Yoga in winter helps warm the body

Practicing Yoga in winter can help warm the body and reduce the natural stiffness that occurs during this period.

Those who exercise in the morning may feel the weight of the coldest period of the year even more, even if they have slept enough. This also happens to those who live in the more tropical regions of Brazil. But practice Yoga in winter can help warm the body and reduce natural stiffness what happens at that moment.

First of all, a good way to start the day is drink pure warm water in the morning (or with the addition of a little lemon) or even thermogenic teas (with ginger, cinnamon and other warming ingredients), balsamic and comforting for the digestive tract.

Then we started practicing Yoga! And then you will feel ready to do other more intense Yoga positions or even other physical exercises. And if you want more health tips for winter, click here.

Iyengar Yoga in winter is perfect for the morning

To start the cold days, I suggest the Iyengar Yoga, the so-called “Yoga for All” (find out more here). After all, this method is accessible to anyone, even sedentary people, and is aimed at achieving body alignment.

To practice Iyengar Yoga, provide the basics: find a place free from cold drafts and wear appropriate clothing.

So, use some basic postures that protect your spine to start your winter mornings:

1. Adho mukha virasana

This asana (yoga pose) can be performed with the knees apart and together. Great for when you feel agitated because it calms you down.

2. Adho mukha swastikasana

It is an asana that offers physical and mental relief. Sit cross-legged on a pillow or blanket (or even on your yoga mat).

Lean into the support you will rest your head on, but keep your sitting bones (the small butt bones) on the pillow.

Let your arms rest. Breathe deeply during the asana.

3. Breathing exercise to start the day well

Sit with your spine erect in a support appropriate to your degree of flexibility and prepare for Kapalabhati, a breathing exercise that helps clear the nostrils, airways and lungs.

• Concentrate exclusively and strongly on your exhalation and expulsion of air.
• If your spine is more fragile or unstable, sit against a wall or “corner of the wall.”
• Keep your chin high on your chest, making sure your chest doesn’t sag, your throat doesn’t block, and your seventh cervical spine stays inside your body and down.
• From this state, let the air out completely and inhale normally. When you exhale, you push the air out of your lungs in one concentrated breath.
• Wait for the air to fill your lungs again and repeat the expulsion.
• Cycle 5 to 8 times without stopping and then alternate with normal breaths.
• When finished, perform a savasana (lying on the ground) to remove residual noise in your body and mind.

During this preliminary practice, it is extremely important to observe yourself without criticizing yourself, without blaming yourself, without wanting to change what you observe, without analyzing (Tip: Aromatherapy can help with these types of anxiety. Read more here).

Remember that the “cold” factor is often accompanied by a layer of body memory tension that does not express the reality of the moment felt in the body.

Now yes, they are ready for anything

Then, begins the practice of asanas that can be perfectly orchestrated with more vigor and jumps in the well-known sequence of suryas namaskar (sun salutation) alternated with standing positions.

The twists are welcome as they also warm up the system as the internal organs are squeezed healthily.

Then, add other sunny postures, like “baby backbends,” and then do the extensions themselves. Finish with inversions and savasana.

Watch the guided Savasana in the video:

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Analu Matsubara (analu@iyengaryogasaopaulo.com.br)

– Senior teacher certified internationally by the Brazilian Iyengar Yoga Association linked to the Ramamani Iyengar Yoga Institute, in Pune, India. He organizes national and international Yoga workshops and is the creator of two studios: “ESYSP- Estudio de Yoga São Paulo” and “Casa Azul Yoga”. He is also a somatic experience therapist.

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