International Day of Happiness: Every person wants to be happy but often small and big problems in life distract a person, which increases the state of anxiety and depression. Due to this, the person is unable to remain happy and starts feeling worried. In search of happiness, people around the world celebrate International Happiness Day on 20 March every year. The United Nations started celebrating this day in 2013. However, the proposal to celebrate Happiness Day was passed on 12 July 2012. Bhutan first celebrated Happiness Day and highlighted the importance of national happiness. Today people are adopting different methods and activities to remain happy. The easiest way to be happy is to include yoga in your life. Happiness is an emotion released through your brain. If your brain feels calm and relaxed then you will feel happy but anxiety, depression, and overthinking hinder happiness. In such a situation, practicing some yogasanas helps in keeping the mind calm, worry-free, and happy. Let us know which yoga should be practiced to remain happy.
Vajrasana
The practice of Vajrasana helps keep the mind calm. Along with this, Vajrasana relieves stomach problems and lethargy. To practice this asana, slowly lower your knees keeping your arms at your sides, and sit on the mat with your knees bent. Place the pelvis on the heels with the toes pointing outwards. Place the palms above the knees in Prathimudra. Now straighten your back and look ahead. Stay in this position for some time, and later come back to normal position.
Uttanasana
If you are a victim of depression then Uttanasana will prove to be very helpful. This keeps the mind calm. To practice Uttanasana, stand straight on the mat take a long breath, and move your hands upward. Then while exhaling, bend forward and touch the ground with both hands. Try to touch the toes while keeping your hands down on the ground. During this, keep the knees straight. Stay in this position for some time, then exhale while taking your hands up and stand in the normal position. The problem of sleep also goes away with this yoga.
Balasana
The body becomes flexible with this asana. Practicing this yoga asana provides mental peace and reduces stress. Practicing this asana is beneficial even if you suffer from insomnia. To do Balasana, sit on the ground in the Vajrasana position and while inhaling, raise both your hands straight above the head. Now exhale and bend forward. Keeping your palms and head on the ground, take a long breath in and exhale. Joining the fingers of the hands together, gently place the head between the two palms. After some time, come back to the old position.
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