Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

AQUA YOGA ASANAS - AN INNOVATIVE EXERCISING IN DEEP WATERS

Dr. Dasari Sri Lakshmi

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Yoga is ascetic, traditional Indian discipline that includes adoption of specific bodily postures with eath control and simple meditation techniques. It is widely practised for health and relaxation. Asana is a posture adopted in performing hatha yoga. Performing various yoga asanas helps to maintain mental, physical and spiritual health. For a swimmer the divergence between the locations of the centers of gravity and flotation is the problem to balance and perform asanas. In most cases, rather than floating level, the body rotates until the centers of gravity and buoyancy are aligned vertically. The body then displays a motionless float and the water supports the weight of the swimmer at that angle. When the body commences in a horizontal/streamlined position the relationship between the center of buoyancy to the center of gravity will produce a rotational torque and subsequent movement, person can remain balanced until the angle of flotation is attained. Aqua yoga asanas in deep water is a unique trail where in the benefits of yoga asanas and that of exercising in water can be integrated to achieve more flexibility and maintain physical fitness along with stress elevation. Water aerobics differ from Aqua yoga asanas, where in water aerobics can be quite strenuous. The buoyancy of water and center of gravity are balanced to perform various asanas with eath control. In this paper, techniques beneath innovative yoga asanas practiced in deep water of 10 feet depth are discussed. Over a couple of practise sessions, water balance at the final position of the yoga asana is obtained and body is suspended in deep water like in case of Nataraja asana. 30 different asanas are practised that improves joint mobility and muscle flexibility, general fitness, stress relief and also decreases fatigue and lethargy. Hence swimmers of any age group, height, body dimensions and flexibility can start with aqua yoga asanas and continue with regular practise to achieve perfection in holding final posture of asanas.

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AQUA YOGA ASANAS‾AN INNOVATIVE EXERCISING IN DEEP WATERS, Dr. Dasari Sri Lakshmi GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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