Health Matters

Trikonasana or The Triangle Pose is the asana in which the body takes the shape of a triangle and hence this is called a Triangle Pose or Trikonasana.

How to do it:-

1. First stand straight with hands besides the thighs.

2. Now jump to make a distance of about 3 feet between your feets and hands should be placed vertically down pointing towards ground and in line with shoulder.

3. Now bend towards right with the middle and forefinger of the right hand touching the right toe and head should with aligned along the left hand which should be pointing upwards towards the sky.

4. Now after maintaining this for sometime,return slowly to the position number 2 and then repeat the same in other direction.

Benefits:-

1.Produces a soothing effect on the calves of the bent legs and on the muscles of the hand resting on the floor.

2. The stretching of the body has good effect on the muscles and improves their functioning and corrects the body posture

3. This asana strengthens the waist and back.

4. The asana helps in increasing the height in the children.

Precautions:-

1. Do not bend the kness of the legs while doing this asana.

2. Persons with some problem in spine or backpain should do this only under the guidance of an expert.

Dhanurasana, or Bow pose , is a yoga pose in which the practitioner lies on their belly, grabs their feet, and lifts the legs into the shape of a bow. Dhanurasana is also called Urdva Chakrasana.

How to do it:-

1. Lie down with your stomach facing down.

2. Bring your feet up by bending your knees.

3. Try to hold your ankles with your hands.

4. Breathe IN.Using your hand try to pull your feet so as to raise thighs and simultaneously raise your head , shoulder and chest of the ground.

5. Look up.

6. Hold this pose for around five to eight seconds, more if possible.

7. Your body would be in the shape of a bow, with only your stomach and pelvic area resting on the floor with the entire weight falling on your navels.

8. For those who can do this easily, they can try to rock their body back and forth , but this should not be practiced by the beginners.

Benefits:-

Benefits :

1. It improves digestion.

2. Strengthens spine and thigh muscles.

3. Stretches neck, shoulders and arms.

4. Regulates pancreas gland and is highly beneficial for diabetic patients.

Precautions:- It should not be practiced by those having backaches or cervical pain.

Vrkasana - The Tree Pose

This asana means to stand erect and firm as tree and hence it is named as Vrkasana or The Tree Pose.

How to do it:-

1. Stand erect and firm with your hands besides your thighs and look straight.

2. Fold your right leg at the knee and place the sole near the left thigh joint but mind it that right leg sole should touch the left thigh and not the left knee.

3. Now slowly fold your hands in the namaskara mudra.

4. Close your eyes and balance yourself for as lomg as you can(max 5 min).

5. Now slowly release your hand and legs and stand firm on both of your legs. This completes one round of Vrkasana or The Tree Pose.Now repeat it with your left leg.

Benifits of Vrkasana:-

1. This improves body-minded co-ordination.

2. Thigh and calf muscles, ankles and the spine are made strong and groins , thighs and chest as well as shoulders are stretched.

3. Improves sense of balance.

4. Relieves sciatica and reduces flat feet.

Precaution:- Try to maintain your balance and in the begining you can take help of wall by supporting your back with it.

How to do it:-

1. Stand erect with legs together and hands by the side of the thighs. Gaze in front.

2. Raise your hands straight in front up to arms. Palms should face each other.

3.Bring the hands up straight foward towards the sky, fingers pointing upward.

4. Now slowly raise your heels and stand on toes. Raise heels as much as you can. Stretch body up as much as possible.

5. While returning to the original position, bring your heels on the ground first.

6. Slowly bring down your hands also.

7. While raising your toes try to feel the air rising from your toe to head and while exhaling, i.e. going down , feel the air going down your body.


Benifits of Tadasana:-

1. Erects your spine and give you a good posture.

2. Helps in increasing your height but of-course only if you are less than 25 years of age.

3.Visceroptosis and pain in the backbone is removed.

4. Relieves sciatica and Strengthens thighs, knees, and ankle.

Precautions:-

1. Those having reeling sensations should abstain from it.

2. This is a balancing exercise so you should not show any haste and try to do only upto the point that you do not lose your balance.