Yoga Boosts for Strength: Core strength and integration
To have a strong body, we need a supple spine, stable skeletal structure, supportive core, toned muscles, and stable joints, all linked together in an integrative way and balanced within gravitational pull. Yoga Boosts for Strength are meant to help you reawaken different parts of your body, build their strength, and improve integration with other parts.
Yoga for core strength and integration
Strong core muscles that work together make any movement you engage in more stable and powerful; they also help protect other joints (especially the shoulders) from overuse. This short yoga practice will help you connect to the center of your body, strengthen various muscles that comprise your core, and facilitate better integration between those muscles. You will also use Uddiyana bandha-like movement and Brahma mudra to connect to your inner source of power and revitalize your body. Give it a try and see how it feels!
“If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old; if it is completely flexible at 60, you are young!”
The postural benefits of exercise in general and likely the practice of Yoga in particular, may also provide health benefits for the brain. Neurologists with the aid of MRI technology are becoming increasingly aware of how chronic tension in the cervical spine or poor posture can reduce the flow of cerebral spinal fluid. CSF plays an important role in providing nutrients to brain cells and removing waste products. Also pressure on nerves created by CSF blockages can cause headaches and disrupt nerve signals to and from the brain.
Similarly breathing techniques may play a role fostering optimal spinal motility and alignment that promotes CSF flow along the full length of the spine.