This presentation is about yoga and lifestyle. You will find many asanas and how to do it and what are the benefits.

2. INTRODUCTION
 Yogic tradition is more than five thousand years old,
now its become popular way of life.
 For positive lifestyle
 Helps in improving our flexibility, lowers our stress
level , increases our confidence
 Prevented various diseases like obesity, diabetes,
asthma, hypertension, back pain, migraine and
depression.

3. Definitions
 PATANJALI means, ‘sthiram sukham aasanam’
 In Brahamanopanishad, ‘to sit in a comfortable
position OR posture for everlasting period is called
asana’
 In asanas , body is kept in various positions in such a
way that the activities of organs and glands of body
become more efficient and eventually the health of
mind and body is improved.
 Achieve physical and mental development, prevention
of diseases and delay in ageing .

4. Benefits of Asanas
 Bones And Joints Become Strong
 Muscles Become Strong
 Circulation Of Blood Becomes Normal
 Respiratory Organs Become Efficient
 Efficiency Of Digestive System Increases
 Nervous System Strengthens
 Glandular Activity Is Stimulated And Regulated
Properly
 Efficiency Of Excretory System Enhances
 Immune System Is Strengthened

5. OBESITY
 ‘ obesity is that condition of the body in which the
amount of fat increases to extreme levels’.
 ‘The condition when an individual weights 20 % more than
the ideal weight’.
 In case of obesity , the body weight of the individual is
always more in comparison to height.
 Obese persons usually fall prey to diabetes, hypertension,
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, arthritis, osteoarthritis,
flatfoot, respiratory problems, varicose veins, liver
malfunction, etc.

6. Body mass index

7. WHO BMI classification

9. VAJRASANA
Benefits
 Improving concentration
 Curing dysentery, back pains and chest diseases
 Enhance memory power
 Cures related to menstruation, mental stress
 Strengthens the pelvic muscles
 Removes postural defects
 Prevents hernia and gives relief from piles
 Best for suffering from sciatica and sacral infections
 Reducing hip fat
 It gives relief from constipation, acidity and increases the
efficiency of the digestive system.

10. PADA HASTASANA

11. PADA HASTASANA
Benefits
 Makes the body flexible, stretches the back and leg muscles.
 Helps to eliminate excess belly fat.
 Improves digestion and reduces constipation, cures many
stomach ailments.
 Makes the spine flexible and tones the nerves.
 It improves blood circulation.

12. TRIKONASANA

13. TRIKONASANA
Benefits
 It strengthtens the legs,knees,arms and chest.
 Improving digestion and stimulates abdominal organs.
 Increases mental and physical equilibrium.
 Reduces stress,anxiety,back pain and sciatica.
 Increasing height
 Reduces the excess body weight and fat around the waistline.
 Enhances blood circulation.

15. ARDHMATSEYENDRASANA
Benefits
 Keeps gall bladder and the prostate gland healthy.
 Enhances the stretchability of back muscles.
 Alleviates digestive ailments.
 Prevents of diabetes.
 Its helpful in treating sinusitis, bronchitis, constipation,
menstrual disorders, urinary tract disorders and cervical
spondylitis.

16. DIABETES
 Diabetes is such a disorder that it causes sugar to build up in
our blood stream instead of being used by the cells in our
bodies
 Diabetes occurs when our body does not produce sufficient
amounts of insulin or when insulin does not work properly.
 Two types of diabetes TYPE-I and TYPE-II
 It can lead to renal failure, loss of vision, amputation of limbs
and cardiovascular diseases.

17.  Type – I
The pancreatic gland does not produce insulin.
Injection of insulin is required daily for its treatment
Type –II
The body does not produce sufficient amount of insulin
hormone
or
The hormone is produced sufficiently but it is not used
properly by the body.

18. Symptoms of diabetes
 The feeling of tiredness
 Urge to urinate frequently
 Numbness in hand and feet
 Blurred vision
 Excessive weight gain or weight loss
 Unhealing wounds
 People with obesity usually fall prey to diabetes

20. Bhujangasana
Benefits
 It alleviates obesity
 It provides strength and agility.
 It cures the disorders of urinary bladder, the diseases of liver,
gas disorders, constipation and indigestion.
 Improves blood circulation
 It strengthens the muscles of hands.

