What are the misunderstandings about practicing yoga?

I believe everyone knows that the best exercise for self-cultivation is yoga. Although people know about yoga, they don’t know the specific practice methods of yoga. If people practice yoga on their own, it is easy to get injured improperly. If you really want to practice yoga, you must understand it before practicing. So what are the common misunderstandings about practicing yoga? Let me introduce it to you today.

Since the harmful contents of popular yoga practices and postures are as numerous as the stars in the sky, it is difficult to list them all. However, as the number of victims injured from yoga practice increases day by day, it is urgent to help yoga practitioners avoid wrong methods and postures. Here is a brief and rough classification of incorrect yoga practice methods and postures.

1. Any excessive stretching, twisting, and bending exercises that require reaching extremes are harmful. Only do it in moderation.

2. Any method that bends the spine too far backward is harmful. This can damage the spine and accelerate the aging of the spine. Yoga poses like Wheel Pose, Pigeon Pose, Scorpion Pose, etc. are not good for the health of the spine.

3. Postures that put excessive stress on the cervical spine. For example, the plow pose, the headstand supported by the head, etc. The cervical spine is relatively fragile, and excessive force will inevitably lead to harm. If the neck is accidentally hit hard, there is a risk of high-level paraplegia.

4. Women should not over-stretch the muscles and ligaments around the thighs and perineum.

5. Breathing and meditation. Most of the yoga breathing and meditation techniques that are popular today are harmful and wrong, so it is better not to practice them.

6. Convergence and fit type. There are more wrong ways than right ones.

7. Purification method. Apart from washing your nose with light salt water, most other methods are not advisable. Bowel cleansing, nasal washing with thread, and gastric lavage with cloth are all harmful to the human body. Some fancy methods of washing the nose with light salt water are also of no benefit. Moderate inhalation through the nose and exhalation through the mouth is enough. The method of inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth is not advisable.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the misunderstandings about practicing yoga. As long as everyone understands the yoga misunderstandings introduced above, we can perform yoga exercises in a healthy manner. However, we would like to remind everyone that patients with hypoglycemia must supplement some sugar before practicing so as to better maintain health.