Having tried expensive beauty products
and treatments for your skin,
are you ready to try something
really easy and inexpensive?
Hi guys I’m Riya, a yoga practitioner
and today I'm going to show you some yoga asanas
for a natural glow on your skin.
The first asana is
Dhanurasana or the Bow Pose.
Lie down on your belly,
and bend your knees towards your head.
From the outer sides,
grab your ankles with your hands.
Inhale and lift your head and chest
as well as your thighs off the floor.
Continue breathing through the nose
and keep looking straight.
Stay there for around 5 breaths and slowly release.
This asana increases the flow and oxygen supply to the upper body,
which makes the facial muscles
more efficient in repairing any damage.
The next asana is
Virbhadrasana- the Warrior Pose,..
Spread your feet around 3 feet wide
and turn your right foot to the front of the mat
and left foot slightly pointing inwards.
Turn your hips facing towards the right foot
and bend the front knee to a 90 degree angle
while taking the hands up and joining the palms.
Stay here and breathe for 5-7 breaths
and slowly release the hands, straighten the legs and relax.
Repeat on the other side.
This asana is an intense one
which really works on your abdomen, your back and your hips.
It opens up breathing in your lungs
which in turn leaves you with a red flush on your face.
Moving from here, we are going to get into
the Downward Facing Dog or Adho Mukha Savasan.
Place your hands on the floor,
take both your feet around 3 feet behind.
Raise the hips as high as you can,
and heels as low as possible.
Feel the space in hips
and the extension on the back of the legs.
Keep looking at your foot.
Stay here for 5-7 breaths and release.
This asana is one of the most versatile ones
which relaxes and releases any stiffness in your
body and also rushes the blood down to your face
leaving you with that glow.
Maricyasana or the Stage Twist Pose
is named after the great sage Maricy.
All you have to do is sit on your hips and straighten out your legs.
Bend the left knee and place it next to the right knee,
keeping a fist distance between the heel and knee.
Lift and extend the right hand
and hook it on the outer side of the left knee.
Place your left hand behind the spine and twist.
Breathe here for 5 breaths, release and repeat on the other side.
This is an amazing detoxifying asana
which releases the toxins and impurities from our body.
Now Sarvangsana or the shoulder stand
also known as the mother of all asanas.
To master this lie down on the back
and start with gentle rocking.
Using the momentum from the rocking,
support your lower back and get your knees close to
your chest.
Slowly straighten the spine,
elbows in line with the shoulders,
straighten the legs and stay.
Keep breathing for 5-7 breaths,
and slowly bend your knees, and gently place your back
on the floor.
If it is the first time you’re trying this asana,
please do it with a friend supporting you.
This asana is amazing as it balances all your hormones
and digestion which in turn leaves you with good skin.
Yoga not only reduces stress and balances your hormones,
but it also improves circulation
which leaves you feeling revitalised.
Incorporating these practices in your daily life
will really help you get that natural glow.
If you’re pregnant, menstruating, have high/low BP,
have any severe neck or back
please practice these asanas with a certified trainer or practitioner.
Hope this helps, this is riya, I’ll see you next time,
Until then, stay tuned stay glamrs.