Janu Sirsasana : Location of the head toward the knee

Liver, groin, kidneys shoulders and spine. These equal the body more interested in this position for relieving states of anxiety, tension and stress

Janu = knee sirs = head

Step by step

1st Sit on the floor with buttocks raised, supported on a folded blanket and your legs stretched in front of you. Inhale, bend your right knee and pull your heel back towards the perineum. Gently backed the plan of the right foot against the inside of the left leg, resting the outside of the right leg on the floor, with the shank placed at right angles to the left leg (if the right knee is not able to lean comfortably on the floor, sostenetelo with a folded blanket).
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Halasana: Location of plow

Location of plow helps to alleviate back pain and promotes sleep.

hala = plow

Benefits

• Calm the mind
• Stimulates the abdominal organs and the thyroid
• Stretch the shoulders and spine
• It helps to relieve the symptoms of menopause
• Reduces stress and fatigue
• It performs a therapeutic function for back pain, headaches, infertility, insomnia and sinusitis
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Hanumanasana: Location of the monkey

Hanuman, the Hindu mythological figure, is the demigod in charge of an army of monkeys in the great Indian epic Ramayana. Son of Vayu (or Pavana), the wind god, Hanuman is able to fly

Literally, “Hanuman” means “from the big mouth”

“It was the biggest leap ever. The speed of the jump of Hanuman lifted into the air buds and flowers in its passage, making them fall like little stars on the tops of swaying trees. The animals on the beach had never seen anything like it; acclaim Hanuman Then the air became hot and the sky was red clouds pierced by fire… ” (Ramayana). Read the rest of this entry

Gomukhasana: Location of the cow’s snout

Watch carefully your image in a mirror while you are making a position. You see that cross your legs look a little ‘lips and the arms bent at the elbow, an upward and downward, are the ears.

go = cow (the Sanskrit word go far relative of the English word “cow”) = face Mukho

Step by step

1st Sit in Dandasana position (position of the stick), your knees bent and feet resting on the floor. Make slip the left foot under the right knee toward the right hip. Cross the right leg above the left, placing the right knee on the left, and supported the right foot beside left all hip. Try to keep the beads from the equally well with her right leg on top, you will need to bring the right heel all hip left. Sit by distributing the weight on the buttocks in a uniform manner. Read the rest of this entry

Paripurna Navasana: Location of the boat

One of the most effective in stimulating important parts of our body like the spine, the hips and abdomen, it is important to combat the stress of everyday life

paripurna = full, entire, complete nava = boat

Benefits

• Strengthens abdomen, the hip flexors and spine
• Stimulates the kidneys, thyroid, prostate glands intestine
• Helps to reduce stress
• Improves digestion

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Garudasana

Garudasana requires strength, elasticity and resistance, but also of absolute concentration, able to completely calm the fluctuations of the mind (vrtti).

Garuda = the mythic “king of birds, beast of Vishnu. The word is generally translated as “eagle”, although according to the dictionary the name literally means “the devourer,” because Garuda was originally identified as a “fire of the rays of the sun that consumes everything.”  Read the rest of this entry

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St. Barts was discovered in 1493 by Columbus, which gave him the name of his brother. Acquired by France in 1674 from ‘Order of Malta who was the owner since 1651, the island, which did not produce any wealth, it was quickly seen as little useful and abandoned. Read the rest of this entry

Balasan:Location of the Child

Balasan is a resting position that helps to relieve stress and fatigue and in general works to relax the mind and body to get used to a proper breathing in the back

bala = child

Benefits
• Stretch gently also, thighs and ankles
• relaxes the mind and helps to relieve stress and fatigue
• If executed with support for head and chest, gives relief to back pain and neck

Contraindications / Precautions
• Diarrhea
• Pregnancy
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Bakasana :Location of the crane

The position of the crane, a compact asanas in equilibrium on the arms, strengthens and tones abdominal organs and arms.

baka = crane

Benefits
• Boost the arms and wrists
• Stretch the top of the back
• Boost the abdominal
• Opens the groin
• Tone the abdominal organs

Contraindications / Precautions
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Pregnancy

Step by step
1. Starting from Tadasana, get crouching with feet a few centimeters apart. If you are unable to keep the heels on the floor, sustain with a blanket folded to create a certain thickness. Divide the knees at a distance greater than that between the hip and flexes the torso forward, between the thighs. Stretch your arms forward, bend your elbows, laying hands on the floor supports to the shins and the back of the forearms. Read the rest of this entry

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana: Location of Pigeon on a real leg

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana is a backward bending rather complex and requires the yogini to inflate the chest, just like a pigeon.

eka pada = = a foot or leg raja real kapot = = pigeon or dove

Benefits

Extends the thigh, groin, the psoas, abdomen, chest, shoulders and neck
Strengthens the abdominal organs
Promotes the opening of the shoulders and chest

Contraindications
Injury sacroiliac he
Injuries to the ankle
Knee injury
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