7 Yoga Poses for Constipation - Yoga for Good Digestion

Yoga for Constipation

You probably think of a relaxed music, deep stretches, when you think of Yoga. This ancient art, however, does much more. From reducing the risk of postpartum depression to reducing inflammation levels in people with heart failure, it is helpful to spend time on your yoga mat, from your head to your toes.

Our unhealthy and fast-paced lifestyle is the most common cause of constipation, gas and other stomach disorders. Bad diets, pressures and hectic schedules can show as hard stools (as well as loose stools) or rare bowel movements in your digestive system.

1. Supine Twist

Procedure of supine twist:
1. Lying on your back, put your legs against your stomach. Extend the left leg out, then.
2. While holding your shoulders flat on the floor, draw your bent right leg to the left across your body.
3. Look to the right.
4. Hold, and switch sides, then.


2. Half Spinal Twist

Procedure of half spinal twist:
1. Start in a seated position.
2. Bend your left leg and put your left foot over the right knee on the ground.
3. Bend your right knee and put your right foot next to your butt.
4. Next to your left knee, put your right elbow and rotate your spine, looking over your left shoulder.
5. Keep, and switch sides, then.


3. Crescent Twist

Procedure of Crescent Twist:
1. Place your hands in a prayer position and twist into your bent leg to twist, pressing your arm to the outside of the bent leg and hold.
2. Come out of the pose, repeat, and switch sides.


4. Wind-Relieving Pose

Procedure of Wind-relieving pose:
1. Lying on your back, your knees pulled up towards your chin.
2. Place your hands on your shins or around them.
3. Tuck the head in and squeeze the back gently into the floor, pushing the knees gently toward the chest.
4. For a few seconds, keep the pose, then release it.


5. Child’s Pose

Procedure of child's pose:
1. Start by sitting on the floor with your knees spread apart a little more than hip-distance and your feet tucked underneath you, touching big toes.
2. Lean forward and bring your hands in front of you, creeping forward until the mat is hit by your forehead.
3. Keep it deeply when breathing.


6. Cobra Pose

Procedure of cobra pose:
1. Lying flat on your stomach with your toes pointed out.
2. Place the palms on the sides of the floor, next to the shoulders.
3. Engage the muscles of the abdomen and legs.
4. Raise the head slightly and twist the neck softly backwards.
5. Push the palms to the floor, raise the shoulders and upper body up gently.
6. Keep for a few breaths.
7. Releasing and dropping the body down to the ground.


7. Bow Pose

Procedure of bow pose
1. Lying flat on your stomach.
2. Bend your knees.
3. Reach the arms back and, if possible, clasp the ankles.
4. Picking the chest gently off the floor as far as it is safe.
5. Try to lift the thighs and upper body off the floor using the friction between the arms and legs.
6. Keep down for a couple of seconds, then release.