Yoga Therapy for Obesity – Aids to Lose Weight!
Yoga is a system of techniques that lead to self mastery. One may attain Yoga through spontaneous mystical experiences or through practice. When you have had a glimpse of Yoga you will know what it means. The root of the word Yoga is yoke. A yoke is a wooden crosspiece that joins two animals.
Yoga
unites the individual Self to the Universal Self. To put it differently it
unites your essential true nature with that of the Supreme Absolute One. Yoga
or Yoga Meditation is universal and can be practiced by all irrespective of
race, religion or sex. It goes beyond all language and cultural barriers.
Losing weight
is more easily said than done! This is surely a universal truth. The flab seems
to stick on by default and as and when you try to get rid of the same, you
simple seem to be driving uphill without much support. Thus the repeated
efforts leave all your enthusiasm futile and you are exasperated and simply
discouraged. This is where ancient holistic fitness therapies of Yoga and
Pranayama come for aid.
Yoga
positions and Pranayama Deep Breathing Techniques for Weight Loss:
Bhastrika
Pranayama
First sit
comfortably in an easy asana position, like sukhasana or the padamasana, and
then the breathing technique is performed. Here, the breath is inhaled deeply
into the lungs and then exhaled through both nostrils. It may be repeated a
number of times.
Kapal
Bhati
This
technique is believed to create a glow on the forehead. While sitting in an
asana position, the breath that is being exhaled is made to puff out with
force. Also the stomach moves in automatically as the breath is being released.
Previously warmed salty water is made to enter that nostril through which the
breath is being inhaled. For this purpose a small kettle like vessel is
g
generally used. The water is made to enter from one nostril and the head is
tilted to the other side to enable the water to flow from the other nostril.
Bhujangasana
Lie on
your stomach keeping both the hands below the shoulders while the feet are
joined at the back. Then slowly breathe in and lift your waist upwards and
backwards as much as possible, this asana creates the shape of a snake with the
body.
Trikon
Asana
Standing
straight, keep a distance of approximately two feet between the legs. Then
first turn to the left side with the right arm stretched over the head and
touching the right ear. Try touching your left foot with the left hand. Then
repeat the same process in the right direction.
Surya
Mudra
Here, the
ring finger is made to settle at the root of the thumb, with the thumb exerting
a little pressure on the ring finger. As this alignment tends to increase
warmth in the body systems, it is generally recommended to be practiced for
fifteen to twenty minutes daily.
