Yoga Poses And Mantras For Happiness

By Author: Rajesh mishra
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Yoga is a spiritual, mental and physical practice, originated from the ancient period. It is the royal route between the mind and the body. With the regular practice of yoga, one tends to see and feel its benefits and a dramatic change with the heightened energy levels, significant changes in the cellular levels and reduced stress, increasing the happy hormones. Yoga is extremely beneficial when it comes to managing stress which is prevalent in the youth today. Yoga is not a “substitute” for medication, but a much better and smarter way of dealing with the continuously increasing level of stress instead of resorting to pills that’ll undoubtedly have major side-effects.
Mantras are sounds and vibrations of phrases that should be chanted while meditating, which potentially transforms the state of consciousness. According to the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, these mantras create spiritual energies for healing and increasing creativity. These are powerful in providing a sense of relief in challenging situations by increasing calmness and tranquility in the individual’s mind.
Below given are a number of poses ...
... and mantras.
CAT- COW POSES - Marjayasana
Two poses that bring flexibility to the spine and warmth to the body. It provides a good stretch and strengthens the neck, back, torso and abdominal organs, opens the heart, chest, slows down and deepens the breathing. Regular practice of this pose can significantly reduce backaches.
Cat-cow pose calms the nervous system thus, relaxing the perpetually fluctuating mind by secreting positive, happy chemicals in the mind and body.
Mantra – “I’ll find happiness in today's journey”

GODDESS POSE - Utkata Konasana
A wide-legged squat while standing. This pose affects the muscles and mind. This works marvelously on the lower body strengthening the lower back, hips, thighs and calf muscles, stimulates the pelvic floor as well as the urogenital system. This pose also stretches the shoulder joints thereby straightening and strengthening the spine.
Utkata Konasana is great for women especially during pregnancy and childbirth, reducing pain and thus, increasing comfort. It energizes the entire body and reminds the individual that he is responsible for this own happiness.
Mantra- “I am strong and confident enough”

DANCER - Tadasana
Tadasana requires coordination of the entire body increasing balance, meditation, flexibility, and strength. It opens the heart, stretches and strengthens and leg muscles, shoulders, and chest. The dancers pose is said to increase focus, improve balance, and provide flexibility to the spine, shoulders, and hamstring.
Tadasana provides mental benefits too like the feeling of calmness and happiness by releasing stress and tension and opening up the heart. It is one of the most beautiful poses.

Mantra- “Happiness begins with an open heart"

CROW POSE / Bakasana
This is also called the “Crane Pose”. This pose requires the individual to slowly bring all their body weight onto the hands, with the shins resting on the upper arm and slowly lifting the feet off the ground and balancing solely on the hands.
This pose strengthens the walls of the abdomen, thighs, and back. Boosts confidence and happiness seeing oneself balance on two limbs, something not too many people can achieve. It increases focus and concentration by calming the mind and building endurance.
Mantra – “Strength and Happiness is welcomed"

HEADSTAND - Shirshasana
This Asana is often referred as the king of postures. It improves blood flow to the eyes, head and scalp. Also this helps to improve digestion. It flushes out the adrenal glands. And the accumulation of fluid in legs, ankles and feet is also reduced while performing this asana. This pose is the inversion posture of standing. It builds strength in the upper portion of the body. It provides many physical benefits.
It signifies looking the world and at one's life from a different perspective. As one could feel the flow of blood in the entire body. It helps to start a day with full of positive energy.
Mantra- “Maintain peace with what cannot be changed.”
WARRIOR POSE
Also known as Veerbhadra, a graceful pose that increases strength and stability in the mind and body. It improves flexibility to the upper parts of the body and the hips. This warrior poses the body, mind, and spirit with all the attention and strength of a “warrior” needs while fighting a battle.

The Veerbhadra pose reminds the individual about his strength, capabilities and that he is amazing just the way he is, encouraging them to embrace their individuality and uniqueness. The warrior pose improves balance, concentration, and stability of the mind, and body.
Mantra-“Every morning is a new beginning"

WHEEL POSE - Urdva Dhanurasana
Stamina and determination are required while performing this pose. A huge effort from the entire body and mind needs to be exerted in order to push the body upwards, against the gravity of the earth forming an arch.
This pose stretches and strengthens the kidney, liver and pancreas, a good alternative for many medicated treatments. It is extremely effective in strengthening the heart and cures infertility, osteoporosis, and asthma. Dhanurasana provides a stretch to the torso that helps to release stress and tension, and thus, energizing the entire body, mind, and spirit as performing this pose produces the Endorphins - the happy hormones.
Mantra- “Mistakes are made to have a second chance to learn.

A combination of Mantras along yoga helps to strengthen attention. Yoga is an amazing workout, lose weight and tone up the entire body. Besides fitness, it provides additional mental and spiritual benefits. It improves mental health, by reducing negative emotions, stress, depression, and anxiety.
It helps to control the mind, emotions and provides strength to face challenges in our day to day life. With regular practice of yoga, provides significant changes in an individual’s body and mind.
One should always be patient while practicing yoga. The main thing to keep in mind while performing yoga should be to achieve the correct posture without worrying about the speed. It takes a while to heal and cure illnesses and to see visible results. Although people usually don’t have so much patience, thus, resort to shortcuts - artificial methods and procedures to lose weight like taking medicines, undergoing surgeries, and getting hooked onto harmful steroids that will do more harm than good. These shortcuts can have serious consequences and negative impacts on health. However, yoga has only slow yet steady benefits to provide. The significant time taken by yoga to show results is worth all its long term benefits.
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