Natural Energy Booster

If you are looking for a quick pick-me-up, skip the afternoon coffee or sugary snack and instead try this quick and effective yoga pose: the Downward-Facing Dog, a revitalizing pose that is used traditionally to:

• Calm the brain and relieve stress and mild depression
• Energize the body
• Stretch the shoulders, hamstrings, calves, arches, and hands
• Strengthen the arms and legs
• Prevent osteoporosis

It is also said to help improve digestion and to relieve headaches, insomnia, back pain, and fatigue. Learn how to do the Downward-Facing Dog.

Comments

[Kathi Casey Stop Back Pain Now!]

Thanks Dr. Weill for posting another Yoga pose with it's many benefits. It's great to see the medical community recommending the original traditional therapies. I find that Downward Facing Dog does indeed help to relieve back pain. Sleeping Pigeon is another good Yoga asana which I've seen instantly relieve back pain - especially in the lower back. Perhaps you could write a post about that pose at some point?
Thanks.