Yoga
exercises can actually help you gain height. There are several
reasons why they work, but the main reason they work is because the
exercises strengthen and lengthen the spine and improve posture. One
can gain about an inch in height using this discipline. Yoga can be
used to increase height.
Yoga
was developed in ancient India as a way of life. Its disciplines
include ways of living and mind and body exercises designed to
improve physical and mental health as well as spirituality. In
western countries it is mainly the physical exercises that are
practiced, but that is not all there is to Yoga.
Yoga
exercises have names. There are 4 described herein which will
improve posture and loosen the spine and thereby increase physical
height. Since it is easier to learn exercises if you can see a
picture or a demonstration, you might want to look online under the
names of the exercises to get a better idea how to do them.
The
first one is called mountain pose. Stand up straight with your feet
apart, just inside shoulder width. Tuck in your tailbone. Suck in
your belly. Move your shoulders back and down. Stretch your head
high lengthening your neck and backbone. Hold this pose for one
minute and then relax. Do it several times. This separates the
vertebrae in your backbone and aligns the spine. A good yoga
exercise to increase height.
The
next yoga exercise for someone who wants to grow taller is called
downward-facing dog. Get down on a mat on your hands and knees. Put
your hands just in front of your shoulders. Lift your knees off the
mat and make your legs straight so you are supported by your hands
and feet and your body makes nearly a triangle with the mat as the
base. Push your heels towards the mat. Do this for one minute while
breathing deeply. This exercise strengthens the shoulders and draws
them back.
The
third yoga exercise for increased height we will simply call easy
back bend. It gives your back a deep but supported stretch. Lie on
your back on the mat with a cylindrical pillow just below your
shoulder blades and a rolled up towel or blanket beneath your neck.
Breathe deeply and don’t fall asleep.
The
fourth exercise is called a twist. Lie on your back on the mat.
Tuck your chin slightly toward your neck. Stretch your arms out to
your sides with the palms of your hands facing up. Bend your knees
and lift them to your chest, then twist your body to lower your bent
legs to the mat on the right side. Hold for one minute while
breathing deeply. Bring your knees up to your chest again and this
time lower your legs to the left side and hold.
These
are relaxing exercises, so enjoy yourself. You can use yoga to
increase height.