5 Minutes Yoga Stretching to Relieve Back Pain with Infrared Biomat

Enjoy your yoga inspired stretching routine to release tension in your upper, middle and lower back, especially with an Amethyst Infrared Biomat, gaining more relaxation and body awareness. Gift yourself with 10 minutes, just for yourself!

Back pain is indeed a widespread problem which affects millions of people around the world. Often, we wake up with back pain, stiffness and soreness, or discomfort at the end of a long day. While it may seem like a complex problem, a simple solution is at your fingertips – five minutes of focused yoga stretches. As B.K.S. Iyengar, the founder of Iyengar Yoga, once said, “Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be cured and to bear what cannot be cured.” These quick, effective poses can help to release tension, improve flexibility, and promote better spinal health, allowing you to take control of your back pain and find relief.

Back Pain Relief and Maintaining Flexibility Through Regular Yoga Stretches

Pelvic Tilt

The first stretch is called pelvic tilt. This exercise involves tilting your pelvis forward and backward. You do this while lying on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Pelvic tilts can stretch and strengthen your abdominal muscles and help relieve sciatica and lower back pain.

Bridge

Next, you can do a bridge. Slowly lift your hips off the floor, pressing into your feet and shoulders. Take deep breaths and hold this position for a few moments. Then slowly come back down in the same way, one section at a time.

The bridge yoga pose is a backbend pose that’s meant to open your chest and stretch your thighs. This pose helps strengthen your back muscles, glutes, and hamstrings. The bridge pose can also relieve tension and fatigue in your back. It’s easy to add to a warm-up routine or strength-training workout and is even a good rehab exercise for improving core and spinal stabilization.

Child’s Pose

Among the many stretches available, the Prayer Stretch, also known as Child’s Pose, is often recommended for relieving back pain.
It is a great way to release tension and achieve deep relaxation by promoting flexibility, stress reduction, and blood flow to back muscles, joints, and discs.

To do Child’s Pose, begin by kneeling on the floor. Spread your knees wide and sit back on your heels. Then stretch your arms out in front of you, lower your chest to the floor, and hold for a few seconds, focusing on your deep breathing.

Cat Cow Stretch

The Cat Cow exercise is one of the best spinal stretches to relieve back pain. This pose will help you release tension in your spine and help you regulate your breathing. The Cat Cow pose opens up your spine and helps strengthen your abdominal and oblique muscles. It’s an easy exercise to do when you get up in the morning or go to bed at night. This will help you to maintain a good posture.

Knee to Chest

The knees-to-chest stretch is the best stretch for your lower back. This gentle movement engages several muscles in the lower back and glutes. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Bend one knee and bring your leg up to your chest as far as is comfortable. Hold this position for 30 seconds and do this three times, one time on each side. Next, bring both knees to your chest and hold for 30 seconds, repeating three times.

Incorporate Amethyst Biomat to Relieve Back Pain

Incorporating an Amethyst Biomat into your yoga stretches will help relieve back pain. Not only can the far-infrared therapy it uses help increase blood flow and relieve pain in your back, shoulder, abdomen, neck, or legs, but the soothing heat will also calm you down and help you relax and stretch, releasing tension and stiffness, effectively relieving your back pain. Many Yogi Amethyst Biomat users report immediate reduction in joint pain and stiffness, pain relief, and a sense of deep relaxation from the negative ions and infrared rays on the body.