Yoga for the Immune System – Iyengar Yoga.
We all want to improve the immune system so that we can fight infections naturally. In this Iyengar Yoga sequence, Lin and Leo show you how you can use yoga to protect against, and fight off, common ailments like colds, coughs and winter tummy bugs. Here the yoga lesson involves poses which stretch and extend the abdomen and neck, strong twists, to stretch and massage the cells, the muscle fibres and internal organs. It is designed to help to stimulate the endocrine system, (like the thyroid and parathyroid glands) and by massaging the liver, kidneys and other abdominal organs, it assists in the detox of the body. (Don’t be surprised if you need to pee once you have finished these yoga routines!)
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The yoga props you will need for this practice are:
Yoga bolster. If you don’t have a bolster, use a pillow or several folded blankets.
A yoga chair (or a sturdy kitchen or dining chair)
A yoga brick (or pads)
A blanket.
A regular yoga practice can help you gain and maintain good mental and physical health and good posture – all of which are linked to longevity and quality of life. Yoga practice can improve strength and flexibility and yoga for back pain relief and yoga for weight loss has been supported by many studies.
Yoga is not a sport but regular practice of yoga sequences can improve fitness levels. Practiced correctly, yoga will stretch muscles and strengthen joints, as well as helping with mental and physical wellbeing; indeed many studies have shown that yoga can have remarkable effects on problems with back pain, shoulder pain and neck pain as well as demonstrating positive effects on mental health problems such as depression. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/body-on-yoga_n_4109595.html?ncid=engmodushpmg000000
The asanas in this online yoga class are:
An Essential Preparatory Action (EPA) to stretch groins and hips
utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)
Bharadvajasana twists on a chair
Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana through a chair (Modified Upward Facing Two Foot Staff Pose)
Setu Bandha (Bridge Pose) using a Bolster
Supta Baddha Konasana
Savasana
Iyengar yoga is slow and strong with a focus on alignment and precision. This is Iyengar Yoga for Beginners, however, the deep stretch in these asanas means that we would recommend that you take this yoga lesson slowly and come into the poses with a degree of caution if you have not familiar with Iyengar Yoga.
If you want more energetic sequences, look at our 19 Days of Yoga series:
Our 13 Days of yoga series:
or our 30 Days of Yoga:
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