Introduction to Self-conditioning Yoga (2) Practice Yoga skillfully to cure colds
pranayama
Characteristic effects: You can strengthen your breathing function through breathing exercises, thereby preventing colds and coughs, improving chronic diseases, and eliminating chest depression.
Practice tip: If you have time, practice as many times a day as possible!
Notes: Be sure to breathe through your nose, not your mouth! Because impurities in the air can be filtered through the nose and the air can become warm and moist.
1 Sit with your legs crossed, keep your spine upright, press your left thumb on your left nostril, and place your right hand half-clenched on your right knee. Close your eyes, relax, and keep your heart as calm as possible.
2 Put your attention on your nostrils, lift your right arm level with your shoulders when inhaling, exhale, bend your elbow joints, and change your hand into a knife position.
3 Use your right hand to retract your breath inward when you inhale, and push your breath outward when you exhale. Extend your fingertips as far as possible and pay attention to your breath with your heart.
shoulder extension
Special effects: In addition to preventing colds, practicing this pose can also eliminate chest depression, promote cardiopulmonary function, stimulate blood circulation, and eliminate tension; stimulation of waist and abdomen can eliminate abdominal fat and correct posture.
Practice secret: Practice 2 - 3 times a day, stay in the completion stance for 5 - 10 seconds.
Precautions: When practicing this action, try to pull your back, and also feel the heat transfer between your palms.
1 Sit with your legs crossed and your spine upright. When inhaling, open your hands to both sides and spread your fingers open. When exhaling, stretch your shoulders and chest as much as possible.
2 Hold your chest and stretch your arms. When exhaling, your hands face each other. Feel the breath in your palms and send your hands far away.
Top 5 questions about learning yoga
1 Is the more painful it is to practice yoga, the better the effect?
The principle of practicing yoga is "not forced". Generally speaking, the stage before the body feels pain is a posture that is not forced and should be worked hard to achieve. But if you endure the pain to the point where you can't bear it or hurt your bones, it will have the opposite effect. When practicing, don't compare with others. After all, everyone's physical state is different, so you don't have to rush or be too reluctant. This will actually cause exercise injuries.
2 The more difficult and the more postures, the better the effect?
Yoga does not mean that the more difficult and more postures, the more effective they will be. It is the most important thing to complete a postures slowly and correctly. If it is too urgent, the effect will be halved. Therefore, even if the poses are not difficult and not many, it doesn't matter. As long as you continue to practice and try slowly, you can increase your confidence more and more.
3 Is anyone not suitable for practicing yoga?
Generally speaking, as long as you feel that you are in good physical and psychological condition, there are no restrictions on practicing yoga. Just because some people may be "inappropriate" or avoid practicing certain postures due to certain diseases and physical conditions, otherwise yoga is available to everyone.
4 Can practicing yoga really lose weight or beauty?
Yoga is a kind of relaxing exercise that is performed both inside and outside. As long as you practice it perseverally, you can regulate both inside and outside the body through the breathing, breathing, and postures in yoga. The body will naturally become more graceful and the skin will be more radiant!
5 Which diseases should patients not practice yoga?
Patients with high blood pressure, epilepsy, heart disease, head injuries, dizziness, and low heart function should not do the "handstand" to avoid danger caused by congestion in the head, but it is okay to do more soft movements. (Editor in charge: Liang Liying)