YOGA FOR BEAUTYFUL SKIN

YOGA OF BEAUTY

Yoga can help you to look young and vibrant well into seniority, due to its detoxifying nature along with its abilities to still the mind, therefore subduing anxious, angry and worried reactions. It should be no wonder why we find taught smooth textured skin and healthy shining hair and nails to be attractive. Such traits are an indication of  physical and mental health.

Every yoga practitioner I have met who has had years of regular practice has vibrant, glowing skin and sparkling eyes

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But this is not possible in a few days by doing some selective asanas. You need to be disciplined in your diet, regular yoga practice.

yoga ethics and keep balance between your outward personality and your true self. Strive to live a life of equanimity, avoiding excesses of all kinds. Discipline and a regular yoga practice will help you to attain a glow from deep within that will manifest on the outside. Your joyful smile will radiate even more of your inner brilliance.

Yoga Beauty Magick; How Yoga Helps.

Yoga helps you to attain your ideal body weight and gives you a proportionate body by removing excess fatty deposits and toxins from all body organs. It helps to improve flexibility and even muscle tone, to help you maintain correct posture. Detoxifying your body is most essential for beauty. Yoga improves blood circulation and helps to remove toxins from the body. Detoxification of alimentary canal through helps optimum absorption of nutrients in your food. Yoga practice helps to provide nutrition at the cellular level. All the internal organs and particularly the endocrine glands get activated and their functioning is optimised.

Yoga asanas and pranayama makes you free from disease by strengthening the immune system. Healthy body means healthy skin.

Yoga practice can specially benefit women to retain their natural beauty while coping with menstrual problems, child birth, work and home stress etc. Most of the film personalities around the world practice yoga for years to retain their beauty and youthfulness. Yoga helps women to stay slim and active. So, ideally start your day with yoga practice.

What are the main obstacles in the path of beautiful skin?

• Insufficient nutrition due to unhealthy eating habits.
• Eating foods which are poor in nutrition like white flour, sugar, tea, coffee and soft drinks.
• Sedentary lifestyle which leads to improper blood circulation and accumulation of toxins in our blood.
• Improper cleansing, leading to dirt and dust particles getting accumulated in skin and clogging sweat glands.
• Poor digestion or frequent constipation.
• Overexposure to sun.

  Yoga For Beauty

  Yoga asanas, pranayama and kriyas help to improve blood circulation, detoxify your body and restore proper functioning of your body as well as endocrine glands.

  Yoga For Beauty: Pranayama

  Pranayam practice provides us oxygen which is transported to our cells across the body through our blood. Practice pranayama at least for 30 minutes early in the morning in an open area or a green lawn.

  
  

  
  
  Rhythmic deep breathing 
  
  
  Alom Vilom (AKA nadi shodhana) - Alternate nostril breathing
  
  
  Kapalabhati ("breath of fire")
  
  
  Bhastrika ("bellows breath")
  
  
  Bhramri ("humming bee")

  
  
  
  Stress Reduction

  Deep breathing in shavasana after the yoga practice provides complete relaxation. Try yoga nidra after your yoga practice or before sleeping..

  Meditation 

  Practice meditation for 5 to 10 minutes and gradually increase the time. If you know no other mediatation, practice om recitation by closing your eyes and concentrating on area between your eyebrows. Meditation will cool your nerves, improve your concentration and confidence.

   Diet

  Eat a healthy and nutritious diet. Eat sattvik food as per yoga diet philosophy. Include plenty of fresh dark green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, milk, sprouts,nuts, whole grain cereals etc to your food. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables in raw form or enjoy fresh vegetable/fruit juices. Vegetable juices are a low calorie storehouse of nutrients. Eat a balanced diet and include handful of nuts. Avoid tea, coffee, alcohol and aerated drinks. Try to eat freshly cooked food as far as possible. Stop intake of processed and junk food. Here are some more tips on diet for beauty.

  Yogic Tips For Glowing Skin

  • Make water your favourite drink. Drink plenty of it as it hydrates the skin and helps to remove toxins. It also helps to promote smooth bowel movements.
  • Be cheerful at all times. There is nothing better than laughter yoga in this regard.  If you are being enslaved by sadness, anger, envy, fear or worry, TRY EFT (emotional freedom tapping)!!!! 
  • Practice detachment and avoid excesses of food, drinks or emotions. Eat for nutrition and not for taste buds.
  • Follow an active and healthy lifestyle.
  • Clean and exfoliate your skin regularly. Use an effective moisturiser.
  • Get your body massaged periodically. Oil massage improves blood circulation and improves the health of the skin.
  • Avoid over exposure to sun. Do remember to apply your sun screen lotion.
  • An eight-hours sound sleep will help your body to replenish, regenerate and rejuvenate itself. Take rest at the end of the day. Do not skip sound sleep, as a restless mind often affects the overall health.
  Get the Glow: Five Yoga Poses The You Great Skin
• If there’s one thing seasoned yoga practitioners are known for (other than the impressive and slightly alarming ability to bend their bodies in all manner of directions), it’s great skin. Think of instructors you’ve encountered or enthusiasts you know in real life—it’s likely they all have similarly youthful, radiant skin. Is it the deep, restorative breaths and meditative state that keep wrinkles at bay, or is it the focused flows of movement that challenge the body and increase circulation?
  As it turns out, the answer is a little of both. Practicing yoga does wonders for the mind and body. As skin guru Dr. Nicholas Perricone wrote in The Clear Skin Prescription, “It is the perfect exercise for people who lead busy, stress-filled lives who want to look and feel their best.” Yoga in general improves skin health by reducing stress (a common catalyst to breakouts and fine lines) and removing toxins from the body. In fact, there are certain asanas (poses) that are especially good at this, and therefore especially good for the skin. I spoke with two Los Angeles–based
  The Best Asanas for Your Skin

