ON SUNDAY, THE INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY, JOIN SHILPA SHETTY AND SHRADDHA DAS IN A 2-DAY LONG YOGATHON ON FITNESS

Jyothi Venkatesh

The theme for this year’s International yoga Day is yoga at home and yoga with family. With the pandemic hitting the country hard, the government has advised people to practice yoga at the comfort of their homes, with participation from the entire family. As India focuses on developing balance, strength, and flexibility with yoga, Tata Sky Fitness will be running a two-day long Yogathon. Subscribers can practice the best of yoga sessions with the celebrity yoga experts from Shilpa Shetty, Shraddha Das to Certified practitioners like Deepika Mehta, Sunaina Rekhi, and Amrit Daswani on 21st and 22nd June.

Also, here are benefits of the 5 asanas that are practiced by the celebrities and yoga experts such as Hina Khan, Adah Khan, Sunaina Rekhi, Ira Trivedi, and others.Surya Namaskar, also known as 'The Ultimate Asana', strengthens your back as well as your muscles and brings down blood sugar levels. It also improves metabolism and blood circulation (hence, a glowing skin) and ensures regular menstrual cycle for women. This asana is a one-stop solution for all your health problems. It also helps to fight depression and achieve a mind & body balance.Dandayamana Dhanurasana, the name is derived from the Sanskrit danda, meaning "stick" or "staff," dhanura, meaning "bow" and asana, meaning "pose." Balancing and holding the pose requires strength and helps to build determination, focus and patience. This is an expressive posture and can help you release emotional stress from the tissues of the body.

Parvatasana is also known and translated as Mountain Pose. In Parvatasana, our body resembles the shape of a mountain: Legs, back and arms build the sides of the mountain and our buttocks the top. It helps in strengthening muscles of the shoulders, arms, and legs. It also increases flexibility in the spine, hamstrings, and calves and tones the spinal nerves which helps in balancing the nervous system. This asana improves the blood circulation to the brain. This posture should be avoided in case of the wrist, hip or ankle injury. It should not be practised by people who suffer from spinal disorders.

Padmasana or Lotus position is a cross-legged yoga posture which helps deepen meditation by alleviating various physical ailments. The lotus position yoga connects your mind body and spirit, as well as foster physical stability with proper and immense breathing pattern. Crossing your legs can ease out your piled-up stress hormones and help you rejuvenate yourself.This asana is also called half lotus tree pose. This asana helps in in strengthening your thighs, calves, ankles and spine. It also stretches your inner thighs, chest and shoulders which indirectly improves your sense of balance. This also increases your flexibility of knees, hips and ankles. People suffering from low blood pressure should avoid this asana.Participate in the Yogathon by tuning into 110 (Tata Sky Fitness). You can also login into www.tatasky.com & watch.tatasky.com

Hina Khan, practicing Surya Namaskar

Adah Khan practicing Dandayamana Bharmanasana

Yoga Expert Sunaina Rekhi performs Parvatasan

 Yoga Expert Deepika Mehta and Ira Trivedi showcasing Padmasana

  Deepika Mehta                        

Ira Trivedi

Yoga Expert Anshuka Parwani teaching Ardha Padma Vrikshasan