Against which diseases or symptoms can Yoga be used?
There are numerous studies on yoga that deal with the positive effects on body and mind. While orthodox medicine mainly focuses on the treatment by medication or interventions against physical ailments, yoga can be seen as a supplement. It has been proven that regular yoga exercises and meditation can reduce stress, support the immune system, reduce anxiety disorders and lower heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate.
In the case of depression, yoga can have a mood-lifting effect and significantly increase serotonin levels. Yoga increases flexibility and in the long term ensures that tense muscles and connective tissue (fascia, ligaments, tendons, etc.) are loosened.
This is said to inhibit osteoporosis and relieve back pain and joint complaints. The muscle tone is increased or maintained. Pain in arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other chronic conditions can be reduced by yoga.
Positive effects on the cardiovascular system have been proven. The oxygen content and the number of red blood cells increases. Blood thinning properties have been proven.
In cancer patients, yoga can support the therapy by increasing the general well-being and reducing stress. Yoga is also an alternative to drug therapy for insomnia, because the pharmacological side effects of sleeping pills can be avoided.For patients with an eating disorder or addiction, yoga can support psychotherapy, since it has been observed that self-destructive behavior decreases with regular yoga practice. Tension in the neck and shoulder area is very common.
Exercises that open up the shoulders are useful for loosening the muscles. For example, these exercises can help: Guarda eagle shoulder integrate thumb cross over grasshopper shoulder opening on the wall cow arms
- Guarda Eagle
- Integrate shoulder
- Cross your thumbs
- Locust
- Shoulder opening on the wall
- Cow Arms
Yoga is well suited as an alternative to painkillers for the typical tension headaches. By stretching and relaxing asanas, the headaches can subside.
Migraine headaches, however, express themselves as severe pain that affects only one side of the skull and often radiates behind the eye, and accompanying symptoms such as nausea or impaired vision. In the case of a migraine attack, non-prescription drugs are usually not sufficient. If the side effects of the triptans discourage you, you can also try yoga for an impending migraine attack.
Gentle exercises such as yin yoga, which are integrated into everyday life in combination with regular walks in the fresh air, promote deep relaxation. For headaches, for example, this sequence of exercises can be helpful: Deep abdominal breathing in the heel seat The mountain The dog looking down The spine stretching The inclined plane The supported camel The child posture Rotating seat from the heel seat The relaxation position (also called the dead position)
- Deep abdominal breathing in heel fit
- The mountain
- The dog looking down
- Spinal stretching
- The inclined plane
- The supported camel
- The child posture
- Swivel seat from the heel seat
- The relaxation position (also called dead position)
Chronic back pain can be relieved by yoga exercises and mobility is slowly restored. Asanas, which relieve the spine, are particularly suitable for this purpose. However, in case of stabbing pain, a doctor should be consulted beforehand (preferably an orthopedist) to avoid injuries. The following exercises can help with back pain: Crocodile posture Crocodile posture with twist Supta Padangusthasana (one leg bent) Happy Baby with only one leg bent Pull knee towards heart
- Crocodile keeping
- Crocodile position with twist
- Supta Padangusthasana (one leg angled)
- Happy Baby with only one bent leg
- Pull knee towards heart
