BEAUTIFUL SKIN BY YOGA

An incredible asset for both beauty and health is glowing skin. The texture and appearance of radiant skin are even and youthful. Glowing skin improves attractiveness and attracts attention for people of all ages. As a natural and secure alternative to getting young, bright skin, yoga has experienced tremendous global popularity.

The notion that the external condition of the body reflects the inside state is an old one. The secret to achieving a healthy, bright complexion naturally is a correct balance between the body and mind together with a healthy lifestyle.

YOGA AND BEAUTIFUL SKIN

Yoga, which has a solid connection to Indian culture and spirituality, is unquestionably one of the most beneficial and popular activities in the world. We thought we’d introduce you to our favourite component of yoga as beauty enthusiasts—the skin benefits—since more and more people are becoming aware of the advantages of yoga in numerous facets of their lives, from fitness to general intestinal, mental, and physical health.

Your skin and other body parts can be renewed like never before through a mindful yoga practice. Similar to how your skincare and cosmetic routine can function on multiple levels, yoga can. By giving this sensory organ an abundance of blood and oxygen, it can tone, moisturise, and tighten your skin.

Part 1

Yoga poses for proper blood circulation

Yoga positions that promote adequate blood flow

Stress or bad living choices are the leading causes of premature wrinkling. Smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and eating poorly are some serious offenders. Another typical skin condition is acne. This might occasionally occur due to the body’s hormonal shifts, and acne is another symptom of poor digestion. Whatever the reason, you can get smooth, radiant skin by practising these yoga asanas.

These yoga poses can improve blood flow to the head and facial region, further supporting naturally radiant skin tone. Inverted positions can rev up our metabolism, stimulate our neurological system, increase blood flow to the brain, and give us more energy.

• Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)

Your forehead should be resting on the ground as you lay on your stomach with your toes pointed upward and flat on the floor. Keep your legs together such that your heels are just barely touching.

The palms of both hands should be touching the ground beneath the shoulders, and the elbows should be parallel to and close to the torso.

Lift your head, chest, and abdomen slowly while inhaling deeply. You should maintain a flat navel.

With your hands, raise your torso off the ground and backward. Make sure both palms are receiving the same amount of pressure.

As you bend your spine vertebrae by vertebrae, continue to breathe consciously. Straighten your arms and, if you can, arch your back as you.

Lean back and gaze upward. Hold the position for 4-5 breaths while breathing consistently. Exhale now, then relax by lowering your head, chest, and abdomen back to the floor.

Four to five times.

This yoga pose helps reduce stiffness in the back and shoulders, relaxes and elevates mood, and makes the skin smooth.

• Matsyasana (Fish Pose)

Lie on your back. Your side relaxes your hands as you stand with your feet together. With the palms downward, tuck the hands beneath the hips. Bring your elbows up against each other.

Lift your head and chest while inhaling.

Lower the head back till it touches the floor while keeping the chest up.

Press the elbows firmly into the ground with the head barely off the floor, putting the weight there rather than on the head. From the area between your shoulder blades, raise your chest. Legs and thighs should be pressed to the ground.

Hold the position as long as it is comfortable for you while inhaling and exhaling slowly and deeply. With each breath, loosen up in the position. The head should now be raised, and the chest and the floor should be touched. Reposition the hands so that they are at your sides. Relax.

This asana enables deep breathing, helps normalise hormonal imbalance and relaxes muscles. It also makes the skin more flexible and firm.

• Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)

Remain upright. Set a comfortable distance between your feet of about 3 1/2 and 4 feet.

Turn your left foot in by 15 degrees and your right foot out 90 degrees. Now line up the middle of your right heel with the centre of your left foot’s arch.

Make sure both of your feet are firmly planted on the ground and that your body weight is distributed evenly between them. Deeply inhale, then, as you exhale, bend your body to the right at the hips while maintaining a straight waist. At the same time, allow your left hand to rise into the air as your right hand descends toward the floor. Keep your arms straight at all times.

Place your right hand outside your right foot, on the floor, or on your shin or ankle.

If it’s possible to do so without distorting the sides of your waist, rest your right hand on your shin, ankle, or the ground outside of your right foot. In line with the tops of your shoulders, extend your left arm upward. Keep your head neutral or tilt it to the left while lightly focusing your eyes on your left palm.

Make sure your body is not leaning forward or backwards, only sideways. The chest and pelvis are both exposed. Stretch as much as you can while maintaining stability. Continue breathing in deep, long breaths. Relax your body more and more with each exhalation. Just observe your body and your breath.

Come up, bring your arms to your sides, and straighten your feet as you inhale.

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This pose increases the flow of blood to your face and head. The increase in oxygen supply manifests in the better quality of the skin.

Part 2

Pranayama for Acne

Many women experience acne well into their adult years. The problem is usually aggravated during summer for those with oily skin. These pranayama and cleansing processes could prove helpful in getting rid of acne:

• Sheetali and Sheetkari Breathing

A tried-and-true technique for hydrating and cooling the body is Sheetkari Pranayama. If it’s extremely hot outside, it would be wise to use this technique. Because the sound that is produced when performing Sheetkari is similar to the sound created by a “snake,” it is also known as the “hissing breath pranayama.”

The Sheetali, the twin of the Sheetkari Pranayama, cools the body. Along with the system cooling, radiant skin and a fresh appearance of the skin are both excellent side effects. All yoga-related texts give Sheetkari pranayama a special prominence to emphasise how crucial it is for maintaining the body’s relatively cool temperature.

Sit in the Vajrasana or Padmasana position first; Keep the upper row of teeth and the lower row of teeth in their normal alignment while keeping the lips open, allowing both complete rows of teeth (upper row and lower row) to be visible. Slowly roll the tongue upward until it touches the inner upper roof of the mouth.

Exhale via the nose after taking a breath through your mouth, allowing the air to flow through your rows of teeth and into your lungs. Therefore, the steps are to breathe in gently, filling the abdominal, chest, and neck regions mindfully while being present and conscious of the process dynamically.

Both these techniques help provide a cooling effect so that the skin glows.

• Jalneti Technique

Nose irrigation is the modern name for nasal washing, an ancient Vedic practice that our Vedic seers passed down to us thousands of years ago. This technique involves clearing the water out of both nasal passages and enabling clean, warm saline water to drip out of the mouth and nose while breathing it in via one nostril. If done consistently, it is extremely helpful in preventing colds. The experience is energising.

This method aids in both system cleansing and the slowing of the ageing process.

Your skin absorbs the toxic pollutants found in both indoor and outdoor air, and this is made worse when you breathe them into your body. As a result, the toxins cause a variety of skin conditions. You can use a Neti Pot to clear your upper respiratory system of the toxins collected daily, in addition to eating a nutritious diet and exercising frequently. It eases facial muscle tension, which maintains the face’s youthful appearance.

The Jalneti technique facilitates physical and emotional cleansing and can be practised daily.

CONCLUSION:

Your body needs movement to heal. All of the organs are flushed, which promotes detoxification. It also raises respiration, lubricates joints, and tones muscles. In yoga, the breathing and movement are used to move waste that has accumulated in the intestines and to regulate hormones. The result is skin that is healthier and happier.