Avec la pratique systématique du yoga, le corps est moins sujet aux maladies et aux effets du stress de chaque jour. Globalement, le corps se sent en meilleure santé, plus énergique.
Tout le monde tire bénéfice du yoga, à condition de suivre une formation appropriée et de continuer à pratiquer.
La pratique régulière du yoga apporte les bénéfices suivants :
- Le yoga améliore la digestion, la circulation et l'immunité
- Il améliore la fonction des organes neurologiques et endocriniens
- Il prévient et soulage les maladies chroniques telles que
- L'hypertension artérielle
- Le syndrome de douleur chronique
- Les troubles d’anxiété et de panique
- La dépression
- Les troubles du sommeil
- Le syndrome de fatigue chronique
Le Sri Sri Yoga est attentif à tous les aspects d'un asana : l’entrée dans la posture, la tenue de la posture et la sortie, ainsi que le contrôle de la respiration. Une formation correcte est donc essentielle avant la pratique individuelle.
Les asanas et pranayamas suivants sont efficaces pour réduire la pression artérielle. Ils nécessitent un apprentissage bien encadré avant d’être pratiqués :
- Sukhasan
- La respiration yogique complète
- Bhramari
- Janusirsasan
- Paschimotanasan
- Purvatanuasana
- Savasan
- Ardh-halasan
- Setubandhasana
- Variation sur pawanmuktasana (mouvements circulaires avec les genoux sans lever la tête)
- S’allonger sur le ventre
- Makarasan avec bhramri
- La posture de l’enfant
- Vajrasan
- Suptvajrasan
- Allonger les jambes et se mettre en savasan
- Yognidra
Description of some of the Asanas
Relaxation in Corpse Position (Shavasana)
- You may want to use a sweater, socks or a blanket to keep yourself warm during final relaxation
- Lie on your back
- Take a breath in and tense your whole body from head to toes: hold your breath, clench your fists, and squeeze all facial muscles as well as every single muscle in the body
- Breathing out through the mouth with a “haaa” sound, release your muscles
- Repeat one more time
- Now lie in a position that feels comfortable to you. Keep the eyes closed
- Mentally relax all parts of the body by taking your awareness to all parts of the body in turn, starting at the feet and ending with the head, feeling grateful for each part of the body. Gratefulness adds to the physical and mental relaxation
- Let mother earth take all your weight, feeling the body to be very light. A relaxed body feels light
- Next, allow your breath to relax by becoming aware of it and making it soft, small and quiet
- Now allow your mind to relax by letting go of any worries, fears, anxiety or excitement. Surrender them all to God.For the time being, let go of any future plans or past events
- Rest in the peaceful and blissful space within you
- After resting for a few minutes, bring your awareness back to your body and take a couple of deep breaths
- Gently roll over onto your right side
- Slowly come up to the sitting position
- Chant Om three times
Child's Pose (Shishu Asana)
- Sit on your heels. Keeping your hips on the heels, bend forward and lower your forehead to the floor
- Keep the arms alongside the body with hands on the floor, palms facing up. (If this is not comfortable you can place one fist on top of another and rest your forehead on them.)
- Gently press your chest on the thighs
- Hold
- Slowly come up to sit on the heels, uncurling vertebra by vertebra, and relax
Benefits:
- Deeply relaxing for the back
- Relieves constipation
- Calms the nervous system
