How to practice Dhyan mudra

The mudras or the yogic hand gestures can help you to focus the mind and refine your awareness before and during meditation.  The Dhyan mudra is one such gesture which helps in conditioning the mind for meditation.  Keeping the hands stable in this mudra for  some time generates a state of peace of mind.  Regular practice of this mudra for   increased duration helps in releasing the tensions, stresses.  Relaxation of the mind is very much essential for meditation. The dhyan mudra serves this preconditioning purpose.  So the people who are engaged in spiritual practice of meditation are often seen in the dhyan mudra.

  

How to practice Dhyan Mudra

The palms are kept open and tips of the thumb and index fingers of both the hands are joined together forming a circle in between them.  Remaining three fingers are kept together and relaxed.  This position of hands is called as dhyan mudra.  

In sitting position, wrists of the hands in the dhyan mudra posture are kept on the respective knees and palms facing upwards.

Benefits of dhyan mudra

The dhyana mudra induces relaxation in the entire body and freshens every organ and limb in our body.  One feels infused with vibrant energy and enthusiasm after sitting in the dhyana mudra even for fifteen minutes.  This mudra should be practiced while sitting preferably in sukhasana ( i.e. sitting with erect spinal cord with legs rolled around).

How to pracice Makarasana - the Crocodile pose

The Makarasana posture is also called as the Crocodile pose because this asana resembles a crocodile resting in the ocean. The crocodile keeps its neck and face above the water.  The same shape of a crocodile is seen in this asana. The makarasana is a wonderful posture for relaxation.  

The makarasana provides relaxation of the entire nervous system, body and mind.  This asana gives extra relaxation to the back region.  The asana removes the tensions and relaxes the muscles which lead to decrease in the demand for blood and oxygen.
It also reduces blood pressure.

Let us now see how to practice makarasana which is very useful for taking rest between asanas. Here is a step by step procedure to practice makarasana...

Step by step procedure for makarasana

• Lie down on your stomach, placing the legs with a comfortable distance apart and pointing the toes outwards.  See the picture below.

                 

• Now fold the arms in front of the body by resting the hands on the upper arms.  Position the elbows and lower arms so that the chest does not touch the floor.

• Keep your eyes closed and pay attention to the breath and its effects around the abdominal area.
• While inhaling, feel the abdominal muscles gently press against the floor.  While exhaling feel the abdominal pressure decrease.  See the picture below.  

                                                                                                         

The benefits of Makarasana

The makarasana is a very good asana to release the strain caused by other asanas. The makarasana strengthens and stretches the muscles of the back, legs, buttocks and the back of the arms and legs.  Here is a list of benefits of makarasana.

• The makarasana helps in relaxing the entire body.
• Completely relaxes the muscles and mind
• The problems of high blood pressure  are relieved
• The makarasana is beneficial for treatment of mental disorders
• Heart diseases can be cured if you practice makarasana properly 

So the makarasana is very useful for relaxing the body. See the video below which helps you to know how to practice makarasana...

How to practice Tadagasana - the Pond Pose

The Tadagasana also called as the pond pose is practiced to get rid of fatigue, strain, exertion etc.. This is one of the basic and easy asana which can be practiced by any one.  Here is the step by step method to practice Tadagasana.

Step by step practice of Tadagasana

• Take supine position ( sleeping position )
• Now bend knees, get heels close to hips.
• Keep the legs 1 to 1.5 foot apart.
• Cross arms around the head.
• Relax all your body, muscles and continue normal breathing while releasing slowly move legs to original position and hands to normal position

Benefits of Tadagasana

• Reduces stress and exertion
• Relaxes muscles and mind

Shavasana - how to practice

Shavasana is also called as the corpse pose because the name "Shavasana" comes from the Sanskrit words "Shava" meaning the "Corpse" and Asana meaning the posture.  The shavasana is one of the most important part of yoga practice. Lying on the back, the arms and legs are spread at 45 degrees, the eyes are closed and the breath deep.  The whole body is relaxed on the floor with an awareness of the chest and abdomen rising and falling with each breath.  

The Shavasana got its name because the body looks like a dead body.  The Shavasana is one of the easiest asanas to get into but the most difficult to practice.  This is the best relaxation poses and if practiced properly with full efforts, can relax every body part, relaxing not only the body but also the mind.   This article explains how to practice Shavasana.

