The Best Yoga Poses For Kidney Disorders
Our body is a complex structure and each organ has its own crucial role to play in maintaining a proper functioning of the body and keeping it healthy. A kidney is one such part that performs the vital function of flushing out toxins from the body and also helps to purify the blood. Kidney helps with a proper functioning of the urinary system, balances hormones secretion, maintains blood pressure, and also manages acid levels.
But our carelessness, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy habits, environmental conditions, etc., can take a toll on the health of the kidneys. These issues can also result in Kidney diseases and disorders including Chronic Kidney Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disorder, Kidney failure, Glomerulonephritis, Pyelonephritis, and many more.
With the help of yoga practice, you can maintain the health of the kidneys and keep the kidney disorders away. There are yoga poses that are designed for enhancing the proper functioning of the kidney, improve its health, and decrease the progress of kidney disorders.
Here are seven yoga poses for kidney disorders that you can practice on a regular basis:
Salamba Bhujangasana
- Lie flat on your stomach on the floor with your hands beside the body, forehead resting on the floor, and toes place flat on the floor.
- Make sure your legs are together. Slide your hands forward in front aligned with the shoulders.
- Now take a deep breath and slowly raise your head, chest, and abdomen off the floor.
- Make sure your navel is placed on the floor. Now, gently pull the head and torso backward with the support of your hands.
- This gives a slight curve to your spine. Hold the pose for a minute while breathing gently.
Dhanurasana
- Lie down flat on your stomach on the floor, and place your arms beside the body.
- Now bend your legs at the knees and then raise your hands backward and hold your ankles.
- Inhale and lift your head upward. Now gently lift your torso off the floor and stretch backward.
- Without straining the body, raise up your legs a little more. Balance your body on the abdomen and hold the pose for 30 seconds.
Ardha Matsyendrasana
- Sit straight on the floor with legs stretched outward in front of the body and hands placed beside the hips.
- Now bend your left knee with the left foot placed flat on the floor and bring it close to your body.
- Now slowly twist your torso towards the left and at the same time put the left arm behind your back, close to the hips with the palms facing downward.
- Place the right hand on the knees. Hold the pose for 30 seconds. Release and repeat the same on the other side.
Baddha Konasana
- Sit on the floor with an erect spine, legs stretched outward, and hands on the floor.
- Now inhale and bend your knees outward joining the soles together.
- Now warp your feet with the hands and pull it towards the pelvis.
- Make sure the edges of the heels are placed on the floor.
- As you attain a comfortable position, start breathing slowly.
- Lengthen the torso and hold the pose for a few seconds. Now start flapping your knees. Do it for 2-3 minutes.
Setu Bandhasana
- Lie down straight on the floor on your back with hands placed beside the body. Your legs should be spread hip-width apart.
- Now bend your knees and place the feet flat on the floor. Make sure your knees are aligned with the ankles.
- Now take a deep breath and at the same time, slide your hands under your back.
- Now lift your back upward with the support of your hands.
- Let your chin touch the chest and support the body on your head, shoulders, arms, and feet.
- Hold the pose for a minute.
Pawanmuktasana
- Lie straight on the floor on your back ensuring arms are placed beside the body and feet are together.
- Now inhale and as you exhale, fold your knee and bring it close to your chest.
- Now press your thighs against the abdomen and then wrap your hands around the legs and clasp your hands.
- Hold the asana for 30 seconds and breathe normally. Increase the pressure on the chest by holding the legs tightly.
- For modification, lift your head off the floor, and let the forehead touch the knee.
Practice yoga and meditation daily and start consuming an Ayurvedic diet.
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