1. Complete asana of Flow Yoga
1.1 wooden board type
Essentials: on the yoga mat, support your body with both hands, and touch your toes with the yoga mat to form a straight line.
Note: this movement is similar to the “slant board” in Hatha Yoga. You should adhere to it for a certain time and take 6-8 breaths as a complete exercise. But in the flow yoga class, this action is only a series pose. Generally, when the last action is finished, adjust your breath, do the plank pose, and then move on to the next action, bend your elbow.
1.2 elbow flexion
Key points: touch both hands and feet on the ground, adjust your breathing, bend your elbows when exhaling, keep your body away from the ground, and press your sides inward with your elbows.
Note: the action is similar to push ups, and requires higher upper arm strength. If you are a beginner, it is difficult to do the action in place at the beginning, so you need to practice slowly, strengthen the upper arm strength first, and then support the body. You can also strengthen it step by step according to your own situation.
1.3. Upper dog
Essentials: when inhaling, touch your toes to the ground, push your body forward until your upper body is perpendicular to the floor, and then stretch your spine and let your legs leave the mat.
Explanation: the posture is the same as the dog’s stretching posture, so it is called “upper dog”. When doing movements, fully experience the feeling of spine and back stretching upward.
2. What is stream Yoga
Stream yoga, also known as “process yoga”, is a simplified system of ashtang yoga. Each initial movement of Flow Yoga starts from the Sun Salutation, which requires continuous practice, followed by individual movements, and finally ends with rest and handstand. The action is like running water, very slow, but after entering a single action, the action is like running water hitting rocks. In the whole practice process, rhythmic movements will be interspersed.
Stream Yoga emphasizes the harmony of movement and breathing, introduces many gentle movements of yoga schools, and then integrates itself. However, the movements are standardized and stay for a long time. Only by practicing in person can you experience them. After practice, people will feel full of energy and interest.
Stream Yoga primary is more similar to hatha yoga and suitable for ordinary young people to practice. However, the movements above the intermediate level are more difficult. You need to be prepared, otherwise you will easily hurt yourself. Generally, beginners should not practice intermediate level or above when they first learn. They should start from low level and practice step by step.
3. What are the benefits of stream Yoga
3.1. Create a perfect female figure
Through yoga postures and constant practice, you can make significant changes in your body: build your chest; Beautify the chest curve; Prevent breast sagging; Make the waist soft.
Avoid gluteal muscle sagging, beautify gluteal shape, eliminate abdominal fat, and prevent lower body obesity; Don’t lengthen the legs, increase the elasticity of the hamstrings, and eliminate the fat of the thighs and calves.
3.2. Prevention of chronic diseases
The practice of Flow Yoga is also very helpful to prevent and treat chronic diseases. The practice of Flow Yoga has a very good massage effect on our body organs.
Massaging the internal organs of the body can not only promote blood circulation, stretch stiff muscles, make joints flexible, but also balance gland secretion and strengthen nerves. Of course, chronic diseases will also insulate you.
3.3. Eliminate tension and fatigue
People who stand or sit incorrectly, or who are in a state of mental tension due to the pressure of work or life for a long time, are naturally more likely to feel tired or tired than ordinary people, which will cause abnormal breathing.
Yoga’s breathing method, through conscious breathing, can eliminate exhaust gas and weak fire in the body, eliminate tension and fatigue.
What should you pay attention to when practicing stream Yoga
1. Never hold your breath
For most practitioners, the faster flow yoga will increase the oxygen consumption of the body, and the breathing will naturally tend to be rapid. At this time, if you can’t keep up with the teacher’s stable breathing rhythm, don’t hold your breath in order to reluctantly cooperate, otherwise it is easy to cause greater hypoxia and physical discomfort.
2. “Add one breath”
When breathing is short, it is sometimes difficult to enter a pose with one breath or exhale. At this time, you can use the technique of “adding one breath”. For example, when the teacher says to inhale, you are exhaling. You can quickly exhale half of it and then follow the teacher’s inhalation. This technique is very useful.
3. Never rush to finish breathing
Yoga breathing is a slow activity. When we practice, we must pay attention to the rhythm of breathing. Don’t rush to complete the movements. We should experience the mysteries with our hearts.
Who is not suitable for stream Yoga
1. People after middle age
Ligaments and joints degenerate, and muscles are relatively stiff. For yoga movements that are difficult to practice without strong muscle protection and support, it is undoubtedly a huge “challenge” to the already fragile cervical vertebrae and vertebrae, which is very easy to lead to muscle strain and vertebral dislocation. Unless you have been practicing yoga since you were young, your body is flexible.
2. Patients with osteoporosis
Especially for women with severe osteoporosis. Due to the decrease of bone hardness and increase of brittleness, if you don’t pay attention to yoga, you may cause compression fractures or vertebral body fractures.
3. Patients with cervical and lumbar diseases
If you practice some yoga movements, such as plough pose, it is easy to cause intervertebral disc herniation or the original condition is more serious.
4. Patients with cardiovascular disease or obesity
If the action is intense, such as doing handstands, it is likely to increase the burden on the heart and cause discomfort.
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