Namita Nayyar:
Do you believe in the time factor one needs to practice?
Barsha Doley:
Yoga is a 24-hour practice, taking into consideration our complete well-being. The best time for asana practice is sunrise or sunset, before meal consumption, or after 2-3 hours of eating. Avoid practicing on a hungry stomach or a full one. Switch to a more adaptive practice if you are a mid-day/lunch break practitioner. Follow proper warm-up and cool-down sequences. Certain pranayamas like nadi shodhana or bhramari, you can practice any time of the day. But heat-building kapalbhati or bhastrika, avoid practicing before bedtime. These are only guidelines if you want to get the best out of your practice. Feel free to modify it to suit your lifestyle.
Namita Nayyar:
5 Yoga asanas to improve gut & liver enhancement?
Barsha Doley:
Food, water, sleep, stress, and exercise play a crucial role in our gut and liver health. Asanas might not be the instant pop-up pill, but it can definitely alleviate healing.
Twisting asanas (ardhamatsyendrasan/maricyasana) apply pressure on our digestive organs, improving circulation and enhancing their natural function. Inversions (adhomukhasvanasan/sirsasna) temporarily remove weight from our organs, allowing waste products to move freely along the tract. Backbends (dhanurasan/chakrasan/ustrasana) can help stretch our abdominal organs and reduce inflammation in the liver and facilitate detoxification.
Namita Nayyar:
Message for one & all on making health a priority?
Barsha Doley:
Ask yourself if health is not a priority, then what is? We only appreciate things when we are on the verge of losing them. The goal is not to live long, but to live young. Remember that, when we don’t appreciate ourselves, we can’t expect others to appreciate us. It starts with us first. The way we treat ourselves will be a message to everyone else that, that’s how we want them to treat us.
