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22Aug 2024 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Lotus Pose: The Health Benefits of Padmasana for Mind, Body, and Soul

Ayurveda, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

An Overview Lotus pose has always been one of the most famous as well as respected yoga poses for the yoga practitioners and is made taught in detail in the Yoga courses in Rishikesh. You will get to see this pose in the images and statues of the Lord Buddha as well as ancient yogis. We also know Lotus Pose as Padmasana. It is not only a physical exercise but also a powerful method of caring for the mind, body, and spirit. In this blog post, we will explore the health benefits of Padmasana and also explain how a practitioner can add this Lotus pose into his or her daily practice, as it can help anyone to live a more balanced and fulfilling life. Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School is one…

12Jul 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Yoga Asanas For Improving Focus & Concentration

Meditation, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

Concentration is the ability to focus on one single subject, thought or action excluding everything else from the field of awareness. This is one of the most important abilities one should possess, but at the same time, it is very difficult to center your focus on one point, as the mind naturally has the natural tendency to wander. The modern lifestyle and work schedules have resulted in increasing levels of stress and anxiety which has impacted the level of concentration big time. But not to worry, Yoga practice helps to relax our mind, improve blood flow and enhance balance in the body and overall life and can help improve the level of concentration. Most people are having an issue of not being able to focus because of their unconscious state…

13Feb 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Uthitha Hasta Padangusthasana

Ayurveda, Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

This is a standing single-leg balancing forward fold asana. You will require balance, stability, and concentration to perform this asana. This is also called extended hand-to-big toe posture. How to do Uthitha Hasta Padangusthasana? Step 1: Stand straight with feet together in Samasthiti. Step 2: Ground yourself firmly on your feet. lift the toes, spread them wide and place them down. Step 3: Inhale fix the gaze at one stable point in front of you which will help in balance. Shift your hip towards the left leg so the midline is shifted to the left. Step 4: Exhale bend the right leg at the knee and bring the knee to the chest. (If you are struggling to find the balance, go with the natural position of the body by slightly…

23Jan 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

How To Do Sun Salutation B Surya Namaskar B

Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga

Sun Salutation B (Surya Namaskar B) Surya namaskar is a sanskrit term for sun salutation. It is not just about saluting the sun which gives energy to the whole universe it’s also about saluting the solar energy we’re having in our body as heat. Surya namaskar helps to improve heat in the body stretches the body and prepare the body and mind for Ashtanga vinyasa yoga How To Do Surya Namaskar B Start from standing in samasthiti where your both leg’s are together and hands by the hips Inhale bend the knees and Raise your hands up and come to utkatasana and look at thumb’s . Exhale Slightly bend the knee’s and fold forward into uttanasana and look at your tip of nose Inhale slowly lift your chest half way…

19Nov 2021 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Chakrasana and Benefits of Chakrasana

Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga

The name “Chakrasana” comes from the Sanskrit words “Chakra” which means the wheel, and the meaning of Asana is “Posture” or “seat”. Chakrasana or the Wheel Pose Chakrasana or the wheel pose is a backward bending yoga asana. Chakra in Sanskrit means Wheel. In Wheel Pose, the final position looks like a wheel, hence the name. It gives great flexibility to the spine. It is called chakrasana since the body takes almost a wheel-like, semi-circular posture while performing this asana. English name: – Wheel Pose Sanskrit name: – Chakrasana Pose type: – backbend, stretch, inversion, balance. Body position: – Supine Level: – Advanced How to Chakrasana or Wheel Pose? Lie flat on your back on the floor. You may bend your knees so that the soles of your feet are…