How can Yoga help in increasing energy levels?

Many people turn to the magic of yoga for energy and find themselves refreshed and ready to tackle whatever life throws at them. Yoga works by tapping into the Chi, or the inner life force that gives us strength and balance. Energy yoga focuses on the art of reviving tired muscles and bringing them back to their energized state. This form of yoga can be practiced for a few short minutes a day, giving you just the jolt that you need to feel refreshed and revitalized. There are many poses to help you to gain more energy.

The Penguin pose, for example, opens up the lungs and allows for easier breathing. It also stimulates the adrenal glands which helps control blood pressure and allow your body to deal with stress. No coffee needed here. Just a few minutes and you're on your way to feeling the power of yoga. Tap into your inner force with energy-increasing yoga.Bhastrika Pranayam also energizes instantly and you can feel the life force flowing through your body.
Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose) is both a standing pose and a forward bend. Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I Pose) is a standing pose, but in it the shoulder girdle and cervical spine contains elements of a backbend. Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand) is both an inversion and an arm balance while Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog)--a deservedly important posture in most yoga schools--is quite special in preparing the body beautifully for almost every type of pose. It contains elements of every grouping except twists. Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow Pose) is a stimulating backbend; Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) is a relaxing forward bend.


The effects of these types of postures on the energy of the practitioner can also be categorized. There are finer and more detailed ways of understanding the energetic effects of yoga postures.


Poses that extend the spine-are generally stimulating, as are inversions, standing poses, and arm balances. Poses that flex the hips and perhaps flex the spine--moving towards forward bending--are generally relaxing. Twists are generally balancing. The energetic effects of those few poses that are truly only one sort of pose are therefore easy to understand:

 

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thank you geevee and ssnmom ...will try to write more about specific breathing techniques and more yogasanas for specific problems .