Yoga

Utthita hasta padangustasana B requires you to have a good sense of balance as you turn your head to the opposite side of the opening leg. It gives you a great stretch to your hamstrings, and your glutes works a lot more than it looks and get strengthen!   Method   1 – Stand with your right leg up after doing Utthita Hasta Padangustasana A (or be in the position of Utthita Hasta Padangustasana A). 2 – As you exhale, slowly open your right leg to the right side with your legs and right arm strongly straight. Keep the bottom leg strong and straight, your back is long and keeping a good posture. At the same time as you open your leg, turn your head to the left side and […]

This is the second version of Prasarita Padottanasana. Compared to the first version we learnt, this is a little more challenging because we don’t have the help of our hands to deepen our bend. Let’s practice, let’s keep practicing!   Method 1 – Stand with your legs apart as in Prasarita Padottanasana A, Stretch arms out to the sides at chest level, horizontal to the ground. Hold in this position while actively straightening your arms out. 2 – As you exhale, place the hands on the waist. Give yourself a good inhale, and bend down from the groin and place the top of your head slowly on the floor, using the strength of the abdominal muscles and legs. Breathe steadily. 3 – Keep your hands on the waist and as […]

Overview of the five yoga asanas for alcohol addiction   Largely being limited to big cities, bars and nightclubs are fast proliferating in small towns in India pointing to the menace of alcohol. The youth in the country are fast adopting alcohol as part of lifestyle. The scene is no different in other countries, in fact worse in many nations. The rise in alcohol consumption is being seen across various income groups of people. Among the low-income group, it often ruins families. It may all start with harmless few sips with peer group or once-in-a-blue-moon indulging session to beat stress or get over some negative phase of life. But alcohol has a profound effect on the brain as it activates pleasure centers in the brain and curbs negative feelings. Once […]