Digestive Balance

Healthy digestion is something we often take for granted, that is until there is imbalance within the system. Whether you experience occasional irregularity or have chronically challenged digestion, there are yogic practices that can help you bring balance back into your body by moving the belly to encourage peristalsis.

Seated Cat/Cow

1. Begin by sitting in a chair or cross-legged on the floor. Inhale arch back and stretch belly into gentle backbend, also known as the cow position
   
2. Exhale and round back tucking tail under and pull belly in into gentle forwardbend, also known as the cat position 
   
3. Repeat 5 times

Seated Side Bend

1. Inhale raise right arm overhead with left hand on floor beside hip
2. Exhale lower arm and return to center
3. Inahle raise left arm overhead with right hand on floor beside hip
4. Exale lower arm and return to center 
5. Repeat 5 times

Seated Twist

1. Inhale raise arms overhead
   
2. Exhale twist to the right, left arm to right knee and right arm to floor beside hip
3. Inhale to center raising arms overhead
4.  Exhale twist to the left, right arm to left knee and left arm to floor beshid hip
5. Repeat 5 times
   

Belly Circle

1. Turn belly around in a circle, front, right, back and left.
2. Repeat 5 times in both directions