Balancing act

Liane always starts our yoga sessions with shoulder balances on her balancing chair. This pose is known as the upside down pose or inversion pose in yoga. It strengthens your arms and shoulders because you use them to hold your entire body up,it has a lot of benefits when done properly.

*It helps increase blood flow to the head and scalp which calms down the body and mind.
*It helps relieve stress when combined with long, slow breathing.
* It strengthens the core muscles because having your body in a upside down pose forces you to rely on your core strength to hold your legs up and keep your balance throughout the pose.
* This pose can be both energizing and calming. Inversion poses are a natural brain booster,this is because this pose causes blood to rush to the brain causing a surge of energy throughout your body.