How To Support Your Digestive System
Yin Yoga supports digestion:
As Yin Yoga is based on the beliefs of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where we focus on our wellbeing mind-body-energy included.
It is an ultra beneficial practice that includes simultaneously:
-our physical wellbeing
-mental & emotional health
-and our energetic flow
Just a handful of benefits for you here:
-instant relaxation
-cellular rejuvenation
-digestive improvement
-hormonal balance
-weight management
Here is what Aurore advises on how to support your digestion best:
Always listen to your body and determine if you feel hungry before you eat
Foster an environment conducive to good digestion eg. calm by avoiding annoyances or situations that generate acute stress when eating meals
Allow at least 20 minutes to take meals
Make sure you chew each bite well at least 15 times
Encourage the consumption of drinks outside of meals
Fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits from organic farming // min. 50% of the plate must consist of vegetables
Consume raw fruits outside of meals
Encourage the diversification of vegetables
Limit refined and ultra-processed products: fruit juice, baguettes, confectionery, cookies, cakes, ice cream, soda, crisps, instant soups, cereal bars, sweeteners, industrial products labeled gluten-free, vegetable steak, sausages, smoked meats , margarines, baguettes, white flour, white dough, etc.
Ideally, promote starch in the evening and animal or sub-animal proteins such as eggs in the morning and at noon
It is necessary to include having protein every day in sufficient quantity
Add 1 case of an oil rich in omega 3 (camelina, flax, walnuts)
Aurore Deligny director of Institute Raphael, institute of integrative medicine.
Yin yoga is very restorative yoga. It brings us back to our center. Connecting us, mind, and body through conscious awareness has very stress-reducing effects. Together with the right diet, this practice invites renewal within you, improving your metabolism.
Reclining Twist - be present & relax. We tend to hold on to things: thoughts, experiences, and emotions. Yin Yoga lends the time and space to release what no longer serves you. Being vulnerable whilst releasing through stillness & breath. Creating space for newness.
Child pose - boost metabolism
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