Yoga Warrior Poses
Tired of dieting to maintain that perfect body? Why to abstain yourself from the pleasures of food? Try the challenging yoga warrior poses and tone your abdomen, eliminate back ache and improve the respiratory function. Named after the mythic warrior-sage, Virabhadra; the yoga Warrior poses strengthens the body while improving mental capacity and self control.
Commence the yoga warrior poses by standing erect like a mountain and breathe smoothly. Jump sideways and arms stretched out, such that the ankles are below wrists. Pull the knees and thighs up, tuck the tailbone under and push the feet firmly into the floor. Imagine a vertical line running down the centre of the body, drop the shoulders and squeeze arms and legs away from this line.
Maintain an awareness of this line and turn the right foot out to 90 degrees and the left foot in to 70 degrees. Ensure the heel aligns with the arch of back foot, while the hips face forward. Inhale. Now, exhale and bend the right leg to form a right angle at the knee. Inhale and lift the spine; exhale and turn the head to the right. Breathe deeply and hold this yogic pose for few seconds. Release back to the mountain pose and repeat for the other side.
The same yogic pose can be practiced with a variation. Lean the torso slightly away from the left leg, tilting the arms parallel to the line of the top shoulders. This stretches the left side of the torso.
The yoga warrior poses will go long in ensuring that you maintain a perfect body.