Cultivating an Elegant Demeanor (Part 1): Pigeon Pose, Vishnu Pose, and Cobra Pose for an Upright Posture
Nourish your body and mind to cultivate an elegant temperament
Elegant posture
Yoga is not only a body-shaping exercise, but also an elegant way to stay fit. Consistent yoga practice can correct poor posture, regulate the mind and body from within, maintain peace of mind and body, avoid irritability, and radiate an elegant beauty from the inside out.
Beauty effects
1. Fully stretch your legs, hips, waist, abdomen, chest, and neck to make your posture more upright and your figure more elegant.
2. It has a strong stretching effect on the waist and abdomen, which helps to eliminate excess fat in the waist and abdomen.
3. Promotes blood circulation and metabolism throughout the body, eliminates physical and mental fatigue, and restores energy.
Do 3 repetitions on each side.
Pigeon Pose
Inhale, and turn your upper body slightly to the right. Bend your left leg, placing only your left knee on the ground. Wrap your left elbow around the instep of your left foot, and reach your right hand over your head to clasp your left hand. Turn your head slightly to the right and hold this position for 15 seconds.
Slowly lower your hands and left foot.
Take a short break, then switch to the other side and continue practicing.
A gentle press brings beauty.
●Location: On the midline of the chest, at the intersection of the line connecting the two nipples and the midline of the sternum.
Massage method: Place the thenar eminence or palm heel of the left hand on the acupoint and rub counterclockwise 30-40 times; then switch to the right hand and rub clockwise 30-40 times, until a distending and numb sensation radiates towards the chest.
Benefits: Regularly massaging this acupoint can loosen the adhesion between the base of the breast and the pectoralis major muscle, improve blood circulation, clear the mammary ducts, and correct abnormal breast development. It can not only increase milk secretion but also help women achieve a healthy and beautiful figure.
Vishnu style
Beauty effects
1. Tighten your abdominal muscles and stretch your leg muscles and ligaments to make your figure slimmer.
2. Corrects deformed pelvis and spine, resulting in an elegant and charming figure.
Repeat 6 times on each side.
Lie on your right side with your body in a straight line. Bend your right arm, place your right upper arm on the mat, and support your head with your right hand; place your left hand on the mat in front of your navel, point your toes, and maintain your balance.
A gentle press brings beauty.
Location: The spinal acupoint is located on the midline of the back, on the line connecting the neck to the sacrum and coccyx.
Massage method: With the index and middle fingers in front and the thumb behind, pinch the spinal acupoints from bottom to top 3-5 times, which is called pinching the spine. After every three pinches, lift the back once, which is called the pinch-three-lift-one method.
●Efficacy: The spinal acupoints belong to the Governing Vessel Meridian and have the functions of regulating Yin and Yang, regulating Qi and blood, harmonizing the internal organs, clearing the meridians, and strengthening the body. Regular massage can make the body healthy, slender and well-proportioned, and full of vitality!
Beauty effects
1. It stretches back muscles, regulates spinal nerves, corrects hunchback, and makes the posture elegant and charming.
Snake Stretch
2. Strengthen your waist and abdomen muscles to reduce excess fat in these areas.
6 times.
Lie face down on the mat with your legs together and straight, hands clasped behind your back with your fingers interlaced, and your chin close to the mat.
Inhale, lift your chest off the mat, extend your arms and back fully backward, tilt your head back as far as possible, and adjust your breathing. Exhale, slowly lower your upper body back onto the mat, bring your chin close to the mat, place your arms at your sides, and relax your whole body.
[Lift your chest!] Lift your chest off the mat, engaging your abdominal muscles.
A gentle press brings beauty.
Location: Below and behind the shoulder joint, one thumb's width above the axillary crease when the arm is adducted.
Massage method: The person being massaged sits, and the masseur stands on the side of the shoulder that is painful. The masseur uses their thumb to massage the Jianzhen acupoint in a clockwise direction for about 2 minutes, and then massages it in a counterclockwise direction for about 2 minutes, until the area feels sore and distended.
◎Benefits: Prolonged computer use can lead to shoulder fatigue. Regularly massaging this acupoint can relax shoulder muscles, improve blood circulation in the shoulders, and eliminate shoulder fatigue, thus naturally resulting in a lighter and more graceful posture.