Yoga for nomad travellers

                        Travel Healthy

We often travel and binge into unhealthy food that gives extra kilos to our body. How do we keep ourselves fit while travelling?

Here are few asanas which will keep you well toned no matter how many destinations you are travelling to 

Follow these simple tips to get in shape 

Tree pose (Vriksaasana)

Steps:- Start with mountain pose.

While exhaling,place your left foot on inner part of your right leg,close to the groin area,with your toes pointing downward.As you inhale,stretch your arms sideways to form a T,palms facing down.As you exhale, bring your palms together in prayer position.Raise your arms overhead, keeping your palms in prayer position.

Benefits:- Strenghthens and tones the entire standing leg, up to the buttocks. Builds self-confidence and esteem. 

Precautions:-People who are suffering from headache,insomnia,low blood and high blood pressure should take extra caution in doing this pose.

Warrior pose (Virabhadrasana)

Steps:- Start with mountain pose.

Move your left foot sideways so your feet are about 3-4 feet apart.Turn your left foot 90 degrees to the left and position your right foot about 45 degrees to the left.Rotate your torso towards the left leg.Bend your left knee. Make sure that your knee makes 90 degree angle with your foot. Bending too much may lead to knee injury.Raise both hands-palms should be facing inward.

Benefits:-This is powerful standing pose which provides numerous benefits such as improved stamina and strength especially in the legs and ankles.

Precautions:-While bending backward be careful so that you may not lose the balance. Do not perform if suffering from hip ,back, shoulder or knee problems.

Child pose:- (Balasana)

Steps: Kneel and sit on your feet with your heels pointing outward. Separated your knees about the width of your hips. Bend forward and place your forehead on the floor, then bring your arms forward over your head. Then bring your arms around and to your sides, palms facing upward.

Benefits: It is good exercise for stomach. It reactivates the pancreas and extremely beneficial in controlling diabetes.

Precautions: Do not perform if suffering from knee or high blood pressure problem.

The Corpse pose:- (Shavasana)

Steps: Rotate your legs in and out, and then let them fall gently out to the sides. Let your arms fall alongside your body, slightly separated from the body, palms facing upwards. Rotate the spine by turning  your head from side to side to center it.

Then start stretching yourself out, as though someone is pulling your head away from your feet, Your shoulders d own and away from your neck, your legs down and away from your pelvis. Breathe deeply and slowly from your abdomen. Hold the pose for several minutes. Make your mind still and concentrate on your breath or the body.

After doing the pose, bend your knees. Using your legs, push yourself onto one side. Push yourself in a sitting position.

Benefits: Even relaxation can bring out the best in yous—but make sure you do it properly. The Corpse pose or Savasana may look like a simple relaxing pose that is done in between or after an asana, but this exercise requires a lot of concentration and will develop through continued practice. This exercise, if done correctly, will stimulate blood circulation and will lessen or relieve fatigue, nervousness, asthma, constipation, diabetes, indigestion, and insomnia. It will also improve one’s mental concentration.

Precautions: No yoga session is complete without the corpse pose. It is the body time to process information after a yoga , and it is must that you stay awake during the five to ten minute duration of this pose.

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