"When temperatures drop, we cover ourselves with puffy jackets, burrow underneath blankets, and keep an endless supply of warm tea on standby. Maybe yoga is the last thing on your mind (especially when it involves abandoning your protective layers). But unlike the temporary fixes that you reach for when you're feeling chilly, yoga generates warmth from the inside out. These static and dynamic postures are sorta like your body's personal space heater that you can turn on whenever you need it."
"Start by practicing a few rounds of Ujjayi breath by inhaling slowly through your nose, slightly constricting the back of your throat and exhaling through your nose. Let the sound and warming temperature of your breath be your anchor throughout this heat-building practice. Practice poses to warm up your body, including Child's Pose, Cat- Cow, Downward-Facing Dog, and Low Lunge. You can even more into a few rounds of Sun Salutation A or Sun Salutation B."
Yoga produces internal heat through deliberate breathwork and a sequence of warming postures. Begin with Ujjayi breath, inhaling and exhaling through the nose with slight throat constriction to raise body temperature and focus the mind. Use gentle warm-ups such as Child's Pose, Cat-Cow, Downward-Facing Dog, and Low Lunge or flow through Sun Salutation A or B to increase circulation. Incorporate strength-building poses like Plank and Side Plank, aligning shoulders over wrists, engaging the navel toward the spine, and maintaining drishti. Hold poses for several breaths to sustain the internal heat.
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