Start your day right with energising, cleansing breathing Here are examples of a restorative twist and backbend:Ģ. If a dynamic practice is not appropriate for you, a restorative practice brings the same benefits, in the form of fully supported floor-based poses. What is important, is to approach challenges with the mind and heart focused on the feeling of the process or action, and the outcome then takes care of itself. Spring can be a fun time to reach out and name a challenge – a pose or family of poses you want to focus on, exploring a new intention that emerges, or making meditation part of your day, even by taking 20 mindful steps each morning, akin to walking meditation. The change in gravity creates supportive space for the abdominal organs and for the process of elimination to function effectively. Going upside down (shoulderstand, headstand, legs-up-the-wall) benefits our organs, glands and health in the head, neck, throat and chest: the thyroid and parathyroid glands, the respiratory system (for relief from congestion and breathlessness) and the nervous system (easing nervousness, irritation and insomnia). We are ready to be active in the world with purpose. This solar plexus subtle energy centre represents our personal power and vitality. These poses open the front body and our manipura chakra.
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These poses help to remove sluggishness from the liver, gallbladder and pancreas.īackbends (locust, bridge or full wheel) energise the abdominal organs, lungs and thyroid.
Gently ‘massage’ (compress) and create space for the abdominal organs and wake up the digestive system with twists and forward bends (standing, seated, reclining or inverted). Stimulate lymph flow and counter congestion as you energise the body and mind with s urya namaskar (sun salutations) and dynamic standing sequences including warrior poses and standing balances. Spring clean from the inside, while supporting your organs and glands With this in mind, here are three tips to make the most of your yoga and wellbeing this Spring:ġ. Excess vata can leave us feeling scattered and distracted.
The presence of vata can also be felt, especially here in windy England. It protects us, but can lead to lethargy, congestion, stubbornness or resistance when excessive. Kapha governs the structure, tissues and fluids of the body. The Bhagavad Gita says that ‘yoga is skill in action‘, and this transition requires skilful navigation to honour the season’s energy, be in tune with it in our practice and enjoy its benefits.Īccording to Ayurveda, Spring carries with her some of the kapha energy of Winter. Spring also embodies some significant opposites – a transition from darkness to light, receptive to active, moon to sun and internal to external. In yoga, many of us now feel naturally drawn to more expansive poses, new possibilities and energising breathing techniques that sharpen the mind. It’s time to come out of the comfy hibernation of winter, step confidently into action and create. Spring is a time of new beginnings, growth and reaching out.
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