5 Easy Yoga Asanas To Increase Height

Yoga is beneficial in many ways to our body and to our mind too and it can also help us grow taller. Height is something we all wish we had a little more. While practising yoga can bring many benefits, improve your breathing, strength, stamina, flexibility and balance, it can also increase your height.

When we work at our desk or watch something in one position for too long, our spine tends to bend or become a curve. This leads to bad posture, and affects our height, as we stand and walk around with a bent spine. Yoga can help lengthen the spine, help us correct posture and increase our height.

Here are 5 Yoga Asanas beneficial for increasing height:

Tadasana

• Stand straight and tall on your toes and heels.
• Engage your abdominal muscles and keep both shoulders relaxed.
• Hold this position for 5 to 8 breaths.
• Focus on balancing your body weight on both feet.

Tree Pose

• Start with your feet together and gaze at a focal point in front of you. This will help you balance,
• Lift your right leg off the ground and grab your right knee with both hands.
• Press your left foot firmly on ground to maintain balance.
• Grab hold of your right ankle with your right hand and bring the sole of your foot as close as to your left inner thigh and press it firmly to create a lock.
• Raise your hands above your head and bring them down to your chest in 'Namastey'.
• Hold this pose for few breathes, then relax.

Chakrasana (Wheel Pose)

• Start on your back and fold your legs so you place your feet down on the mat.
• Turn your arms at the shoulder and place your palms on the floor, below your ears.
• Breathe in and lift your body up.
• Keep your neck relaxed and let your head drop back.

Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

• Lie on your belly, bend your knees and keep them at a parallel distance.
• Hold your ankles with your palms and lift your legs and arms.
• Look up and hold this pose for a few breaths.

Ustrasana (Camel Pose)

• Start in a kneeling position with your hands on your hips. Your feet must be at hip distance apart and soles pointing upward.
• Exhale, push your hips forward and arch your back.
• Bring your palms over your ankles, and keep your arms straight.
• Hold this pose for a few breaths, then relax in the child's pose.