Yoga is a complete discipline that brings both physical and psychological benefits to those who practice it. Among the physical advantages, in addition to flexibility, there is certainly strength: yoga makes the body strong and flexible, helping to improve the tone of all tissues. In this short sequence of just a few minutes, two powerful positions are illustrated. physical and energetic which, if practiced continuously, will improve the tone of the muscles and also of the mood!
To deepen: Open the chest and strengthen the back with Yoga with feet together. Inhale and raise your arms upward, parallel to each other, keeping them perpendicular to the ground. Join your palms and exhale, bend your knees, keeping the inner thighs active and in contact. Keep your shoulders away from your ears and bring your shoulder blades closer together. Gently rotate the tailbone down and perform an anteversion of the pelvis to keep the lumbar fascia and spine well aligned. Try not to push your buttocks out!
If you have no cervical problems, look at your thumbs and stay in place for at least 5 deep breaths. Otherwise, keep your gaze on a point in front of you.
To exit the asana, inhale deeply and slowly straighten your knees. Then slowly lower your arms along your body.
Try to intensify the asana by testing your balance: perform it by climbing on tiptoe and keeping yourself in the position from start to finish. If you find it too hard to start, go down with your heels on the ground and then lift them up when you are fully in the position.
