We are often depressed, tired, and an easy victim of diseases. There are a number of reasons for our stressful life. Often it is lack of rest, anxiety, tension and fatigue. These are constantly draining our health energies continuously. Thus, the first priority is to get us into a relaxed state.
Postures are gentle stretching movements designed to help balance the mind and body.
The yoga postures are designed to rejuvenate the brain, spine, glands and internal organs. The asanas were designed with economy of time and effort in mind. Most of them work on more than one aspect of the body at the same time. For example, the twist asana benefits the spine, adrenal glands, liver, pancreas and kidneys. The yoga asanas produce their beneficial effect on the organs and glands in three ways.