In Ayurveda, winter is mainly a kapha (mainly water and soil) season, which is strongly affected by vata (mainly wind) energy.
Therefore, in this cold season, you need to adopt a warm posture in practice to balance the cold and dry quality of vata.
At the same time, stimulating your inner flame by twisting the posture will help to achieve a greater balance between the heavy and moist quality of kapha.
Try to combine these 10 yoga poses to promote the combination of balance and nature.
Lower the dog on all fours and raise the hips into an inverted “V”.
Focus on finding a solid foundation of support through your hands and soles.
When breathing deeply, find a balance point between the upper and lower body, and the weight is evenly distributed between all four contact points.
Benefits: in winter, focus on maintaining a firm and stable balance of vata energy, and imagine inhaling earth energy through your hands into your lungs to balance kapha.
2.
Enter the lunge with your right foot forward, extend your arm over your head, stare ahead, and relax your shoulders, face and eyes.
Keep breathing a few times and Practice on the other side.
Benefits: in order to coordinate the kapha element in winter, please consciously sweep your arms up and down during breathing to release the stagnant energy in the heart space.
3.
Twist your right leg forward to lunge.
Keep your torso extended and start twisting to the right with your hands folded.
Press your hands against each other and breathe to spread these energy from top to bottom of your body.
Benefits: deep twisting stimulates, eliminates, and counteracts the retardation of kapha imbalance.
Twisting is also a natural heating posture, which is an ideal choice in winter.
4.
Triangular standing.
Turn the right foot outward at an angle of 90 degrees, and align the outer edge of the left foot with the short edge of the yoga mat.
Extend the right arm and pull the right hip back and down at the same time; The pelvis tilts to the right.
Place the right hand on the right tibia or outside the tibia to maintain stability; His left arm reached into the sky.
Benefits: strong legs lay the foundation for your vata energy, while an open heart energizes the heavy kapha energy.
5.
Side panel pose starts from downward dog pose, with feet close together, heels rotating to the right, and feet stacked.
Maintain correct shoulder alignment when shifting weight to the right arm.
Lift your left hand up.
Benefits: this pose can improve your attention, which helps keep your mind sharp in dark and cold seasons.
If you can’t find balance due to too much vata energy, put your knees on the ground for a longer time.
6.
Stand in a magic chair with big toes together.
Bend your knees, like sitting in an invisible chair.
Keep your weight on your heels and lift your arms up.
Benefits: this asana strengthens all your major muscles, and major joints and bones.
When you tighten through your legs and abdomen, it will reduce vata energy, and you build your inner fire, which may be lacking in kapha season.
7.
Crow pose with feet together and knees apart.
Put your hands on the ground, raise your hips and put your knees in your armpits; Lower leg on upper arm.
Move your weight forward and lift your feet off the ground.
Benefits: Crow style enhances strength and endurance.
To improve vata imbalance, keep your muscles close to your bones and squeeze towards the midline.
8.
Start with four limbs on the ground, with elbows the same width as shoulders, fingers crossed, and the back of the head on the ground.
Press your elbows and forearms down and move your feet forward.
Slowly straighten your legs upward to form a long energy line from the top of your head to your toes.
Benefit: if you have excess vata energy, try using walls as support.
To balance kapha, try some conscious movements with your legs in the pose.
9.
Sit on the ground in the half fish King pose, put your right foot on the ground outside your left thigh, and the heel of your left foot contacts your right hip.
Inhale deeply to lengthen the spine.
Exhale, twist to the right, and place the fingertips of your right hand on the ground behind you.
Benefits of turning to the right shoulder: it stimulates lymphatic flow and the immune system, which is helpful during the flu season.
10.
Lie on your back with your legs extended.
Let them open naturally and rest.
Close your eyes and keep your head in a neutral position.
Rest here for 5 to 20 minutes and feel the natural intelligence of all systems of the body.
Benefits: if you feel that there is a lot of kapha energy in your system, you will fall asleep immediately.
Please challenge yourself to stay conscious and let your body rest at the same time.
By adjusting your practice according to the season, you will be more harmonious with nature and feel more comfortable mentally, physically and mentally.
Regular practice also helps maintain balance in the winter, so try to practice regularly, even if you only practice for 10 minutes a day…
