Two poses for today are Salutation Seal and Seated Forward Bend

Salutation Seal and Seated Forward Bend

Salutation Seal Yoga Pose

This Salutation Seal pose, also known as Anjali Mudra, is an excellent way to encourage a meditative state of awareness. Start your practice by sitting for 5 minutes. This hand position can also be used as you are standing prior to beginning the Sun Salutation sequence.

The Salutation or the Anjali Mudra can be done in a standing or sitting pose

• First, inhale while bringing your palms together and rest your thumbs lightly on your breast bone (sternum) in the center
• Next press your palms and fingers firmly and evenly together. Realize that one hand tends to be dominant, (if you are right-handed, your right hand will be stronger and the same if you are left hand, your left hand will dominate).
• If there is an imbalance of strength, then adjust the pressure toward equal sensation.
• Bow your head just slightly and draw your neck toward the center of your head.
• Lift your sternum pressing toward your thumbs and down along the back of your upper arms all the way to your armpits to make your elbows hang heavy downward.

Benefits

• Reduces stress and anxiety
• Calms the brain
• Creates flexibility in the hands, fingers, wrists, and arms
• Opens the heart

The Seated Forward Bend yoga

The Seated Forward Bend yoga is beneficial for all the body parts and organs. The yoga pose is good for weight loss.

Steps

• First of all, sit on the ground, stretching both the legs outward.
• Toes should remain together pointing forward.
• Now, Inhale, raise your arms and bend the body forward exhaling as far as possible.
• While bending forward, do exhaling.
• In the final stage, interlocked fingers should be beyond the toes, and the nose should touch the knees.
• Initially, do it for 5 seconds and gradually try to maintain the pose as long as you feel comfortable.
• Inhale and come to the original position.
• This is one round. Initially, do two rounds.
• As per your practice, you may increase the number of rounds as well as the duration of maintaining the pose.

Benefits

• Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression.
• Stretches the spine, shoulders, hamstrings.
• Stimulates the liver, kidneys, ovaries, and uterus.
• Improves digestion.
• Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause and menstrual discomfort.
• Soothes headache and anxiety and reduces fatigue.