Introduction
Yoga helps release emotions by stimulating the mind and body during the exercise. Yoga help increases the awareness of the body and reduces stress and anxiety. Yoga helps in increasing concentration and calming the mind and body. Yoga release tension and emotional pain present in the body. The mind will store things like emotional pain, trauma, guilt, and happiness. With the help of yoga, the emotional tension will be released from any traumatic experience, guilt, or memories. Yoga helps increase focus and attention by bringing the mind and body relaxed.
Is It Normal to Get Emotional During or After Yoga Practice?
The emotional tension present in the body will result in physical pain and tension. During yoga, there will be movement in the muscles due to various yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditation techniques, which help remove muscle tension and release the accumulated emotions in the mind and body. Yoga helps strengthen the body both physically and mentally. Various breathing technique help in increasing awareness and releasing the bad emotional energy present in the body.
Which Are the Yoga Tools for Emotional Response?
There are five tools present in yoga for emotional response. They include the following
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Pratyahara or Inward Focus - During yoga poses, it will help increase the awareness inside the body. Pratyahara, or inward focus, helps the mind and body to be focused, which help in feeling sensations or emotions that come from physical sensations. Focussing on these emotions helps to get the feeling completely released from the body.
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Pranayama - Pranayama technique help in stimulating the emotions to the surface and helps release bad emotions. Various breathing techniques help in receiving energy and improving the awareness of breathing which will increase concentration. Breathing techniques through the mouth help in releasing emotions and expressing feelings easily, especially bad emotions, sadness, or grief. It helps in releasing frustrations and anger present in the body.
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Vocalizing or Making Sounds While Breathing - During different yoga poses, making sounds will help to open the throat, which will help release the tension and emotions in the body. Releasing sound helps in reducing frustration, fear, sadness and increasing joyfulness and happiness. After yoga practices, various emotions will become activated, and this vocalizing sound help in the release of the various type of emotions in the body.
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Yoga Asanas - Yoga asanas that include the backbends and opening of the hip, throat, shoulder, and chest will help release emotional tension. The tightness present in these areas can be reduced by removing the emotional tension through various yoga poses, which will help in opening the muscles present in these regions.
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The Intensity of Holding Each Yoga Posture - Holding each posture for a longer duration helps open the areas of tension and helps in releasing emotional sensations. During each yoga pose, utilize every technique to get the strongest effect to release the complete emotion in the body. With the help of yoga bands or other properties, a longer pose duration can be obtained by giving physical support.
Which Are the Yoga Poses That Help in Release Emotions?
Many yoga poses help in the release of emotions. Some of the main yoga poses that help in the release of emotions are the following
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Pigeon Pose or Pada Rajakapotasana - The pigeon pose helps open the hip by the forward bent. It helps in stretching the thighs back. For the pigeon pose, start from the tabletop position by keeping both hands and knees on the floor. Bend the right knee and bring it to the floor on the side of the right hand. Keep the left knee flat backward on the floor. The left foot should point straight to the back. The body's weight should be balanced on both sides of the hip. Bent the body to the ground while bringing the hands on the forehead. Take deep breaths, lift the body from the ground, and sit on the hips. Continue these steps for a few minutes. Relax and return to the normal position.
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Happy Baby Pose or Ananda Balasana - Happy baby pose helps in increasing relaxation and also helping stretching the muscles present in the body. Lie down on the floor in a supine position. The knees should bend towards the chest at 90 degrees. The soles of the feet should be placed upwards. Hold the feet with the hands by reaching forward. Keep the knees apart and keep them towards the armpits. The heels of the feet should be held with the hands and start rolling from side to side. Continue in this position for a few minutes while taking deep breaths. Relax and return to the normal position.
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Fire Log Pose or Agnistambhasana - Sit straight on the floor by keeping the knees bent and feet on the floor. Keep the left foot below the right leg by keeping the soles perpendicular to the floor. Place both hands on the floor by keeping the palms facing downwards. Bend the body forward while touching the forehead to the floor by keeping the hands beside the body with the palm facing downwards. Repeat these steps for few times. Relax and return to the normal position.
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Downward Facing Frog or Adho Mukha Mandukasana - Begin from the tabletop by keeping both hands and knees on the floors. Keep the feet apart from each other to the sides in line with the hips. The knees should be bent, and the ankle of the feet should be behind the knee. The toes of the feet should be facing outward. Rest the forearms on the floor with the elbows bent beneath the shoulders. Sit back on the hips and breath deeply. Relax and focus on releasing tension from the mind and the body.
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Extended Dog Pose or Utthita Svanasana - Begin in the tabletop position by keeping both the hands and the knees on the floor. Bring the hands forward to a few inches and move the back or the buttocks towards the heels. Do not place the elbows on the ground. Keep the hand stretched straight. Place the forehead on the floor and stretch the spine. Take deep breaths and hold in this position for a few minutes. Relax and return to the normal position.
Conclusion
Physical pressure and emotional tension will occur when an unexpressed old feeling or emotion is stored in the mind and body for longer. This will result in stress, anxiety, depression, and tension. Yoga help in releasing these emotional responses and feelings present in the body and will help in relaxing and calming the mind and body.
