Yoga Practice

Side plank to slim the waistline and strengthen the arms

Today we see a pilates sequence based on the side plank that will help, if practiced with constancy, to slim the waistline, improve breathing and circulation but also to strengthen the arms, wrists and shoulders. Lie down on your right side, place your right forearm on the mat and keep your upper body raised. Bend the right leg, place the left foot on the ground and lift the pelvis. The left hand looks towards the ceiling. This is the facilitated version of the side plank. Do on the other side ...

Improve flexibility, metabolism and the work of thyroid with yoga, the asanas on the shoulders

The yoga poses on the shoulders, the subject of this video, are really beneficial for the health of the entire body. Indeed, they help improve the flexibility of neck and back, stimulate the good work of the thyroid and counteract bad blood flow. Finally, these yoga sequences increase your concentration and energy, reduce tensions and stress and help live in the here and now, without obsessive thoughts but with a free and calm mind. You are on your back. Bend the knees and bring them near your ...

Pilates, twist and crunch

Twist and crunch pilates exercises work deeply on the belly and the waistline, by helping to burn fat, to slim the hips and make the body more elastic. Lie on your back and bend your knees, by keeping your feet in contact with the mat. The arms are at your sides. Gently drop your knees to the right, until you place them on the floor and cross your fingers behind your neck. Inhale, exhale and slowly raise the trunk by looking at the navel. Then return with your back on the mat and repeat the ex...

Exercises for the sixth chakra, Part Two

Today we’ll see other beneficial yoga exercises to unlock and strengthen the sixth chakra, also called the third eye, placed right in the middle of the forehead, between the eyes. Connected to this chakra are sight, hearing and smell, but also the ability to concentrate and listen to the own inner voice. An exercise for the sixth chakra is as follows. You are on all four, bring your right knee towards your forehead and then stretch your leg backwards. Lift also the left arm and stretch it forwa...

Pilates for the abs, the hips and the thighs, the helicopter

Helicopter is a pilates exercise that deeply works on the abs, it strengthens them, but it helps also slim hips and thighs. You are on the back, the arms are along your body sides. Spread the legs like a scissor with the right leg forward and the left leg a little raised from the floor. Make two small and fast movements by trying to bringing away the legs from each other and then by bringing them back to the initial pose. Repeat by changing the leg. Stay on the back, legs straight. Raise the r...

Yoga for the sixth chakra

The chakras are, according to Indian tradition, the energetic centers where the body energy flows. The main chakras are 7 and located along the spine. Today we’ll see a yoga sequence really beneficial for the sixth chakra, called third eye, that is represented in the middle of the forehead between the eyebrows. A block in this chakra may cause headache, sinusitis, problems of the eyes and ears and poor ability to listen to the inner voice. A yoga pose beneficial for the sixth chakra is uttanasa...