03/27/2022
Here is something to try. Healthy Street has great information I will share with you from time to time. Have a great week!
🔈 VIPARITA KARANI POSE - FOR LYMPH CIRCULATION, KNEE PAIN, CONGESTED PELVIC ORGANS
HOW TO DO IT?
Stack a couple of folded blankets on top of a bolster near a wall. Put a block between the bolster and the wall and a blanket on the floor in front of the bolster for your head and shoulders.
Sit on the side of the bolster and roll your sacrum onto it, lifting your legs up the wall. Scoot yourself close to the wall so that the buttocks touch or come near the wall. Gently lower your shoulders and head to the floor. If you slide off the bolster, you can push yourself closer with your hands on the floor. Straighten your legs and press the thighs into the wall as you open your chest. Rest for 5 minutes. To come down, bend your knees, push your feet into the wall, slide away from the wall, and rest your back on the floor.
BENEFITS
When you put your legs up the wall with your pelvis elevated on a folded blanket, lymph and other fluids that can lead to swollen ankles, tired knees and congested pelvic organs flow into the lower belly; this refreshes the legs and the reproductive area (source: yoga journal).
This pose also gives blood circulation a gentle boost toward the upper body and head, which creates a pleasant re-balancing after you have been standing or sitting for a long time.
If you are stressed, fatigued or jet-lagged, this pose is especially refreshing. When you relax with your legs up the wall, you are practising the polar opposite of activity, which is receptivity. Some additional benefits include:
- alleviates headaches
- boosts energy
- soothes menstrual cramps
- relieves lower-back pain
It's worth giving a try. Enjoy.