Asanas are designed to free our mind and body from tension and stress. It relaxes, rejuvenates, and energizes the body and aims to bring the body and the mind into a harmonious union. Asanas should be done with comfort, ease, alertness and steadiness, achieving a balance between ease and effort. The practice of moving the body into postures helps in improving health, strength, balance and flexibility. On a deeper level, the practice of asana, which means staying or abiding in Sanskrit, is used as a means to calm the mind and move into the inner essence of being.
Warm-up poses
Neck rolls, Shoulder lifts, cat and cow
Standing poses
Triangle Pose, Standing Side Stretch Pose, Warrior Pose, and Sun Salutation
Seated poses
Spread Leg Forward Fold, Hero Pose, Seated Forward Bend, and Child Pose
Twist poses
Half-Spinal Twist and Sage Twist
Supine poses
Leg Reclining Lunge, Locust Pose, Leg Raises, and Wind Relieving Pose
Inverted poses
Shoulderstand, Headstand, Downdog and Plough
Balance Poses
Tree, Eagle, Big Toe Balance, and Dancer’s Pose
Backbends
Camel, Cobra, Wheel, and Bridge
Finishing poses
Corpse Pose or Savasana
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