{"id":49,"date":"2019-08-21T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T09:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:25:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T05:55:38","slug":"griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"3 amazing Neck Exercises for Beauty, Stammering and Singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The word &#8216;Griva&#8217; means neck and as the name suggests, Griva Shakti Vikasaka exercise strengthens the neck, prevents the diseases of the tissues in the neck and is a good exercise for ones who suffer from stammering. These are set of three exercises as suggested by Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari in his book on Sukshama Vyayama. So, lets first learn about Griva Shakti Vikasaka 1.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a20c8fb36beb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a20c8fb36beb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/#Starting_Posture_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka\" >Starting Posture of Griva Shakti Vikasaka<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/#Exercise_Technique_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka_1\" >Exercise\/ Technique of Griva Shakti Vikasaka 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/#Exercise_Technique_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka_2\" >Exercise\/ Technique of Griva Shakti Vikasaka 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/#Exercise_Technique_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka_3\" >Exercise\/ Technique of Griva Shakti Vikasaka 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/#Precaution_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka\" >Precaution of Griva Shakti Vikasaka<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/griva-shakti-vikasaka-1-neck\/#Benefits_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka\" >Benefits of Griva Shakti Vikasaka<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Starting_Posture_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka\"><\/span>Starting Posture of Griva Shakti Vikasaka<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Keeping your feet together, stand straight.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_Technique_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka_1\"><\/span>Exercise\/ Technique of Griva Shakti Vikasaka 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Relaxing your neck, turn your head with a jerk first towards your right shoulders, then towards your left shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>Standing\u00a0 erect, jerk your head first forward, then backward. When it goes back it should touch the nape of your neck. When it is forward your chin should touch the sternal notch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Beginners should practice both the above exercises 10 times with normal breathing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_Technique_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka_2\"><\/span>Exercise\/ Technique of Griva Shakti Vikasaka 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Keep your chin in and rotate the head from left to right and then right to left alternately.<\/li>\n<li>Breathe normally.<\/li>\n<li>Try to make your ear touch your shoulder, taking particular care to avoid raising the shoulder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise_Technique_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka_3\"><\/span>Exercise\/ Technique of Griva Shakti Vikasaka 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Inhale and exhale through the nose (&#8220;Bellows effect&#8221;) making the veins of your neck\u00a0 stand out.<\/li>\n<li>Blow out your stomach while inhaling, draw it in while exhaling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Beginners should practice this exercise 25 times.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Precaution_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka\"><\/span>Precaution of Griva Shakti Vikasaka<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Practitioner with the following conditions should be careful:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Vertigo<\/li>\n<li>Cervical Spondylitis<\/li>\n<li>Frozen Shoulders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Griva_Shakti_Vikasaka\"><\/span>Benefits of Griva Shakti Vikasaka<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>This triple exercise strengthens the neck and beautifies it.<\/li>\n<li>Diseases peculiar to the throat, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonsillitis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tonsillitis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laryngitis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">laryngitis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pharyngitis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pharyngitis<\/a> etc. can be checked.<\/li>\n<li>The voice becomes resonant and speech defects such as lisping and stammering are completely removed.<\/li>\n<li>With perseverance, this exercise, in conjunction with a couple of others, yields marvelous results in cases of dumbness.<\/li>\n<li>Singers will derive great benefit from it. Alongwith, singers can also practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/uccarana-sthala-tatha-visuddha-cakra-suddhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uchharana tatha vishudhi chakra shuddhi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word &#8216;Griva&#8217; means neck and as the name suggests, Griva Shakti Vikasaka exercise strengthens the neck, prevents the diseases [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[100,99,97,98],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sukshama-vyayama","tag-laryngitis","tag-pharyngitis","tag-stammering","tag-tonsillitis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":783,"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askyogaexpert.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}