Lotus pose

The lotus pose is ideal for meditation and concentration. Like in my last blog it goes with the hero position. The lotus pose has a lot of benefits such as giving a relaxing effect, increasing awareness and activeness stimulating body parts and processing finally it helps you keep or develop a good posture.

How to Lotus Pose
Sit down with your palms facing downwards
Hold either leg with your arm and pull it over until the thigh and reaches the groin
Repeat with the other leg

This is the most popular pose in yoga due to all its beneficial backgrounds.

I think the lotus pose is the most calming pose because you are sitting down and only focusing on yourself. I enjoy doing this pose!

Thanks :)

Hero Pose

The hero pose is one of the most basic seated yoga posture and is also excellent during meditation. The internal rotation to the upper legs and knees is the opposite to the movement of the lotus pose (which I will explain what is in my next blog!) It loosens up your hips to be prepared in your next pose which would be the lotus pose and acts as a mild counter pose. The hero pose is also the starting pose to the introduction of yoga. So to start off make you're not wearing any heaving clothes as it could start to get heavy and weigh you down.

How to hero pose :
Hands and knees on the ground
Sit between your feet by first supporting yourself with your hands
And still tall!

We call this move the hero pose because it teaches us how to sit with a little bit of pain and if you can tolerate it you known as a "hero"
I really like doing the hero pose in my opinion because it relaxes me and challenges me to keep going. I think it is one of the easiest poses to pull off in yoga!

Thanks for reading:)

www.yogajournal/hero/pose

The triangle pose

Hey guys! Today I am going to be talking the triangle pose. Otherwise known as Utthia Trikonsana. Unlike other yoga the postures, the triangle pose requires keeping your eye opened in order to maintain the body balanced.

To preform:
Separate your feet widely about 3 feel
With either arm reach all the way down to either leg
Inhale and exhale deeply.

There are many benefits to this pose like helps you improve digestion, removes anxiety, chest or back pains, increases your mental and physical equilibrium and stretches out your hips
Stay relaxed at all times

Although there are many benefits to this there are also some contradictions if you suffer from any health problems such as if you get migraines, have high or low blood pressure or neck and back injuries so make sure you consult your doctor before attempting this pose if you suffer from these problems.

This pose is although not one of my favorite poses but it does help my back as to I get frequent back aches I believe because I don't stretch as much and it relieves some of the pain. 

Origins of yoga

Today I've decided to show you guys, facts about yoga and where it is originated from. Let's begin!
Yoga has been created in India more than 5000 years ago. Back before 500 B.C scholars believe that Aryans which means "noble" has thought Indians created these creative poses to notice one of the biggest rivers in India has became dry, which was the Saravasti river. To keep the people together they've decided to create something to relive all their tension and sadness. So they would gather in a circle around the dry river and relieve everything. The reason why these facts are so important to yoga and how it originates is because when you think of it 500 b.c is when Hinduism was created. They created peace and love instead of the complete opposite we would see nowadays. To this day Hinduism is the oldest remaining religion. This should an example of how in this modern day society things could be handled in crisis instead of violence, terrorism and threats.
I think this is one of the most interesting things I've read! I love learning about how a religion is developed and I found this educational for anyone who wondered where yoga originated from!

Thankyou!

Tree pose

The tree pose is the most common pose most people in yoga preform. To present this pose you first need to be standing up against a wall if you arent steady. Then you raise either leg and gently bend The tree pose other wise known as "Vrksana" challenges your balance, strengthen your thigh's, calves, ankles and spine. Here's how the tree pose improves these abilities and straightens these muscles in your body. So to start off while doing this pose you are pulling your muscles not to much but just enough to feel tension. And what this does is improve how long you can hold a workout for or basically lose weight. I recommend this pose for anyone who wants to challenge themselves as this pose could be challenging! :)

I don't really find this pose quite challenging, but for beginners in yoga I think this would be a great challenge! This pose is for you if you want to strengthen your thighs, claves or ankles. And if you play any sports I suggest this for you:)
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The 5 points of yoga

 

 

The 5 points of yoga basically help essence of the yoga teachings into five principles for physical and mental health as well as spiritual growth. These are the core teachings to : proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet and positive thinking and meditation.

 

So to begin im going to explain to you what proper exercise is vs. what is not..

 

Proper exercise is suppose to be pleasant and not intense. Everyday we see people going to the gym and working thier butts off... This is the wrong interpretation of excercising. Its suppose to be beneficial to the body, mind and soul. Were supposed to be healthy when it comes to our body and not over work it.

 

 

Proper breathing

 

Yoga teaches us how to use our lungs to thier maximum capacity and how to properly use out breath. Fact is most people only use about a fraction of our lung capacity. Due to bad posture our shoulders tend to not open thier ribcage which means they cannot reach thier full lung capacity.

 

Proper relaxing

 

 

Butterfly pose

Today I am talking to you guys about the "butterfly pose" we mostly use everyday in a regular yoga class. Its a very simple exercise that can be used anywhere with many benefits following. For this pose your are basically sitting down with both palms of your feet facing each other, with your hands holding your feet in place. The butterfly pose
Is an amazing stretch for the inner thighs as it stimulates the heart and improves your blood circulation. The butterfly pose was created by the Chinese as it's actual name is "Baddah Konasana". It was translates to butterfly pose for its form as the butterfly. Its told that this pose is therapeutic because its affects the spiritual paradox, and that spirit is what creates more energy for more abundance in our lives. Further more, most people use this pose when they're stressed out, tired or when they had a rough. Its common for being stress reliever and perfect for daily exercise such as running and after sports. I really love this pose because it clams me down. It really stretch's out my thighs and makes me more flexible!

In my opinion I believe this pose is challenging but after your done with it has an amazing feel after. It increases your flexibility while relaxing you at the same time!

See you later on my next blog! :)