Here’s the most important Yoga pose for those on the go
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With over 84, 000 poses in yoga to choose from for practice, how do you decide on just which ones are the most important?
Our lives are packed with daily demands and commitments, most of us don’t have the time to perform very many poses. It’s a good idea to focus on the one that gives you the most benefit for daily practice. I would say the choice would be the Shoulder-Stand which is known in Sanskrit as Savangasana.
It’s my favorite one of the inverted poses. It’s easy and it’s better for you than the Headstand. These inverted poses share all the same benefits without the fear of standing on your head.
Inverted poses reverse the action of gravity on the body. Instead of everything being pulled towards the feet, the orientation shifts towards the head. On emotional levels the Shoulder Stand turns everything upside down throwing a new light on old patterns of behavior.
It improves health, reduces stress and anxiety and increases mental power and also increases self confidence. In addition, the abdominal organs, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys and pancreas receive a powerful massage helping them work better.
In Sanskrit, Sarvanga means all parts so as the name suggests, it affects all the bodily organs. It stimulates the thyroid gland, balancing the circulatory, digestive, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems. It is indeed a panacea, a cure all.
Personally, I make the point as a practitioner to incorporate the sequence into my daily yoga regimen with other forms of exercise, but I always place the most emphasis on this one pose for all the benefits above.
So next time when you’re unsure which yoga pose you need to include in your session when you’re on the go, make it a point to go for the Shoulder-Stand. Your body will thank you for it.
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