9 yoga postures to gain balance

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9 yoga postures to gain balance
These asanas can be difficult when some aspect of our life is not well adjusted. Achieving them improves inner serenity and physical well-being.
9 yoga postures to gain balance

Equilibrium is the optimal state par excellence. The object, person, or medium that is in equilibrium is complete; Each of the elements that make up its “whole” is placed in the right place.

It is a state in which everything flows effortlessly. A time when the physical, mental and spiritual align.

We have all experienced moments of balance. They are frequent when we are close to nature, when we practice a sport or activity that we like and enjoy, when we read or when we work on something that interests us and we feel that time flies.

HOW TO DETECT IF THERE IS AN IMBALANCE

When we live in balance, clarity, concentration and fulfillment reign. The feeling is one of lightness and lightness. These indicators suggest that we are well placed, in balance, that we feel so present that we do not even think about what we are doing. We just live it, nothing more.

On the contrary, when we are off-center, the sensations we experience are of lack, discomfort or even physical pain.

Some indicators that there is an imbalance are lack of concentration, jumping from one activity to another, being forgetful or clueless, feeling lacking energy, stressed, distressed or unable to relax.

Also states of euphoria, sadness, anger, as well as contractures or muscle pain, poor circulation, insomnia, digestive problems or some types of migraines may indicate that there is some destabilizing factor.

The practice of yoga allows us to return to the center from which we have moved away, to align the organism, calm the mind and find inner peace. A space to live the “here” and the “now”.

In hatha yoga, the practice of asanas is the means to regain the center. Each movement and posture is designed to align, strengthen, tone and relax muscles.

After a yoga session you feel sensations similar to those of when you receive a massage: rebalancing, disappearance of pain as a result of tension and stress, relaxation of the muscles …

While practicing yoga, the mind stays focused on every movement that is made and on the breath. Keeping the mind attentive and awake allows it to be serene, and diverts it from the inner thoughts and voices that exhaust it. Therefore, over time, the same effect that is felt in the muscles at the end of a yoga session is also experienced inside.

9 YOGA POSTURES TO REGAIN BODY-MIND BALANCE

1. LOTUS IN BALANCE

  1. Standing with your feet together and your arms on both sides of your body, inhale and raise your right knee.
  2. Exhale and with both hands place the ankle on the lower left part of the abdomen. Activate the support leg and try to keep the body aligned.
  3. Look at a fixed point and raise your right arm.
  4. Breathe 10 times.

2. THE TREE (VIRKASANA)

This posture seems easy, but it needs care and attention.

Holding on to your left foot, bend your right knee and rest the sole of your foot on the inside of your thigh. The left foot and leg act as the foundation on which the posture is “built.”

To ensure that they remain firm and rooted in the earth, an imaginary triangle can be visualized on the sole of the foot – two angles are located at the front of the sole, under the big toe and the smallest toe, and the third at the heel. Fixing these three points on the ground stabilizes the base of the posture.

Both legs remain active although blocking any joint should be avoided.

3. HARMONY

  1. From the previous posture, place your hands in the mudra of harmony: join your thumb with your forefinger. Make sure your shoulders are relaxed.
  2. If you stagger when you close your eyes, open them and look at a fixed point.
  3. Breathe 10 times.
  4. Switch sides.

4. REBALANCE (NAMASKAR PARSVAKONASANA)

  1. It starts from the posture of the “dog face down”: with the hands, knees and feet on the floor, the hip rises to stretch legs, back and arms.
  2. Inhale and bring your right foot in your hands, with your knee on your ankle.
  3. Exhale and place your left elbow on the outside of your right leg.
  4. Bring your palms together at chest height.
  5. Breathe 5 times, return to the initial posture and change side

5. THE DANCER (NATARAJASANA)

  1. Standing with your feet together, raise your right knee.
  2. Take the edge of your foot and extend your leg back. Keep the thigh parallel to the floor, activate the buttocks and the supporting leg, open the chest.
  3. Stretch your left arm forward with your fingers in mudra.
  4. Breathe 5 times and repeat by switching sides.

6. TORSION IN BALANCE

  1. Standing, inhale by raising your right knee to your chest and grasp the outside of your foot with your left hand.
  2. Exhale, stretching your leg forward and your right arm back, as if your body is extending in opposite directions.
  3. Lengthen your back while turning your head and fixing your gaze on one point.
  4. Breathe 5 times and look straight ahead again with the last exhalation.
  5. Switch sides.

7. LATERAL BALANCE (VASISTHASANA)

  1. From the “upside down” pose (with hands, knees and feet on the floor, hips rise to stretch legs, back and arms), turn and lean on the outside of the left foot.
  2. Raise your right arm upwards, lengthen your spine diagonally and look up to the sky, keeping your trunk and hips aligned with your legs, without letting them sink.
  3. Breathe 5 times, return to the initial posture, change sides.

