Yoga is a play between strength and flexibility. This yin and yang balance is especially important in the spine, as all body movements depend on its health. Here, we’ll focus on yoga postures that encourage a supple spine.
Nowadays, tightness in the hips is one of the most common conditions. The problem is that tight hips can cause issues like lower back pain, spinal misalignments, and even injury or long-term damage. Hip-opening yoga poses can actually help loosen tight hips, thereby improving the range of motion and circulation. Apart from that, hip openers in yoga are said to have even more benefits than just the physical. It is believed that the hips act like a container for our emotions. Thus, stretching the muscles around the pelvis is thought to bring emotional release.
Most of us start to lose the flexibility in our shoulders as the adjoining neck and back muscles tense up in the office, and repetitive movements cause wear and tear on shoulders.Shoulders have an incredible range of movements. We can move them up, down, forward, back and we can rotate them - when we are flexible. Happily, we can regain lost flexibility through exercise.Yoga has some great poses for this.
Yoga has many positive health benefits, from increased flexibility to better blood circulation. When the body is stiff, it feels like you are trapped within your own body. Flexibility exercises can help in alleviating joint stiffness.