Yoga, whose history dates back 3,000 years, is now considered in the Western world as a holistic approach to health and the National Institutes of Health classifies it as a form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
The word “yoga” comes from a Sanskrit root “yuj” which means union or yoke, to unite and direct and concentrate one’s attention.
According to some studies, regular yoga practice promotes strength, endurance, flexibility and facilitates socialization and self-control, while cultivating a sense of calm and well-being. Furthermore, its sustained practice also leads to important results such as changes in life perspective, self-awareness, and a greater sense of energy to live life fully and with genuine enjoyment.
The practice of yoga produces a physiological state opposite to that of the fight or flight stress response, and with that interruption in the stress response, a sense of balance and union between mind and body.
There are four basic principles that underlie the teachings and practices of the yoga healing system:
- The first principle is that the human body is a holistic entity composed of several interrelated dimensions inseparable from each other and the health or disease of any dimension affects the other dimensions.
- The second principle is individuals and their needs are unique and therefore they must be approached in a way that recognizes this individuality and their practice must be adapted accordingly.
- The third principle is that yoga strengthens itself; the student is his own healer. Yoga engages the student in the healing process; By playing an active role in your journey to health, healing comes from within, rather than an external source, and a greater sense of autonomy is achieved.
- The fourth principle is that the quality and state of mind of an individual is crucial for healing.
Rebook and his study on Yoga in Spain
All the problems related to physical and psychological health since confinement have resulted in these factors being given greater importance. One of the consequences of giving it that greater importance is that the popularity of the practice of yoga in Spain has increased substantially.
For this reason, Rebook has carried out a study to find out the most popular postures in Spain, and this has been the result.
bow posture
The bow posture has been the most popular posture in Spain with a total of 74,590 searches per month.
This position, although it requires a lot of mobility to perform it, with practice it can be achieved. To execute it correctly, we lie face down on a mat to be as comfortable as possible. Next, we will extend the hip and flex our shoulders and knees in order to grab the feet with our handsas if we were an arch.
corpse pose
The posture of the corpse has been the second most popular in Spain with a total of 1,610 searches per month.
To perform this posture, we will only have to lie down face up on the mat with arms and legs fully stretched, opening your legs a little and abducting your shoulders a little, as seen in the image.
garland pose
The garland pose has been the third most popular pose with a total of 1,600 searches per month.
To execute this posture, if we are practitioners of squats, it will be easier for us. We just have to adopt a squat posture and we will push our knees with our elbows out while we put our hands together. It is important that in this posture we do not lift the soles of our feet or that we curve our back a lot.
child’s posture
The child’s posture has been the fourth most popular in Spain with a total of 1,390 monthly searches.
To perform this posture, what we have to do is lean on our knees while We flex our knees and hips as much as possible.as if we were making a kind of reverence.
Seated forward bend
The seated forward bending posture has been the fifth most popular in Spain with a total of 1,110 monthly searches.
To perform this posture, what we have to do is with our legs fully stretched, perform a hip flexion good enough to touch the balls of our feet. We have to say that this position is quite difficult and requires a lot of hip mobility.
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