YOGA FOR BEAUTIFUL AND GLORIOUS SKIN

YOGA FOR BEAUTIFUL AND GLORIOUS SKIN

 

Get wrinkle free and Age defying looks through Yoga……….

As said earlier and I am sure we all know that we love to have a beautiful,

 youthful, glorious, and a lively skin. Our skin is an outer image of our

 inner being. If our inner constitution and condition is well balanced, we

 can definitely have a glorious skin. Yoga plays a significant role in an

 overall outlook of our skin. So, if you perform yoga, you too can achieve

a lasting youth with glorious skin.

Mother Nature has blessed us with many significant and useful things.

 Let us include them in our daily routine and get their valuable benefits….

1) KAPOL SHAKTI VIKASAK ASAN:

STEPS: 

a) Clasp fingers of your both hands.

b) Take a deep breath through your nose and exhale completely through your mouth.

c) Close both nostrils with your thumbs with all the fingers pointing outward and joined together and both elbows shoulder level straight.

d) Inhale deeply through mouth just like in Shitli pranayams --i.e. pulling both your lips in front like that of beak and puff up your cheeks.

e) Hold your breath and put your chin against your chest.

f) Touch both your small fingers to the chest.

g) Now close your eyes and hold position up to 7 seconds or as long as you can.

h) Repeat at least 10 to15 times. And relax.

 

2) VAJRASANA (THUNDERBOLT POSE)



VAJRASAN

 

 Vajrasana or Thunderbolt pose/Diamond pose in yoga is

considered as best sitting posture for practicing breathing

 exercises and meditation.

The term Vajrasana is derived from two Sanskrit words Vajra

means thunderbolt and Asana means pose.

Vajrasana is the only asana which can be practiced immediately

after food also. It increases digestive power and cures all

digestive disorders.

It makes your body strong and healthy. It tones your thighs,

 buttocks and heels.

 

STEPS:

a) Sit in dandasan position i.e. both legs straight in front.

b) Fold your left leg back from the knee and place the toe on the floor.

c) Fold right leg back from the knee and place the toe on the

 floor and now join both the toes.

d) Both the heels should be separated.

e) Sit on the pit formed by the parted heels.

f) Place the palms on the knees.

g) Slowly close your eyes and concentrate on breathing.

 

3) DANDASAN (STICK / STAFF POSE):



DANDASAN

Dandasana is also known as Stick / Staff pose. It teaches you to

sit with correct posture. Practicing this regularly makes your hips

and pelvis more flexible and strengthens the lower back.

Keep your upper body erect but relaxed while the lower portion

 grounded. One can sit on a blanket so as to prevent the

stiffening of the hips as well as the rounding of lower back

 and  alignment of spine.

 

One can use the wall for supporting the back if you have back

problems or find it difficult to hold the pose.

STEPS :

a)  Sit on the floor with back straight and legs crossed.

b) Straighten your left leg in front of you.

c) Straighten your right leg in front of you.

d) Your legs and feet should be hip width apart and parallel.

e) Keep your body erect, spine straight, face straight.

f) Keep your palms on both the sides of floor adjacent to your

hips for supporting your spine and relaxing your shoulders down.

 Keep your torso straight but relaxed.

g) Ground your lower half firmly to the floor by relaxing the legs.

h) Remain in this pose for 20 to 30 seconds.

 

4) UPAVISTHA KONASANA (THE SEATED WIDE

ANGLE POSE)



UPAVISTHA KONASAN
 

Upavistha Konasana is known as The Seated Wide Angle Pose.

 ‘Upavistha’ means ‘seated or sitting’, ‘kona’ means ‘angle’ and

 ‘asana’ means ‘posture or pose’. The Seated Wide Angle Pose

 opens up the hips and stretches out both the hamstrings, the

inner thighs, back, and the shoulders. The pose also improves

circulation in the entire pelvic and abdominal areas and is an

excellent workout for overall flexibility.

It tones legs and keeps abdomen healthy.

While bending forward in this asana, don’t stretch your neck too much.

STEPS:

a) Sit straight with the legs stretched in front of you, toes and

 feet pointing up like in Dandasana or the Staff Pose.

b) Separate the legs wide open to make a 90 degrees angle

 between them into a V shape with the knees facing the

upwards.

c) Inhale, raise the arms over the head and stretch the spine.

d) Keep the spine straight and bend forward from the hips

towards the floor, widening your hips a little more.

e) Keep the back straight, bend your torso only and hold both

 toes with the index and middle fingers.

f) Try to touch your forehead on ground in the center.

g) Hold the pose for 10 to 30 seconds or according to your

capacity, slowly release and come back to the starting position.

h) Repeat the sequence a) to g) 2 to 3 times.

 

Above suggestions are only for General Guidance…Before

Deciding on any form of treatment, talk with your doctor about

Your options and the risks and benefits involved with each.

 

With Warm Regards

Ms Neeta Chaubal

Neeta Holistic Yoga and Reiki Center (Vadodara, Gujarat, India)

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