Postpartum weight loss yoga starts with breathing. New mothers can achieve postpartum results through yoga practice, and breathing exercises in postpartum yoga are very helpful. Simple breathing exercises can help new mothers relax, and these conditioning exercises can also help with postpartum recovery.
I. Yoga practice begins with "breathing".
Breathing is an innate, self-regulating movement that faithfully delivers the oxygen the body needs, and it is especially important for new mothers after childbirth. Breathing is a dialogue with yourself, a way to understand yourself. It doesn't require much physical strength or endurance; simply calm your mind, clear your thoughts, relax your body, and listen to your breathing. Fatigue, irritability, and depression will quietly leave your body, allowing you to receive a gift of inner "happiness."
II. Practice abdominal breathing
Lie semi-reclined on the sofa with your knees drawn back, left hand on your abdomen, eyes closed, and focus on your abdomen. Inhale, slowly raising your abdomen until it forms a hemispherical shape; exhale, slowly releasing your diaphragm. Once all the air has been expelled, begin inhaling again. The length of your breaths can vary depending on your own pace. Initially, your inhalations may be shorter, which is normal. After 15 days of consistent practice, your breaths will gradually become more even and longer. During each practice session, try to maintain a calm and peaceful smile; a sense of beauty and happiness will naturally arise.
III. Ancient Nasal Breathing
In ancient yoga scriptures, the left nostril represents the "moon," signifying tranquility, while the right nostril represents the "sun." This means our breathing generally alternates between the left and right nostrils. When we need strength, we often breathe more through the right nostril than the left; when we need quiet contemplation, we breathe more through the left nostril than the right. Understanding these simple principles of breathing allows you to apply them fully to your life and enjoy the life energy that breathing brings.
IV. Energy Meditation and Relaxation Technique
Let's inhale together, exhale, inhale again, exhale again, as if a beam of white light shines upon our heads from the sky, like a warm current flowing into our minds, along our cheeks, throat chakra, chest, abdomen, and root chakra, slowly spreading to every corner of our body, every inch of our skin, giving us a deep replenishment of energy. Wherever the white light passes, we become more peaceful and serene.
Next, relax every part of your body from top to bottom: relax your forehead, eyes, eyebrows, ears, and corners of your mouth; relax your shoulders, arms, chest, ribs, stomach, navel, and lower abdomen; relax your waist, hips, and perineum; relax the soles and toes of your feet. You will feel your body becoming increasingly comfortable and peaceful, your energy flowing freely, your body full of vitality, and you will feel a greater love for yourself. Through this energy meditation relaxation technique, we can awaken our energy and find more health, joy, and happiness.
