Most modern mums still prefers to be out to work, comparing to staying at home. This enables mums to interact with people around them, which makes them happier. This also means that you can get physically worn out at a higher rate.
You once used to be able to brisk walk, fleeting from street to street.... but now you feel like you're carrying a giant body, stomping like an elephant.
When you finally reach home, you check out a whole list of discomforts in your body:
Backaches, Shoulder/ Neck tight, Uncomfortable tightness in the hip joints ( where you can never point out the exact spot), sudden muscles cramps in the middle of the night, water retention in the legs, veins in the calves popping out ( green, purple, blue and red)....
No worries, it just time for some restorative practice. A passive inversion pose:
Legs Up The Wall ( Viparita Karani)
This is one of my favorite pose i like to bring it into the class, a simple pose that offers so many benefits.
Get a comfortable spot in your house, invert both of our legs up against the wall ( L shape in line with the wall). Stay there for about 5-15minutes--- in the morning after when you wake up, or/and in the evening before you snooze!
* Grab some soft pillows and slot them anywhere under your back for support.
* Make sure that your head should be in the same level or higher then the rest of the hip---- otherwise you may experience giddiness.
Alternatively...
If you are suffering from slipped/ herniated disc, any spine injury that prevents you from keeping a straight knees, or with super tight hamstrings. No worries!
Consider this alternative pose, resting your legs on a chair to soften the spine. You'll still reap the same benefits:)
Enjoy the pose fully by closing your eyes, and freeing your breaths!
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