  
  

  Before going into skin-advantageous poses, it’s important to note that these shouldn’t be performed without warming up the body first. “I would never tell anyone who’s not warmed up to go into a spinal twist or an inversion,” warns Lisa Paskel, co-founder of Yoga Shelter. That could cause injury, especially for beginners unfamiliar with the poses in the first place. Even the simpler ones should be done slowly and carefully.

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  This easy standing pose allows you to focus on deep, rhythmic breathing—an essential element of healthy skin. “Most adult humans barely breathe into their throats,” Paskel explains, “[but] getting oxygen in the body is the number one thing.” Yogis and yoginis believe that drawing oxygen into, through, and out of the body releases harmful toxins and keeps vital systems running optimally.

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  This one is difficult if your hamstrings are especially tight (hence the importance of warming up first), but luckily, you don’t have to touch the ground or keep your legs pin-straight to get the pose’s skin benefits. “Even if you just bend over at the waist, close your eyes, and let your head hang … you’re clearing everything out and your blood is switching directions,” says Mary Fanto, an instructor at U Studio Yoga. She suggests trying that for one minute a day and working up to five.

  
  
  

  Because forward-bending poses fight against gravity by turning the head toward the ground instead of toward the sky, Fanto refers to them as fountains of youth. Blood flows into the face faster, bringing with it oxygen and other helpful nutrients that fight free radicals, encourage skin cell renewal, and give the visage a rosy glow. Uttanasana is the easiest of the forward bends; those who practice yoga regularly can also try Downward-Facing Dog and the hip-opening Child’s Pose.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Bharadvaja’s Twist (Seated Twist)

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  Both Fanto and Paskel say that twisting positions are great for digestive health, which is important for moving toxic properties out of the organs. “Anytime you’re clearing your body of waste, it’s better for your skin,” Fanto says. However, simply twisting isn’t enough—deep, cleansing breaths are a necessary component to the pose. “If you don’t follow up with really good breath and water, then the toxins get released, but then they get trapped,” Paskel points out.

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Utkatasana (Chair Pose)

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  Challenging poses like Chair make the heart beat faster, increasing the circulation of blood flow throughout the body and prompting the skin to sweat out impurities. Chair pose lengthens and strengthens the thigh muscles. Warrior I and Half Moon Pose are more advanced poses that also work the legs.

  
  
  

  
  

  Yogic Tips For Glowing Skin

  
  

  
  
  

  
  • Make water as your favourite drink. Drink plenty of water as it hydrates the skin and helps to remove toxins. It also helps to promote smooth bowel movements.
  • Be cheerful at all times. There is nothing better than laughter yoga in this regard.
  • Practice detachment and avoid excesses of food, drinks or emotions. Eat for nutrition and not for taste buds.
  • Follow an active and healthy lifestyle.
  • Clean and exfoliate your skin regularly. Use an effective moisturiser.
  • Get your body massaged periodically. Oil massage improves blood circulation and improves the health of the skin.
  • Avoid over exposure to sun. Do remember to apply your sun screen lotion.
  • An eight-hours sound sleep will help your body to replenish, regenerate and rejuvenate itself. Take rest at the end of the day. Do not skip sound sleep, as a restless mind often affects the overall health.
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  Can Yoga Make You Beatiful?

  Effectiveness of yoga for beauty also depends on frequent and regular practice. Devoting about half an hour daily to yoga, can help you improve your natural beauty.

  Learning all the yoga asanas or poses from a qualified teacher will be safe and beneficial.

  I have seen poor girls in Indian villages who are too beautiful. They do not have access to good nutrition, any gym or a yoga class. They are happy people who earn and work and with loving families and use mustard oil or coconut oil from cooking to massage and as a hair oil. Beauty is gift of god. However, you can try yoga for beauty to improve or preserve what god has given you.

  
  

  Yoga for stress management

  
  Stress is the main reason which age’s people by damaging their skin and making it look old. Dry blotchy skin with marks and wrinkles is not just normal aging symptoms but is caused by stress. Fitness for the face with yoga and yoga for stress management should be combined together to make a person look relaxed and stress free and have a face which reflects good health.