Yoga Vidya Mandiram-200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

1. Yoga Anatomy: How To Avoid Self-Injuries During Yoga Practice? The traditional practice of yoga mainly involves the body, mind, and spirit encircling all things that we need to live a very peaceful and contentful life. When a person practices yoga regularly, it elevates the person to a high level of optimum health, goodness and positivity. When you are a regular practitioner, you will experience all advantages of yoga, and it has its impact on your own life. You might have seen this as one of the significant transformations in your body, an entirely new way of thinking and enhanced behavior in relationships or better health conditions.

2. Advanced yoga training is indeed compelling, but these practices also have some perspective for harm. On some occasions, an injury can lead to pain and discomfort. This happens because of negligence on our part. When you suffer from injuries, you might have to modify your practices for several weeks or sometimes months. Therefore, it is essential to know how to avoid injuries while practicing yoga or enrolled on a 200-hour yoga teacher training course. It is necessary that yoga practice should be safe to get the maximum benefit from it. Yoga offers you various positive advantages, and to obtain them, we are required to avoid yoga injuries. Concentration and self-awareness: Sensing the moves and being available at the moment is the crucial thing for yoga practices. This is required to gain the maximum benefits out of the yoga practice and prevent the injury risk. Living in the moment is an essential thing in

3. yoga practice. It is entirely normal for all thoughts to start wandering and think about some other things like the list of chores or any other meeting you have attended. When this happens, you must become aware and move your attention back to the yoga practice. When you start breathing completely and rhythmically, it will assist your body in functioning optimally and also in retaining your concentration. Other than consistent awareness of oneself. One also has to pay attention to all instruction for a holistic understanding of yoga practice. Pay much attention while making changes in and out of your asana. Warm-up and changes: Similar to all types of physical activity and workout, warming up your body is needed while doing yoga. The

4. chance of getting injured increases when the muscles ate not adequately conditioned and not prepared well for practice. Yoga has a complete swing of warm-up exercises and asana that prepares your body for strenuous activity. You must know that the nature of the warm-up activity is different and is based on what time the person is doing yoga. Essential of all, identify and honor the body requirements while preparing yourself for the practice. Changing slowly into asana to make sure that you have done enough warm-up. Suitable alignment: Not only do you need to align your body correctly but also your mind. Adjustment and orientation of asana are required for yoga practice. Maintaining a proper alignment or positioning your body for a specific asana will take the course to a whole new level, thereby bringing maximum benefits. With correct alignment, the risk of getting injury also decreases, increasing the benefits of practicing.

5. Body adjustments and props: The body and physical aspects of all individuals are not the same. Therefore yoga practices and postures should also be personalized as per the practitioner. Your approach might be different from others, even your teacher. It is essential to admit that other students or teachers are not the same as you. Rather than trying to copy others, practice as per your speed and capability. If needed, you can use yoga props for carrying out a smooth and safe yoga practice. Some of the very common yoga props are bolsters, straps, blankets, chairs etc. Body and health awareness: Teaching yoga is not only about teaching asana. It is pretty intense as well as diverse and needs to have some of the basic knowledge of varied aspects. All yoga instructors need to know about the basics of yoga anatomy, physiology and pathology.

6. Those people with any health issue or physical limitation must invest some of their time learning the basics. This knowledge will indeed have an impact on your practice and make yoga safe. People must better understand their physical state and inform their instructor about issues they might be having. Conclusion Nothing can interrupt the smooth flow of yoga practices other than yoga injury. So, if you want to ensure safety, it is required that you have good guidance and your yoga practices are well adapted that suits your own body and mind. One of the essential core of yoga is Ahimsa, or the concept of not harming others. You need to apply this principle to your yoga practice. Try to be regular and maintain consistency with your yoga practices. Yoga for Managing Anxiety Humanity has been going through an overwhelming amount of problems in recent times: the pandemic, climate change, pollution, financial stress and what not. The poor air quality and masks has left us exhausted. During the lockdown most of us found ourselves alone with our thoughts on multiple occasions. We all had something or the other to worry about.

7. Some of us often find ourselves breathless on various occasions due to anxiety. So, is there something we can do to manage our thoughts and alleviate breathlessness? Can yoga exercises help with anxiety? Yoga helps in aligning your mind, body and soul. It is beneficial both physically and mentally and can further help you to manage stress, improve concentration, improve posture and develop a sense of awareness towards your body. If you are new to Yoga Life, don’t worry World Peace Yoga School got you covered! During the 300 Hours Yoga Teacher Training In India and 500 Hours Yoga Teacher Training In India, we, at World Peace Yoga School teach you various exercises to grapple with anxiety, we’ll enlist a few here to help you unwind*.

8. Diaphragmatic breathing or Belly breathing: When we get anxious, one of the most common symptoms is shallow breathing and racing thoughts and this exercise can help ameliorate those symptoms. Diaphragmatic breathing helps strengthen your diaphragm and maximises the amount of oxygen that goes into the bloodstream and allows the body to relax further helping with blood flow and lowering pulse rate and blood pressure. How to practice this exercise: If you are doing this exercise for the first time it is advised to practice this while lying on the floor. Sit or lie down on a comfortable, flat surface. Put one hand on your chest and the other one on your stomach. Breathe in through your nose until you have reached maximum capacity. While breathing, notice the air moving into your abdomen, expanding your stomach and sides of the waist. Breathe out through pursed lips, focusing on the tummy lowering. Repeat the cycle for best results. If we could add a photo of one of the Guru’s doing this pose, it would be great. Mindful breathing: This exercise emphasises on paying attention to your breathing and helps your focus. How to practice this exercise:

9. Sit or lie in a comfortable position with eyes open or closed. Inhale through the nose until the tummy expands. Slowly let the breath out through the mouth. Once in rhythm, focus on breath in through the nose and out through the mouth. Notice the rise and fall of the tummy as the breaths come in and out. Repeat the cycle for best results. If we could add a photo of one of the Guru’s doing this pose, it would be great. Child’s Pose (Balasana): this is a resting posture in Yoga which helps you stretch your body, focus and reconnect with your breath. How to practice this exercise:

10. Come to your hands and knees on the mat. Spread your knees as wide as your mat, keeping the tops of your feet on the floor with the big toes touching. Bring your belly to rest between your thighs and put your forehead to the floor. Hands and arms should rest at your sides or next to your torso. Relax your shoulders and stay in the position for 30 seconds or as long as it is comfortable for you. Cat Pose (Marjaryasana): This pose is good for your spine, improves digestion, relaxes the mind and improves blood circulation. How to practice this exercise:

11. Come onto your hands and knees. Your body should resemble a table structure with knees directly below hips and hands below shoulders. Your eyes should look towards the floor bringing your head in a neutral position. As you inhale, raise your chin and tilt your head back, push your navel downwards and raise your tailbone. Hold the pose and take long, deep breaths. Now As you exhale, drop your chin to your chest, round your spine and relax the buttocks. Hold this pose for a few seconds before you return to the initial table-like stage. Continue five or six rounds before you come out of this yoga posture. Try to move slowly and mindfully rather than rushing through the pose. We are in a continuous struggle trying to channel our emotions, take care of our body and our mental health. These poses can help you manage your anxiety and provide you with some relief. To master the art of Yoga we invite you to come join us in the 300 Hr Yoga TTC or in our 500 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Course. World peace Yoga School in Goa could just be the place for a cathartic experience! If we could add a photo of one of the Guru’s doing this pose, it would be great.

12. *Please seek medical advice before practising any of these techniques in case of any underlying health conditions with respect to your breathing.