Yoga secrets to unlock glowing skin

Flexibility and stress relief are among the most popular reasons for practicing yoga. However, as many people continue to engage in the art, they find that there are many hidden benefits as well, especially when done in areas that promote soul and skin healing such as the salty waters of a beach. Yoga has multiple health benefits for your mind and body and so does ocean air, but they’ve both also been known to improve the health of your skin while leaving you with a glow you won’t be able to find in a store-bought serum or skin cream. By working to clear your skin of toxins while increasing the oxygen you receive throughout your whole body, yoga is nature’s skincare secret that you’re about to unlock.

Promoting blood flow and circulation to the face

One of the key components of healthy skin is healthy circulation, especially in your face. As yoga requires you to engage in deep breathing, it is naturally beneficial in this way, but there are certain poses that you can do to increase the effects. Sarvangasana, or the shoulder stand, is one of the most effective poses for glowing skin, as it promotes blood circulation to your face and can rid your skin of pimples, acne, wrinkles and dullness. Utthanasana can be used for a similar effect as it is a forward-bending pose that promotes blood flow to the face and increases oxygen supply to the skin cells. The nature of the pose also helps your body receive helpful nutrients that fight the damage caused by free radicals.

Sorting out your digestive system 

When your digestive system can’t properly process or eliminate toxins, it will try to push them out in other areas of your body. This is why your skin often suffers when you are engaging in poor eating habits. Yoga is great for relaxing the digestive system, which will help you clear the toxins in your body and therefore clear up your skin. To accomplish this, engage in any seated twisting pose, such as Bharadvaja’s twist, which will help relax your digestive tract and free up toxins and other harmful substances from your body. Pavanamuktasana will have similar effects and has been noted to be the best for improving digestion and relieving constipation, which in turn reduces acne and pimples on the face.

Releasing all of life’s stresses

There’s no doubt that stress can cause your skin to break out. Seeing as stress relief is the top reason that people practice yoga, there are many poses that can benefit you in this regard, but it is really the deep, meditative breathing that will have the biggest effect on your stress levels and skin quality. In this case, there’s no magic pose that will lead to healthier skin, but rather the focused, intentional breaths that you take while practicing yoga that will allow you to release all of your stress and in turn benefit from healthy, glowing skin and a cleared head. To increase these stress-relieving effects, you can perform yoga by the beach. Due to the fresh ocean air, calming sounds of the waves, and the ample amounts of Vitamin D you’ll receive, beach yoga is great for your soul and skin.

Experience a healthy glow year-round 

While it certainly helps to be out in the sun enjoying a resort-style vacation, you can experience a healthy glow year-round by using yoga in order to rid your body of toxins that lead to certain skin problems. A healthy mind and body lead to healthy skin, and yoga will leave you feeling stretched, de-stressed, and oxygenated in order to produce glowing skin that you’ll love to show off during and even after your vacation.