Healthy Living

health benefits from yoga may include:

• Reducing anxiety.
• Improving strength and flexibility, and increasing muscle tone
• For women, reducing some symptoms associated with menopause, pregnancy and menstruation.
• Improving circulation.

Simple tips for begginers:

Always make Warm-up
Ten minutes of easy movements will increase circulation, lubricate joints, and ready your body to stretch. Poses should progress from simple to more difficult.

X-rated Postures
These poses can place tremendous strain on joints and disks: the plow, full shoulder stand, headstand, and full lotus. Beware!

Protect your back
Keep knees slightly bent, and hinge from the hips when bending forward from standing positions. When arching backward in any pose, concentrate on opening the front of the body by lengthening from the navel to the sternum. Don’t overarch the lower back, which compresses lumbar disks.

Knee-savers
Don’t lock your knees in standing postures, despite what a teacher may say. If you feel any strain during sitting or kneeling postures, place a cushion or folded blanket under your bottom.

Neck Care
Always keep your neck in alignment with the rest of your spine when arching backward. Don’t let it flop back or down.

Know your Limits :

Get to know your body and its injury-prone zones. Avoid any movement that may cause pain or cramping. Don’t compare yourself with others.