Asana is a Sanskrit word, whose English translation is ‘seat.’ However, if you say this word to a yoga practitioners, they’ll start experiencing glimpses of all the postures and stretches they know. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras define Asana as a “steady, comfortable posture,” which could be any shape, and is independent of the age of the person doing it. In the context of modern yoga, an asana refers to a physical pose. Different asanas have different purposes and rewards. Exploring all the benefits associated with dozens of poses would be more than enough. They also have benefits on physical, spiritual, and active levels.

Many initiated the yoga practice for stress relief and improved health, but discover additional benefits such as an increased sense of well-being, easier accessibility to meditative states, and improved emotional stability. The key to experience these benefits is persistence over time, along with patience. However, many feel better just after their first yoga class or session. For instance, Tadasana corrects bad posture and improves the alignment of the body. Sarvangasana is known as the Queen of the Asanas, as it helps in the efficient functioning of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. It also helps to strengthen and detox the body. In total, there are 84 asanas for the overall growth and perfect functioning of the mind and body.

Pranayama in Yoga means breathing exercises that help in clearing the physical and emotional hurdles in our body to free the breaths and so the flow of life and energy. Continuous and sustained practice of Pranayama can supercharge one’s entire body. Breathing is the first and last thing we do in our lives. Daily stressors, tensions, and physical bad habits and postures can create physical and energetic tensions in our bodies. Without even noticing them, our breathing can become more shallow or stilted. We can develop unconscious breathing patterns, which result in restricting the flow of breath and prana.

When one works on releasing the breath through pranayama or breathing exercises, they also act on letting the life energy flow through the entire body. It has the effect of stimulating, relaxing, and rejuvenating the body. It increases and balances the life energy in your system. Using pranayama techniques, one can utilize and strengthen the whole range of our respiratory organs. Regular pranayama practice can excite the parasympathetic system, countering our bodies’ overstimulation during the Fight or Flight response.

In respect of Yoga, we perform the Conscious Movement & Awareness Programme, which addresses body, mind & soul. The key offerings of the programme are:

1. Breathwork- Calming of self, internal movement of awareness, exploring breath and stress release, stress response management – “Our breathing has the ability to enlighten and activate any kind of psychological mechanism in conscious control”- Wim Hof Method

2. Chakra Energy Work through humming Sounds- Chakras are energy vortices of pranic energy which impact patterns of behavior, thought, and emotional reactions, which may or may not be unconscious in our everyday life. Anahata Chakra (Heart) & Vishuddhi Chakra (Throat) will be the focal point since they address the creativity vortex and authentic expression of one’s true self. This will enable the creative flow of energy at work, improvement in problem-solving skills, better communication & expressions, improved strategy building skills, and many more to mention.

3. Physical Warming- Everyone’s mental awareness will be brought in the present by bodywork and light warming up. Bringing people to the body after activating internal awareness through conscious movements and work on individual movement and connecting to the teammates to integrate a sense of community & tribe.