Top 7 health benefits of yoga in our life

Paschimottanasana (Forward Bend Pose)

This pose requires a considerable amount of flexibility. If you are flexible enough to do Paschimottanasana, you can add it to your routine. It cannot be performed with a full stomach, so it would be best to include it in your morning yoga routine as it requires stretching your abdomen. Here are some top 7 yoga poses for beginners.

It acts as a stress reliever.
It reduces fat deposition in the abdomen.
It reduces anxiety, anger, and irritability.
Helps to calm the mind.
Stretches the spine and brings flexibility.
Good for constipation and digestive disorder.
Useful for increasing height.
Regular practice cures impotence and enhances sexual power.
It tones the abdominal-pelvic organs.
Balance the menstrual cycles.
This asana is recommended especially for women, especially after delivery.

Vajrasana (Diamond Pose)

Vajrasana is one of the most basic yoga poses that beginners can even practice as it is a simple ‘sitting asana.’ This helps in easy digestion and strengthens the back and leg muscles, and also improves posture. It is also a good warm-up exercise that will be helpful to perform more complex types of yoga poses.

Improved digestion and relieves constipation.
Helps in relieving acidity.
It strengthens lower back muscles.
Helps to calm the mind and helps in relaxation.
It tones the muscles of the hips, thighs, and calf muscles.
It improves blood flow throughout the body.
Relieves pain for those who have arthritis

Bhujangasana(Cobra Pose)

The term Bhujangasana combines two Sanskrit words, ‘bhujanga,’ meaning snake or serpent, and asana, meaning posture. Bhujangasana is performed by stretching the muscles in the shoulders, chest, and abdomen and thus helps decrease the stiffness of the lower back and increase upper body flexibility.

It controls the digestives system and relieves from constipation
The spine gets stronger and more flexible
It elevates the mood
It improves blood circulation
Rectifies menstrual irregularities in women
It also strengthens muscles of the chest, shoulders, arms, and abdomen
Relieves from sciatica and asthma

Padmasana (Lotus Pose)

This is a meditative yoga pose, so it is best to practice it in the morning. That doesn’t mean that you cannot meditate in the evening. But it’s a must that it should be performed on an empty stomach. If not, there should be a minimum gap 4-6 hours after, and more importantly, bowels should be clean.

It helps open up the hips, stretches the knees and ankles, and makes joints and ligaments flexible.
It helps in increased awareness and concentration and also calms the brain.
It eases menstrual discomfort.
It helps in stimulating the spine, pelvis, abdomen, and bladder
It relaxes the body and restores energy levels
It burns the unwanted fat from the hips and the thighs
It increases blood flow
It helps to cure sciatica
It is also beneficial for preserving the vital fluids in the body
It prevents abdominal diseases and reproductive disorders in women

Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

This type of yoga must also be performed on an empty stomach or after 4-6 hours of an interval from food. This is also called the bow pose and requires stretching of the abdomen, thorax, thighs, ankles, groin, throat, the front of the body, etc. This is a fundamental yoga pose, and there is nothing as complex as it looks. It strengthens the back muscles and is beneficial in many ways.

Improves digestion and appetite.
Helps to cure dyspepsia, rheumatism, and gastrointestinal problems.
It helps to resolve constipation.
It improves blood circulation.
It strengthens the back muscles.
It improves the functioning of the liver, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine.
It acts as a stress reliever.
It strengthens ankles, thighs, groins, chest, and abdominal organs.
It cures menstruation disorders.
Improve kidney and liver function.
Helps reducing back pain.
It cures respiratory disorders like asthma.
Helpful is stimulating reproductive organs.

Chakrasana (Wheel Pose)

When the pose is assumed, This resembles a wheel when posed. So it is also called the Chakrasana or the Wheel Pose, apart from being called the Upward Facing Bow Pose. This asana is excellent for the flexibility of the spine.

It enhances the oxygen flow to the lungs.
It reduces stress and tension in the body, and the eyesight becomes sharp
This asana strengthens the back and also increases the elasticity of the spine.
It helps burn the fat in the abdomen area and tones the muscles; it promotes better functioning of digestive and reproductive organs.
It strengthens the muscles of the hands and the legs.
It induces the endocrine glands and maintains the metabolism usually.
It induces the brain cells and refreshes the brain.
It rectifies menstrual problems in women.
It stimulates the liver, spleen, and kidneys.
It purifies the blood and gives good peace and clarity of thoughts, and removes the unwanted tiredness.

Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand Pose)

Sarvangasana involves balancing the whole body on the shoulders. As the name suggests, this yoga pose influences the functioning of all parts of your body. It is referred to as the ‘Queen of asanas’ as it is highly beneficial for mental and physical health.

It cures a hernia.
Good for thyroid disorder as it improves the blood flow to the thyroid gland.
Sexual disorders are cured easily.
It rectifies disorders in the ears, nose, and throat.
Diseases at the bottom and around the heels are cured.
Hair loss and premature graying of hair are put to an end or controlled.