FITNESS AUTHOR
Shelby Autrey
YOGA POSES TO BOOST IMMUNITY n Add this flow to your practice to reduce stress and boost your defenses.
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e all come to yoga for similar benefits. We strive for a freedom from daily stress, an ease for emotions, strength in our bodies, a release of physical tension, a boost in optimal health. And ultimately, we all strive for optimal health and to know ourselves more fully. Daily yoga practice is a full-spectrum remedy for vitality. We begin with gratitude, intention setting, activated breath, physical movement and concentration of our mind which connects us to the deeper layers of our life force. These practices downregulate our nervous system to make the body a place where change can happen and create a flow of energy that connects mind, body and spirit. When these aspects of our living are in union, we have a free flow of energy making an equanimous vessel for radiant life. Here are six poses that, activated by your breath, work to reduce stress, stoke a strong immune system and maintain a constant flow of life force or prana. Yoga postures married with breath create a natural filtration that moves energy and blood and promotes organ function. Do these poses for two to three minutes with long, deep breaths for full, energetic flow and release. Each breath cycle is four counts. Inhale, pause at the top, four counts exhale, pause at the bottom.
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