Inner Warmth
The temperatures have finally started to drop as we are nearing the end of this year. The autumn and winter make us all physically and psychologically sluggish. We can work on improving this through various means like right diet, right physical practice and right precautions against the cold elements.
The weather has a huge impact on mental health as well; studies have shown that 10% to 20% of the population’s mental health takes a hit during winter. Consistent practice of yoga asanas and pranayama will help you to uplift your mood right away!
Yoga Asanas offers a way to warm you up from inside and keep your inner-core warm, to improve circulation and maintain warmth not just in the inner core but also the extremities, the limbs. Practices can give us a good kick start to our sluggish winter mornings as well as improving our circulation, joint mobility, spinal flexibility, and sense perception.
Yoga practice definitely feels different in the winter than in the summer months. It’s harder to feel open and flexible—and there is also a tendency to be more lifted or even hunched in the shoulders and upper back. Backbends are known to stimulate the Sympathetic Nervous System and this helps mobilise energy to keep us physically warm and active. Inversion helps in increasing overall circulation, especially to the sluggish circulation of the lower body where it helps the lymph flow. It also improves circulation to the head and the senses to keep us going through the gloomy winter days. The core engagement keeps the abdominal fire ignited in spite of the cold exteriors.
Our yoga practice this month will help fight the external cold. These postures build heat internally, which allows your body to feel soft and more relaxed.
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