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Yoga for the Digestive System

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Here a few yoga poses you can do to help calm the body and get the digestive system going. Bring these poses into your regular practice for a while, or do them by themselves. But also…

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Cooling Down Yoga

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Here a few ideas of what to do towards the end of a yoga class. The poses I demonstrate and explain are,

seated forward bend / paschimottanasana

head to knee pose / janu sirsasana

simple spinal twist

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Paschimottanasana

Paschimottanasana / Seated forward bend

Benefits:

  • Stretches the spine, hamstrings, shoulders.
  • Calms the mind, prepares you for meditation.
  • Relieves mild depression.
  • Stimulates internal organs like ovaries and uterus, liver and kidneys.
  • Good for digestion.
  • Therapeutic for high blood

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Seated Forward Bend

Seated Forward Bend / Paschimottanasana

step by step instructions

  • From dandasana, sitting with your legs outstretched in front of you and your feet flexed. If you cannot sit with a straight back it means you have to sit

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Yoga Sitting Poses

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Here a sequence of sitting poses to do following this video of yoga standing poses or alternatively after warming up with some sun salutations.

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Happy Yoga :)

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Hi everyone, practicing yoga with this yoga video can really shift your mood. Try this little sequence out when you feel down and observe the difference in how you feel.

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