• Allow the arms and legs to drop open while  lying on the back with the arms about 45 degrees from the side of your body.  Please make sure that you are comfortable.
• Now close the eyes and take slow deep breaths through the nose.  Allow the whole body to become soft and heavy by relaxing on the floor.  As the body is relaxed on the floor, feel the whole body rising and falling with each breath.
• Scan the body from the toes to the fingers to the crown of the head, looking for tension, tightness and contracted muscles.  Consciously release and relax any areas that you find.
• Release all control of the breath, the mind and the body.  Let your body move deeper and deeper into a state of total relaxation.
• Stay in Shavasana for at least 10 to 15 minutes
• To release, slowly deepen the breath, wiggle the fingers and toes, reach the arms over your head and stretch the whole body, exhale bend the knees into the chest and roll over to one side coming into a fetal position.  When ready, slowly inhale up to a seated position. 

Benefits of Shavasana

• This yoga posture brings a deep, meditative state of rest, which may help in the repair of tissues and cells, and in releasing stress. It also gives time for the yoga workout to sink in at a deeper level.
• This posture leaves you in a state of rejuvenation. It is the perfect way to end a yoga session, particularly if it has been a fast-paced one.
• Shavasana  helps reduce blood pressure, anxiety, and insomnia.
• This asana is  an excellent way to ground the body and reduce the Vata dosha(imbalance of the air element) in the body.

Padangusthasana - The Big Toe pose

Padangusthasana also called as the Big Toe pose is one of the easiest poses in Yoga.  Most of the yoga practitioners will learn how to do this padangusthasana in the early practices and yoga sessions.  It is one of the important yoga pose which helps you to stretch all your muscles from head to toe.  Here are the steps to practice padangusthasana.

Steps to practice Padangusthasana

• Stand upright as in Tadasana with your feet parallel to each other.  There should be at least six inches between the feet.  Keep your legs straight.
• Now contract your thigh muscles, which will lift your knee caps outward.
• Keep the legs straight, and bend forward with an aim of touching your forehead to your knee.  Your torso and head should move together.
• Once in this position, try to grip your big toes with fingers of each foot.  Grip your toes firmly with your fingers
• Now press your toes into your hand.  If you are unable to catch your toes with changing your posture, you can also use a band or a strap to hook under your toes and hold that instead.
• Now lift your torso and straighten your elbows as you inhale.
• Do this for as high as you can without stressing any other part like your neck ..
• Exhale when you release your torso and bend towards your toes again.  Do this repeatedly.
• Now try to straighten as if going to starting position but holding your toes.
• Do this cycle of inhalation and exhalation few times increasing the stretch of the torso every time you stretch.
• Come back to the starting position by slowly releasing the band and straightening up.

Precaution
If you feel some stroppy pain in your spine or any part of your body, immediately stop doing it. If you suffer from lower back pain or any lumbar pain, this posture is not advisable to perform. If you have flat feet and week ankle, you must first take instruction from your trainer.

Benefits of Padangusthasana

• This asana is immensely helpful to improve flexibility of the whole body.
• This asana someway calms the body flow of blood and thus helps in reducing hypertension.
• This asana helps to stretch hamstring, calf muscles and thigh, and thus burn the fat and increase strength in these areas.
• Regular practice of this asana helps to relieve bowel movement and bloated feeling in the stomach.
• It helps to rejuvenate liver and spine and aims to balance the physical and mental aspect.
• This asana is recommended for people who are suffering from osteoporosis or likely to suffer from it. This posture gives strength to bones. It is experienced that this asana somehow helpful in insomnia.

Here is a video showing how to practice Padangusthasana

Garudasana - The Eagle Pose

Garudasana is an advanced yoga pose. Garuda is the king of birds and the vehicle of lord Vishnu.   The word "Garuda" is usually rendered into English as the "Eagle".  Now let us see how to perform the Garudasana in a step by step manner.

Step by step practice of Garudasana

• First stand in Tadasana
• Now bend your knees slightly and lift your left foot up and balancing on your right foot, cross the left thigh over the right.
• Point your left toes towards the floor and press the foot back and then hook the top of the foot behind the lower right calf.  Balance on the right foot.
• Now stretch your arms straight forward, parallel to the floor and spread your scapulas wide across the back of your torso.  Cross the arms in front of your torso so that the right arm is above the left, then bend your elbows.  Snug the right elbow into the crook of the left, and raise the fore arms perpendicular to the floor.  The backs of your hands should be facing each other.
• Now press the right hand to the right and left hand to the left so that the palms are now facing each other.   The thumb of the right hand should pass in front of the little finger of the left.  Now press the palms together as much as possible.  Lift the elbows up, and stretch the fingers towards the ceiling.
• Stay like this for 30 seconds and then unwind the legs and arms and stand in Tadasana again.  Repeat the same thing with the legs and arms reversed.

