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Yoga Poses For Mental Health

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30 Sep
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Yoga poses for mental health

Yoga is not only an exercise it is an ancient science. Practicing yoga not only makes you stronger and flexible but it can change your lifestyle and sort a lot of health issues which come along with our modern day-to-day life.

Today let’s discuss yoga poses for mental health and work on your insides.

The first set of asanas are the twisted poses: Yoga Poses For Mental Health

Twisted poses open up your chest, shoulders and back which in turn reduces anxiety. Twisted poses like Marichasana and it’s variation can be practiced.

Inverted Poses: Yoga Poses For Mental Health

Are excellent for to practice as they encourage venous blood flow from your legs, pelvic area to your heart and lung where the oxygenation process happens.

You can try Sarvangasana or shoulder stand, headstands and handstands for this.

Child’s pose: Yoga Poses For Mental Health

Child’s pose is one of the best relaxation poses. Sit on your knees and now bend forward trying to touch forehead to the ground and move it from side to side. This leads to calmness and soothens the brains.

Child's pose

Child’s pose

Forward folds: Yoga Poses For Mental Health

Forward folds like Uttanasana or standing forward bend reduce insomnia, fatigue, headaches and calms your nervous system. To do this asana, stand up, inhale extend your hands up pulling and extending your torso. Now start bending from your hips, exhaling as you go down and touch the hand to your feet.

Savasana or the Corpse pose

Savasana is one of the best relaxation and meditative poses. This helps you focus on your breath and shut your mind for sometime, while relaxing each part of your body. It’s great to bring about a calmness and when you slowly get out of it you are ready for a new bright day.

Infact, I would suggest closing all physical practice with Savasana.

Apart from these do try adding pranayamas like balancing breath, closing seven gates(brahmari), anulom vilom and kapalbhati to your daily practice. These have individual benefits and I am attaching a video on the same below for your reference.

Even if you can give 5 minutes after all this to meditation it will have huge benefits in the long run. I understand closing the eyes and trying to sit without distraction is tough but you can try guided meditation. I also use a few apps which have guided meditation.

Some other tips which seem miniscule but will help are;

  • Eat healthy
  • Sleep well
  • Take some time off for yourself
  • Think Positive and
  • Be kind

When you work so much on fitness of your physical self, why not anything for your mental health?

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  1. Siddhi Palande says

    September 30, 2019 at 23:55

    India has been given the gift of YOGA which is an all in one remedy. I hardly had a clue that there can be yoga asanas for mental health. Sharing this post.

    Reply
  2. Khushboo says

    October 1, 2019 at 01:00

    These are really very helpful asanas for mental health. I will also try them. Mental health is really very important.

    Reply
  3. Dr.Amrita Basu says

    October 1, 2019 at 12:24

    Yoga is an amazing way to connect with our inside world.Except for headstands I am trying to do the others .They rrally help cam the body down.

    Reply
  4. Nisha says

    October 1, 2019 at 12:28

    Yoga is a great way to stay fit physically and mentally. I love how you have demonstrated the poses. I am a beginner bu6 I would surely try these out.

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  5. Neha Sharma says

    October 1, 2019 at 16:05

    With our stressful daily lives, our mental health is getting compromised and I truly believe that everyone should follow yoga and breathing exercises for healthy living. Thanks for sharing these really amazing yoga poses for improving mental health.

    Reply
  6. Reetuparna Saha says

    October 1, 2019 at 17:00

    Savasna is indeed so relaxing. I always follow up yoga or exercise with this Asana. It instantly calms the body and mind.

    Reply
  7. Felicia says

    August 30, 2020 at 12:35

    Wonderful post. During this qurantine, yoga is one of the best ways to find peace during this troubled times. Personally, I follow few asana’s to calm myself everytime I feel overwhelmed.

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    • Prerna Sinha says

      August 30, 2020 at 22:30

      Thanks Felicia, yoga has been a saving grace for me too during the quarantine.

      Reply

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