Sitting asanas, or seated sitting poses, are the little branches of yoga. Yoga is like a tree, and there are various asanas like branches of the tree. There are diverse sitting asanas in yoga that help to improve flexibility in the body, improve posture, promote relaxation, remove back and neck problems, and many more.
In today’s temporary world, individuals are so busy in their lives that they do not have time to take care of their bodies. If they add sitting asanas to their daily lifestyle, it will doubtless help to improve their motivation in the work and their bodies. They should do sitting asanas for at least 20 minutes a day. Morning time is best for doing sitting asanas.
You need a floor mat, and illusion time is the best time for doing any yoga. Sitting yoga is mainly good for a healthy stomach and heart. There are so many benefits of yoga that if we start counting them, we may fall short on our fingers, so we must at least sit asanas every day for 20–30 minutes in the morning.
30 minutes is not that much, but this is to improve our lives. If you want to increase the time during the day, you can increase it by 5–5 minutes daily. But you should not put too much pressure on yourself; you should increase the time while keeping your comfort zone in mind.
Here are some smooth and common sitting asanas. You can easily do these sitting asanas anywhere you want.
Sukhasana: This is the simplest sitting asana in yoga ever. Sukhasana means’sukham’; it means ‘easy”. You can understand the pose by its name: a simple sitting pose with normal cross-legs and a straight body. Any age of individuals will do this sitting asana.
This will help to increase the flexibility of the hips and the relaxation of the body. It also helps to circulate blood in the lower abdomen. If you are a beginner, this is the first step in yoga. You need to learn this sitting asana first, and then you will learn any other. Even children can also do this, and East Asian people mostly sit in this form.
Padmasan: Padmasan, also known as Lotus Pose, is an asana that comes from ancient India. This is a traditional sitting asana. Most Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist masses did this sitting asanas in ancient times. You can sit simply with cross legs; your left foot should be on the right thigh and your right foot should be on the left thigh. Your body should be straight while you are doing this sitting asana. There are multiple benefits to doing this pose. You will definitely feel more relaxed after doing padmasan, and your hips and ankles will become more flexible when you include this in your daily routine. Even if you want to be a more concentrated person in your life, this sitting asana is best for you because this is the best pose for meditation. You can do meditation while doing this asana; this will enhance your inner peace and concentration power.
Mudrasana: Mudra is a Sanskrit word; it stands for moments of hands and shapes the hands in an ancient gesture. For doing this Psychic Union Pose, or Mudrasan, you should know the padmasan first. Mudrasana is such a smooth process of sitting asanas; you just need to sit in the padmasan pose. Now you need to inhale deeply and stretch your body in front, exhale softly and down your head, and try to put your head on the ground on which you are sitting. This sitting asana is beneficial for blood circulation and gives you a straight spine. This asana is excellent for office-goers who are always sitting on chairs and suffering from backaches or cervical pain.
Vajrasana: thunderbolt or diamond means the Vajrasan. This word comes from “God Indra’s Vajra” The specialty of this asana is that you can do it after eating the food or at any time. You just need to sit on a mat with folded legs, and your toes must touch each other. Your body should be straight. After that, just inhale deeply and exhale softly. This sitting asana will strengthen digestion power, and for people who are suffering from constipation, this sitting asana is a boon for them. This will also improve your sleep cycle; if you are facing insomnia, this asan will help you in a fast recovery.
Gomukhasan: Gomukhsan is also known as the cow-face pose. Gomukhsan is a sitting asana that helps to increase flexibility and is mainly for hip opening. To do this pose, sit on our mat, bend your knees, and cross your legs together. Try to be in a comfortable position and align your toes. You have to take the elbow of your right hand from the front to the back, and you have to take the left hand from near the stomach to the back. Then, you have to try to wrap both hands.
This sitting asana relieves sciatica pain and is a great treatment for this problem. This is best for those masses who are suffering from a hectic workweek; they should do this, and it will help to reduce back pain and improper body and back posture.
These are some simple and common sitting asanas for day-to-day life. They will take 20–30 minutes of your daily life, but they definitely make your health good, prevent many diseases, and prevent inappropriate body structure.
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