The yoga practice it is as old as it is popular. More and more people choose it to take care of their body and calm their mind.
We live in fast-paced times, with commitments and responsibilities that can stress us out, anguish us, generate anxiety or even make us physically sick. It is often difficult for us to stop that rhythm. As if by a kind of inertia we feel that we have to be connected all the time, attentive, answering messages or emails.
That’s why it’s so important to reconnect with yourself. For that, yoga is an indicated path. It helps to silence all those noises (external and internal) for a moment and allows us to give ourselves a time of stillness.
Today it is very common for people to suffer from insomnia, tension, contractures or other issues that can make it difficult to relax. This article is addressed to all of them, where we will see the most suitable yoga postures to release the body, let the mind rest for a moment and surrender to the pleasure of relaxation. You will see how everything looks different afterwards.
Balasana or child’s pose
This posture is very simple. Both beginners and advanced can do it, as it helps relaxation. To practice it, get on your knees on a yoga mat or similar and bring your buttocks towards your heels. Place your hands on either side of your body and rest your forehead on the mat. If you want to deepen the stretching of your back in relaxation, you can bring your hands forward, exerting opposite forces: the buttocks want to get closer to the heels and the hands want to move in the direction that your crown marks.
Inhale and exhale slowly and deeply. In addition to aiding relaxation, this pose relieves back and neck pain and helps stretch the thighs, hips, and ankles. If you already practice yoga, you can use it to rest between series and series, returning to calm your breathing and your heartbeat.
Corpse pose or savasana
Don’t be scared by the name of this pose! It is so simple that you will have to concentrate not to fall asleep. It is simply about lying on your yoga mat with your back flat on the ground, legs slightly apart, feet out, and arms a little distance from your body so that your armpits and shoulders relax as well. . The palms of the hands should face up. The eyes, gently closed and the lips slightly parted so that the tongue, the jaw and the entire expression of your face relax.
The idea of the posture is that you stay like this, inhaling and exhaling deeply, giving the weight of your body to the ground. That is why it helps a lot with relaxation and also with meditation. While you practice it, try not to give rise to any special thoughts. Just focus on your breath.
Supta baddha konasana or reclining cobbler pose
This posture is ideal to help relaxation, especially of the hip, lumbar and the entire lower body. Lying on your yoga mat, you must hit plant to plant of both feet, as if forming a diamond. The knees fall relaxed to the sides, and the back rests on the ground, with the arms slightly separated from the body. Inhale and exhale deeply.
Vajrasana or diamond pose
This is a simple and very useful posture for relaxation and stretching of the legs and back. To do it, get on all fours on your mat. Bring your legs together, resting your buttocks on your heels. Then put the palms of your hands on your thighs.
Remember: If you’re having trouble sleeping, had a rough day, or are really tired, practice one of these poses before bed. Use your breath to release tension and purify energy.
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