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Written By: Anuradha Varanasi | Published : February 5, 2016 5:54 PM IST
For those who have recently started practicing yoga, one of the biggest challenges is trying to become flexible enough in order to effortlessly get certain asanas right. Other than that, you re constantly left wondering if your form is right and whether you will reap the benefits of doing yoga asanas or not. Dr Amit Singh, Chief Medical Officer, Arogyadhama, says that by following these three steps during your yoga sessions, you will find it easier to achieve the benefits of the asanas. Here's why you should practice yoga and meditation.
1. Consciously relax your body
When you re about to go into a yoga pose or asana, your mind tends to go into a state of sympathetic arousal. This means, just before you are about to do something or preparing for that action, you become alert and it results in your heartbeat accelerating, dilated pupils and your body tends to become very stiff.
Instead, before attempting a yoga asana, consciously relax your mind and loosen your body. Don t try to put in too much effort and just go with the flow of the steps involved in the yoga asana.
2. Focus on your target organ
Once you have reached the final stage of your yoga asana, focus on the target organ you want to rejuvenate. For instance, if you are practicing yoga to keep your diabetes under control, visualise your pancreas and channelise all your focus on that organ. While you re inhaling, feel the pure prana or energy going to that organ and while exhaling, imagine that all the toxins leaving the particular organ.
If you re not suffering from any disease, but practicing yoga to lose weight, again concentrate on that part of your body while doing the asana. Don t allow your mind to drift to any other thoughts or anxieties once you have reached the final stage of the asana or even attempted to. These are the 10 yoga poses you must try for flat abs,
3. Calm your mind
Now that you have completed your yoga asana, completely relax your body and stop putting in any effort. If you weren t happy with being able to do the yoga asana like your peers or the instructor, don t feel bad about it. By forcing your body to achieve a certain yoga pose, it could be counter -productive. At this stage, focus on complete relaxation as it will help you gear up for the next yoga asana.
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