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INDIAN YOGA
Yoga asanas offer
many postures
that could
help cleanse,
aid, stimulate
and encourage
the good and
healthy digestive
function.
which is the body toxin in this
case that accumulates in the
cells of the body. A strong
agni hence is needed for a
good digestive function of the
body. Yoga helps you to build
108 a stronger agni and in turn
helping your digestion better
and stronger.
How Yoga
helps improve
digestion?
There are few points below
that tell you why and how
yoga helps improve digestion.
The digestive fire ‘agni’ that
we spoke about is stimulated
by the body with yoga and
that increases the appetite to
balance the metabolism.
The asanas help you stretch
the body, massaging the
muscles of abdomen. The
food is made to move
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efficiently along the digestive
tract in the body.
The bowel movement in body is
regulated with the help of yoga
and relieves constipation.
Helps the body to circulate the
blood more effectively to the
digestive organs increasing the
aid for digestion.
Yoga keeps your mind and
body happy and active. Thus
you are more likely to eat a
balanced food and ease your
digestive function.
The fatty deposits in the body
are discouraged by yoga
helping you to keep fit.
The body gets detoxed with
the help of regular practice of
yoga and toxins accumulating
in the body due to bad diet are
flushed out.
5 important
postures to
improve digestion:
Ardha Matsyendrasana - Sitting
Half Spinal Twist This posture
helps in making the spine
supple, increasing the elasticity
of spine opening the chest and
increasing the oxygen flow into
the lungs. It helps in improving
the liver and pancreatic health
improving the digestion overall.
How to perform:
Sit up straight with the legs
stretched out parallel to
ground in front of you. Keep
the feet together and the
spine erect.
While bending the left leg,
place heal of the left foot
right beside the right hip.
Optionally, you can keep the
other leg straight.
Place the right leg over the
left knee as shown.
Place the right hand behind
you and the left hand on the
right knee.
Twist the upper body - the
waist, shoulders and neck
in this sequence to the right
side and look over the right
shoulder.
Make sure to keep the spine
erect all times.
Hold and continue with
proper breathing - gentle
long breaths in and out.
While breathing out, release
the right hand first which is
the hand behind you, then
release the waist gradually
releasing the chest, lastly the
neck and sit up in a relaxed
yet straight position.
Repeat with the other side.
While breathing out, come
back to the front and relax.
Pawanmuktasana