How to do yoga relaxation exercises

Yoga is one of the favorite fitness exercises for modern white-collar workers and upper-class people because of its tranquility. Self-cultivation and character development are widely welcomed. At the same time, yoga practice will not cause the body to sweat profusely, so it is a good fitness activity. But how to do yoga relaxation practice? What are the precautions for yoga relaxation practice? Today we will give you a brief introduction.

The benefits of yoga relaxation practice to yoga practitioners are reflected at three different levels.

1. Physical level, which is at the most basic level. It can bring physical relaxation and recovery to yoga practitioners and shorten the physical recovery period.

2. The spiritual level, which is a higher level than the physical level. As the mind is focused on experiencing the body's sensations and limits, it allows yoga practitioners to empty their minds of distracting thoughts and enter a state of selflessness and tranquility, where consciousness and body can communicate and ultimately achieve harmony and unity of body and mind.

3. Spiritual level, which is also the highest level and realm of yoga practice. People who have reached this level would more appropriately be called yogis. It can awaken the true self hidden deep in the practitioner's consciousness.

Note: Relaxation exercises also have a very significant healing effect in the field of yoga therapy. Especially for patients with depression, anxiety, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease, etc., relaxation exercises are the preferred yoga exercises.

Principles of Yoga Relaxation Practice

Consciously Repeated Body movement

Only by constantly repeating seemingly simple movements can the body engrave the movements into the body's memory and form subconscious movement habits. To achieve the state of being able to move freely.

Objective of Yoga Nidra

1. Remove impurities from the body, making it cleaner and more relaxed;

2. Provide heat energy, increase blood circulation and oxygen supply;

3. Control unconscious thoughts and behaviors through conscious behaviors to achieve the unity of body and mind, or even the selfless state of unity between man and nature.

When a person is under stress, the brain will transmit tension signals to the nervous system, causing blood flow to accelerate into the muscles and create pressure at the joints. Over time, the modified muscles lose their elasticity and various diseases will occur at the joints of the bones in the body, such as arthritis, cervical spondylosis, etc.

This is just a disease that occurs physically. On the mental level, if people are in a state of tension for a long time, it will cause psychological illnesses such as depression and world-weariness.

Key points of yoga relaxation practice

There are three sequences for practicing yoga relaxation:

1. From top to bottom, i.e. from the top of the head to the soles of the feet

2. From bottom to top, from the soles of the feet to the top of the head.

3. Spreading upward and downward from the center of the person.

No matter which order you use, pay attention to the coordination of body movements and breathing. When relaxing a specific joint, only use the muscles in that area and do not use force in other parts of the body. When your body feels tight, it's time to snap your muscles back into action.

The general principle is that muscles stretch when you inhale and contract when you exhale.

It is important to breathe through your nose and adjust the frequency of your breathing according to the speed of your movements.

Relaxation exercises should form a circuit, that is, left-right symmetry, top-bottom symmetry, clockwise and counterclockwise symmetry

1. Symmetry: If you do the left side of the body first, you must do the right side later.

2. Symmetry between top and bottom: If you go from top to bottom, you must "return home" in the order from bottom to top.

3. Clockwise and counterclockwise movements are symmetrical. If you move a joint clockwise, you must make the same movement counterclockwise.

After reading the above content, do you have a certain understanding of yoga relaxation exercises? I believe that more and more people will fall in love with yoga. After all, yoga as a sport has entered the campus. Finally, a warm reminder to everyone, when learning yoga, you should do it according to your ability and not rush into challenging difficult movements to avoid hurting your body.