Written By: Anusha Iyengar | Updated: April 10, 2017, 7:20 PM
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Summer is going to take a toll on your physical and mental health, especially when the mercury rises above 35. Yoga instructor, Pragya Bhatt, lists ten yoga poses that will help you stay cool this summer.
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Vipirita Karani or legs-up-the-wall pose: Lie down next to a wall with your legs resting on the wall and your body in an L-shape. It is a passive inversion and helps to reverse the flow of blood, relaxing your tired legs at the same time. This yoga pose also helps you sleep better.
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Anjaneyasana or a low lunge: The Anjaneyasana or a low lunge is a great pose to release heat from your body. It also opens up your hips, thighs and chest, helping you breathe properly and efficiently. This asana is also ideal to shape your butt and strengthen your muscles.
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Anulom Vilom Pranayama: Anulom Vilom Pranayama is also popularly known as the nadi shodha pranayama. It is a breathing technique that helps to keep your lungs healthy. 'It also helps in infusing more oxygen into your body balancing both left and right sides of your brain,' says Pragya Bhatt.
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Baddhakonasana: 'Baddhakonasana helps in opening the hips and releasing all the tension from your body. If you do the variation where you bend forward, it helps you relax your mind,' shares the yoga instructor.
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Kneel, sit back on your heels, and stretch forward. It relieves back strain and calms the mind.
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Padmasana: Padmasana or the lotus pose is one of the core yoga asanas that everyone must do every day. It's one of the best poses to meditate and reduces muscular tension. It also provides relief to your tired legs and lower back.
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Shavasana: Add the Shavasana or the corpse pose to your yoga routine every day. This is a very effective yoga pose that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended on his Twitter. It helps your body to cool down, relax and rejuvenate. Make sure you concentrate on your breathing while performing this asana.
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Sirasana: The Sirasana or supported headstand, strengthens your upper body and tones your legs too. Apart from that, it helps you relieve mild depression and anxiety. 'Standing on your head helps in calming frazzled nerves, very much required when the heat is driving everyone insane,' says Pragya Bhatt.
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Sitali Pranayama: This is one type of pranayama that you must definitely do every day. It helps to cool your body down and prevents hot flashes. All you have to do is sit straight in a comfortable position, close your eyes, open your mouth and curl your tongue in an 'O- shape. Inhale deeply through your mouth and exhale through your nose. Do this for 2-5 minutes every day.
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Tadasana: Tadasana or the palm tree pose improves your posture and tones your entire body. 'It's an excellent pose to calm and clear your mind,' Pragya Bhatt agrees. Your body will be more tired than usual during summer, and this pose will help you deal with it.
