Wednesday 18 October 2017

BEGINNING OF A NEW SERIES - SARVANGAASAN PREPARATION

HAPPYY DIWALIII EVERYBODY !!
The Festival Of Lights !!

THAMASOMA JYOTHIRGAMAYA
The journey from blackhole (darkness) to singularity (light)
ASATHOMA SADHGAMAYA
The journey from imperfection (entropy) to perfection (non entropy)
MRITHYOMA AMRYUTHANGAMAYA
The journey from mortality to immortality(eternity)



And on this beautiful day let us start a new series. The " HOW TO " Series. 
We will be concentrating on how an aasana has to be done METHODICALLY AND GRADUALLY.  How you go into an exercise and then get out of it SAFELY.  😂 It does sound weird but its true, sometimes you could get stuck in an aasana, and if you did try to just get out of it, you would probably dismantle your body or hurt yourself !

STARTING WITH ONE OF MY FAVOURITES - SARVANGAASAN
And yeah its the doubt you get, why do it ?
Why sarvangaasan  ???
Works on cranial plexus
For back pain relief
Pregnant women can do this aasan  up-to 8 months of pregnancy.
Improves the blood flow in the head
Works on your entire spinal cord.


STEP 1
Make yourself comfortable first. Don't be in a hurry, don't do it if you are in a hurry.
Touch your feet, slightly stretch yourself.
INHALE.


STEP 2

Now EXHALE, and roll back, hands over your head , keep legs split and hold your feet on rolling back.
Keep rolling back and forth, until you are comfortable and can hold your feet at the back and stay there in a stable position.
There is no limit to how many times you roll, if you are already familiar with the aasan, it will not take you more than 2, but otherwise keep doing it so that you do not strain your back.




STEP 3.

Now once you get the rolling bit right..
INHALE.. Hold your waist with your hands, EXHALE and then raise your legs with the split. Bend your knees while lifting your legs that is no problem.
And VOILAA !! there you goo successfully into the aasana !!
And the split is necessary because it reduces the strain on your back and neck.



STEP 4.

Now come the variations.
First the cyclinggg. Its awesome to do and watch both. It is kinda mesmerising. 👀😍
Keep legs together, straight up, make sure your waist is also straight aligned with your legs.
And cycle both clockwise and anticlockwise.
INHALE 👇
Note the postion of the foot at the back, its flexed. while the other in the air is extended.



EXHALEE 👇
Here, note the position of the foot. One is flexed while you go up to down (forward)

INHALE 👇


After you do it clockwise and anticlockwise..comess

STEP 5.

This one is a beauty too. It is like a top spin. 👌💫
Fold your legs just like you do on the fold, a simple foldd. 👇 INHALE



You'll get it after the first few times. its just a spin. Check the video out on instagram for clarity, ill post the link below. EXHALE. 👇



INHALE. And go back to the folding step.

STEP 6.

Here is my favouriteee.
First off change the postion of your hands around your waist. Turn them around a bit and hold waist again.
INHALE 👇 Note the hand position. or you will hurt your wrist.



EXHALE. Note the hand position.


Repeat with other leg.


And go back straight up legs together, then go to split, then bring knees down to the forehead andddd
then,
STEP 7

INHALE, when your knees are touching your forehead.
EXHALE, and take legs backkk, do not worry if your knees are bent, its better to do it with bent knees until your body becomes accustomed.


Again split your legs behind your head, hold feet with your hands and roll back to the 1st step.

Watch the video on INSTAGRAM to do it better 👍👇
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaRLdpTlbyx/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaRNSIOl9yM/

HAPPY AND A SAFE DIWALII for all those celebrating the festival !! 💣💥

Thursday 12 October 2017

LOWER BACK PAIN PART 2

HEY !!!
I am back sooner this time !! SURPRISE SURPRISE !! 😂
Back with another part of lower back pain.
 This is for the people who cannot do the previous part of lower back pain. This is for pain caused by other factors such as Vitamin B12 defeciency, constipation, kidney problems  other than strain that is, though the initial two aasanas are common for both.

Do each aasan for about 9 to 15 counts and repeat for 2 or 3 rounds.

1. STANDING GOMUKHA

INHALE as you take your arm from the side.
EXHALE as you try to hold hands together. If you cant reach it does not matter. 👍

Make sure legs are like in the pic and repeat the aasan with your other hand and leg.


Repeat the same with the other leg and arm.


2. VEERABADHRAASAN 3


INHALE and start with this stance, the heels of both your feet should be perpendicular to each other.

On EXHALATION raise one leg up.
You must excuse the serious expression and the enjoy of the water in the backgrounds. 😂
Repeat the same with the other leg.



3. CHALANA KATTI MALCHARAASAN


Lie down with folded legs comfortably with your hands raised above your head.
Now INHALE, with your head in the centre, on EXHALATION turn your head to the left.


Repeat the aasan with your head turned to the opposite side.



4. ASHTANGA NAMANAASAN

Lie down in prone position i.e tummy down, raise your buttocks up.
INHALE, and on EXHALATION slowly turn your waist to the left.



Repeat by turning waist to the right.


5. SHAALABAASAN

Lie down. INHALE and on EXHALATION raise your chest off the ground, arms and legs balancing on your abdomen, no stress, if you overdo it it can cause pain in your thigh and buttock so go slow and do not forget to breathe.




6. BUJANGAASAN


INHALE, lying down, and on EXHALATION, raise your body up as in the picture below.
Make sure head faces upwards.



