Yoga Balancing Poses
Balancing yoga poses help improve balance, Stability, Concentration, elongate muscles, and develop core strength
Bird of Paradise -
Svarga Dvijasana
Benefits
Deep stretch of the leg which is being raised, opens the hip adductors and the gluteus maximus.
Opens the hips and the lower back improving flexibility.
Establishes strength and balance in the leg, and helps you feel centered, steady, and grounded.
The core strength muscles and the abdominal muscles to get the body in balance.
Requires focus, and this helps one to remain in balance for sometime in this pose. Keeping the back and the hip straight with the chest thrown forward and out.
Eagle -
Garudasana
Benefits
Hamstring muscles, the quadriceps, calves and the shoulders are stretched. This stretch brings flexibility and strengthens the calves and the ankles
Balance
Stretches the hips, thighs, shoulders and the upper back
Opens all the joints in the body; the shoulders, the elbows, the wrists, the hips, the knees, and the ankles
Detoxifies your body. It flushes out your kidneys, circulates blood to your reproductive system
Wonderful and useful for runners
Tree –
Vrksasana
Benefits
Improves balance, endurance
Tones up the leg muscles and ligaments
Strengthens the knee
Strengthens the spine
Flexibles the hip joints
Standing Split –
Urdvha Prasarita Eka Padasana
Benefits
The standing leg muscles like the hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves are stretched the most, while in the extended leg, the gluteus maximus is stretched the most
In the standing leg, the calf muscles are strengthened while engaging the knees and the ankles, thereby strengthening the lower body
Half Lotus Tip Toe –
Ardha Baddha Padma Padangusthasana
Benefits
Feet and Ankles
Hamstrings
Hips
Knees
Half Moon –
Ardha Chandrasana
Benefits
Aligns shoulders
Excellent for the joints and muscles in spine
Removes fatigue if done against a wall
Deep stretch to the legs and shoulders
Improves alignment
Improves balance
Opens hips, chest and heart
Builds core strength
Therapeutic for various ailments
Tones the abdominal muscles
Warrior Pose III -
Virabhadrasana III
Benefits – Physical
It helps in strengthening the leg muscles and adding shape.
It also strengthens the arms, hips and shoulders.
Improves the standing position.
Benefits – Health
Helps to contract and tone the abdominal organs.
It helps in improving digestion and keeps the fire within the body at a balance.
Dancer -
Natarajasana
Benefits
The raising of the leg beyond the hip stretches the hamstrings, calves and the quadricep muscles
The hips are toned here with the backbend of the lower back and the thighs
The arms and the shoulders remove the wrong posture of the shoulders
The chest and the shoulders expand here, thus creating more space for the breath
The entire spine is in action, thus toning the muscles around it including the neck and builds overall flexibility
Half Moon Sugarcane -
Ardha Chandra Chapansana
Benefits
Improves core strength and balance
Stretches the quadriceps and hamstrings.
Improve leg strength as well as open hips and chest