and rejuvenate the body and mind. Practice this position to relax the spinal column for more intense yoga postures. |
| | | The Shoulderstand Yoga Posture utilizes and alignes the length of the body. This yoga exercise is therapeutic as a stabilizer, as the energy that usually travels from the top of our body downwards is strongly affected by the reversal of gravity. Practice this yoga pose for optimal benefit from your yoga practice. |
| | | Though this yoga pose does not have any direct refference in any classical sense, it carries similarities to other yoga positions practiced in traditional yoga classes. Plough Yoga Pose brings relaxation to the muscles of the back and thighs, gently stretching the ligaments and sinews of the spine and back. |
| | | A yoga pose for complete relaxation is challenging first with the mind. Yoga practice usually includes this position near the beginning or end of asana practice, as therapy for fear, hypertension, insomnia, and even psychosis. |
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