Healing Yoga: 7 Simple Asanas You Must Practice Every Morning To Cultivate Inner Peace

Are you someone who is dealing with persistent restlessness? Try to add these 7 simple yoga poses to your daily routine to keep yourself mentally strong and stable.

Yoga is an ancient practice that has been known for physical health as well as mental stability. It is a holistic discipline that offers tools for emotional regulation and self-awareness, which helps to achieve mental and social harmony. In today's modern world, mental and social harmony has become vital. Regular yoga practice helps reduce stress and anxiety by calming the nervous system. It plays an important role in promoting mental health. Yoga serves as a social connector as it creates an environment of mutual support and understanding. Yoga teaches compassion, and its principles teach respectful interactions among society. The asana, pranayama and meditation techniques help individuals manage negative thoughts and release stress.

In this article, Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Yoga and Spiritual Speaker, talks about the basic simple yoga poses that you can practice daily to keep yourself mentally happy and peaceful.

Helpful Techniques for Mental Health and Social Harmony

Try the below-mentioned yoga poses to keep mental health in check and prevent your mind from getting overwhelmed with negative thoughts:

Vrikshasana (Tree Pose)

This asana enhances concentration and stability.

1. Stand in samasthithi
2. Lift your right foot and place it on your left thigh.
3. Hold hands in pranam mudra and lift it upwards
4. Focus at one point and gaze forward.
5. Hold for 10 secs.

Adhomukhasvanasana (Downward Facing Dog)

This asana energizes the mind and reduces depression.

1. Sit with your palms and knees down.
2. Curl your toes and then straighten your knees.
3. Try to touch your heels on the mat.
4. Hold for 10 secs.

Setubandh sarvangasana ( Bridge Pose)

It stimulates the nervous system.

1. Lie down on your back.
2. Fold your knees hip -width apart
3. Lift your pelvis upwards, your knee and ankle should be aligned.
4. Interlock your hands and stretch forward.
5. Hold for 10 secs.

Shant Anulom Vilom (Alternate nostril breathing)

It induces deep relaxation and promotes mental peace.

1. Sit comfortably in Sukhasana
2. Keep your spine straight and shoulders relaxed.
3. Close the right nostril with the right thumb
4. Inhale slowly and deeply through left nostril
5. Close the left and exhale gently and completely through right nostril
6. Inhale slowly through right nostril, close the right nostril and exhale through left nostril.
7. Practice for 5mins daily.

Shant Bhastrika

This practice is ideal for reducing stress, and anger. It focuses on cooling the body and mind.

1. Sit comfortably in Sukhasana, with a straight spine.
2. Keep your hands in Gyan mudra
3. Inhale slowly and deeply and exhale gently through the nose.
4. Practice for 5-10 rounds initially, gradually increase the time.

Sheetali Pranayama (Cooling Breath breathing technique)

This pranayama relieves stress and tension, cools your body, supports detoxification.

1. Sit in any comfortable position such as sukhasana
2. Straighten your back and close your eyes
3. Place your palms on your knees facing uo ( in prapti mudra)
4. Extend your tongue out and fold its sides to form a tube-like shape
5. Inhale deeply through your rolled tongue
6. Take your tongue back inside your mouth and close it.
7. Exhale through your nostrils
8. Repeat the above 10-15 times

Hakini Mudra

To grown in your life you need support of many powers. In these powers your mind is the most important power. If your mind is supporting you then you will grow multiple times and to build this energy system we can take help of Hakini Mudra. It's a very easy and powerful practice. Use both hands, all fingers will connect with each other. The tip will touch the tip of other finger and keep in front of your stomach. Early morning 10 to 15 mins will give you positive results.

Thus, Yoga is a holistic approach and a powerful tool for enhancing mental and social harmony. It nurtures inner peace and inculcates sense of community and social values.