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Balayam Yoga Balayam yoga for hair growth is one of the simplest and most natural yoga exercises mentioned in the ancient books of yoga.  Benefits of Balayam yoga: There are nerve endings below our fingernails which stimulate the blood supply to hair follicles. How to do: 1. Bring your hands close and rub your fingernails (except thumb) of both your hands. 2. Try to rub the surface of the fingernails hardly against each other. 2. Sarvangasana Also known as shoulder stand pose, Sarvangasana is considered one of the best asanas. It also supports hair growth by activating the most important glands of the body.  Benefits of Sarvangasana : The most important benefit of this asana is that it addresses the thyroid and parathyroid glands. By bending the neck, there is increased blood circulation to these glands.  How to do: Stand straight and take a big step to right. By widening the stance, it will be easier to perform the stretch. Try to keep your spine s

Gomukhasana commonly known as Cow Face Pose in English is a seated pose. The Sanskrit name Gomukhasana is derived from three words, the first, Go which means Cow, the second, Mukha which means Face or Mouth and the third, Asana which means posture. The Sanskrit word Go also means Light, hence the name Gomukhasana can also be understood as an asana representing the Divine Light in the head. In this asana, the whole body seems to be in the shape of a cow’s face, the thighs and calves take a shape which is wide at one end and taper at the other. This asana gives an intense stretch to the limbs and the back and strengthens the back and the chest muscles, along with it there are several other benefits of Gomukhasana, but  first , let’s begin by knowing the steps to practice Gomukhasana. Steps to practice Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose) It is very important to know the right alignment of the body in an asana to avoid the formulation of any kind of injury and to attain the maximum benefi

Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand Pose) It helps in stimulating thyroid glands and controls thyroxin. In this particular pose, the blood flows from the legs to the head region due to the inverted pose which helps in mitigating thyroid. How to Get into the Pose Before doing the posture, it is recommended to prep yourself by opening up your muscles by doing a few others poses.  Tadasana  or simple neck and lower back exercises can be done before getting into the shoulder stand. It is essential to relieve any spinal stiffness before performing Sarvangasana.  Here's how to get into the pose - - Get into  Savasana  (corpse pose). - Now, bring together your feet and place your hand sideways close to your body. - Bring your legs close to your chest. - Lift your lower body slowly (similar to  Halasana  or plough pose). - Take your hands, place them on your  back and slowly lift your legs up. - Your entire body should be in a straight line with your upper arm supporting your back -

Dhanurasana is very effective in weight loss program . It is a basic posture of hatha yoga . In this exercise our body pose look like the shape of the Dhanush (bow). So it is called as  Dhanurasana in Sanskrit . It helps to reduce belly fat fast. It Strengthens ankles, thighs, groins, chest and abdominal organs and spinal cord. Dhanu means a bow. Bow pose is a fantastic stretch for the spine, abdominals, hip flexors, biceps and pecs. It is an all-around, great total body-opening backbend. Steps for Dhanurasana First of all lie down in prone position Exhale, bend your knees and hold the ankles with hands While inhaling raise the thighs, head and chest as high as possible Try to maintain weight of the body on lower abdomen. Join the ankles. Look upward and breathe normally. While exhaling, bring down the head and legs up to knee joint. Maintain this position as long as you can hold and slowly come back to the original position. Benefits of Dhanurasana – Bow Pose Effec

When to Perform Pranayama? Pranayama yoga must be performed in empty stomach. The best time for practice is the early morning, preferably before sunrise when the pollution is at its lowest level, and the body and brain are still free. However, if morning is unsuitable, pranayama may be practiced after sunset, when the air is cool and pleasant. The place suitable for all kinds of Yoga must be clean and calm. Where to Perform Pranayama yoga? Pranayama techniques are best practiced while sitting on the floor on a folded blanket. This form of practice is applicable to padmasana also. However; any other posture will do provided the back is kept erect from the base of the spine to the neck and perpendicular to the floor. Bad and poorly performed posture will lead to shallow breathing and low endurance. One must empty the bladder and bowels before starting pranayama yoga. Major Types of Pranayama and Instructions: Ujjayi Pranayama It involves making of sound from throat. So