Can Yoga Make You Look Younger? 5 Yoga Poses Designed for Knitters
This is so true. A regular yoga practice can make you look and feel younger. I have taught yoga to many people with differing health issues. Back pain is the main reason people come to yoga. As a teacher, I see that people with flexible spines also have good posture and are more resilient to pain and stiffness. These students walk easily, carry themselves with dignity, seem to get sick less, recover from injuries more easily, and look younger.
How can yoga help people with back issues? Let’s look at my students many, including myself, are knitters. You might think of knitters as sedentary people who sit in rockers knitting for hours. We do like to sit and knit but we are proof that yoga can keep you flexible and active. Practicing yoga isn’t the only thing we do but, it is the foundation of the most important thing we do for our overall health.
Practicing yoga is also important to me and my knitting friends because we need to be flexible to be comfortable when we knit. I notice that some of them look younger and are more flexible than others. Knitters who add yoga to their daily routines are also more comfortable when knitting. This makes getting projects finished easier and the time spent with knitting friends more enjoyable. The quote above is true, yoga keeps you flexible and strong which makes you look and feel younger.
I recommend 5 yoga poses knitters. They are easy to do and make a huge difference, especially after binging on a new Netflix series. I do this sequence every time I knit, it eases my back and neck.
Here is my favorite go-to sequence:
1. Start on your back and get comfortable on the floor, rock your knees from side to side.
2. Draw your knees into your chest with your hands on top and exhale as you draw them in. Inhale as you rock them forward over your hip. Repeat until your back starts to relax on the floor.
3. Bring your feet to the floor. Work on tilting your pelvis while keeping it on the floor, this is a small movement. Inhale and rock your pelvis forward This creates a small arch in your lower back. Exhale and draw your pelvis back, flattening your lower back on the floor. Repeat this about 5-6 times slowly.
4. Feet on the floor about hips-width apart and inhale as you lift your hips and back off the floor into bridge pose. .for a moment at the top of your inhale feel a slight pressure across your upper back and shoulders. Slowly exhale as you roll back down your spine to the floor. Repeat these 5 -6 times slowly with control.
5. Start one hand on each knee, knees above your hips. Exhale, draw your right knee in towards your chest as you turn your head to look right. Inhale, return your knees over your hips. Exhale, draw your left knee toward your chest as you turn your head to look left. Repeat slowly about 5-6 on each side.
After practicing take a knitting break and try one of my free favorite patterns. Download the link here Free Knitting Patterns.
You can also join me to practice more yoga that will stretch and elevate your energy levels! Experience the therapeutic joy of creating something wonderful for yourself both inside and out with my Keep Moving Membership.
This monthly membership offers:
Live streaming yoga classes to invigorate your energy and foster motivation through group practice.
Videos for weekly practice to help you achieve your goals.
Monthly live coaching calls for ongoing support and encouragement.
BONUS: Exclusive access to our private Yoga for Knitters social group, where you can connect with like-minded members who share your passion for yoga and knitting.
Join Here Keep Moving Membership.
Thank you,
Pam