Lower back pain is a chronic condition that hits a large part of the population. Performing various yoga poses can be quite therapeutic in treating this condition. Some poses actually lend handily to sore knees as well. If pain isn't an issue, then these poses can help maintain a strong lower back and knees.
Do Yoga Meditation
Yoga meditation is a centuries-old practice that can reduce stress, improve memory and awareness, and stimulate the immune system. It is a discipline that requires determination and patience, but the efforts are worth the rewards.
Learn the Tristhana in AshTanga Yoga
Learning how to properly perform tristhana in AshTanga yoga can be the most difficult part of your practice, as it includes three distinct components that require your complete focus. Striving to perform tristhana perfectly in your yoga practice should never end, as a yogi knows well that, despite your level, you can always learn to improve tristhana.
Sequence Power Yoga Poses
Create a sequenced power yoga workout by linking 3 poses to form a more fluid routine. You can choose any standing posture as your starting point. From the first pose, you should be able to move smoothly and fluidly into the next pose and so on into the third position. There are literally hundreds of poses that can be worked into a sequence. Use only 3 poses for each sequence. Try the following Power Yoga sequence to get you started.
Become a Kundalini Yoga Teacher
Kundalini yoga was brought to the West in 1969 by Master Yogi Brahan. Brahan started the Healthy, Happy Holy Organization to bring his teachings to the mainstream population. Kundalini is often associated with a coiled snake, because so much of the teaching is based on the reservoir of energy at the base of the spine. There are three manifestations of kundalini; universal energy, energizing the body-mind complex and the ability to sublimate the consciousness. Kundalini yoga is the concept of awareness in an individual, through the practice of kriya and naad. The basics of kriya, or yoga sets, are movements or sequences using the nervous and glandular system to balance the body and the chakras, or the body's energy centers. This includes sound; mudras, or hand gestures; pranayam. or warm-up; concentration and meditation. Naad refers to vibrations or sounds.