"Perhaps everyone else in class is twisting while you're skipping it, avoiding eye contact with the teacher, and thinking, "My rib cage does not move that way." You're not alone. Twisting poses, by definition, rotate the spine, which can make it feel like your midsection is being squeezed waaay too tight. That makes it trickier to take a deep breath because of the pressure twisting places on the abdomen. The result? A not-so-calming stretch you'd rather avoid than attempt."
"Twisting strengthens the core and back muscles and helps keep the rib cage and shoulders mobile. It's even thought that twisting even provides digestive benefits, according to yoga tradition, perhaps because of the "belly-wringing" motion. Even if you don't love twists while you're in them, you might appreciate the feeling afterward-once you return to a more neutral position, you probably feel a sense of lightness, as if it just got easier to stand tall and breathe deeply."
Twisting yoga poses rotate the spine and can compress the midsection, making deep breaths difficult and causing many people to avoid twists. Twists strengthen core and back muscles, maintain rib cage and shoulder mobility, and may aid digestion through a belly-wringing motion. Returning to neutral after twisting often produces a sense of lightness and easier posture and breathing. Less-intense, roomier twist variations allow spinal lengthening without forward-fold compression and make breathing into the front, back, and sides of the rib cage easier. These gentler twists can be useful for people with lower-back concerns and those who dislike traditional twists.
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