7. SHAYANA EKA PAADHA BEKHANA AASAN

Support you body on your elbows and knees.
Then raise your right leg up and the left hand onto your right hand as in the pic.
INHALE first, then on EXHALATION raise leg.
Raise leg as far as it goes, raising it as far as it forms a straight line with your body is also good enough.




Repeat the exercise with the opposite leg.




The video is on INSTAGRAM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaCfttJlwNd/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaGRK8VF7pE/

BE BACK SOON WITH ANOTHER POST ! 
Until then bye bye ! 😁😍 Good day or Goodnight to all !!

Thursday 21 September 2017

LOWER BACK PAIN

HELLOO !! I AM BACK !! 

And I have got to apologise for not being regular and maintaining a proper schedule, but things just keep coming up, like my examinations, so really sorry about that. 

This series is for lower back pain. The most important thing about lower back pain is the CAUSE :

1. STRAIN - sitting for long hoursss.. lifting heavy stuff.. bending the wrong way all of a sudden. You know just the normal kind.
2. Vitamin B12 defeciency, constipation, kidney problems which radiate the pain and such.

This is only for STRAIN and people with Vitamin B12 defeciency, constipation, kidney problems please do not do this, you will not be able to raise your body off the ground. 

And trust me on this one because I have severe back pain for a few months. I guess i just overexerted myself. The pain went down in a span of 2 weeks, just like that, I keep doing these sequences once a week so that the pain does not recur.

TRUST ME, do it the right way and it reallyy helps. It was a beautiful day, though cloudy the breeze was amazing and relaxing.

GETTING TO WORKKK NOWW !! Do each count for 9 counts and increase it to 15 counts and 2 rounds or maybe 3 depending on the time you can spare.

1. STANDING GOMUKHA (COW) 

 And as usual sync everything with your breathing.
INHALE as you take your arm from the side.
EXHALE as you try to hold hands together. If you cant reach it does not matter. 👍

Make sure legs are like in the pic and repeat the aasan with your other hand and leg.





2. VEERABADHRASAN 3

INHALE and start with this stance, the heels of both you feet should be perpendicular to each other.



Now, on INHALATION, turn.
On EXHALATION , raise right leg up.


Repeat the same with the other leg.

                           

3. CHAALANA APANAASAN / THIRIYAK

INHALE, bend knees and liftt feet slightly off the ground.


EXHALE and slowly just roll your back, legs moving sideways, slowly, you can feel the relief pass through your back. 😊😊😍



4. VARIATION OF THIRIYAK

INHALE, keep knees straight.
EXHALE, legs to one side and your head to the opposite side.


Repeat the same the other side. Felt like I was playing dead for a while. 😂



5. ARDHAMA CHANDRIYASAN

First, make sure one leg goes beneath your butt, or seat or ass, whichever word you find comfortable to read. 😁
Then cross over your other leg to the opposite side.
Then turn your face towards the leg that is under the butt.
Now the hands, if your left leg is crossed over, then your right hand goes around that knee and behind your back.


Then the other hand just reaches out to join at the back. And as usual do not worry if you cant reach, and do not over exert. Just do as much as you can increasing the count as you go by.

And the head, look straight.


INHALE, when turning and then EXHALE.

6. SETHU BANDHAASAN

On INHALATION lift you body up.
Then EXHALE.



The video is on INSTAGRAM,
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTHMhTFpK_/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTHvdvFoFB/

If you do follow it, thank you very much. 😃✌



Saturday 10 June 2017

WEIGHT LOSS

HELLOOO...CIAO.. NAMASKAAR and I am backkk after a very very long break. 

Not that I have a lot of followers but the ones that are, I must apologize for my sudden departure and unexpected arrival or vice versa 😂😉 I have had a break from college, hence the delay. And now exams are closing in so there might be a few more breaks but not as long as this one.

This post is WEEEIIGHHHTTT LOOSSSSS. Well being Skinny is not the motive for these exercises. It is to just be fit and to avoid problems with obesity and well it is for fitness freaks as well. This series mainly reduces ARM FAT AND THIGH FAT . 

So its time to lose that extra bit of fat !!! 👍👌

The following series works on 400 muscles, strength, stamina and balance.

Here we goooo!!!!


1. ELBOW PLANK CHATURANGAASAN
  INHALE AND EXHALE.  Well the woman in the following picture is my sister. I have not grown any extra hair on my head. 😂 5 TO 10 counts


2. KNEE TO ELBOW
   INHALE when bringing leg to elbow and exhale on return.


3. LEG LIFTING
   INHALE on lifting and EXHALE down.



4. HAND PLANK 
    INHALE AND EXHALE.


5. KNEE TO ELBOW
    INHALE when bringing leg to elbow and EXHALE back.


6. CROSS KNEE OR SCISSORS


7. KNEE TO ELBOW EXTERNAL


8. ELBOW SIDE UP
   ON INHALATION.
   Note: Follow the image from the next step without raising the leg up. Position the body sideways        (on inhalation) as the image suggests.

9. ELBOW SIDE UP AND LEG UP.


10. HAND SIDE UP.
      Follow step 8,9 but remember to do a side hand plank instead of an elbow side plank.

11. HAND SIDE UP AND LEG UP.
      Follow step 9 and remember to do a side hand plank with arm and leg raised as suggested in the  
      image under step 9.

12. HAND PLANK-LEG LIFTING


13. CHILDS POSE.
    Do these in between exercises to relax your back.

Follow me on instagram and check out the video for the above series: manas.trayoga 

See you soooonnnn!!