This asana is very good for people suffering from asthma and low back ache.  Some of the benefits of the Garudasana are listed below.

• Strengthens and stretches the ankles and calves
• stretches the thighs, hips, shoulders and upper back
• Improves the concentration
• Improves sense of balance

Sankatasana - Difficult Yoga pose

As the name of this yoga pose suggests,  Sankatasana is an advanced yoga pose,  but it is not that much difficult as the name suggests. The Sankatasana provides lot of benefits like -  strengthening of leg muscles, increasing the blood supply to the leg joints..  The asana is a good cure for Rheumatism.

How to practice Sankatasana     

• Stand in tadasana.
• Now bend  the right leg slightly and shift the weight of the body onto the right leg.
• Now try to lift  the left leg up by bending it slightly at the knee. The body is now balanced completely on the right leg. 
• Now cross the left leg over the right leg and hook the top of the left foot behind the right calf. 
• Raise the both hands above hand and wrap the same way as legs are wrapped. 
• The upper body should be kept straight. 
• Once the left leg is wrapped over the right, the right leg should be straightened in order to feel the strain on the left leg. 
• Gaze forward at a fixed point to maintain balance. 
• Remain in the position for atleast 30 seconds on each leg. 
• Then release the hands from twisted pose and return the arms to the side of the body. 
• Release the left leg and bring the left foot back onto the ground to standing position.

Caution : 
People suffering from arthiritis should perform this asana under expert guidance.

It may be slightly difficult initially for the beginners to wrap one leg around the other leg fully. Bending the right leg more would allow the left leg to be more easily wrapped around it.   

If you do not have knee pain,  you can repeat the same on the other side.

The duration of the asana should be at least 30 seconds on each side.

Vatayanasana - Horse Pose

The Vatayanasana also called as the Horse Pose is an intermediate level pose and so should not be practiced by beginners in Yoga.  The pose looks like the face of the horse and so its name is Vatayanasana.  'Vatayana' means a 'horse'.  This asana resembles the face of the horse.  Hence it is termed as Vatayanasana.

The Vatayanasana provides strength in ankle region and is an excellent therapy for the neck, spine, waist, knees, calves.  Now let us see how we can practice Vatayanasana.

How to practice Vatayanasana

• First sit on the ground.  Now place the right foot at the root of left thing in half Padmasana position.
• Now exhale slowly and raise the trunk from the ground and place the top of the right knee on the floor.  Keep the left foot near the right knee and keep the left thing parallel to the ground.
• Stretch forward and raise the hands slowly.  Bend the elbows and raise the arms near the chest (refer Fig. 19.0). Place the back of the upper right arm near the elbows.
• Hold in this position for about 20 second with normal breathing.
• Now slowly release the arms first, and then sit on the floor and relax. 6.  Repeal this process on the other side also.  Note:  In the initial stage it will be very difficult to maintain balance as well as twisting the hands.  But with regular practice one can attain perfection and  balance.

Benefits of Vatayanasana

Some of the benefits of the Vatayanasana are listed below.

• HIp joints receive proper blood circulation
• Leg pains and joint pains will be cured
• Provides flexibility to hands and fingers.
• Small deformity in the hips and thighs are corrected
• The leg muscles and knee joints are strengthened
• Reduces hyper activity of kidneys

Here is a video showing how to practice Vatayanasana

Mayurasana - The Peacock pose

Mayurasana also called the peacock pose is a balancing pose which strengthens the shoulders, arms ans wrists.  The Mayurasana also helps to improve digestion.  The Mayurasana is one of the advanced yoga asana which is the best pose for detoxifying the body.  The final position of this Mayurasana resembles the peacock,  hence this yoga asana is also called as Peacock pose.   This asana has its name derived from the Sanskrit term ‘Mayur’ which means ‘peacock’ and ‘asana’ which means ‘pose’.  Here are the steps to perform Mayurasana.

Steps to practice Mayurasana

The peacock begins in the same way as the crow, by coming to a squatting position on your feet.

