The skin is the largest organ in the body, in terms of both weight and surface area. It protects you from various harmful organisms and also protects your body. However, regular practice of yoga asanas can help to fight against several skin problems or disease like fungal skin infection and this yoga poses are also helps in skin tightening.
Common Skin Problems
Acne: This happens when the follicles of the glands of the skin stick to excessive sebum
- Psoriasis: This skin disease causes inflammation and scaling.
- Wrinkles: These are mainly caused by aging. Its develop sagging skin and fine lines, making you look old. E.g. Eczema: This is a long-term skin problem. Its symptoms includes dry and itchy skin, which has a lot of rashes on the face, hands and feet etc.
Pawanmuktasana
Also known as Wind Relief Pose
How Does Yoga Asanas Effective for Skin Disease or Problems?
Toxins, unbalanced hormones, free radicals, and sensitivity of the sun are all common causes of skin problems.
- The solution to these problems can be found in improving blood circulation, balancing hormones, scavenging free radicals and reducing stress and strengthening your immunity.
Bhujangasana
Also known as Cobra Pose
- When you spread and open your heart and lungs, your breathing improves.
- Better circulation and sufficient oxygen can help to remove toxins and free radicals throughout your body, which improve skin quality and prevent premature aging, acne and psoriasis.
Trikonasana
Also known as Triangle Pose
- This posture helps to open your hips, torso, and heart, thereby increase blood circulation, which helps to remove toxins, kills free radicals, and removes blockages.
- Facial muscles lose stress and relax, allowing your skin to stay healthy and shiny.
The Wall Up Pose
Also known as the Wall up pose
- Regular practice of this posture can help to clean the radicals on the face and increase the supply of oxygen to the face
- Lie down gently on your back and stretch your arms to ensure that your palms are upwards
- Close your eyes and breathe
Bottom Line
Regular practice of yoga can help fight skin problems or disease and also help to improve blood circulation, skin tightening, deliver oxygen to cells and relieve stress.
Uttanasana
This posture helps to increase the circulation of blood in the face, neck and head, thereby promoting healthy skin.
- How To Do It
- Stand upright and place your hands on your hips. Exhale and bend your hips, moving your torso as you stretch and lift the tailbone. Breathe deeply.
How To Do It
Make dandasana yoga pose
- Bend your left leg so that the left foot touches the right thigh.
- Gently bend forward the hips, touch your head to your knees and your hands to your feet. As you breathe deeply, hold the pose for a few seconds.Release and repeat with your left foot.
