2010/05/09

Asana 體位法分類

Asana 體位法可分七類 (1) 動感式子、 (2)站立式子、 (3)平衡式子 、(4)後彎式子、(5)前彎式子、(6)扭動式子、及 (7)倒轉式子。先談動感式子。
- 動力彰顯生命力,瑜伽有些時候講究保持動作以達最佳效果,但亦有些時候着重動感。
- 動感式子即串連式系列動作,最普遍的是拜日式。自行串連式子亦可。必須配合呼吸,以較快節奏重覆練習。
- 好處是快出汗,鍛練心肺功能及可運動全身,促進血液循環。順如舞蹈的流動亦帶出瑜伽的優美。
Seven classes of Asana
- There are 7 classes of Asana (Physical Practice) - (1)Moving Sequences, (2)Standing Poses, (3)Balancing Poses, (4)Backbends, (5)Forward bends, (6)Twists, and (7)Inversions.
- We begin with Moving Sequences. All life is movement and in movement there is great joy. While yoga involves holding a posture to get benefits and effects, it also contains chained moving sequences.
- The most well know are the various Sun Salutations. Or you can also chain your desired poses into a series. Pay attention to breathing and repeat the practice in fast pace.
- Benefits are – brings you to copious sweating, strengthens cardiovascular system, exercises whole body and increases blood circulation.
- Flowing gracefully brings dance like elements to the practice as well..
- 站立式子鍛練力量及下盤根基。能強化腿部。
- 可作為熱身或練習平衡式子的前奏。
- 從練習站立式子中,注意整姿的垂直和均稱,保持挺胸收腹
- 平衡式子鍛練平衡力和集中力。
- 當練習平衡動作,不期然要進入動作的深層領域,從內耳、眼睛、肌肉及神經系統的配合找到平衡點。平衡是一個不斷調教的過程,人生亦然。

(2)Standing Poses, (3)Balancing Poses
- Standing poses develop strength, grounding and rootedness. They strengthen the legs.
- They are good for warming up and as pre-practice for balancing poses.
- From standing poses, we learn to focus on body alignment and symmetry.
- Balancing poses teach poise and concentration.
- When practicing balancing poses, we move slowly into deeper levels of the posture, and seek the equilibrium point though our inner ear, eyes and receptor sites located in our muscular and nervous systems.
- Balancing is a process of constant attunement and adjustment to the changing conditions of the moment. A lesson also applicable to life.
- 後彎不是我們慣常會作的姿勢。反之,日常生活中,大部分活動都會牽涉不同程度的前彎。
- 久而久之,只前彎,不後彎,便導至駝背及脊骨毛病。
- 瑜伽的後彎動作幫助我們調節脊骨,保持整姿的垂直。
- 後彎亦有效抗衰老,刺激分泌系統,保持脊椎柔軟,及强化脊柱作為能量输送管道的功能。
- 由於後彎不是慣常姿勢,必須有充份熱身才可練深層後彎動作。完成後亦須以扭腰或前彎式子紓緩。
(4)Backbends

- Backbend is an unnatural position for the body. Our normal daily movements are mostly oriented in various degrees of forward bending.
- Gradually, this causes back pain, stooped shoulders and spinal problems.
- Yoga backbends tone our spine and help us maintain an upright posture.
- Backbends have powerful anti-ageing effects, stimulate the endocrine system, keep the spine pliable and maintain good energy flow through the spinal column.,
- Always be fully warmed up before practicing deeper backend pos
- 前彎動作可伸展腳筋和拉下背。
- 差不多所有的運動如步行、跳舞或踩單車都會導致腳筋及腿部肌肉僵硬。前彎可調節及紓緩腿部及下背的疲勞,令其柔軟及保持彈性。
- 每天練習數次,可保持活力,腳筋鬆,運動表現更佳。
- 扭動式子即扭腰,扭腰可緩解脊椎神經壓力及拉長脊椎。
- 扭腰可按摩內臟,令其保持柔軟。亦可作前彎及後彎動作的紓緩。
- 當然亦可修腰型。
(5)Forward Bend, (6)Twists

- Forward bend stretches the hamstring and the lower back.
- Leg muscles are tightened by all physical activities such as walking, hiking, dancing and hiking. Forward bends counteract tightness in the legs and back to regain and maintain flexibility.
- Practice it several times a day accelerates your dynamism, and with a flexible hamstring, you also perform better in sports.
- Twists relieve pressures on the spinal nerves and lengthen the spine.
- Twists also massage the internal organs, maintaining their suppleness. They also balance the spine after backbends or intensive forward bending.
- And trim the waist line.
- 倒轉式子帶大量營養到腦部,緩解地心吸力的壞影響,紓緩脊椎壓力及調節內分泌系統。
- 瑜伽之王–倒立, 及瑜伽之后 –肩立,皆為倒轉式子,可見倒轉式子在瑜伽體位法中實在担當極為重要的角色。
- 倒立刺激腦下垂體及松果體,肩立調節甲狀腺分泌。配合呼吸,倒轉更有減壓及平衡情緒之效。
- 美容方面,倒轉可改善面色,亦可抗衰老。

(7)Inversions
- Inverted poses bring blood and oxygen to nourish the brain, counter the effect of gravity and balance the endocrine system.
- The King of Asana – Headstand and Queen of Asana – Shoulderstand, are both inverted poses, this says a lot the important role inversions play in yoga asana.
- Headstand stimulates the pituitary and pineal glands and Shoulderstand balances the thyroid. When practiced with proper breathing, inversions can soothe tension and balance the mental-emotional system.
- Aesthetically, inversions improves complexion and has anti-ageing benefits.

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