Hatha yoga was introduced by Yogi Swatmarama. Hatha is a Sanskrit term where 'Ha' means Sun and 'Tha' means moon. It includes physical yogas in which eight limbs and one is asana. Hatha yoga is the best way for a person to learn and practice basic poses and postures of yoga. Below, you can find some of the hatha yoga poses with their benefits:
- Shristhi Krama Hatha Yoga: You can practice this yoga pose for improving your concentration, energizing body and maintaining flexibility of the body.
- Siksana Krama Hatha Yoga: It would enable you to get perfection in all forms of asanas. It is good for older teenagers and young adults.
- Raksana Krama Hatha Yoga: You can practice this yoga for maintaining health. Anybody can practice it to maintain health and cure problem of day-to-day activities. One can practice it for relaxation.
- Adhyatmika Krama Hatha Yoga: You can practice this to strengthen and energize the body. It is also good for householder yogis. It is practiced with the spiritual objective and developing bonds inside.
- Chikitsa Krama Hatha Yoga:
This yoga practice helps in healing and treating any problem occurred in the body. You can recover the disorders by balancing physical and spiritual levels.
- Shakti Krama Hatha Yoga:
This yoga helps in developing power and it is practiced mainly by saints and yogis.
Some of the hatha yoga poses are:
- Knee to Chest Pose:
- First of all sit on the ground putting your feet flat.
- Feet should be placed at some distance from each other.
- While inhaling take your arms forward.
- On exhaling, slowly lay on the ground flattening your back.
- Stretch your torso and arms further.
- You will feel like hugging your knees.
- Sway your body from one side to other side.
- Forward Bend Pose:
- Stand straight keeping your foundation strong.
- Bend at hips and keep your lower back curve intact.
- Now bring your arms forward and try to touch the feet without bending your knees.
- Sitting Pose:
- This is simple and beneficial for beginners.
- For relaxation, sit on a mat bending your knees.
- Keep your back, neck and waist straight.
- Now keep your hands on the knees.
- Keep three fingers straight and thumb touching the tip of the index finger.
- Mule-Kick Pose:
- For strengthening your lower back, you can perform mule kick yoga.
- First come in dog pose on the floor.
- Now put your weigh on your hands.
- Kick a leg up high and then other up.
- Now put the legs down.
- Repeat it for some more time.
- Relaxation Pose:
- It helps in giving relaxation to the body and reducing fatigue.
- Lie down on your back like a corpse.
- Relax your body.
- Inhale deeply and exhale slowly.
- Balancing:
- Stand on the floor
- Lift your left leg and bring the left foot on to the right thigh.
- Slowly put your weight on the right foot
- Do not let the hip jut out.
- Balance your body on the right leg
- Now slowly bring the left leg down and repeat the posture for right leg.
