Relax pose

Step-1

Relax pose

This Asana is the best way to de-stress in the least amount of time. All it needs is an ability to dissociate yourself from the mind completely, cutting out all the mundane routine thoughts that most of your precious energy.

Start by lying down straight on your back with a little distance in your legs and arms (palms facing up).Leave the body absolutely loose. Take one long and deep breath, and as you exhale, just “let go” of all the restlessness, hectic, routine hassles, leaving the body almost lifeless on the ground.

Begin by easing out the tension right from the tips of your toes to the finger joints, soles of your feet, heels, ankles, up towards the skin bone, calf muscles and the knees.

Step-2

Lie down straight on the mat.

Keep the feet together and arms resting at their respective sides and slowly raise your right leg, straight and stretched out up to 45* Maintain the pose for 5 seconds while suspending the breath. Exhaling as you begin to down and relax some time. Then raise your left leg same as step-2

 Step-3

Put your legs together without bending your knees stretch your toes and raise your legs just up to a 45 degree elevation. Inhale as you do so. Maintain the pose for 5 seconds. Keep a steady rate of breathing at this point while releasing the legs down.

Step-4

Lie down straight on the mat like as step-1 (Relax pose). Raise your right leg straight up to 90* elevation, inhaling as you take your legs up. Hold the position up to a count of 20. Then bring the legs down, Relax.

Step-5

Raise your legs up together from the ground up to 90* while inhaling, without bending your knees. Keep your palms facing the sky. Stay in this position for some time. Then bring the legs down, Relax.