Healing yoga sequences for spring

Spring is a season of new beginnings. As we see the new life growing around us, we expect to feel new energy, enthusiasm and inspiration.

This is not always the case, unfortunately.  We are often a bit lazy after winter, and ever changing spring weather may easily throw us out of balance.
In such situation we might feel frustrated, moody, stuck in life, uncertain, not able to make firm decisions, lacking energy and motivation and not willing to adapt to changes.

What to do to feel more energetic in the spring then?

According to oriental medicine, we need to balance Liver and Gall Bladder meridians.

We may do it by:

• incorporating more movement into our daily routine
• starting a new activity
• learning new things
• throwing away all things that no longer serve us
• spending more time in nature

What if I don't have the energy to start?

Restorative and yin yoga will help :). 
Both styles are slow and gentle, so big effort is not required :). Target positions are twists and stretches of the side body.
If you have some experience in yoga, feel free to try the below sequences by yourself.
If you are a beginner, you may contact me for support.

Restorative with a twist      watch it here!
Detoxifies, boosts metabolism, releases the spine. You need a bolster / rolled duvet and 2-3 blankets.

1. Reclining easy twist with a bolster parallel to the mat.​  Put a blanket on top of the mat and a bolster parallel to it. Lie down, place your head on the blanket and your shins and knees on the bolster. Keep the pose for 5-10 minutes and repeat on the other side.
2. Supported twist with deer legs, belly on a bolster & blankets. Put the bolster in the middle of the mat and sit at the end of it, sacrum touching the bolster, knees bent, feet around mat width apart. Let your legs fall to one side. Twist your torso and lie down on the bolster with some blankets on it. Head may face the legs direction or may be twisted even further. Enjoy the gentle compression of your internal organs and relax. Keep the pose for 5-10 minutes and repeat on the other side.
3. Pronation with hips on the bolster, belly on the mat. Put your bolster in the middle of the mat, perpendicular to the long edge of it. Lie down, belly on the mat, hips on the bolster. Keep the pose for 5-10 minutes.

If you need to continue your day with the increased level of energy, finish the sequence with 5-10 minutes savasana with a rolled blanket beneath your shoulder blades (shoulders slightly touch the mat).

Yin for balancing Liver and Gall Bladder meridians    watch it here!
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Opens the hips and side body, detoxifies. Hold each pose / pose variation for at least 2 minutes. Description is prepared for yogis having some yin experience already.

1. Opening meditation. Relax and follow your breath down the spine when you inhale and up the spine when you exhale.
2. Butterfly.
3. Dragons - flying high, flying low, winged. After finishing one side, neutralise the hips with down dog and 1 minute in a child's pose. Then repeat on the other side. Neutralise with down dog, lower your knees to the mat and go to the sitting position with your legs in front of you.
4. Shoelace / half shoelace with a twist. After keeping for at least 2 minutes, repeat on the other side. Neutralise with windshield wipers.
5. Bananasana. After keeping for at least 2 minutes, repeat on the other side.
6. Savasana - I highly recommend doing progressive muscle relaxation at the beginnig.

Namaste!

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