Yoga
Hi gang,
Do you know that your emotion can increase your height? It is a
well-known fact that your well being promotes height increase. Being stressed
out or depressed and angry can actually make you shorter! You see when stress
works on all levels, physically, your body holds in your anger and depression.
Your shoulders feel heavy and your back hurts. This is because your
spinal fluid has decreased. Thus it makes you shorter. But what about shiny,
happy people? Can I still increase my height even if I am happy? Sure you can! A
friend of mine who practices yoga noticed that most people had actually gained
inches doing this yoga exercises in lengthening the spine. He remarked that low
back pain and upper back stress are some of the most common health complaints of
adults. The best way to avoid backaches is to take care of your spine on a daily
basis. There are no quick fixes for back pain, but this exercise set is an
effective maintenance program.
Benefits...
This
series of exercises works systematically from the base of the spine to the top.
All 26 vertebrae receive stimulation and all the energy centers receive a burst
of energy. These exercises increase the circulation of the spinal fluid, which
contributes to greater mental clarity. Regular practice of this series will give
you increased vitality, help prevent backaches, reduce tension, and keep you
young by increasing the flexibility of the spine.
Rotate the Pelvis....
Sit in easy pose. Place the hands on the knees. Deeply roll the pelvis
around in a grinding motion. Relax into the movement. Make it a moving
meditation.
Do 26 rotations or 1-2 minutes in each direction.
Benefits: This exercise opens up the energy in the lower spine, massages
the internal organs and aids in digestion.
Spinal Flex....
Sit
in easy pose. Grab the ankles. As you inhale powerfully, flex the spine forward,
keeping the shoulders relaxed and the head straight. Do not move the head up and
down. Exhale and relax the spine back. Continue rhythmically with deep breaths.
As you inhale feel the energy go down the spine. As you exhale feel it come back
up .
To end: Inhale deep, hold the breath, exhale and relax. Sit quietly and
feel the energy circulate in your spine and throughout your body.
Benefits: This exercise stimulates and stretches the lower spine.
Spinal Flex On Heels...
Sit on the heels; place the hands flat on the thighs.
Continue spinal flex as below with a easy breath.
1-2
minutes.
Benefits:
This exercise works on the mid spine.
Side Twists...
Sit
on the heels. Place the hands on the shoulders, fingers in front and thumbs in
back. Inhale, twist to the left. Exhale, twist to the right. Twist your head to
each side as well. Gradually feel an increased rotation in your spine. Keep
elbows parallel to the ground, allowing the arms to swing freely with the body.
This exercise can be done standing up,
Continue 1-2 minutes or 26 times.
To end: Inhale center, hold the breath, apply root lock, exhale, relax
and feel the energy circulate, especially at the level of the heart.
Benefits: This exercise opens up the heart center and stimulates the
upper spine. (Refer to the picture below)
Side Bends...
In
Easy Pose, clasp hands behind neck in Venus Lock (fingers interlaced) and bend
straight sideways at the waist, aiming the elbow toward the floor beside the
hip. Inhale as you bend left, exhale right. Don't arch or contract the back.
Bend sideways only. This exercise can be done standing.
1-2 minutes or 26 times.
Benefits: Side bends stimulate the liver and colon and increase spinal
flexibility.
Shoulder Shrugs...
Still
on the heels or in easy pose, shrug both shoulders up on the inhale and down on
the exhale.
1- 2 minutes.
To End: Inhale up, hold, apply root lock, and relax.
Benefits: This exercise loosens up the tension in the shoulders and
relaxes upper back
Shoulder
shrugs
Neck Rolls...
Sit
with a straight but relaxed spine. Adjust the head so that you feel like it is
sitting on top of the spine by slightly moving the head back and bringing the
chin down slightly. Roll the neck slowly in one direction and then in the other.
Let the weight of the head move the head around. Do this very methodically so
that you go slowing through tight spots and work out areas of tension.
At least one minute in each direction.
To end: After this exercise, sit quietly and be with the sensations in
your body and spine.
Benefits: This exercise removes tension in the neck and stimulates the
thyroid.
Cobra...
2-3 minutes To end: Inhale, hold, pull the energy up the spine with the root lock.