• Place your hands on the floor between the knees with the palms down, fingertips pointing back towards the feet. Keep the hands touching together.
• Bring your elbows together and place them on the abdomen. Try to keep the elbows close together throughout the pose.  Try to place your forehead on the mat in front of you.
• Straighten out both legs behind you. The body is now resting on the head, hands and feet.   Now lift your head.
• Keep the head up, gradually shift the weight of your body forward and as you do this lift the feet. The body should be parallel to the floor. In the beginning it is easier to lift each foot one at a time until you get the feeling for shifting the body weight forward and build up strength in the arms.
• In the beginning, hold the posture for 10 seconds, gradually working up to 30 seconds or more.

To come out of the posture exhale and gradually lower the feet back down to the mat.

Benefits of Mayurasana

• Strengthens the shoulders, arms and wrists and improves the balance
• The Mayurasana puts pressure on the abdomen thereby improves digestion.  So you will be relieved of indigestion and constipation.
• The asana stimulates the abdominal organs
• Stretches the muscles of the forearms, wrists and fingers
• Beneficial for repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, and for people who spend a lot of time on the computer

Energetic (Pranic) Benefits

• Helps arouse the Kundalini Shakti

Mental Benefits

• Improves mental equilibrium and sense of calm
• Improves concentration and determination

Here is a video showing how to practice mayurasana.

 

Padma Mayurasana - The Lotus peacock pose

The Padma Mayurasana also called as Lotus Peacock pose is one of the important asana. This asana strengthens the arms and wrists and improves balance.  Let us now see how to practice Padma Mayurasana.

Steps to practice Padma Mayurasana

•  First sit in Padmasana.
•  Now come up to stand on the knees.  Place the palms flat on the floor in front of you with your fingers facing backwards towards the knees.
• Now bend the elbows and bring them closer together.  Now lean forward and place each elbow on either side of the abdomen.
• Now lean further forward and slowly try to rest your chest on the upper arms and see that the body weight is transferred to the arms.
• Once you are comfortable, lean further and lift the folded legs off the floor.  Try to remain balanced in this position as long as possible
• Always keep the torso horizontal.

  Caution : Please do not practice this asana if you have high BP, hernia, heart disease or any type of ulcer, physical weakness, pregnancy, weak wrists and arms.

There are a number of benefits of practicing Padma Mayurasana.  Here is a list of benefits of practicing Padma Mayurasana.

• This asana stimulates elimination of toxins from blood.
• Balancing becomes easier.
• Digestive organs are massaged.
• This asana removes skin conditions like boils.
• The endocryne system is balanced
• This asana is a treatment for constipation, diabetes, sluggishness of liver and kidneys.
• The muscles of the body are strengthened.
• The three doshas are balanced

Here is a video showing how to practice Padma Mayurasana

Patangasana - The Kite Pose

'Patang'  means Kite..  In this asana, the body looks like that of a kite flying in the air.  So the name of this asana is Patangasana.  The patangasana strengthens the back, hips and legs.  The patangasana is also very good for balancing and good for concentration.  The asana improves the coordination of the nervous system with the musculoskeletal system.  Let us see how to practice patangasana.

 

Taking the asana position

• Be in standing pose.  Exhale and while inhaling stretch hands sideways and bring them horizontal to the ground up to the shoulder level
• Exhale and lower the upper body ( torso) until it becomes parallel to the ground.
• Slowly raise the left leg from behind till it forms a straight line horizontally with the body
• Breathe normally.
• The right leg is kept stiff and perpendicular to the floor

Releasing the Asana Position

• Exhale and while inhaling straighten the torso slowly and lower the left leg down to the ground and come back to standing pose.
• Exhale and release the arms back to the side of the body

You should also practice with the other leg.

 Caution :   If you have high BP, heart disease, or weak ankles,  please avoid doing this asana.

If it is not possible to lift the left leg to the hip level,  it is OK to simply lift the leg as high as possible  while keeping the leg straight.

 

Bakasana - The crane pose

The Bakasana also known as crane pose in Yoga is a good arm balancing pose which helps in strengthening the arms and also abdominal organs.  The spine stretches to its full length and thus increase its flexibility by practicing this asana regularly.

Bakasana helps in strengthening the arms, shoulders, and joints and develops a better concentration and balance.  Let us now see the steps to practice Bakasana.

How to practice Bakasana

• Squat down from Tadasana  with your inner feet few inches apart.  
• Keep the feet flat on the yoga mat.  Now place the palms in between the knees and flat on the ground while maintaining the knees and elbows at the same level.
• Now bend the torso forward while lifting both legs up in such a way that the whole body balances on the palms.  Maintain a straight gaze while in this pose and see that the body balances properly.
• Stay in this pose for 30 seconds to 1 minute
• slowly bring the feet down on to the ground and go back into the Tadasana pose to return to the original posture.

