Lateral angle posture

Both Trikonasan and Konasan gives Strength to all the muscles of the upper and lower limbs, the muscle of the chest on the sides, the hip and the knee joint last but not the least the foot muscles and the toes. The respiratory effort is also unknowingly is Improved.

The hands raised above the head in the same way as in Trikonasan, but the left food after turning out is bent at 45degs at the knee the right kept straight and taking the hip towards the left for balancing and comfort. In a similar way it is done on the opposite side as well .

Palm tree Posture

The heel by stretching gives a Very good effect to the calf muscle by improving its blood supply and venous return. This particular asan is very useful to test an individual balancing capacity apart from the foot and toes muscles getting strengthened.

Stand on the toes with the hands raised above the heads and stretching full. This cloud be equated with the vertical posture of Vrikshasan which is done lying down.

We can use this asan in modification by trying to stand on the heels and toes by having a support for the upper limb in people with poor venous flow and also painful calf muscles. Pregnant women and elderly people who complain calf muscle cramps can find solace by this asan.

King of Asan

This asan gives enormous blood supply to the brain and also good eyesight and overall mobility of the structures chest and abdomen as well. .

This asan is performed by standing upside down, the head to be cushioned by both the chained palms, the legs straightened out vertically and preferably the eyes closed. In this position some variations also could be practiced like to go in padmasana and also stretching the limbs sideways, forwards and backwards. After performing the Asan, one should compulsorily go into savasan to avoid sudden change in the course of blood flow in the opposite direction. .

Not advocated by all yoga schools. For example The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre strongly recommends whereas the Yogendra Institute of Bombay discourages. People over 60 even if they can do this should not be in this position for more than 20 to 30 seconds and must remember to rest in savasan as the blood vessel can get ruptured easily due to ageing. This Asan is to be avoided by people with high blood pressure, cervical spondylitis and also with other spinal problems. People who cannot or would like to avoid or apprehensive of Sirasasan, Sarvangasan could be almost a near equivalent. .

Obeisance to Surya bagwan

Single asan which covers the entire physical structure of the human body keeps one healthy without resorting to other asans at all. The idea of doing it in the early morning is to get the full effect of the cosmic powers. Even if this is done three times a day this gives all the benefit of physical and mental well being if done early morning during the sunrise in the open, though ideally 12 namskarams are worth performing .

This consists of 12 different poses with the chanting of 12 different mantras with reference to the sun. In Hindu tradition routinely this was practiced in the early morning hours during sunrise regularly. .

Very elderly people even now continue this habit well into their seventh and eight- decade.