It is helpful to rotate the upper right arm forward when stretching it to have the sensation of rising from the left shoulder.

8. THE EAGLE (GARUDASANA)

  1. Standing with your feet together, your back straight, and your arms at the sides of your body, bend your knees slightly, raise your left thigh, and cross it above your right, so that both thighs touch.
  2. If you can, place your left foot behind the right calf.
  3. Cross your right elbow over your left, press your palms and raise your arms to the sky. Look between the eyebrows.
  4. After 5 breaths, change sides.

9. BASIC BALANCE (TADASANA).

  1. Divide the weight between the two soles of your feet, with your thumbs touching.
  2. Activates knees, thighs, abdomen and back, without blocking joints.
  3. Raise your bent arms and bring your palms together.
  4. Close your eyes, breathe and feel your balance.

It is a good posture to finish any balance.

MIND-BODY BALANCE: THE OPTIMAL STATE OF FLUIDITY

Day and night, water and fire, feminine and masculine, heat and cold, yin and yang. Nature is full of opposites.

However, despite being opposites, each of these elements coexists in harmony with the rest. They don’t confront or separate, they don’t get angry or upset, they maintain a healthy balance. They live in peace and ensure the continuity of the environment.

The same duality and the same balance that reign in nature are present in each one of us. However, unlike what happens in the natural environment, human beings have a hard time finding and maintaining the balance that we are, or could be.

The ups and downs of everyday life and, above all, how we live them, tend to destabilize us. Acquired education, certain cultural beliefs, fears, preconceived ideas and recurring thoughts can easily become destabilizing filters if allowed to acquire excessive prominence.

Reaching a total balance involves reducing the strength of these filters, weakening the power of thoughts to achieve a serene and focused mind. Harmonizing body, mind and spirit is not easy, but it is possible, and the practice of yoga is an excellent tool to achieve it.

The ultimate goal of yoga is to restore the natural state of mental serenity and physical well-being that is inherent to us but from which we move away with the passage of time.

Through breathing techniques, meditation and physical postures or asanas, yoga allows the person to become aware of their own balance or imbalance, both physically and mentally and emotionally, and to recover it, not only during class but also outside of it.

Each human being has his own harmony that may differ from that of the rest of the students in the room and that also changes throughout life. However, once balance has been identified and experienced, it is easy to relocate it and integrate it in a conscious, or unconscious, way into the day to day.

ATTENTION AND STABILITY: GET THEM PRACTICING WITHOUT FEAR

Indian Ayurvedic medicine considers the area between the navel and the mouth of the stomach the energy center of the body, and is where it locates the third chakra, also called manipura, which is responsible for regulating the will, the sense of control and coordination.

Hence the force that drives to act. When this chakra is strengthened, the ability to decide, shape and develop what happens in one’s life is much greater.

On a physical plane, the center of gravity of the body is also located in the abdomen and it is necessary to strengthen it to stay healthy and avoid back injuries and other muscle ailments.

Solid foundations, clarity and serenity are three key aspects necessary for balance: both for the practice of yoga and for life.

All yoga postures require attention and stability but the so-called “balance” are the ones that best show any latent decompensation and, at the same time, the ones that most enhance this harmonious balance. They act as an excellent mirror that reflects what our state is.

When you experience worries, anxieties, anxieties or tension it is especially difficult to enter into these positions. But carrying them out in a state of discomfort can be an invitation to serenity and concentration, as well as a better connection between body and mind.

Fear is one of the worst enemies of balance. If the mind sends messages to the rest of the body of the type: “I can’t”, “this is too much”, “I’m not capable”, it probably internalizes it as true and makes it impossible to execute the posture, as well as any other action in life. Fear paralyzes and unbalances.

To dilute these blockages, the center itself must be located and strengthened; We will feel more secure and serene in the face of any situation, facing it without involving effort, obligation or wear.

Mental and emotional balance is closely linked to the physical. On an inner plane, if the center is weakened, it will be impossible to feel balance. The same happens when a decompensation is detected in the organism or physical center of gravity.

Some yoga postures, known as “balance”, allow you to be especially aware of the subtle forces that come into play to achieve body stability and, therefore, mental stability.

Always start with the simplest version of balance: hold only as long as you feel comfortable: it is better to hold the posture for less time and repeat it several times, performing in between some recovery breaths in a relaxed posture, such as that of the fetus.

Remember to breathe to maintain vital balance. And to smile relaxedly, which makes balance much easier.

Standing balance postures tone and strengthen the muscles of the legs, knees, ankles and feet. They also enhance the stretching of the spine and promote the balanced development of the muscles of the torso, abdomen and back.

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