Ways you can practice yoga on the move!

Does your life revolve around laptops, mobiles, iPads and tablets. Do you spend sitting at the desk most of the time or traveling to office? Do you go to bed with an aching head and shoulder? If you have answered yes to any of the questions above then all you need is to try these yoga poses to do at your desk or while you are traveling in the train or going for business meeting. Try out these easy yoga stretches while you are at work to keep your self alert and stress free.EASY POSE (SUKHASANA)Sukhasana is like a relaxation pose that is mainly done for meditative purposes. Like the name suggests, this pose is fairly easy to practice and also to master. Sit on the chair crossing your legs. Balance your weight evenly across your sit bones. Align your head, neck and spine. Lengthen your spine, but soften your neck. Relax your feet and thighs. As you exhale drop your chin toward your chest, keeping your elbows and shoulders drawn back. Inhaling, raise your head back to center. Repeat this five times, and then bring your head to the center. Then again exhaling gently drop your right ear toward your right shoulder. Inhale and bring your head back to the center. Exhale as you drop your left ear toward your left shoulder. Repeat this five times, and then bring your head back to the center.Benefits- Open your hips and strengthen your spine. Promotes inner calm and relieves tiredness.SEATED TWIST (ARDHA MATS YAENDRAASANA)Keep hips evenly rooted on the chair and knees in align with one another. Place your left hand on your right knee. Twist your upper part of your body placing your right hand behind your back or back of the chair see if you can twist a little bit deeper to the right. Continue keeping your lower abs engaged to support your lower back and focus on twisting more through the upper back than lower back. Release back to center. Repeat on the opposite side.Benefits - It tones the spinal nerves and ligaments and strengthens back.SHOULDER SHRUGSit in a comfortable position with your arms hanging by your sides. Next slowly elevate your shoulders towards your ears. As you reach the top position slowly drop your shoulder back to the starting position. As you perform this yoga position keep both your hands close to your waist level. Benefits - Relaxes the body and gives relief from shoulder pain.NECK STRETCHKeeping your eyes closed. Let your chin drop down to your chest and hold for ten counts. Slowly raise your head up and look up at the ceiling and hold again for ten counts. Release and look forward. Repeat this for three times. Then again drop your head to the right and repeat it for three counts. Do the same to the left.Benefits - Releases tension of the upper cervical Spine (C1-C2)ARM STRETCH (URDHVA HSTASANA)Interlock your fingers and extend your arms outward and straight in front of your shoulders .Your palms facing outward. Slowly raise your hands overhead, stretching all the way from the waist .Work on strengthening your elbows. You can do this yoga sitting on the chair or standing up. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds, relax for a moment and repeat.Benefits - Stretches your body as a whole and improves the digestive system. It also relieves depression.