Rejuvenate with Yoga

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Living is most comfortable today than any time in human history. High tech age, where you get everything delivered right next at your doorstep; everything seems so simple, click away. But how come does life makes us feel uneasy, unsure and unhealthy. Blue screens and exhausted, drained by the end of the day, and then the vicious cycle starts. We are riding a juggernaut, spend hours on our smart phones, buying to fulfill emotional needs, sharing, chatting, and tweeting, for emotional needs-in order to feel a bit more positive. We can never be happy if we seek to depend on others to make us happy!!

Fountain of Youth

Ayurveda has an interesting definition of human body and life process–“Shiryate iti Shariram”- human body is dying every second.  This is also one of the basic foundations of a whole sub branch in Indian healing science dedicated to rejuvenation. Rejuvenation is not just repair and definitely very different from healing. To put in perspective, rejuvenation can to taken as science of getting young (as you get old).

Yoga for everyday living

Rejuvenation is a process; every process has elements. Key elements of rejuvenation is “correct” disciple; which is-practicing Yoga. Yoga as part of daily routine gives that quintessential “Me time”.  The following yoga asana have fantastic and limitless value when practiced regularly:

Savasana 

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Position: Lying on back flat on floor with your head rested and palms touching the floor. Focus on your breaths.

Benefits: As simple as this asana is to perform, it will be wise to not judge it on face value. This can be wonderful for all of us who want to let go of stress in life, to find that emotional balance. It is all about practicing mindfulness and finding that dormant emotional energy and zeal.

Tadasana

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Position: Standing upright with legs apart. Take deep breaths. Breathe in and raise your arms to side and over your head, as you lift your heels. Lower your arms gently as you breathe out.

Benefits: It helps in posture correction, relieving stress relieve and also in relieving stress induced back and neck pain. It is also considered great for spine.

Chakravakasana:

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Position: Place your hands and knees on the floor, knees should be directly beneath hips and hands directly beneath shoulders. Take deep breath in and breath out. Inhale as stretch your back forward away from the belly, stretching the front of your torso and flattening your back. Lift your chin.  Exhale and curl up your upper body over bent thighs and hips, placing your forehead on the floor.

Benefits: Another amazing asana to relive stress after a long day at work or prepare for long day ahead. Those with lower back or leg pain issues will benefit tremendously from it. Also those with cervical issues draw benefits from it as it a very gentle on neck yet acts by strengthen neck muscles. Can bring out pent-up emotions of hurt and help comfort as we move to foetal position which helps subconscious pain to come out overtly.

There are many more asana that carry benefits; above mentions are the simplest yet most useful few to start with. Practicing these can make you move from healing to improving and that’s what being young is all about- feeling like you can do anything!