How to Target the Liver With Yoga
- 1). Practice forward bends to gently massage the liver and other internal organs. These also stimulate blood flow and promote detoxification. A few examples include the standing forward bend, seated head to knee pose and the dedicated to the sage marichi pose.
- 2). Include twist postures in your yoga routine. Poses might include the noose pose, the half lord of the fishes pose or the revolved head to knee pose.
- 3). Target the liver and other internal organs by practicing yoga poses which stimulate blood flow along the spinal column, such as the half moon pose and the gate pose.
- 4). Strengthen the muscles along the front of the body which target the liver by strengthening the muscles that support the abdominal cavity. Poses that you should practice include the wheel pose and the boat pose. You also may employ arm balance poses, such as the crane and the peacock.
- 5). Stretch the abdominal muscles, which reduce strain on the liver and internal organs. Abdominal stretches include the sphinx, the cobra, the half frog and the king pigeon.