HOW TO GET CLEAR SKIN? (DO THESE ASANAS)

SIMHASANA

(THE LION POSE)

ABOUT

VARIATION 1

THIS POSE APPEARS TO BE ODD AND UNPLEASANT BUT IS VERY MUCH REWARDING AND REJUVENATING FOR THROAT, FACE AND NECK. IN SANSKRIT SIMHA MEANS A LION. THIS POSE IS DEDICATED TO NARSIMHA, THE MAN-LION INCARNATE OF VISHNU REFERS TO THE FAMOUS LEGAND IN INDIAN SCRIPTURES.

TECHNIQUE

SIT ON THE FOLDED BLANKET WITH LEGS STRETCHED STRAIGHT IN FRONT.
RAISE THE SEAT, BEND THE RIGHT KNEE AND PLACE THE RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE LEFT BUTTOCK.
SIMILARLY BEND THE LEFT KNEE AND PLACE IT UNDER THE RIGHT BUTTOCK.
THE LEFT ANKLE SHOULD BE KEPT UNDER THE RIGHT ONE.
SIT ON THE HEELS WITH TOES TOWARDS BACKWARDS AND PUT THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY ON THE THIGHS AND KNEES.
STRETCH THE TRUNK FORWARD AND KEEP THE BACK ERECT.
PLACE THE RIGHT AND LET PALMS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT KNEES.
STRETCH THE ARMS STRAIGHT AND KEEP THEM RIGID.
THEN SPREAD THE FINGERS AND PRESS THEM AGAINST THE KNEES.
OPEN THE MOUTH AND EYES WIDE AND PROTUDE THE TONGUE OUT AND DOWN AS FAS AS YOU CAN.
GAZE AT THE CENTRE OF THE EYEBROW OR AT THE TIP OF THE NOSE.
REMAIN IN THIS POSE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
BREATHE THROUGH THE MOUTH.

BENEFITS

THIS ASAN WILL DIRECT THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE THROAT AND LARYNX AND WILL TONE UP THE MUSCLES OF THE THROAT AND FACE. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR THOSE WHO STAMMER. IT CAN ALSO INCREASE THE GLOW OF THE FACE AND EYES AND REMOVE CONSTIPATION.

SINHASANA

VARIATION 2

TECHNIQUE

ADOPT THE PADMASANA POSE.
SPREAD THE ARMS IN FRONT AND PLACE THE PALMS ON THE FLOOR, FINGERS POINTING BACKWARD.
STAND ON THE KNEES AND PUSH THE PELVIC REGION TO THE FLOOR.
STRETCH THE BACK BY CONTRACTING THE BUTTOCKS, KEEPING THE ARMS FULLY STRETCHED.
THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY SHOULD REST ON PALMS AND KNEES ONLY.
OPEN THE MOUTH AND EYES WIDE AND PORTRUDE THE TONGUE OUT AND DOWN AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
GAZE AT THE CENTRE OF THE EYEBROWS AND REMAIN IN THIS POSE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
SIT IN PADMASANA AGAIN AND RELAX.

BENEFITS

THIS ASANA IS BENEFICIAL FOR LEVER AND CONTROLS THE FLOW OF BILE. IT ALSO CLEANSE THE TONGUE, CURES FOUR BREATH. GENERALLY PEOPLE GIVE ATTENTION TO THE MUSCLES FROM CALMS TO CHEST BUT IGNORE THE MUSCLES OF THE FACE. THIS ASANA IS VERY USEFUL FOR TOMING, SHAPING AND STRENGTHENING FACIAL MUSCLES.

USHTRASANA (THE CAMEL POSE)

ABOUT

USHTRA MEANS A CAMEL. THIS ASAN IS SPECIALLY ADVISED FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SPINAL ACHES AND SPINAL DISORDERS. THE BEGINNGERS OFTEN FEELS ACHES, PAIN AND FATIGUE WHILE PRACTISING THIS ASAN. BUT THEY SHOULD NOT FEEL DISCOURAGED. A LITTLE TIME AND CONSTANT PRACTICE ARE NEEDED TO ADOPT THIS ASAN WELL.

TECHNIQUE

SIT IN VAJRASANA POSE WITH YOUR FEET AND KNEES SLIGHTLY APART.
STAND ON YOUR KNEES AND STRETCH THE ARMS TO THESIDES.
LEAN BACKWARD AND PUT THE HANDS TO THE HEELS.
STRETCH THE NECK BACKWARD AND LET THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY REST ON ARMS.
BEND BACK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUSH THE PELVIS FORWARD AND ARCH THE SPINE STRONGLY.
REMAIN IN THIS POSE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND BREATHE, SLOWLY WITHOUT ANY STRAIN.

BENEFITS

THIS ASAN IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR SPINE, SHOULDERS, LUNGS AND THE NECK. IT STRETCHES AND STRENGTHENS THE SPINAL MUSCLES AND FEEDS THE SPINAL NERVES WITH BLOOD. IT ALSO REMOVES BACKACHE, SHOULDER PAIN, KIDNEY AILMENTS, CURES ASTHMA BILES ABDOMINAL DISORDERS, HELPS NORMALIZE THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND ELIMINATES CONSTIPATION. IT ALO STRENGTHENS MUSCLES OF THE ABDOMINAL REGION AND ADRENAL GLANS.

HALASANA

(THE PLOUGH POSE)

ABOUT IN SANSKRIT, HALA MEANS "PLOUGH". THIS ASANA MUST BE DONE AFTER SARVANGASANA. THIS POSE IS NAMED SO BECAUSE IT BEARS CLOSE RESEMBRANCE TO A PLOUGH (TOOL). IT IS ONE OF THE FEW ASANAS NAMED AFTER A TOOL. IT IS A PART AND CONTINUATION OF SARVANGASAN. DIFFERENT THEORIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH HAVE BEEN EVOLVED FROM THIS ASAN BY THE YOGA THERAPISTS.

TECHNIQUE

SPREAD A FOLDED BLANKET ON THE FLOOR AND LIT FLAT ON THE BACK WITH ARMS STRAIGHT NEAR THE BODY, FACING DOWNWARD.
KEEPING THE LEGS STRAIGHT, RAISE THEM SLOWLY ABOVE THE HEAD.
ONLY STOMACH ABDOMINAL MUSCLES SHOULD BE USED TO RAISE THE LEGS.
BEND THE TRUNK UPWARD HIPS FIRST AND SLOWLY LOWER THELEGS OVER THEHEAD TILL THE TOES TOUCH THE FLOOR.
KEEP THE LEGS STRAIGHT.
NOW INTERLOCK THE FINGERS AND STRETCH THE ARMS.
THE LEGS AND HAND STRETCHED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
BREATHE SLOWLY WITHOUT ANY STRAIN.
REMAIN IN THIS POSE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
RETUNR TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AND RELAX.

BENEFITS

THIS ASANA IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR SPINE, SHOULDERS, LUNGS AND THE NECK. IT STRETCHES AND STRENGTHENS THE SPINAL MUCLES AND FEES THE SPINAL NERVES WITH BLOOD. IT ALSO REMOVES BACKACHE, SHOULDER PAIN, KIDNEY AILMENTS, CURES ASTHMA BILES ABDOMINAL DISORDERS, HELPS NORMALIZE THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND ELIMINATES CONSTIPATION. IT ALSO STRENGTHENS MUSCLES OF THE ABDOMINAL REGION AND ADRENAL GLANDS.