International Yoga Day 2025: Heart Healthy Asanas For You

Rupal Sidhpura Faria started off as a yoga therapist and moved on to becoming a yoga fitness trainer. "I was always into yoga since childhood. It was my dad who inspired me to take up yoga. After I finished college, I wanted to take up a profession that I identified with and something that would help me personally as well," says Rupal who reveals that yoga has helped her in innumerable ways.

"Personally yoga has made me who I am today. It has helped me embrace all the transitions in my life without any pressure. It has given me the confidence to be comfortable in my skin while being the best version of myself."

For Rupal, yoga is the best form of self-love.

According to Rupal, "Yoga shapes up a person in ways they would never imagine. What one learns on the mat is what they become off the mat."

"Yoga is something that works directly on your mind," she says. "In between the storm, you will be the calm as your vibrations will be higher once you start doing yoga. You will be able to see everything around yourself very objectively."

"Doing yoga means you will have more energy. You will be healthier. You will be a more calm person. Yoga is not just asanas on the mat. It is a way of life and affects every aspect of your being."

A little movement; a little stretch will go a long way to keep your heart healthy.

"Heart attacks have become so common today, but there is a way to actually work your heart in such a way that it stays healthy," explains Rupal. "Heart-opening postures are responsible for increasing your lung capacity and will help you breathe, take in more oxygen and stay calm."

Watch the video below to see Rupal demonstrate asanas that will help your heart.

After a yoga routine, Rupal hints that it is very crucial to do shavasana because "recovery is the actual workout". "One needs to give their body the time to repair itself."

Given our fast paced lives, Rupal suggests that if you ever want to calm down instantly, give yourself 10 minutes and do a relaxing shavasana routine. A trick she wants you to keep in mind while doing shavasana would be to "let go of your body completely, give in to gravity, breathe normally and relax."

Rupal Sidhpura Faria practices classical hatha yoga and she also runs a school for people who want to train in yoga. You can reach her at yogarupal@gmail.com.

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