We know it can be a little overwhelming when you start yoga first, but it is totally a worthy experience that offers to complete peace of mind and relaxation which can push you to discover your inner self. Yogis and meditators have been practicing Yoga for over 5000 years! Shocking, right?
Yoga is spiritual, psychological and physical practice which evokes the minds of the people who believe in the power of yoga. Advanced and Modern yoga I full of poses and positions, to practice as per your aptitude, standing, laying, and sitting positions, Yoga is in fact for everyone! If you aren’t comfortable working out while standing, you can try out the sitting poses, just as effective and simple then they look.
We filter out the most practiced and peaceful yoga sitting down poses to end your excuses for not doing Yoga! These positions are adored by beginners and expert’s yogis alike.
Give these poses a try right now! (of course after reading them):
- The Seated Twist:
Practiced by people all around the world, this pose is loved by everyone alike. It is helpful in stretching your hips and lower back effortlessly. Seated Twist is a yoga meditation posture that helps with digestion and spinal flexibility. Twisting poses shape the stomach, massage the vital organs, and can help relieve lumbar pains. This position, which is typically performed at the end of a sequence, is both soothing and stimulating.
Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you to do this position. Bend to one side and use the same hand to grab for your opposite ankle or foot. Hold this position for a few seconds before swapping sides. This pose is effective for soothing muscular pains and enhancement of flexibility.
- The Child’s pose:
Well, this pose is not just for children, but a simple yoga posture for everyone. The child’s posture stretches your back and the muscles surrounding your hips. Kneel and sit on your knees in this stance. Lean forward, buttocks on heels, and place your forehead on the floor.
When you need an energy boost, Child’s Pose is a fantastic pose to practice. The position helps you to relax while you reconnect to your breath and turn your attention within, automatically leading you to a much more invigorated state.
This pose is a must try foe arm and back stretching.
- The Camel Head:
The half camel pose is a kneeling asana that opens and expands the upper body while also activating the digestive and respiratory systems. It is a modified camel stance with an effective backbend. Begin in half camel stance by sitting on your heels. Push your buttocks to force your thighs forward, positioning your pelvis above your knees. Continue for a few breaths before releasing your hands and lowering your backside to your heels. If you like, you can repeat the pose twice more. Half Camel stretches the front of the body, including the ankles, thighs, and groins.
Benefits:
- The abdomen, chest, and neck are all affected.
- Activates the deep hip flexors (psoas)
- Back muscles are strengthened.
- Enhances posture.
- Stimulates the abdominal and neck organs.
- The Seated Forward Bend
This posture not only relaxes your mind and relieves tension, but it also extends your spine, shoulders, and hamstrings. It also stimulates the liver, kidneys, ovaries, and uterus, which can aid digestion. This posture is also known as Paschimottanasana.
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This posture leads to the 5th pose on our list.
- The Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
We think it as a very ironic name, do you think so?
the half lord of the fish’s pose is a sitting twisted pose that increases activity and flexibility. The practitioner sits in staff stance to enter the pose (dandasana). The outside of the right thigh places the left foot on the floor. Bending the right leg brings the right foot closer to the left buttock.
Ardha Matsyendrasana (Seated Twist Pose/Half Lord of the Fishes Pose) is a deep, restorative twist that is both strong and renewing. The position bends your entire body, which enhances circulation, digestion, and spinal mobility.
Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose) is named after Hatha Yoga founder Matsyendranath. The English term Half Lord of the Fishes Pose is derived from Sanskrit.
Interesting, isn’t it?
- The Cow Face
The Cow Face Position is a powerful sitting yoga pose for stretching both sides of the hips at the same time. Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you to do this position. Bring one foot completely forward, then bend your knee so that the top of your foot rests on your thigh.
Now, using your opposite hand, reach behind you and grip your ankle or foot. Pull yourself forward gently until you feel a deep stretch in your hips. Hold this position for a few seconds before releasing and switching sides.
When you need an energy boost, Child’s Pose is a fantastic pose to practise. The position helps you to relax while you reconnect to your breath and turn your attention within, automatically leading you to a much more invigorated state.
Cow Face Pose is a profound hip flexor that stretches the piriformis and gluteal muscles, and the external legs and IT band. When doing the typical arm variation, the backs of the arms and rotator cuffs are stretched as well.
- The Butterfly
Last but not the least, the butterfly pose is a hip-opening position that stretches the inner thighs, back, and hip flexors. It may be used to warm up the muscles before activity, stretch them afterward, or as a stand-alone stretch to aid with tight hips in general.
This asana should not be performed by anyone who has a knee injury and
if you have a hip injury.
While practicing this asana, keep your spine upright.
Benefits of Sitting Poses:
All of above sitting positions are painless and highly effective for hip, back, and legs s well as increasing flexibility. These poses also activate the internal organs and catalysis the process of digestion.
Apart from the physical benefits, the sitting poses also offer relieve and peace to your mind and soul which is a necessity for people in this busy era. Stretching often is essential for our bodies to stay active and processing smoothly, and yoga can help with you that.
Make a schedule for daily yoga practices or perform it any time you want.
That’s all about it!
We are sure that you are confident in yourselves to perform these sitting down yoga positions to relax your overwhelmed mind and body, that’s great.
These were easy and simple to do, handpicked from thousands of poses just for you.
Wishing you sound health.
