Nithya Yoga for You

Yoga is one of the best practices for libras. It can offer whatever they are seeking: experience of no-mind state, balance and grace of the body. Gentle yoga postures that work on anāhata cakra, as well as Sūrya Namaskār (the ancient Sun salutation) are ideal for them! Uṣṭrāsana : To blissfully enjoy the benefits of any āsanas, make sure your body is warmed up, the spine worked on and stretched out before entering the postures. Stand on your knees with them separated about hip width apart. Place your hands on your lower back with the fingers pointing downward. Inhale, lift your heart and allow your head to gently relax back. Exhale, push the hips forward, so the hips are out past your knees. If you are a beginning student, you can remain in this position with the hands. Thumbs on the outside of the heels, fingers inside. Continue to push the hips forward from there. At the same time, lift the heart toward the ceiling. Hold this position for 6 breaths. To come out of the posture, place the hands on the lower back, one at a time, and then only, gently roll back up. Benefits: This back bend stimulates the central nervous system and increases its ability to bear stress. It helps relieve and prevent headaches, hypertension and nervous exhaustion. It stimulates and energizes the body, and is invaluable to people suffering from depression. Sūrya Namaskār Sūrya Namaskār (the Sun salutation) is called the king of asanas. It is a sequence of 12 postures, each symbolizing a sign of the zodiac. This sequence of asanas has the amazing ability to activate the best characteristics of your birth chart by bringing energy to your body, a clearer thinking through emotional balancing, and a restored health, thereby enabling you to express your intelligence and uniqueness. It is a technique to experience a conflict-free life, fulfillment and eternal bliss. Its practice awakens the body’s innate intelligence to produce energy from the sun. It is designed to access the etheric energy all around you. When performed facing the East in the first rays of the morning sun, along with the appropriate breathing technique and the mantra, the effect on the individual mind, body and spirit is incomparable. It is said that the daily practice of Sūrya Namaskār