ASANAS: Yoga Postures

Yoga is carried out by making postures known as asanas. These postures ensure that the person doing yoga is relaxed for a specific duration. In the modern age, there are many postures that are made to exercise both the body and mind.

Types

Basically, there are four types of yoga postures with many sub-postures. These four postures are:

Standing yoga poses
Sitting yoga poses
Yoga poses while lying down on back
Yoga poses while lying down on the stomach.

Standing Yoga Poses

These are yoga poses that are done when one is standing. Under this category of yoga postures, there are various different postures that can be made such as:

Standing sideways while bending one arm
Bending sideways while using both arms
Standing on a spinal twist
Bending forward while standing
Bending backwards while standing
Making a triangle pose
Making a warrior pose
Bending forward with the feet apart
Making a tree pose
Making a chair pose
Bending forward while standing on one leg

Sitting Yoga Poses

These are yoga poses that are done when one is sitting. Under this category of yoga postures, there are various different postures that can be made such as:

Making and inclined plane posture
Sitting with a half spinal twist posture
Sitting with a butterfly posture
Forming a cat stretch
Making a child posture
Forming a mill churning posture
Forming a bow pose
Making a cobra pose

Yoga poses while lying on the back

These are yoga poses that are done when one is lying on the back. Under this category of yoga postures, there are various different postures that can be made such as: superman pose; fish pose; locust pose; bridge pose; boat pose.

Yoga poses while lying on the stomach

These are yoga poses that are done when one is lying on the stomach. Under this category of yoga postures, there are various different postures that can be made such as: shoulder stand; wind-relieving pose; plow pose; lying-down body twist; corpse pose; lying-down on sides.

Practices

Whenever carrying out asanas, there are practices that are observed. For instance, one should perform the positions on an empty stomach. This is in order to avoid constipation. When making the postures, force, or else pressure, must not be applied. The body should be stable and trembling completely avoided. The head in particular, as well as other body parts, such as the heels, must be lowered slowly to avoid any physical injury. Whenever the postures are being made, breathing should be well controlled.