Yoga is a great stress-buster and meditation is required for restoring of memory and brain power in peaceful manner and maintaining calm. Here are five poses which you can try before meditation for quality meditation as well as good health

1.Hands-and-knees-to-the-floor pose

Place right and left hand on the floor. Take the right hand little bit forward and then the left hand.

2.Getting balance on hands and knees

By taking your time notice how your weight shifts onto your hands as you move forward. Move around shift weight to the right hand and right knee and then to the left, forward and back. At last, slowly settle onto equal weights on all fours.

3.Cow pose

By inhaling lift your seat and your chest while simultaneously dropping your spine forwards the earth and onto your belly.

4.Cat Pose

While reversing this curve, exhale and lift your waist and drop your head and tail. You can repeat poses 3 and 4 for 5-10 times moving with your breath.

5.Standing up

Step back your right and left hands and then shift onto your feet and stand up.

By Prajakt K.