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The liver is essential for maintaining healthy digestion and general wellbeing, and experts claim that yoga offers an efficient way to detoxify and activate the liver through particular poses. Exercises or asanas like the Boat Pose, Big Toe Pose, and others massage this important organ, enhancing your body’s health and energy.
The liver, a crucial organ involved in the body’s elimination of wastes, toxins, and carcinogens, is crucial in maintaining the health of the intricate human structure. It processes and eliminates toxic elements from deep tissues and the extremities, including lactic acid, lymphatic fluid, poisons, and carbon dioxide.
The following five poses can support the liver’s cleansing process and preserve its health:
- The “Big Toe Pose”
Starting position: Samasthithi. Place your feet together. While maintaining a relaxed neck and shoulders, exhale and slowly bend your upper body. Instead of starting from your waist, start the forward fold from your hip joints. As you gaze up and straighten your arms, hold your big toes and take a deep breath. Keeping your legs and knees straight throughout the practice, exhale and fold forward. Knee bending may be necessary for beginners. You can gradually straighten your knees with practice. Keep doing this pose.
2. The shoulder pose (Kandharasana)
Starting position: Lie on your back. Put your feet on the ground while bending your knees. Step your feet towards the direction of your pelvis. Alongside your body, extend your arms above the floor. Take hold of your ankles with your hands. Lift your pelvis and back slowly off the floor while gently arching your back such that your chin is touching your chest. Keep your eyes fixed upward.
3. Boat Pose (Naukasana)
How to: Lie on your back. Using your sitting bones as support, raise both your upper and lower body. Align your eyes and toes. Hold your back and legs straight. Pointing ahead, extend your arms parallel to the ground. Put your abdominal muscles to work. Keep your back straight. Take a normal breath.
4. The Garland Pose, or Malasana
Start by assuming a straight stance and placing your arms at your sides. Put your pelvis over your heels by bending your knees. Be sure to keep your feet flat on the ground. Your palms can be placed in front of your chest in a prayer position or on the ground next to your feet. Keep your back straight.
5. Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
Method: Place your palms beneath your shoulders while lying flat on your stomach. Keep your toes on the ground and your feet together. Completely inhale, then hold your breath. Maintaining a 30-degree angle while lifting your head, shoulders, and body, make sure your navel stays on the ground. Spread your shoulders, and lift your head just a little. To open the Sun (Right) and Moon (Left) channels that lead to your lower back, apply pressure to your toes. For 10 seconds, maintain the position. Exhale while lowering your torso gradually.
