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Tag: benefits of yoga inversions

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Do yoga inversions help drain lymph?

By joemillerJuly 25, 2014October 16, 2017 Categories: Anatomy, Anatomy answers, Asana, Breathing, Health, Inversions, Physiology Tags: benefits of headstand, benefits of shoulder stand, benefits of yoga inversions, yoga and circulatory system, yoga and lymphatic system, yoga inversions 4 Comments

Do yoga inversions help drain lymph? Basically, yes. In the same way that inversions, such as headstand and shoulder stand, help return blood to your heart, turning upside down can assist lymph drainage from your legs. However, it isn’t necessary to invert to keep lymph moving. Your body has other means to accomplish the same…

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