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Flexibility can reduce the stress

 What is flexibility?

Flexibility refers to range of motion (ROM) about a joint. The flexibility of a joint is dependent upon the extensibility (ability to extend without causing tissue damage) and elasticity (ability of muscles to return to its normal shape and size after being stretched or shortened) of the structure surrounding it (e.g. the ligament and the fibrous joint capsule).

Benefits of flexibility


1.       Maintenance of range of motion relieves or prevent joint pain which accompany aging

2.       A greater range of motion prevent injury and saves energy

3.       Flexibility permits ease and grace in movement

4.       Helps in reducing stress

How flexibility can alleviate stress        

Flexibility works on internal organ; it gives massage to internal organs. For instance when you do Paschimottanasanana bend forward, your hamstring is stretched, your hip areas opens up completely, and your internal like spleen, stomach, and intestines are kneaded, due to which there is extra flow of blood to the nerves and muscles. This helps in their better functioning, and makes you healthy inside out. When you have healthy blood flow thereby good nutrition reaching all over the organ maintains the health of each organ, removes the toxins and thereby maintaining good homeostasis inside increases your ability to fight stress.

Secondly, for the practice of asana, breathing techniques are essential to learn. Inhale when you assume an asana (pose) and exhale as you release it. This creates a rhythm in body, mind and brain every time when you practice asana. And this rhythm distracts one’s mind from all daily chaos to one point. This helps in alleviating stress.

How to achieve flexibility

Flexibility is achieved with practice of Yoga-Asana daily. Your bones may be stiff enough in the beginning on the very first day of practice, later when one performs asana on daily basis, Range Of Motion (ROM) increases & what one achieves is called ‘Flexibility’.

One can practice following set of asana on daily basis to achieve flexibility and benefits that comes along with it. As all the asana increases the flexibility so you can choose your favorite one according to your ability and capacity of body. Few examples of asanas are as followes:

 

Example of Asanas for improving flexibility
 

Balasan : Practice of Balasan is quite essential for management of stress. Ministry of AYUSH also vouches for this benefit. 

Tweet of Ministry of AYUSH emphasizing to practice Yoga
 

How to do: Sit in Vajrasan first with folded knees on ground; place the buttock on the ankles. Place both the hands on thighs. Back should be erect, now slowly bend forward by sliding your palms ahead. Slowly by sliding palms in front of you bend the head and try to touch the knees through your head by keeping hands in front of you in namaskar pose. This is final pose. Hold this asana for 5-10 minutes but do not exceed your capacity and then release the asana. Come back to normal pose.

Contraindications: knee pain, ankle pain, slip disc.

Although stress is unavoidable during pandemic, but understanding the fact that impact of stress  will affect the overall health, one should try to avoid/resolve it quickly. For any query, kindly comment below.

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