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Sukhasana

Easy Pose or Lotus Pose is a seated yoga asana  that calms, reduces stress and relieves anxiety. Adding a forward bend to this position can increase exhalation, leading to a relaxation response.

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Viparita Karani

The Leg Up the Wall pose offers a calming effects by reducing pressure on the lower back and reducing feelings of heaviness and fatigue in the feet and legs.  It also helps treating mild anxiety, arthritis, digestive problems, headaches, hypertension, lack of sleep.

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The Cat pose  involves arching your spine and stretching your torso, resulting in improved posture and reduced stress. This pose effectively warms up the back, shoulders, and hips, while also stretching the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine. By releasing tension from the spine it promotes a sense of relaxation and brings a sense of ease and well-being to your body and mind.

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Marjaryasana

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Utthita Trikonasana

The Extended Triangle Pose helps increases stability and activate the core muscles. This pose helps reduce symptoms associated with depression by increasing self-awareness and promoting positive emotions and also helps reducing stress and anxiety levels.

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Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

The bridge pose involves stretching the spine, enhancing its flexibility, and providing numerous benefits for overall well-being. This pose has been found to be effective in reducing stress, anxiety, mild depression, fatigue, insomnia and headaches by allowing blood to flow to the head.

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Garudasana

The eagle pose is an advanced yoga pose that helps alleviate pain caused by sciatica and rheumatism.This pose requires focus and concentration, making it an effective tool for stress management. Additionally, Garudasana helps release tightness in the shoulders and hips, areas where emotional tension tends to accumulate.

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Balasana

The child pose or resting pose, involves curling up into a ball with your knees tucked under you and your chest. This deeply relaxing pose is known for its therapeutic benefits, providing relief from anxiety, stress, depression, sleep difficulties, and fatigue. By releasing tension from the nerves, Balasana nurtures a profound sense of calm and rejuvenation.

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Uttanasana

Standing forward bend, bending the head below the heart, blood flows to the brain and provides a refreshing supply of oxygen. This calming effect relieves stress and anxiety and revitalizes both body and mind.

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Baddha Konasana

Baddha Konasana, also known as the butterfly pose, serves as an excellent preparation for cross-legged sitting poses. This pose not only stimulates the gut but also releases "happy hormones" that that help relieve stress, tension and anxiety.

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The Corpse Pose is practised at the end of the yoga session where the body lies on the back facing upwards. Practicing this pose regularly offers numerous benefits, including stress relief and improved sleep.

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