pinakigoswami

I practise yoga four times a week, early in the morning, I wake up an hour before beginning my yoga session and start my day with a glass of lemon juice and an apple. I do these asanas to stay calm, in shape and to prepare my body for my hectic schedules.

1.DHYAN

Sit with both legs folded in sukhasana or padmasana. Keep your back and neck straight, with both hands at your knees in gyan mudra. Keep your eyes closed. Inhale to your lungs’ full capacity through your nose, taking your stomach in. Don’t move your shoulders. Exhale completely and relax. Breathing should be slow and noiseless. Repeat 20-30 times initially, then increase gradually to 50-60 times.

Benefits: Excellent way to connect with your inner self; completely destresses you; boosts oxygen circulation to vital organs; very helpful for people suffering from high as well as low blood pressure.

2.DHRUVASANA

Stand with your complete body weight on your right leg. Bend your left knee and lift the foot, so as to place it flat on your right thigh, toes facing down and heel touching the thigh base. Raise both hands and join them over your head in namaskar mudra. Breathing normally, fix your gaze on any point. Hold the position for as long as you can. Return to base position and then repeat for the other leg too.

Benefits: Balances the mind, increases concentration, helps strengthen and train the mind as well as the complete body.

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