SHANTI YOGA ASANAS
Shanti Yoga Posture Gallery
Camel
Ustrasana
- Kneel on the floor, inhale and push your body forward, letting your head and shoulders fall back.
- Place your hands on your heels.
- Slowly lean further back placing your hands flat on the floor.
- This is a great one for combating stress.
- The chest is greatly expanded, so that respiratory diseases like asthma are assisted.
- It also strengthens the back muscles and restores elasticity to the spine.
- The backward bending movement massages the kidneys and adrenal glands, improving renal function.
Cobra
Bhujanga Asana
Now the rebel stirs within me
Like the adolescent seeking
freedom from the womb of childhood longs to fly...
My spirit rises, from the lap of earth...
- Inhale. Keeping your hands where they are, slide your body forward, through your
arms, rolling your buttocks down till you are lying on the floor. - Then, pressing your palms firmly onto the floor, roll up your chest and head,
pulling your trunk up. - Stretch out your arms, and turn your face up and back.
- Keep your thighs on the floor.
The spinal region is toned and rejuvenated. Some call this posture a panacea for backaches,
displaced discs, lumbago, sciatica, if done carefully and gently. Due to the chest expansion, the
lungs gain elasticity and the heart has a gentle reflex massage. The blood circulation improves in the
pelvic area, keeping it healthy.
Flower Bower
Nikunja Asana
- On your hands and knees, both palms flat on the floor under your shoulders.
- Slide your right arm (palm up) along the floor (across your chest) twisting your upper
body so that your left shoulder is over your right. - Extend your left arm overhead along the floor (palm down) looking from under your
armpit to the ceiling. - Repeat on the other side.