Yoga Helps Control Your Anger

Posted on December 13, 2007 in Latest News

In an increasingly busy life almost everyone gets angry with a person or a situation, sometimes for no reason. After the outburst you feel guilty and wish it had never happened. How to control your anger? Of course, there are no fixed doses of medicines to cure this. However, yoga seems to offer a solution to this problem.

In yogic theory, asanas, pranayama, and meditation comprise a comprehensive toolkit for freeing up blockages at the mental, physical, or energetic level. Yoga, particularly therapeutic forms like restorative yoga, has proven to be a valuable method of cooling hot-reactives down. Asanas may be in fact the best yogic antidote for anger “because asanas allow you to move the energy.”

Some asanas for anger control

The shoulder stand (Sarvang asana) –

Benefits

Effective for Excessive anger or hate, Migraine headache, Liver disorder, hemorrhoids, Anemia, Hypertension, Indigestion.The Shoulder stand invigorates and rejuvenates your whole body.

The half bow (ardha dhanurasana) -

Benefits

Half bow energizes and strengthens the entire body, and especially builds core body strength. Half bow stimulates the kidneys, adrenals and reproductive system.

Hidden lotus pose (Gupta padmasana) –

Benefits

This asana corrects postural defects of the spine. It may be used as a relaxation or even a meditation pose as it induces peace, stability and emotional balance.

The corpse pose (shava asana) –

Benefits

The goal of the shava-asana is for the body and mind to be perfectly still and relaxed. Not only should the body be motionless and at ease, but the mind as well should be quiet, like the surface of a still lake. The result will be a deep and stable relaxation that will extend into your meditation or be felt through the activities of your daily circumstances. If find yourself getting drowsy while in the shava-asana increase the rate and depth of your breathing.

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