How to Choose Yoga Poses for Digestion
From breathing techniques to seated postures that clear the mind and backward-bend poses, yoga has many methods for improving your digestion. Yoga poses that aid digestion increase blood flow to the digestive tract, and relieve the stress that can cause digestive problems. These poses may heal ulcers, increase food absorption and decreases the production of gas and acid.
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Try alternate nostril breathing to promote relaxation. Hold your nose and count to five, then release the right nostril, exhale slowly and then inhale. Switch sides, hold your right nostril closed and repeat. Keep alternating through a minimum of 20 breaths.
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Practice the Cobra Pose to relieve constipation and other gastrointestinal issues. Lie on your stomach and rest your head on your arms. Slowly rise, moving your hands on the floor on either side of your chest. Using your arms, push yourself up. This motion will bend and gently stretch your back. Don't push yourself too far, and only stretch as far as the movement is comfortable.
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Learn the Half Spinal Twist to aid digestion. Sit on your feet, heels turned outward and your knees bent. Gently shift to the right and pull your left leg out from under your body. Cross your left leg over your right, aligning your left foot along your right thigh. Raise your arms to shoulder level and twist gently to the left. The fingertips of your right hand should rest next to the toes of your left foot. The fingertips of your left hand should rest on the floor behind you.
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Tips & Warnings
As with any fitness regimen, yoga should only be done with the permission of your physician and under the instruction of a qualified yoga instructor.
