Adding a Yoga Pillow to Your Yoga Accessories

The yoga pillow is a wonderful prop that has many functions and is something you should consider adding to the various items you keep around specifically for yoga.  People who are just starting out or working on getting into shape can find some yoga poses very difficult and aides like a yoga bolster pillow can go a long way in helping them get into the harder positions and still feel relaxed and comfortable.  You need to think of them as a sort of building block that is there to help stabilize and support you until you can do the poses on your own.

There are a number of positions that yoga pillows will really help your body out and aide in a deeper and more relaxing stretch.  For the backbend pose, you place the bolster just behind you as you are sitting.  Lying back and adjust the pillow so it rests just underneath the shoulder blades.  Place a small towel or folded up blanket beneath your head.  Extend your arms out and bend your knees; this position will help stretch out your back and spine.

To aide with a Viparti Karani or “Legs up the wall” pose, set the support several inches away from the wall.  You then sit sideways at one end of the support and rest your side against the wall.  At this point you can adjust and swing your legs up onto the wall resting your body against the support while keeping your legs firm.  You can then close your eyes and focus inwardly as your legs and torso are given a phenomenal stretch.

Using the yoga pillow in a forward bend is another great way to take advantage of this yoga prop.  Sit on the floor with your legs extended and the yoga bolster resting lengthwise in your lap.  Let one end rest against your stomach and you may want to add a soft blanket under your bottom for additional comfort.  From here you bend forward, pressing through your heels and inhaling as you stretch forward.

While these poses can be done with a simple yoga pillow there are many different ones.  You can find yoga meditation pillows in all shape and sizes; depending on what you are looking for and what you need help with.  It is important to consider sizes when purchasing a yoga pillow, because they have pillows designed for children, for tall people, and for short people.  Getting an improperly sized pillow can actually turn into more of a hindrance than an aide.

Yoga is a great discipline and while we can’t all be experts in it, finding things that can help us improve will go a long way.  A yoga pillow is one of these things and an item you should look into even if you are an expert practitioner.  Not only will the pillow help with some more difficult poses, but it will allow you to do poses you otherwise couldn’t.

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