Fascinating yoga: how to master complex and beautiful asanas

Sometimes you might think that people who practice yoga are clearly not from this planet. After all, they with seeming ease stand on their hands, head and demonstrate the amazing capabilities of the human body. But in fact, their skills in most cases are the result of perseverance and daily training, and not innate talent.

Blogger and yoga coach from Israel Yoga Vered regularly proves to subscribers, that even the most difficult and breathtaking asanas ( yoga poses. - Approx. Championship ) can really be mastered. It only takes time, desire and, of course, patience. On her Instagram, the girl talks about how to progress in Eastern practice and achieve perfect flexibility.

How often do you need to do yoga to make progress?

Vered is now raising three little daughters. Her acquaintance with yoga took place seven years ago, when the youngest girl was only four months old. Then the blogger decided to attend a yoga and Pilates class twice a week. According to the girl, after a year of classes, she felt some connection with this practice and began to study at home in order to better explore herself and the capabilities of the body.

Currently, Vered practices yoga for an hour and a half a day. The coach is convinced that for progress it is imperative to exercise regularly and thoroughly warm up before each workout. But going to the gym and following strict diets, according to the blogger, is not at all necessary if you want to become a yogi. After all, this practice is quite self-sufficient.

How to learn how to perform complex asanas in yoga?

Despite the grace with which yoga takes complex poses, it is difficult to believe that once these people hardly sat on the twine and stood in the bridge. Yoga Vered shows in detail how to gracefully maintain balance on one leg, arch your back and stand on your hands with ease in various asanas. And photos of her progress motivate those to whom practice is not given from the first lesson.

Natarajasana or Pose of the King of Dance

In order to master this asana, you need to develop back flexibility, stretching and balance.

First, stand up straight or, in other words , take a mountain pose. Then transfer your weight to your left leg, and grab the right leg with your hand. Try to raise your leg to level g in this waytins or, if possible, higher. Your free hand can be extended forward or lowered to maintain balance.

More advanced practitioners can grasp a leg with both hands and maintain balance without additional assistance. This graceful natarjasana requires lengthy training. Therefore, do not be discouraged if at first you need special loops to grip the leg, and the pose itself is crooked.

Pincha Mayurasana or Peacock Feather Pose

Pincha Mayurasana is a forearm stand and one of the main inverted poses in yoga. It strengthens the shoulder joints and muscles, rushes blood to the head and relieves stress from the neck.

First, place your forearms on the floor and try to raise at least one leg, maintaining balance. If you are a beginner, then the second leg should be connected only with support on the wall to avoid injury.

Experienced yogis have perfect balance, so they can complicate the asana with the help of the position of the legs. For example, one can be lowered to the floor by throwing it over your head, and the other can be pulled up. Or split both into twines.

Ardha Ushtrasana or Partial Camel Pose

Practitioners are sure that this asana has a positive effect on the digestive and reproductive systems. Instead, the asana requires you to stretch and the ability to maintain balance.

Get on your knees and rest your left hand on the floor. Using your right hand, try to lift and extend one leg into the flag. Then straighten your back and lean back slightly.

Since beginners are unlikely to be able to straighten their knee and pull it towards themselves the first time, they will need special loops and, possibly, additional stretching exercises.

Bakasana or Crane Pose

She is the main one of many other asanas for which you need to maintain balance on the hands.

Squat down and put your hands on the floor in front of you. Raise yourself slightly to place your knees next to your armpits. Take your feet offfloor and completely transfer your weight to your hands. Let's say right away that it won't work right away.

Anjaneyasana or Crescent Pose

It opens up the chest well, strengthens the thigh muscles, stretches the hamstrings and leg muscles.

In a simplified asana, you only need to lunge, straighten your back and raise your arms up, shifting the weight to your feet. But Vered made the task more difficult. The girl arched her back, threw her head back and grabbed her leg in a ring.

You can also try to grab your leg correctly by the shin while sitting in a half-split. Obviously, this is not as easy as it seems from the outside.

Chakrasana or Wheel Pose

When performing the asana, the abdominal and calf muscles are loaded, the anterior femoral muscles are stretched, and the blood rushes to the head. It is said that the wheel position is good for people who are sedentary.

Lie down and pull your legs towards you, bending them at the knees. Place your palms on the floor behind your head and lift your body, transferring the weight to your arms and legs. Stand on your toes.

Perhaps at first, the arms and legs will be located as wide as possible from each other. But with regular practice, you can perform beautiful and sophisticated chakrasana.

Hanumanasana or Hanuman Pose

Hanuman is known as a powerful and brave leader of the monkeys, and the pose named after him is like a longitudinal split. It requires stretching and training.

Before performing the asana, warm up in order to take the pose as comfortably as possible and not to harm yourself. Then sit in a split and raise your arms up.

If you have not yet mastered the twine technique, secure yourself with special cubes or hands. And remember that stretching, just like other yoga skills, requires effort and regular work on yourself.