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Tune Up Your Abdomen with Yoga |
Yoga therapy and yoga training can go a long way in giving strength to your abdominal muscles and relaxing them. They comprise of extremely light physical exercise and breathing exercises.
The following is a very useful yogic posture with which you can tone your abdominal muscles.
The Pelvic Tilt
As per the yogic posture, there are extremely subtle body movements that have to be carried out. This posture is primarily designed for the lower back region. These light stretching exercises can be done anywhere, standing with your back against the wall while lying down on the turf of the floor. These exercises are gentle on the pelvic region and can be safely carried out by pregnant women.
First, lie down on the floor and stretch yourself from head to toe. Then bring in your knees together towards the inside so that you have your lower back slightly raised from the floor. This shall be your standard neutral position. Now comes the breathing bit.
As you slowly bring your hips to face you, release your breath. The movement will be described as your buttocks leaving the floor and smoothening out the lower back portion. The back is firmly pressed on to the floor. After sometime, release your breath and return to your normal position. This should be done for at least five to ten times in a gradual motion. To describe the asana in short, assume your pelvis to be a bowl of water. When you are tilting, the water in the bowl spills onto your belly. |
