{"id":24811,"date":"2017-06-02T21:31:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=24811"},"modified":"2017-06-02T21:31:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T18:31:49","slug":"basic-yoga-poses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/basic-yoga-poses\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Yoga Poses to Get Rid of Back Pain, Anxiety & Digestive Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stretching, strength, and flexibility focus on relieving your muscles. Breathing reduces stress which can alleviate the pain you experience from too much anxiety in your life. There are basic yoga poses for the most common daily problems that address issues with organs down to emotional problems.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the best-known basic yoga poses to help you feel energized, pain-free, and positive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Back pain can occur from past injuries or may develop from sitting at a desk for work. There are many studies that indicate relief from back pain comes from gaining better flexibility through stretching. Strengthening through yoga and working out the spine daily will also assist you with back pain.<\/p>\n Lower back pain<\/a> can often come from tight hamstrings so you want to make sure to incorporate basic yoga poses that address the acute pain as well as the supporting muscles. Yoga often stretches various muscles at one and improves back function which makes it the best kind of care for back pain.<\/p>\n A study published in the Journal Archives of Internal Medicine<\/a> said that people who do yoga or stretching are twice as likely to be able to cut back on back pain medications. People are beginning to understand increasingly that they can manage their own pain a lot of the time by giving the back self-care through yoga.<\/p>\n It isn\u2019t recommended to use yoga for severe back pain but will offer relief for those with soreness every occasionally. Postures that lengthen your spine will ease the pain as you stretch and strengthen muscles<\/strong>. This promotes the back to return to its correct alignment.<\/p>\n This gentle pose is great for beginners and quickly calms the mind. The way you fold your body allows an acute and yet subtle stretch on the lower back.<\/p>\n Pigeon pose is a great way to relieve back pain that is being caused by tight hips. When you sit at a desk all day<\/a>, you tend to tighten in the hips. This pose is a deep stretch for your hips which takes the pressure off the lower back.<\/p>\n Snake pose works in many ways to help with upper back pain as well as the lower back, your glutes, ankles, and feet. Opening up your chest<\/strong> allows you to counteract sitting at a desk typing over a keyboard.<\/p>\n You also realign your shoulders and shoulder blades which could be putting pressure on your back.<\/p>\n A downward-facing dog is a quick fix for those with slumping backs from being hunched over for most of the day. This pose fixes plenty of ailments from chakra cleansing<\/a> to internal organ cleansing but also can help the upper and lower back at the same time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n A downward-facing dog also stretches out the side body, shoulders, legs, ankles, and feet. If you do it enough, it can also help promote better posture<\/a><\/strong> so you can prevent back pain.<\/p>\n Stress and anxiety are a huge part of many lives. When you consider that 50% of adults in the U.S. use some form of anxiety or depression medication, it\u2019s clearly pointing to an epidemic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Yoga is capable of diminishing the stress that causes chronic anxiety<\/a>. You not only alleviate the stress of the day with basic yoga poses but you also change the mind so it can cope with immediate stress as it comes to you. Yoga helps lower blood pressure and heart rate through controlled breathing and physical poses.<\/p>\n Bridge pose is considered a heart opener pose which gives you plenty of space for breathing deeply. Yogic breathing<\/a> can greatly reduce anxiety, especially when you focus on breathing all the way into the belly.<\/p>\n Backbends can also release emotions that allow you to let go of some of the tension that may be causing anxiety<\/strong>.<\/p>\nYoga for Back Pain<\/h2>\n
Basic Yoga Poses for Back Pain<\/h2>\n
1. Lower Back<\/h3>\n
Child\u2019s Pose<\/h4>\n
Steps for Child\u2019s Pose:<\/h5>\n
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Pigeon Pose<\/h4>\n
Steps for Pigeon Pose:<\/h5>\n
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2. Upper Back<\/h3>\n
Snake Pose<\/h4>\n
Steps for Snake Pose:<\/h5>\n
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3. The Whole Back<\/h3>\n
Downward-Facing Dog<\/h4>\n
Steps to do Downward Facing Dog:<\/h5>\n
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Yoga for Anxiety<\/h2>\n
Basic Yoga Poses for Anxiety<\/h3>\n
Bridge Pose<\/h4>\n