What is HATHA YOGA and it’s Postures?

What is HATHA YOGA and it’s Postures?

“Yogi Swatmarama” was the one who introduced the Hatha yoga, in India about 15 centuries ago. This was best for the mental and the physical relaxation and proper functioning of the body. The Hatha yoga is the easiest and the gentlest type of yoga among all the yoga types. This is not just popular in the Asian countries, but many of the Weston countries perform this as an art of mental relaxation and body flexibility. The key to every successful and effective workout is the warm up, and if you are planning to perform yoga warm-up is necessary so that the body muscles when stretched in different directions does not cause pain of fatigue, or any injury to the muscles. Make sure that the muscles you have are very delicate, and need care and protection along with frequent movements. This article is to help you understand the importance and the simple postures of Hatha yoga.
Lying Knees to Chest – Hatha yoga:
The lying knees to the chest pose are one of the most famous postures of Hatha yoga, especially for the beginners. In this posture the stretch as performed relaxes your back and the shoulders, and helps them to strengthen the back muscles. You need to lie down on the floor, and then extend your legs and hands on your sides, and then bend and lift one leg, and hold it outside the thighs. Now start pulling your knees gently towards the chest, so that the simultaneously raising your head above and now try to touch the forehead with the knees. Now keep this position held for some time until you do at least four comfortable nasal breaths, and then return to the starting point.
Hip Bridge – Hatha yoga:
If you want to strengthen your butt, and the lower back the hip bridge is the best Hatha yoga for you. This Hatha yoga is best for relief from the lower back pain. What you need to do is lying down on your back, and then bends your knees so that the feet are flat on the floor, so close to your butt. Now just place the hands on the floor by your sides and push the heels down, and lift the hips up in the air, make sure that, you lift the hip as high as you are comfortable with the posture, the moment you feel uncomfortable you need to release this posture. Take slow six breaths and then release the hips back to the actual point.

Downward Facing Dog – Hatha yoga
This is one of the most well known Hatha yoga, because it is mostly recommended and is part of almost every yoga style. You need to stretch the backs of your legs and the lower back, as well as the slaves, the chest and the shoulder, and therefore it impacts over all whole body. Kneel on all your fours, this is why this called the facing dog position, and place the hands right under the shoulders and the knees below the hips. New by performing some flexing with the help of your ankles, pull the toes infer the feet, like you are on the tips. Now keep the arms straight and a push the butt up in the air, and keep holding this positing which more likely to resemble the “V” shape.  Keep the head lowered between the two arms, and they look back, and push the heels towards the floor and keep holding this position for six slow breaths. And then relax the arms and bend the legs back.
Standing Forward Bend – Hatha yoga:
In this type of Hatha yoga, gravity very important to perform postures effectively.  You need to gently stretch the hamstrings and lower back and must act as a mild inversion so the blood flows towards the head. Now stand with the feet joined together, and the hands on the hips, and then slowly bend the knees very slightly and keep them in a flexed pose. Now you need to lift the chest and bend the hips forward, and allow the arms to loosely down, now allow the gravity to pull your arms towards the floor, and keep holding this position for six slow breaths, and the release.