21. PASCHIMOTTANASANA

22. PASCHIMOTTANASANA
Benefits
 Alleviates gas trouble
 Prevents the early ossfication of bones
 Good remedy for constipation
 Helps to overcome several menstrual disorders
 Gives relief in sciatica, backache and asthma
 Reduces obesity
 Helpful in treating abdominal diseases,curing skin diseases
 Vertebra becomes flexible and healthy.

24. PAWANMUKTASANA
Benefits
 Eases the tension in lower back
 Enhances the blood circulation in pelvic area
 It helps in reducing the fats of thighs, buttocks and
abdominal area
 It strengthens the abdominal muscles, helps in releasing the
gas and improves digestion.
 It relieves constipation.

25. ASTHMA
 Disease of lungs in which the airways become blocked or
narrowed causing difficulty in breathing.
 The airways swell up and produce extra mucus.
 It usually triggers coughing, wheezing or whistling and
shortness of breath.
 Coughing at night or early in the morning.
 Asthma cannot be cured or treated but its symptoms can be
controlled, allergic and non-allergic.
 May be due to genetic factor.

26. asthma
 Substances cause allergies; like smoke from cigarettes,
wood-fires, strong fumes, sprays, perfumes, scented
soaps
 Respiratory infections; such as cold. Flu, sore throat,
sinus infections, exercising in cold air
 Medications ; such as beta blockers, asprin, non-
steroid , anti inflammatory drugs.

28. SUKHASANA
Benefits
 Mental and physical balance
 Stretches and lengthens spine
 Calms your mind
 Enhances your peace of mind
 Reduces anxiety, stress and mental fatigue.
 Improving body posture
 Gentle massage to knees, calf muscles and thighs
 Spreads a sense of calmness throughout your body and
mind

29. CHAKRASANA

30. CHAKRASANA
Benefits
 Cures back pain, any pain in kidneys,infertility,
asthama and osteoporosis
 Removing obesity
 Prevents the problem of hernia
 Stimulates pituitary and thyroid glands
 Relief from stress and reduces depression
 To stretch making the chest to expand

32. GOMUKHASANA
Benefits
 Makes the leg muscles strong and elastic
 Keeping the shoulder joints healthy, flexible and
strong
 Improves the functions of lungs
 Helps in treatment of sciatica
 Improves the function of kidneys who suffer from
diabetes
 Reduces stress and anxiety
 Staying fit and strong

33. PARVATASANA

34. PARVATASANA
Benefits
 Enhancing height
 Reduces the extra fat in the back and waist
 Tones the abdominal muscles
 Beneficial in case of asthama
 Reducing back pain
 Improves the function of spinal cord
 Gives relief from tension in shoulder and back

36. MATSYASANA
Benefits
 Curing back pain, knee pain , tonsillitis, the defects of
eyes and skin diseases,also diabetes
 Relieving tension in the neck and shoulders
 Provides relief from respiratory disorders
 Improves posture
 To get relief from asthma


37. HYPERTENSION
 Means increase blood pressure, its increase with the
advancement of age.
 The normal blood pressure of an adult is considered
120/80 mm Hg.
 If blood pressure readings are 140/90 mmHg is said to
be having hypertension

38. TADASANA

39. TADASANA
Benefits
 Developing physical and mental balance
 Reduces obesity
 Cures constipation and digestive problems
 Improves body posture
 Alleviates sciatica.
 Enhance height
 Beneficial in treating hypertension

40. ARDHA CHAKRASANA

41. ARDHA CHAKRASANA
Benefits
 Helps to make ankles, thigh, shoulders, chest, spine
and abdomen stronger.
 Relieves stress and tension
 Improves digestion
 Cures pain in legs, menstrual disorders
 Reduces fat in the waist and thigh
 Helps to alleviate upper back pain
 Relieves stress in the neck and shoulders

43. SAVASANA
Benefits
 Strengthens the nervous system
 Controls high blood pressue
 Relieves mental tension
 Gives new vigour to both mind and body simultaneously
 Regulates blood circulation
 Gives relief in various aches and pains
 Cures many psychosomatic problems
 Cure cardiac problems
 Relaxes and calms the complete body
 Improves concentration and memory
 Increases energy levels
 Deep meditative state which in turn repairs the cells and
tissues and releases stress