Yoga for Teenagers

Yoga is fast catching up the trend among youths; it not only helps them in maintaining a good body shape, but also makes then mentally and emotionally strong.

However despite the popularity of yoga, teenagers’ action pack schedule often leaves them with little time to practice it.


HealthyDunia.com brings the most simple, dynamic and beneficial Yoga for teens, ‘Surya Namaskaar’, straight from Yoga Guru Suneel Singh, which they can practice on their own.

‘Surya Namaskaar’ stimulates and balances all the system of the Body, Including the endocrine, circulatory, respiratory and digestive system.

It increases awareness and bestows good health and well-being, removes carbon dioxide and enhances oxygen flow - thereby increasing mental clarity by bringing fresh, oxygenated blood to the brain.

Here are the 12 steps of Surya Namaskaar:

Position-I: Pranamasana Prayer pose: Stand straight with both the feet together. Now take the Pranam Namaskar Mudra. Place the palms together in front of chest with eyes closed. Relax the whole body and mentally offer homage to the sun, breathing normally.

Position-II: Hasta Uttanasana (Raised Arm Posed): Inhaling slowly, raise your arms up and bend back a little, keep both the arms separated, shoulder wide apart.

Position-III: Padhastanasan (Hand to foot pose): Exhaling, slowly bend forward and try to bring the hands on the floor by the sides of your feet. Try touching the knees with the forehead. Do not strain. Keep the knees straight.

Position-IV: Ashwa Sanchalanasan (Equestrian pose): Place the palm of your hands flat on the floor besides the feet. Inhale slowly, take your left foot back on the floor with Straight arms, and with hips pressed down, look up. The Head should be tilted backward, the back arched.
 

Position-V: PARVATASANA (Mountain pose): While exhaling, take the left foot back beside the right foot. Keeping feet together, raise your hips up like a mountain. Try to place the heels on the floor and bring the head towards the knees.

Position-VI: Ashtanga NAMASKAR (Salute with eight parts) Lower the knees, chest and chin to the floor. In the final position only the toes, knees, chest, hand and chin touch the floor. Breathe normally.

Position-VII: Bhujangasana (cobra Poses): Nw inhale slowly, raise the upper part of your body, up like the hood of COBRA SNAKE. Look up, pressing your hips down, feet together and arms stretched.

POSITION-VIII: (PARVATASNA): This stage is repetition of position (5)

POSITION-IX: Ashwa sanchalanasana: This stage is repetition of position (4)

POSITION-X: (Padhmaasna): This stage is repetition of position (3)

POSITION-XI: HASTA UTTANASANA: This stage is repetition of position (2)

 

POSITION XII: Pranamasna: This stage is repetition of position (I)

Beginners should practice 3 rounds and slowly add on one more round every week.