Yoga : Improving your Immunity
Yoga is one of the branch of Hindu Philosophical traditions and an ancient practice to achieve union of mental, physical and emotional state of body. The ultimate goal of yoga has been defined as the attainment of 'Liberation' or 'samadhi'. However, yoga in daily life can also be practiced for attaining following goals:
1. To master body balance
2. To keep the inner body system agile and active
3. To sharpen memory
4. To get rid of minor & major body aches and sprains
5. To minimize stress and anxiety.
According to Psychological Today, a new research suggests that yoga can also be helpful to boost immunity and reduce inflammation in body. Medicines can cure but healing can only be triggered when you have a healthy body and strong immune system. In this process 'Yoga' comes to our rescue.
Yoga not only calms our body, but regulate the biological clock of our body i.e. improves our sleeping pattern.
Sounds Interesting!
In this post I will be sharing few easy and simple yoga poses (asanas) to help you boost your immunity system. Let's roll!
1.BalaAsana (Child's Pose)
- Benefits:
- Helps relieve fatigue, ease anxiety and stress.
- Lengthen and stretches spine together with ankle, hip and shoulders for faster relief in case of fault in poses while sitting or standing.
- Helps in digestion, relief from gastric issues and ease neck & back pain.
- How To:
- Sit on your heels. Keeping your hips on the heels, bend forward, and lower your forehead to the floor.
- Gently press your chest on the thighs. Hold.
- Slowly, go back to the previous position.
- Caution: Don't perform in case of Pregnancy, knee injury.
- Benefits:
- Cures Urinary disorders and Reproductive structures issues.
- Opens up the midriff (chest) and fortifies the groins.
- Resolve back-ache issues.
- Helps resolving nervousness and strains.
- How To:
- Sit on your heels with your back straight.
- Slowly extend your one leg backwards and stabilize.
- Twist your extended leg from the knees. Slowly drive your center back and stretch out as much as you would so be able to that your head touches your foot.
- Place your arms as per your convenience, either near your thighs or supporting your legs would be perfect.
- Hold the pose and repeat with other leg.
- Cautions: Don't perform in case of ankle injury, knee injury or sacroiliac injury.
3. ChakraAsana (Wheel Pose)
- Benefits:
- Expansion of chest for lungs to get more oxygen, especially beneficial for Asthma patients.
- Sharpens eyesight.
- Strengthen back and increases the elasticity of spine.
- Reduces fat in abdominal area and tones digestive & reproductive organs.
- Stimulates process of spleen, liver and kidneys.
- Helps patient of infertility and osteoporosis.
- Builds stamina, removes dullness from body and mind.
- How To:
- Fold your legs at your knees and ensure that your feet are placed firmly on the floor.
- Place your palms next to your ears, with fingers pointing forward.
- Inhale, put pressure on your palms and legs and lift your entire body up to form an arch.
- Allow your head to fall gently behind and keep your neck relaxed.
- Keep your body weight evenly distributed between your four limbs.
- Caution:
- Don't perform in case of Cardiac issues, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Headache & Diarrheas'.
- Practitioners suffering from acute or later stages of hernia.
- Vertigo, high blood pressure.
- Any injury to the wrist or neck.
4. MatsyAsana (Fish Pose)
- Benefits :
- Cure Abdominal ailments and improves constipation.
- Helpful in relieving inflammation and beneficial for those suffering from piles.
- Prevents respiratory disorders.
- Resolve back pain by improving blood circulation in spine.
- Improves functioning of thyroid glands and develop strong immunity.
- Improves functioning of pelvic region.
- Increases vitality and maintains youthfulness.
- How To:
- Lie flat on your back with your hands firmly placed under your buttocks.
- Inhale and press the elbows and forearms against the floor to lift the torso.
- Lift the chest and form an arch with the spine as much as you can comfortably.
- Place the crown of your head on the floor, don't put too much pressure on it.
- Close the eyes and hold the pose.
- Caution: Don't perform if suffering from migraine, back or neck injury, peptic ulcers, heart disease, hernia or blood pressure disorders.
Disclaimer: There are multiple variations you can perform based on the comfort and flexibility of your body. Keep in mind to not strain your body too much.
- For good results try and involve and extend the poses (Asanas) regularly.
- Drink enough water to detoxify and keep oneself hydrated.
- Get sound sleep of at least 06-07 hours.
- Adopt healthy eating style.
Yoga is not just a critical regime but a holistic practice that strengthens our body and makes it healthy & disease free. The mind - body balance you can gain is tremendous and blissful.
Begin your practice today and head towards a healthy living!!
Stay Safe. Stay Healthy. Stay Tuned for More.
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