Yoga for Emotional Healing

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Yoga for Emotional Healing – Poses to Release Sadness and Anxiety

In today’s fast-paced world, emotional well-being is just as important as physical health. Yoga, often known for its physical benefits, can also be a powerful tool for emotional healing. Through mindful movement and breathwork, yoga helps release tension, calm the nervous system, and bring clarity to the mind.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or low, try incorporating these simple yet effective yoga poses into your routine. They are designed to open the heart, release stored emotions, and bring a sense of peace.

1. Child’s Pose (Balasana)

Why it helps: This gentle, grounding posture encourages you to fold inward, creating a safe space for introspection. It slows the breath and calms the nervous system.
How to do it: Sit on your heels, extend your arms forward, and rest your forehead on the mat. Take deep, slow breaths for 1-2 minutes.

2. Cat-Cow Pose (Marjaryasana-Bitilasana)

Why it helps: Moving through this flow helps release tension along the spine, which can be a storehouse for stress and anxiety. The synchronized breath calms the mind.
How to do it: On all fours, inhale as you arch your back (Cow), and exhale as you round the spine (Cat). Repeat for 1-3 minutes.

3. Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)

Why it helps: This heart-opening pose lifts the chest, helping to counteract sadness and promote energy flow.
How to do it: Lie on your back, bend your knees, and press your feet into the floor. Lift your hips, clasp your hands under your back, and hold for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

4. Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana)

Why it helps: Forward folds encourage introspection and relaxation, allowing you to turn inward and let go of lingering emotional weight.
How to do it: Sit with your legs extended, reach forward, and hold your feet or shins. Relax your head and breathe deeply for 1-2 minutes.

5. Legs-Up-The-Wall (Viparita Karani)

Why it helps: This restorative pose reduces stress and anxiety by promoting circulation and calming the nervous system.
How to do it: Lie on your back and extend your legs up against a wall. Rest here for 5-10 minutes.

Final Thoughts

Yoga reminds us that healing is a journey. Allow yourself to feel, breathe, and release. With consistent practice, these poses can help create emotional balance and bring lightness to your heart.

Roll out your mat, take a deep breath, and know that peace is always within reach.

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Half Wheel Pose (Ardha chakrasana)

What is Half Wheel Pose?

Half wheel pose, or ardha chakrasana in Sanskrit, is a standing backbend. With the hands on the low back, the yogi arches backwards, lifting the chest toward the sky and releasing the head back. While the pose looks simple, it requires a great deal of strength and flexibility to bring the body into this deep backward arch.

Instructions

• Begin standing with the feet as wide as the hips.

• Place the palms on the low back, fingers pointing up.

• Inhale and lengthen the spine.

• Exhale and slowly arch the head and neck back as the chest lifts toward the sky.

• Breathe while holding the pose.

• Inhale and rise.

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