Yoga is a fantastic way to release natural turbulence from your mind, body, and spirit. Proper digestion has the ability to make or break one’s holistic wellness.
Yoga is a fantastic way to release natural turbulence from your mind, body, and spirit. Yoga is regarded as very healthy for body. For the body it promotes flexibility, strength, muscle tone, pain prevention and better breathing. You can stimulate the lymphatic system to detoxify the body naturally and improve your digestive health so that you can reduce or eliminate the symptoms associated with conditions like constipation.
Proper digestion has the ability to make or break one’s holistic wellness. Digestion is the nucleus of our energy regulation, so we don’t operate well when we’re feeling sluggish, bloated, or queasy. Optimal digestion leads to regular elimination, which is the body’s natural way of flushing out toxins and waste. There are many yoga poses that work the digestive tract in different ways.
Standing Forward Bend
Make sure feet are hip-width apart and inhale to raise arms up. Lowering down, exhale and bend at the hips to come forward. Tuck chin in towards chest and lengthen head towards the floor. Bend your knees if it’s more comfortable. Hold for 5 to 7 breaths. Calms central nervous system and pacifies adrenals in the kidneys to compress abdominal area to aid in digestion.
Triangle Pose
Bend knees and step feet leg-length apart, placing right foot at 90 degrees and left foot is slightly turned in. Inhale to increase arms out to the side reaching right-hand over right leg. Bring your right hand down to the floor. Stack left shoulder along with right. Lift left arm straight up and look up. Hold for 5 to 7 breaths. Switch and do the opposite side.
Boat Pose
Begin seated with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Come forward on your sitting bones and lean back until elbows are straight. Lift feet two inches from the floor and bring arms forward, palms facing the floor. Straighten your knees and tighten your core. Lift legs to create a V shape forming a 45- to 60-degree angle. Hold for 5 to 7 breaths.
Bow Pose
Lying on your belly, bring your hands alongside your body, palms facing up. Bend both knees and reach hands behind to grab ankles. Knees should be hip-width apart and allow your sacrum to feel heavy. Inhale to lengthen and lift heels away from your buttocks, pressing your shoulder blades firmly against your back. Hold for 3 to 5 breaths and release lowering your body back down.
Legs-up-the-wall Pose
Make sure your bolster is a couple of inches away from the wall to provide protection for your back and spine. Place forearms downs on the floor and swing legs up on the wall. Sitting bones should be as close to the wall as possible. Hold legs up for for 3 to 5 minutes.
Yoga Poses
Seated Twist
Begin by sitting firmly on your buttocks. Put your left leg straight on floor and toes face-up. Right knee bent with the right foot outside of the left thigh. Both sitting bones are on the floor. Place right hand behind your body. Inhale to raise left arm up and exhale bend the left elbow and place left elbow on outside of right thigh or hug right knee into chest to sit tall. Inhale to extend spine upward and exhale to deepen into twist. Hold for 5-7 breaths.
Child Pose
This is a complete relaxation pose that offers wholesome benefits for the entire body. Along with allowing you to relax and stretch yourself following a hectic day, Balasana helps in beating stress and alleviating gastrointestinal disorders.
