Sharpen Your Senses and Calm Your Mind

Yoga is an ancient Indian exercise that is widely practice for health and relaxation.

Ajna Chakra

It is located between the eyebrows. Ajna, means command. It controls our sense of intuition, self discipline, behaviour and judgement. Ajna Chakra is in charge of our brain and neurological system and that includes Pineal glands.

In the Science of yoga, a person with an active Ajna Chakra has a good sense of judgement and can approach difficult things with calmness. People that has a blocked Ajna Chakra can suffer from various problems such as stroke, migraine, tumors, sinusitis, insomnia and high blood pressure.

This technique is practice that can helps to balance the Ajna

Sharnaghata Mudra (Surrender pose)

Procedure

Be seated in Vajrasana with your hands placed on your knees
Inhale and raised your hands up
Exhale and bend forward placing your forehead firmly on the ground and stretching your hands ahead - Hips should not lift off the ground and are placed on your knees
Hold this pose from 10 - 30 seconds and breathe normally.

Benefits of Sharnaghata Mudra (Surrender pose)

helps to reduce anxiety and helps to calm the mind
alleviates migraine
alleviates sinus
promotes hair growth

_ Word of caution_ : People suffers from joint aches can use cushion or pillows under their feet in vajrasana position.

Anulon - Vilom Pranayama

Procedure

Sit in meditative pose
fold the forefinger and middle finger of your right hand
Place your ring finger at the center of your eyebrows, and press your thumb on the right nostril
hold your breathe
On the reverse position, place your thumb between your eyebrows, and press the left nostril with your ring finger
Exhale through the right nostril
Now inhale through your right nostril and hold
Reverse the position of your fingers and exhale through the left
Repeat this cycle for at least 15- 20 times everyday

Benefits of Anulon - Vilom Pranayama

Reduces the stress and cleanses the cells and energy channels in the body
Calms the mind and helps to release tensions
Reduces anxiety and Depression
Rejuvenates the body cells
It helps to remove toxins from the body

Word of caution : This Pose can be practice by all. This is an easy pose with a significant healing power.

Practicing Yoga has lots of benefits in physical and mental health. It releases stress from day to day. It helps us to understand our body and accepts its capacity. In this way, it helps us to love our selves and to connect to our mind and body.

There are lots of videos and tutorials for varieties of yoga. Learning and patience is the key, Once you get by, It will leave you a feeling of profound contentment and peace.

Thank you for reading. Wishing you all success and peace!

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