Postures and benefits
Standing Deep Breathing

 

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  • Good for the lungs and respiratory system
  • Helps lungs reach their maximum expansion capacity
  • Helps to prevent asthma, shortness of breath, bronchitis, emphysema and good for nervousness
  • Increases circulation of oxygenated blood throughout the body
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Half Moon and Backward Bending Pose

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  • Gives quick energy and vitality
  • Heats up the body
  • Trims and tones abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks
  • Improves flexibility of the spine
  • Promotes proper kidney function
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Hands to Feet Pose

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  • Improves flexibility of the spine
  • Improves circulation to brain and legs
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Awkward Pose

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  • Strengthens arms and legs; trims body
  • Improves circulation to knees and ankles; good for arthritis and gout 
  • Helps to cure slipped discs and other problems in the lower spine
  • Works concentration, willpower, and tolerance
  • Increases flexibility of hip joint 
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Eagle Pose

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  • Improves flexibility of the 12 major joints in the body
  • Brings blood to the sexual organs; improves sexual vitality
  • Flushes out the kidneys
  • Reduces tension in neck and shoulders
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Standing Head to Knee Pose

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  • Develops concentration, determination, and patience
  • Improves flexibility of the sciatic nerves and strengthens hamstrings and leg muscles
  • Squeezes and flushes out internal abdominal organs
  • Good for the cardiovascular system
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Standing Bow Pose

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  • Increases circulation to the heart and lungs
  • Improves elasticity of the spine, rib cage, and lungs
  • Develops balance and strength in thighs, hips, buttocks, and abdomen
  • Builds patience, determination, and concentration
  • Activates digestive system
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Balancing Stick Pose

 

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  • Increases blood flow all over the body
  • Preventative posture for future cardiac problems by helping to clear blockages in arteries and strengthening heart muscle
  • Total spine stretch
  • Good for varicose veins
  • Builds strength in lower extremities
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Separate Leg Stretching Pose

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  • Increases circulation to the brain and adrenal glands 
  • Strengthens the diaphragm
  • Reduces tension in lower back muscles and stretches sciatic nerves
  • Massages internal abdominal organs and intestines
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Triangle Pose

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  • Whole body is effected - bones, muscles, nerves, veins, and tissues
  • Changes chemical imbalances in the body
  • Alleviates "saddlebags" and firms thighs
  • Chronic disease management by regenerating healthy tissue
  • Increases flexibility of hips
  • Strengthens the last five vertebrae of the spine
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Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose

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  • Good for depression, loss of memory, abdominal obesity, diabetes, goiter, and blood sugar balance
  • Trims the abdomen, waistline, hips, thighs, and buttocks
  • Compresses the thyroid gland - helps to regulate metabolism and the immune system
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Tree Pose

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  • Creates hip and knee flexibility
  • Releases abdominal tension
  • Total body traction with all joints
  • Improves posture and balance
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Toe Pose

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  • Good for arthritis, rheumatism, circulatory disorders, and lower extremity weakness
  • Creates body mind balance
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Dead Body Pose

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  • Allows circulation to return back to normal to entire body creating internal cleansing
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Wind Removing Pose

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  • Compression good for the digestive system - anti-flatulence, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Stretches hips, back; good for low back pain
  • Strengthens arms and firms abdomen and thighs
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Cobra Pose

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  • Increases spine strength in the lower spine - combating pain, slipped or herniated discs and arthritis in that region
  • Good for digestion, hunchback, scoliosis, low back pain, high blood pressure, menstrual disorders
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Locust Pose

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  • Strengthens the upper spine
  • Good for gout, low back pain, low blood pressure, scoliosis, hunchback, slipped disc, spondylosis, menstrual disorders, tennis elbow, and varicose veins
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Full Locust Pose

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  • Strengthens the middle spine - good for scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylosis, and slipped discs
  • Increases elasticity of rib cage
  • Firms hips, thighs, abdominal muscles, and upper arms
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Bow Pose

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  • Revitalizes all spinal nerves by increasing circulation
  • Strengthens entire spine
  • Aids digestion, fights constipation, improves functioning of intestines
  • Good for bronchitis, obstructive lung disease, diabetes
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Fixed Firm Pose

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  • Increases circulation to the lower limbs
  • Strengthens and improves flexibility of the lower spine, hips, knees, and ankle joints
  • Good for low back pain, sciatica, gout, rheumatism, and varicose veins
  • Helps prevent hernia
  • Strengthens psoas muscles
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Half Tortoise Pose

 

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  • Stretches lower part of the lungs - good for asthma
  • Relieves neck and shoulder tension, low back pain, and firms abdomen and thighs
  • Increases blood flow to the brain; good for memory and mental clarity
  • Good for gout, indigestion, flatulence, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome
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Camel Pose

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  • Creates maximum compression of the spine which stimulates the nervous system
  • Improves flexibility of the neck and spine, relieves backache, helps with spine irregularities
  • Stretches abdominal organs, throat, thyroid and parathyroid glands
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Rabbit Pose

 

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  • Through maximum extension of the spine, increases mobility and elasticity of spine and back muscles
  • Good for depression, headaches, insomnia, diabetes, and respiratory illness
  • Relieves tension in neck, shoulders, and back muscles
  • Helps alleviate colds, sinus problems, and chronic tonsillitis through compression of thyroid and parathyroid
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Head to Knee with Stretching

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  • Improves flexibility of the sciatic nerve and joints of the ankle, knees hips, shoulders, elbows, wrists
  • Increases flexibility of the last 5 vertebrae of the spine
  • Excellent for the immune and lymphatic systems
  • Increases circulation to the liver, spleen, pancreas, thyroid, thymus, intestines
  • Good for arthritis
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Spine Twisting Pose

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  • Improves flexibility of the spine and hip joints, relieves back pain and helps prevent slipped discs
  • Good for low back pain, kyphosis (round back), scoliosis, cervical spondylosis and arthritis
  • Increases circulation to the spinal nerves, veins, and tissues
  • Calms the nervous system
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Blowing in Firm

 

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  • Increases the elasticity of the lungs
  • Strengthens abdomen and increases circulation to abdominal organs
  • Stimulates the digestive system
  • Improves mental clarity and alertness

 
 


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