Yoga For Health

Yoga For Health

Yoga is safe for almost everyone, if you have any questions consult with your doctor. Yoga improves all systems of the body, nervous, muscular, endocrine and respiratory.

You need only do a few repetitions of each yoga exercise with your mind fully focused on your body. This information is from Richard Hittleman”s book “Yoga for Health” You can get the book at your favorite library. If you are interested, practice the moves at the end of this article.

You can expect to:

Eliminate tension, and quiet the mind and emotions

Acquire greater control of the body through cultivating balance and poise

Regulate your weight

Maintain flexibility in spine and limbs

Overcome negative conditions such as congestion, stiffness, and nervousness

Develop strength and muscle tone in all parts of the body

Release trapped energy and gain access to the Life-Force.

Heighten resistance to common body disorders

Increase endurance

Improve efficiency in all activities through steadiness of mind.

Now you know what yoga can do for you, and it’s time to begin practice. Your first move is Chest Expansions.

Stand in a relaxed position, arms resting at sides and feet together. Slowly raise arms and place backs of hands against your chest.

With palms facing out, extend arms slowly until elbows are straight.

With palms facing out, keep arms at shoulder level and bring them behind your back. Hold arms high and lock fingers.

Keep knees straight and slowly bend backwards as far as is comfortable. Eyes look up. Relax neck. Remain as still as possible to the count of 5.

Slowly straighten to upright position. Keep knees straight and slowly bend forward as far as is comfortable.

Relax neck. Keep eyes open. Remain still to the count of 10. 

Keeping fingers locked and knees straight, slowly straighten trunk to upright position.

Return arms to sides and relax without movement for a short time. 

Perform the complete move twice.

Practice this move every day to remove tension from neck, shoulders and spine, develop, strengthen and firm chest and bust, firm upper arms, improve posture. It also refreshes brain with increased blood flow, and increase lung capacity.