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The article is advised by Yoga Meditation Specialist Chu Thi Nha - High-Tech Unit for Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Autism - Vinmec Times City International Hospital.Tet is a time when household chores, preparations for Tet, hard cooking, and disordered eating make your body tired. The time budget for yourself is narrower, it is easy to ignore the self-care habits that make your health go down. The Vinmec Yogis suggest some easy and effective yoga moves that even you who have never practiced yoga can do to regain energy and flexibility.
1. Diamond Pose (Lightning or kneeling)
This is a move you can do right after a meal. This movement helps to regulate the metabolic process stably and continuously, making the spirit light and comfortable, helping to digest food, preventing constipation, keeping the back straight.In addition to the time to practice after a meal, you can also practice anywhere, anytime, even while eating, if you eat on the floor. How long you sit is up to you, if you are tired, change another position or rest.
How to do it: You sit with the posture as shown in the picture, breathe deeply and steadily. Remember to sit on a flat surface.
2. Neck Warm-up Pose
This movement helps you relieve pain in the neck, shoulders, and back.
How to do
In this pose, you start the neck movement by inhaling and then facing back, stretching the neck, exhaling gently, lowering the chin to the chest. Practice anywhere. Tilt pale, right and rotate gently, eyes closed to avoid dizziness.
3. Child's Pose
This pose helps you relax and restore your natural energy. It allows your body to rest, while stretching your arms, back, and spine, ready to start exercising for the body.How to do it
Start by kneeling on the floor, and sitting on your feet. Keep your back straight and your hands on your knees.
– Kneel on the floor, and sit on your feet.
– Inhale, keeping your back straight and your hands on your knees. As you exhale, slowly stretch your arms forward in the position of a baby in the womb. Once in the child's pose, you breathe evenly and slowly, relaxing your whole body and quieting your mind. Helps to relax
– Try to let your forehead touch the floor.
– Then, inhale deeply and slowly use your hands to push your body to sit up straight without too much impact on your back.
4. Rolling back pose (Happy baby)
When you have to bend a lot when cleaning the house, your life will be curved and your back will be tired. This pose helps you relax your entire back.How to do
While working, stop for a few minutes, clasp your hands behind your back and stretch. Hold and rotate left and right. This movement aims to open the chest, open the shoulders, regain the balance of the spine, will help relax the joints, flexibility of the body.
5. Walking meditation
How to do itYou may not have thought of it, but going to Mass, taking a spring walk at the beginning of the year is also a practice method that couldn't be easier. The muscles of the feet, buttocks, thighs and even the lower abdomen are exercised. Walking on gently sloping roads or taking quick strides will bring great results. In addition, do not forget to breathe deeply to allow the body to absorb more oxygen.
6. Meditation
How to do itIn the morning, you just need to meditate for a few minutes. Pay attention to your back straight, sit comfortably, relax the top of your head, thighs, shoulders, arms, and legs, breathe naturally, in a way that feels comfortable. You watch and feel your breath, conscious that this is your time to relax and take care of yourself. Do this until you feel you can no longer concentrate, or feel uncomfortable, then stop.
Breathe slowly and rhythmically, making sure to help your muscles stay healthy and your mind completely refreshed to welcome a productive new year. Practicing the following postures regularly, especially during the New Year's Day, will help you maintain your physical strength and shape, especially useful for women.
Wish you have a delicious Tet and enjoy the holiday with your loved ones and family!