A yoga instructor and acupuncturist shares how she uses yoga for digestion by combining poses with acupressure points.
Think Youve Got Food Poisoning?
Yoga can help with so manyaspects of our physical,mental, and spiritual well-being.
And that includes our digestion.
The practice of yoga can reduce stress, whichhelps regulate the gut-brain axis.
Theres even recent research that suggestsyoga may be a remedial treatment for IBS.
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But poses are only one of theeight limbs of yoga.
Yoga instructorSara Sas,RYT, L.Ac., adds acupressure to this, too.
This gives her an added boost of relief and digestive support.
Here, she shares her three go-tos.
(Think more bottom of your metatarsals, rather than bottom of your arch.)
When we are grounded and centered, our digestion is supported.
The opposite is also true: When were stressed, our digestion takes a toll.
It can be easily stimulated during a seated spinal twist while you give yourself a hug.
Adding in some acupressure bolsters this effect.
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Spleen 21 moves Qi [energy] and blood, explains Sas.
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