Y ogasana We all know that asanas are beneficial for our physical and mental development. Some of the asanas are explained here: Tadasana Tadasana is named after the Tada (Palm tree) as in the final posture, the body remains erect in standing position like a palm tree. •• Stand with your feet inches apart. •• Inhale and raise your arms up to shoulder level, interlock your fingers and turn the wrist outwards.
•• Raise the heels off the floor. •• Try to balance on the toes. •• While exhaling, slowly bring arms down along with the heels. •• Remove the interlock.
•• Relax for a while in the standing position. •• Breath becomes slow and deep. •• Raise the legs slowly without any jerk. •• Avoid this practice in case of knee pain and ankle injuries.
•• This āsana stretches the muscles and nerves, thereby improves functioning of various systems of the body. •• The muscles become strong. It gives strength to the toes. •• It is helpful in increasing the height of young growing children.
It is helpful for the patients of sciatica. Vrikshasana Vriksha means tree. The final position of this asana is a stand- still position which resembles the shape of a tree, hence the name. •• Stand with feet inches apart.
Focus on a point in front. •• Exhale, bend the right leg and place the foot inside the left thigh. The heel should be touched to the perineum. •• Inhale and extend the arms up and join the palms in namaskara mudra .
•• Stay in the position for to seconds and breathe normally. Fig. . : Vrikshasana Activity .
Teacher can conduct a competition between students in classroom and measure the holding time of yogasana . Fig. . : Tadasana •• Exhale and bring the arms and the right foot down.
Relax and repeat the asana by bending the left leg. •• Normal breathing should be continued in the final posture. •• Avoid this practice in case of knee pain and ankle injuries. •• It increases the flexibility of joints of