Caution : 
  1. Always try to keep the neck straight in this posture to avoid strain.
  2. People suffering from neck problems should practice this asana under a trained yoga expert
  3.  Pregnant women should not practice this asana

Benefits of Bakasana

• Strengthens the abdominal muscles and arms and wrists
• Strengthens the upper back
• Improves the concentration
• imporves self confidence
• Improves flexibility of spine
  

Utkatasana -

It may be very easy and comfortable to sit on a chair,  but sitting on an imaginary chair may be a bit difficult!  And this is exactly what we do in Utkatasana or the chair pose.  The meaning of Utkatasana is intense posture or a powerful posture.

(Utkat=Intense, Powerful; Asana= Posture/Pose; pronounced as U-t-kat- asana).


The utkatasana strengthens the thighs and ankles while toning the shoulders, buttocks and hips.
This asana also stretches the shoulders and opens the chest.  The Utkatasana also tones up the digestive organs and the heart.  The heart beat rate increases by holding this pose for several breathes there by stimulating the circulatory and metabolic systems.  The asana builds stamina and tones up the nervous system.

Caution :  
Do not practice Utkatasana if you are suffering head aches, low blood pressure or insomnia.  

How to practice Utkatasana

• Start in Tadasana ( mountain pose ).  Stand with your feet together.
• Inhale while raising your arms above your head, perpendicular to the floor.
• Either keep the arms parallel, palms facing inward or join the palms.
• Now exhale and bend your knees, try to take the thighs as nearly parallel to the floor.  The knees should project out over the feet and the torso will lean forward over the thighs until the front torso forms a right angle with the tops of the thighs.  Keep the inner thighs parallel to each other and press the heads of the thigh bones down towards the heels
• Firm your shoulder blades against the back.  Take the tail bone down towards the floor and in toward your pubis to keep the lower back long
•  Stay in this pose for 30 seconds or even more time.
• In order to come out of this pose, staraighten the knees with an inhalation, lifting strongly through the arms.  Exhale and release your arms to your sides and come back to  Tadasana.

Benefits of Utkatasana

• The Utkatasana strengthens and firms all muscles of the legs and upper arms
• Helps to strengthen the lower back and torso
• Increases the hip flexibility and relieves muscular cramps
• balances the body
• Tones the thigh, ankle, leg and knee muscles
• Heals chronic cold feet
• cures slipped discs and other problems of lower spine

 Here is a video on how to practice Utkatasana

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The treadmill mats are relatively cheap compared to the headache and money which can be saved in the long term if they are not used.    The Cofit Treadmill mat is available from www.flipkart.com website for a price of just Rs.1840.  This mat from Cofit reduces the vibrations and static generated from treadmills.  The mat is made from PVC material.   Some of the important features of this Cofit treadmill mats are listed below.

Key Features

• Effectively Reduces Vibrations and Static
• PVC Treadmill Mat
• Absorbs Impact of Machine on Floors

PVC Treadmill Mat 

This mat from Cofit is made of PVC material so it provides the correct grip and support and does not move even on smoothest of floors.  The mat absorbs the impact of treadmill on the floors.  So whenever you run on your treadmill, the mat will absorb the impact of the machine and protects the floor from damage.

How to buy

The Cofit Treadmill mat  can be purchased from www.flipkart.com website for a price of Rs.1840 inclusive of taxes.  The price is inclusive of all the taxes.   The actual price of this treadmill  mat is Rs.2300  where as there is a 20% discount from this website and you get the Yoga mat for just Rs.1840.  The website offers a free home delivery.   If you want to buy this item,  please follow the instructions given below.

• Visit the Cofit treadmill mat page on Flipkart website.
• On the above page, click on "Buy Now" button
• Fill up the details and make the payment.
• Once you make the payment,  the item will be delivered to your door step by courier.
• Cash on delivery facility is also available 
• 30 day replacement guarantee is also available

 The Cofit Treadmill mat is 7.7 Kg in weight and its dimensions are 2.0 mtr  x 1.00 mtr  x 6 mm.

Iso Solid PVC Yoga Yoga Mat for Rs.702

ISO SOLID is one of the pioneer company in India supplying fitness equipments for many years.  The company offers a variety of high quality gym and fitness equipments and materials like Treadmills, Ellipticals, Exercise Bikes and other items.   

