Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer Over 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free (24 page)

tension in the body, while strengthening the body from the inside out. It also challenges your balance a bit so
we can have a little fun! Do it daily.

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Standing Arm Reach

Inhale and lift your arms out to your sides and up, filling all the space with your breath and your movement. Relax your tailbone and lift your chest. Keep your shoulders relaxed and down and look up while keeping your face and your forehead relaxed.

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Tree Pose

Stand tall and comfortably with your feet parallel and a few inches apart. Shift your weight into your left leg. Bend your right knee into your chest and hug your shin with your hands. Grab hold of your right ankle with your right hand and press the bottom of your right foot into your left inner thigh. Keep pressure going both ways, from your thigh into your foot and your foot into your thigh, just like a magnet stuck to a fridge. Either stay here with your hand holding your ankle for balance, or reach your arms straight up. Stay here for five long, deep breaths. Try the same thing on your other side.

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Warrior 3

Hug your left shin into your chest, then extend it straight back behind you so it’s parallel to the ground. Flex your left foot and point the toes down. Bring your fingertips to the ground to stabilize yourself. Reach your arms out in front of you so your body is in a straight line from your fingertips all the way down your back and out through your left heel. Stay here for three long, deep breaths. Bend both knees slightly and again hug your left shin into your chest and place your left foot next to your right to come back to standing. Do the same thing on the other side, starting with tree pose first.

Diabetes

Yoga practice has been found beneficial for helping people with diabetes. Findings from several studies

indicate that yoga may benefit diabetes patients by reducing body fat, helping with blood sugar control,

fighting insulin resistance, and improving nerve function. Yoga reduces stress, which reduces levels of

glucose, and possibly improves insulin response. Yoga also helps regulate blood pressure and

cholesterol levels, which plays a big role in the development of diabetes and its related complications.

Yoga is also beneficial for stimulating pancreatic function, which secretes hormones that affect the level

of sugar in the blood.

THE DIABETES YOGA CURE

The yoga cure for diabetes is to first prevent getting this sickness by keeping a regular practice and healthy
lifestyle. If you already have diabetes, our aim together is to prevent further complications from developing
and to improve the functions of the body’s systems. A regular practice can help bring your body back to

working for, not against you. Do this routine daily, along with sun salutations, to get your entire body moving
fluidly.

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Plow

Start lying down, press your arms down into the floor by your sides, round your back, and bring your feet over your head into a plow pose. If your neck feels pretty tight in plow, stay there for a little longer and roll back down to lie on your back slowly.

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Shoulder Stand

If your neck feels good in plow, press your palms into your back so the tops of your fingers point up. Wiggle your elbows closer together and scoot your hands down your back closer to your shoulders. Lift the backs of your legs straight up so your body is in one straight line. Stay here for twenty long, deep breaths. Either close your eyes or keep your gaze softly rested on your belly button.