Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana --> Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana Health Benefits

Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana is a challenging posture sequence of standing balancing asanas.  When balancing on one leg in this posture, with the body standing tall the front and back part of the body are equally open and we enter equilibrium feeling.  The energy, nerve flow, body, mind and breath start to work as one and we enter a state of stillness. When starting to practice this asana you can feel weak and imbalanced, but if practicing regularly you will notice great improvements. 

• The posture strengthens the legs and ankles

• It stretches the backs of the legs

• Improves sense of balance

• Strengthens back and arm muscles

• Calms the mind and improves focus

• It can remedy high blood pressure or hypertension

• It can prevent osteoporosis as the pose strengthens the bones 

Parsvottanasana --> Side Intense Pose

Parsvottanasana Health Benefits

Nowadays, yoga has become very popular worldwide, since yoga not only fit the body but also relaxes and strengthens your mind. You learn to deal with stress in a much healthier way and you start to realise that things you used to stress out about are not worth stressing about anymore. 
As many other postures in Ashtanga yoga, Parsvottanasana also not only strengthens and stretches the body, but it also calms and purifies the brain. This posture is highly recommended for runners and other sportspersons.  

• The posture calms the brain
• It stretches the spine, shoulders, wrists and hamstrings
• Strengthens and tones the legs
• Stimulates and massages the abdominal organs
• Improves digestion
• Improves posture and sense of balance
• Relaxes the neck

Prasarita Padottanasana A, B, C, D --> Spread Feet Intense Pose A, B, C, D

Prasarita Padottanasana A, B, C, D health benefits

Prasarita Padottanasana is a simple yoga posture, which is suitable for beginners as much as for advanced yoga practitioners. It is good for those who want to lose belly fat. It can also be used as a therapeutic posture and can also be used to stretch before any other kind of exercise, not only yoga. Prasarita Padottanasana stretches all parts of your body. 

• It improves blood circulation in the brain as your body is upside down in these postures, therefore it revitalises the body and calms your mind
• It gives a very good stretch through the entire body and it helps to tone leg muscles 
• It particularly stretches and strengthens hamstrings and spine
• It also massages internal organs such as kidneys and liver  
• It helps to get rid of fatigue and headaches
• Calms the mind
• Decompresses the spine as you are upside down in these postures