The PVC Yoga mat from ISO Solid is one such item from the company which is available for a price of Rs.702.  The Yoga mat from ISO solid is 6 mm thick and available in blue and pink colors.  The yoga mat is made from Poly Vynyl Chloride ( PVC) material and the filling material is foam.  The yoga mat offers excellent comfort while practicing variety of yoga asanas.  The mat is available for a price of Rs. 702 from www.flipkart.com website.

 The ISO Solid  PVC Yoga mat  is durable and light weight.  The mat is also very convenient and comfortable while using it.  

How to buy

The ISO Solid Yoga mat   can be purchased from www.flipkart.com website for a price of Rs.702 inclusive of taxes.  The price is inclusive of all the taxes.   The actual price of this Yoga mat is Rs.936  where as there is a 25% discount from this website and you get the Yoga mat for just Rs.702.  The website offers a free home delivery.   If you want to buy this item,  please follow the instructions given below.

• Visit the ISO SOLID Yoga mat page on Flipkart website.
• On the above page, click on "Buy Now" button
• Fill up the details and make the payment.
• Once you make the payment,  the item will be delivered to your door step by courier.
• Cash on delivery facility is also available 
• 30 day replacement guarantee is also available

Nivia AB3618 Yoga Mat

NIVIA is one of the India's leading sports brand.  The company is India's leading manufacturer of sports equipment, sports foot wear and other accessories. 

The Nivia AB3618 Yoga mat provides a very good comfort for yoga practitioners.  If you want to practice all the complicated or simple Yoga Asanas with great comfort, then you should select Nivia yoga mats for your yoga sessions.  These yoga mats from Nivia are designed from slip resistant material, and offer a soft, firm and even surface.  The mat also offers insulation from cool floors.  This mat is also machine-washable. 

Now in this article I will describe a kind of Yoga mat which is available for a price of Rs.1575 from www.flipkart.com website.

 The Nivia AB3618 Yoga mat is durable and light weight.  The mat is also very convenient and comfortable while using it.  

How to buy

The Nivia AB3618  Yoga mat   can be purchased from www.flipkart.com website for a price of Rs.1575 inclusive of taxes.  The price is inclusive of all the taxes.   The actual price of this Yoga mat is Rs.2100  where as there is a 25% discount from this website and you get the Yoga mat for just Rs.1575.  The website offers a free home delivery.   If you want to buy this item,  please follow the instructions given below.

• Visit the Nivia AB3618 page on Flipkart website.
• On the above page, click on "Buy Now" button
• Fill up the details and make the payment.
• Once you make the payment,  the item will be delivered to your door step by courier.
• Cash on delivery facility is also available 
• 30 day replacement guarantee is also available

The dimensions of this yoga mat are 61 cm (width )  x  173 cm ( length ) and thickness is 4 mm.

Buy Silver's Yoga Mat for just Rs.518

If you are practicing Yoga poses and Yoga asanas, it is very much essential to practice them using a Yoga mat.  In the olden days, yoga practice in India was being done on kusha grass or on a rug of deer or tiger skin.  Now it is very difficult to get a deer or tiger skin or that kind of rugs, they are not used in recent time.

Many people in the western countries used towels or cotton mats on wooden floors for practicing yoga.  Later on rubber mats were introduced in order to prevent cotton mats from slipping on wooden floors. 

So the Yoga Mats are some specially fabricated mats used to help us during the practice of yoga asanas to prevent hands and feet from slipping during the practice of yoga asanas.  These yoga mats are also called as non-slip mats or sticky mats. Now in this article I will describe a kind of Yoga mat which is available for a price of Rs.518 from www.flipkart.com website.

 The Silver's Yoga mat is durable and light weight.  The mat is also very convenient and comfortable while using it.   It has an excellent textured surface.  The Silver's yoga mat provides you a perfect grip and support whether you are practicing a complicated yoga asana or just simple pranayama.

How to buy

The Silver's Yoga mat   can be purchased from www.flipkart.com website for a price of Rs.518 inclusive of taxes.  The price is inclusive of all the taxes.    The website offers a free home delivery.   If you want to buy this item,  please follow the instructions given below.

• Visit the Silver's Yoga Mat page on Flipkart website.
• On the above page, click on "Buy Now" button
• Fill up the details and make the payment.
• Once you make the payment,  the item will be delivered to your door step by courier.
• Cash on delivery facility is also available 
• 30 day replacement guarantee is also available

This yoga mat is suitable for juniors and seniors.  The dimensions of the Silver's yoga mat are 61 cm  (width)  X  173 cm length).