Hot days cause the body to retain fluids and swell. Thanks to the sedentary life that often characterizes our days, we often arrive in the evening feeling a certain heaviness especially in the lower limbs that we feel the need to lighten.
In addition to detoxifying drinks and cold showers, yoga also comes to meet us by giving us some positions that drain the body, improving venous and lymphatic circulation in the lower limbs.
Lie down on the mat and let's get started!
towards the abdomen, hug each other and, if you can, grab the elbows. Stand with the legs towards the chest for five breaths. Then stretch the left leg on the ground, detach the right leg and try to bring it towards the shoulder, if you can ankle or big toe and brings the forehead closer to the tibia. Stay for five breaths and then switch legs. Extend the right leg to the floor and bring the left bent towards the chest, then try to stretch it towards the head, grab the ankle or the big toe and bring the forehead towards the left shin, stay here for five breaths.
Bring both legs to the ground in front of you and return your body fully reclining to the floor. Then slowly raise them to square and enter the pillar position. Extend your arms sideways and raise your chest as well, lifting your back from the ground, your gaze is turned upwards. Hold the position for five breaths.
Return your legs to the ground, lift your glutes, bring your hands to the lower back to support your back and enter the half bridge position. From here, lift your right leg and take it over your shoulder, extending your left leg towards the ground. Stay for five breaths and then change the leg. Bring your left leg back and place your extended right on the ground.
on the ground, keep your hands under the lumbar and perform an anteversion with the pelvis, bringing the legs upwards. You have entered Viparita Karana, a powerful variant of the candle position, in which the hands support the pelvis and legs and liquids. of the body slowly descend downwards.Stay here for five breaths or even more if you can, consider that this is one of the most powerful postures in yoga.
, all the weight shifts on the shoulders, the legs are stretched upwards, the big toes point to the ceiling, the gaze to the sky and the neck is motionless.
After five breaths in the classic candle position, first bring your right leg over your head, touching the floor with your big toe and then, come back and bring your left leg down.
, with his arms resting on the mat.
When you are with your back and legs on the ground, relax in Svasana, the position of the corpse and let your whole weight down on the ground.
and endocrine, calm the mind and promote concentration.In terms of circulation, the sequence relieves tired legs, promotes venous return and the drainage of lymphatic fluids from the lower limbs. It reduces the symptoms resulting from the presence of varicose veins and due to venous insufficiency, by stretching the posterior muscles of the legs. This practice eases PMS and menopausal symptoms. If practiced in the period before the period it helps to reduce abdominal cramps and swelling.
