Light yoga reduces stress anytime, anywhere

Fast pace of life, long working hours, heavy work pressure, and living under huge pressure every day. How to relieve stress? Let's practice light yoga together so that we can relax and enjoy life at any time.

Calm down and listen to the ethereal and gentle yoga music. There is a faint soothing fragrance in the air. Take a gentle breath, focus on your breathing, slowly raise your hands upward, and place your palms together above your head... This is a description of the state of a certain yoga practitioner. In contrast to the busy and fast modern life, yoga's slow-paced appeal for reverse allows people to find a way to balance their body and mind at a tight pace, return to the most primitive and natural state to re-understand their body and soul.

Yoga originated from India, one of the four ancient civilizations. It was originally an activity for the purpose of practice. There are relevant records in the Vedas that are consistent with the concept of yoga. Among statues unearthed from Indian archeology, works of gods with yoga movements can also be found; Among the six schools of Indian philosophy, we can read the specific principles for conveying ideal practice from the classic "Yoga Sutra" that will be orally compiled in the future, and find written records praising yoga in the "Bhagavad-Gita", thus developing into the foundation of the yoga philosophy we know today.

After continuous evolution, yoga plays a role today that is no longer a practice purpose with Indian colors, but has transformed into a supreme realm of harmony between man and nature, a fashionable sport to relax the body and mind, and a beautiful treasure for pursuing health. According to experimental results, yoga can change and improve the state of all levels of the body and mind. Through continuous practice, it can massage the internal organs and organs of various parts of the body, help the body detoxify, expel negative energy and exhaust gases from the body, and allow the body's mechanism. Maintain in a balanced state, at this time, the body's immunity will naturally become sound and reduce the chance of disease occurring.

Through the practice of yoga, we re-understand our bodies and find new ways to communicate with our bodies; we learn the natural laws of breathing and breathing and learn the new rhythm of breathing life; we discover the simple possibilities of good living habits and healthy eating, making yoga a part of life. As Babaji (an Indian yoga master who learns yoga through asceticism) said, yoga begins when one begins to think about how to become a better person. However, precisely because not everyone has the time and space to learn yoga, we can use some simple movements extended from yoga to relieve our bodies and express our emotions through stretching and moderate relaxation, so that "light yoga" has become a good medicine to relieve stress.

Calm and soothing light yoga

At home, because the space is relatively open and there is no noisy interference from the outside world, you can practice meditation in yoga or stretch large movements to achieve calmness and stability. You can put some soft music on during meditation, coupled with the use of fragrance, which can calm the heart and relieve the stress and tension of the day. During the period before sleep, you can also relax by stretching your limbs, but pay special attention. If the bed is too soft, it is not suitable for practicing yoga. It is recommended to put a yoga mat or blanket on the floor to avoid hurting your knees and affecting the correctness of your movements, otherwise you will not be able to achieve the positive effects of yoga. Among them, because we sit incorrectly for a long time, whether we combine our legs or cross our legs, it is easy to cause the muscles on the front side of the hip to tighten, which will adversely affect our posture. The hip joint is the hub of yoga posture practice. If we don't pay attention to problems in this area, it can easily hurt the spine, knees and overall health. Simple stretching can be used to relax the muscles in this area.

Hip joint arms stretch

Steps: Kneel on the ground with both knees, support the ground with both hands, face back, place your left leg in front of your right leg, cross your feet, sit between your heels, and your back is perpendicular to the ground. Fold your left leg inward, place your hands on your sides, put your left hand down, bend your elbows, lift your right arm and place it behind your back, fasten your fingers behind your back, maintain balance, and look forward.

TIPS: If you can't hook your hands, you can use a yoga belt or towel to assist.

Efficacy:

* Eliminate butterfly sleeves

:: Strengthen the respiratory system

* Trim the buttocks and thighs

meditation

Steps: straighten the upper body, sit on the yoga mat, adjust the position of the ischial bone, straighten the left foot, bend the knees of the right foot close to the inside of the left thigh, place your hands on both sides of the body, bend the straightened left foot towards the body, and use your hands Assist the left calf to place it on the right calf, and place your hands lightly on your knees.

TIPS: If you can't sit cross-legged with your feet crossed, you can sit with your legs easily crossed.

Efficacy:

* Help concentrate

* Improve blood circulation in lower back and abdomen

* Improve the softness of crotch, knees and instep

* Stretch the hip muscles and beautify the hip shape

(Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)