Yogas and pranayamas can aid in hot summer days by cooling down your body temperature, reducing stress, and calming your mind.
Let’s explore such pranayamas and yogas that are perfect in hot weather:
Sheetali Pranayama: According to Ayurveda, Sheetali Pranayama is practised during summer or hot days to reduce body temperature. Inhale through the curling tongue and exhale through the nose.
Sheetkari Pranayama: Sheetkari Pranayama helps cool down the body temperature and calms the mind. To do this pranayama, breathe in through closed teeth and breathe out through the nose.
Chandra Bhedana: Believed to reduce body heat, this pranayama can be done by blocking the right nostril and inhaling through the left nostril. Hold your breath for a few minutes before exhaling through the right nostril.
Kaki Mudra: Said to be effective during summertime, do this pranayama by breathing in through a beak-shaped mouth and exhaling through the nose.
Anulom Vilom: Also known as Alternate Nostril Breathing, this pranayama harmonizes energy flow in your body bringing a calm mind and taming body temperature.
Visualisation Meditations: Visualization meditation can be rewarding and can keep you cool in summertime by visualizing cool places like ice-capped mountains.
Shavasana: Practised by lying down on your back with stretched arms and legs, this asana reduces stress, calms the mind, and may lower body temperature.
Balasana: Believed to lower body heat, this asana involves sitting in a kneeling position, keeping toes together. Let your knees rest slightly apart while lean your upper body forward and rest on the floor. Bring your arms forward, facing the ceiling.