With these simple yoga for thyroid problems, you can learn to cope with the trouble. While practicing these asanas for thyroid, you need to convince yourself that your thyroid gland is benefiting from these exercises.
Ustrasana: Sit comfortably in vajrasana. Now, kneel and place your toes on the ground and raise your heels and stand on your knees. Bend backwards. Clasp your right heel with your right hand and your left heel with your left hand. Bend your neck back and stretch and lift your abdominal area. Hold the posture for as long as you can, breathing normally. Return to base position. Repeat twice.
Benefits: strengthens body muscles; increases spine flexibility; removes neck and shoulder stiffness; benefits thyroid glands.
Neck stretches: Sit on the floor. Stretch your legs forward. Keep your hands on the floor, slightly behind your back. Tilt your head back and let it hang loose. Repeat to base position. Repeat thrice. Sitting in the same position, tilt your head back. Turn your face as far right as possible. Then turn to the left. Repeat 3 times.
Next, bend your neck to the right, such that your ear touches your shoulder. Repeat for the left side. Repeat three times.
Benefits: Stimulates the flow of hormones from thyroid glands; corrects the neck posture; prevents cervical spondylosis.
Ujjayee pranayam
Close your eyes and sit in sukhasana, breathing normally. Exhale fully. Now inhale with both nostrils and contract your neck muscles to produce a continuous sobbing sound. Low but uniformly pitched and without any breaks. Inhale to your lung’s maximum capacity. You should feel a slight vibration in your chest and head areas. Now form the pranayam mudra with your right hand and close the right nostril with your right thumb and exhale slowly through the left nostril. This completes one round. Repeat 15-18 times.
Benefits: Curbs snoring; benefits the thyroid and lungs; counters heart and brain problems; strengthens the heart; regulates blood supply.
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