Yoga The Bliss of It

Padahastasana (Forward bending) Parm Foot Posture Standing Asana Step 1 : Stand in Tadasana Step 2 : Raise your Hands Straight Step 3 : Bend from your lower back Keep your head align to your hands . Try bending forward from lower back. In the final position try touching the palms to the floor. Vision down. If your unable to touch the floor hold your ankle joints. Stay there for 2 minute and again come back. While going up inhale and going down exhale. Key Points Never bend the knees. Keep your kneed tight .  Keep the neck up until the forward bending at the hip and the waist is completed and then drop to touch the chin to the knees.  Chin should be parallel to the ground . push from lower back.  Try to touch the chin to the knees.  Drishti should be feet. Benefits  Makes the spine flexible .  Strengthens the thighs.  Helps in preventing constipation and menstrual problems. Improves digestion .  Enhance blood flow...

Surya Namaskara combines Yogaasanas and Pranayama . It comes in between warmup exercises and asanas. It brings about general flexibility of the body preparing it for Asanas and Pranayama . This is usually done both at sunrise and sunset , facing the sun after chanting the following verses. हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम्‌। तत् त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ॥ hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitaṁ mukham | tat tvaṁ pūṣannapāvṛṇu satyadharmāya dṛṣṭaye || Meaning  The face of Truth is covered with a brilliant golden lid; that do thou remove, O Fosterer, for the law of the Truth, for sight. the verses taken from Upanishads please check  http://upanishads.org.in/upanishads/1/15 1 Step  Stand in Tadaasana  Stand Erect with legs together Bring the palms to namaskar mudra. Raise your hands and bend back from lower back to Hashthunanasa  Step 2  Padahastasana  Bend the body forward while exhali...