Top yoga exercises to improve concentration

With the increase in age, our concentration capacity decreases. Though aging is responsible for reduction in concentration, excess stress can also be cause this. Nowadays this problem is also found in children. Yoga is the best remedy to improve the conditions of brain and concentration problems. Therefore, before trying for any medication or counseling, go for yoga to settle harmony in your body and mind. You can divert your mind from  the mess and your thoughts will be clear. If you are going to start yoga for concentration, try to practice it in the morning by wearing loose clothes to do the exercise comfortably. Here are some yoga techniques. It's practice can help in enhancing concentration and can also make you feel younger.

1. Padmasana or lotus pose:

Sit straight on the floor with crossing the legs. Then raise your left leg and put on the right thigh and right foot on the left leg. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and after a few seconds exhale and make the body relaxed. Do this yoga for 10 minutes with fully concentrating on breathing. This yoga will give you peace and your nervous system will be strengthened. You can gradually increase the time of this yoga technique and by that the concentration power will increase.

People having knee problems can do Ardha Padmasana or half lotus pose by putting one foot on the other thigh.

2. Parvatasana or mountain pose in sitting:

Sit straight on the ground with crossing the legs. Take a deep breath, raise the hands overhead in Namaskar pose and keep your eyes on the fingertips. Otherwise, close the eyes and concentrate on breathing. Do this process til you feel relaxed and breathe normally.

This yoga is practiced in silence as in the calmness you can ful tly concentrate on breathing and as a result, your concentration ability improves. At first, you can do 5 minutes in a day and gradually you can enhance the duration to 30 minutes. It can also be practiced by sitting on a chair in case of back pain and knee problems.

3. Vajrasana or thunderbolt pose:

Sit down on the floor on your knees and rest the hips on the heels. Now close the eyes, put your palms on the thighs, make your spine erect and do breathing. Do this position for 5 minutes and increase the duration of this yoga technique. Not only this pose helps in enhancing concentration, but it also cures digestive problems and strengthens knees and thighs.

4. Shashankasana or the hare pose:

Sit in Vajrasana and make your body straight and relaxed. Then breathe in with lifting both the arms above the head. Breathe out remaining the back straight and bend the body and arms forward till the forehead touches the ground. Keep the buttock on your heel, do normal breathing and stay in this position for some moment. Now return to the original position by relaxing the body, inhale and raise the upper body and arms. Breathe out and come back to the original position. Do this yoga for 3 times.

This yoga helps in maintaining blood circulation to the brain and by that brain functions and concentration are improved.

5. Sukhasana or easy pose:

It is the easiest yoga pose by which you can develop your concentration power. Sit straight comfortably cross-legged, keep your hands in Gyan Mudra and silently meditate. Close the eyes, try to forget everything and recite your favorite mantra. Though it seems too easy, you have to do a lot of practice to concentrate. You can feel its benefits after practicing some days