Exhale very slowly and come down one vertebra at a time. Relax. 1-3
minutes. Benefits: This exercise strengthens the lower back. Removes tension in
the back and balances the flow of sexual energy with navel energy. |
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Rock and Roll on the Spine...
Bring your knees to your chest, grab them with the arms, and rock back and forth
on the spine, massaging it gently from the neck to the base of the spine. Make
sure you have a soft surface.
1-2 minutes.
Benefits: This exercise circulates the energy and relaxes the spine.
Cat Cow...
Come on the hands and knees, knees shoulder width apart. Inhale as you flex your
spine down and bring your head up. Exhale as you flex your spine up in an arched
position with the head down. Keep the arms straight. Continue rhythmically with
powerful breathing, gradually increasing the speed as your spine becomes more
and more flexible.
1-3 minutes.
To end: Inhale in saggy cow, hold, pull the energy up the spine with
the root lock. Exhale and relax on the heels. Sit quietly and let the breath
slow down. Feel the energy circulate. Concentrate at the third eye.
Benefits: This exercise is known as the Kundalini chiropractor. Done regularly it loosens up and adjusts the spine.
Alternate Leg Stretches...
Spread the legs wide apart, grasping the toes or any other place on the legs
where it is possible to keep the knees straight. Inhale center and exhale down
to the left leg, inhale center and exhale down to the right leg. Move from the
hips to open the pelvis. Avoid simply bending and arching the upper spine. Keep
the spine comfortably straight and get a good stretch in the back. Loosen up the
muscles, but do not strain them. Continue with powerful breathing.
1-2 minutes.
To end: Inhale center, hold the breath, apply root lock and then
relax. Bring the legs together and bounce them up and down a few times to relax
the muscles and massage them.
Benefits: Opens up the pelvis and stretches the leg muscles.
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Life Nerve Stretch...
Legs outstretched, bring right foot into left thigh, and slowly bend over the
left leg to grab the foot or ankle (or wherever it is comfortable), keeping the
leg flat on the ground. Breathe long and deep or do Breath of Fire.
1-2 minutes each side.
To end: Inhale deeply and exhale several times deepening the stretch.
Then slowly come up. Bounce the legs and massage them. Switch sides and repeat.
Benefits: This exercise stretches the leg muscles and loosens up the lower back.
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Pick Me Up Exercise...
Lie down on your back and simply relax for a moment. Then bend your knees and
draw the heels up towards the buttocks, keeping the feet flat on the floor. Grab
your ankles and holding on to them, slowly raise the hips up, arching the lower
spine and lifting the navel towards the sky. As you lift up, slowly inhale
through the nose. Hold the breath as you gently stretch up, lifting as high as
is comfortable, then slowly relax down again as you breathe out through the
nose.
Slowly repeat this lifting up and down movement a minimum of twelve
times, synchronizing the breathing with the movement of the hips, for a maximum
of 26 lifts. To go from the minimum number of 12, to the maximum number 26,
increase your total. 1-2 lifts per day.
1-2 minutes.
To
end: Inhale up, hold the breath for ten seconds, pull in the navel and apply the
root lock. Then relax down, stretching the legs out. Totally relax and feel the
energizing effect of the exercise.
Exercise Tips: If you can't grab your ankles, let the arms be at your
side and lift up using the arms to help push you up. People with any history of
lower back pain should check with their doctor before beginning. Try to let your
breathing do the work--inhale the hips up and exhale them down. This exercise
will automatically get you to breathe deeply. Keep the eyes closed throughout
this and other exercises so that you can feel your body move rhythmically,
without visual distractions. Rest on your back for two minutes after the
exercise and just enjoy its vitalizing effect!
Benefits: This exercise releases abdominal stress! It gives you an
immediate boost of energy throughout your body that lasts well into the day. It
also stimulates your thyroid. It allows you to breathe deeper and adds to your
energy level. It moves the energy from the lower spine to the upper spine.
Relaxation...
Deeply relax your back, hands to the side, palms facing up. Simply be
with the sensations in your body and enjoy the feelings.
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By doing these exercises, you might even gain more than 2 inches! You
could add 0.5 cm of spinal fluid to each vertebrae. So How many vertebrae are
there? Do some maths now!