1. Strengthening The Feet. Doing Yoga barefoot help in strengthening the feet and improve the efficiency of our movement while treating many issues related to feet, knees, and legs. Shoes interfere with the proper movement of feet, preventing them from stretching, flexing, and expanding. They have a cushioning effect which leads to a loss of flexibility, mobility and stability. Wearing shoes all the time results in weaker feet. Our feet consist of a whole network of nerve endings and acupuncture points. When we practice yoga barefoot, we connect different parts, points and nerve ending with the floor. The movement of joints, points and muscles leads to the strengthening of the feet.
2. Stability And Balance. Feet form an important part of yoga. Most of the yoga poses require us to have our feet firmly in contact with the ground. This is important for maintaining the stability and balance of the body while practicing a yoga pose. The absence of good grip, stability and balance can lead to injury. Furthermore, the feet are considered to be the foundation of any yoga pose. Shoes not only limit the movement of our feet but also interfere with the proper alignment of our feet, which is essential to get the pose right. Improper alignment of the feet leads to wrong posture of the body, which causes immediate external injury and internal injuries in the long run.
3. Energy Flow. Yoga is not just about aligning the body in some yoga postures. It is about the unity of mind, body and soul with the earth and the universe. When you perform yoga barefoot, your body makes a direct connection with the Earth. You must have heard or seen how people who remain barefoot most of the time are more energized and vibrant. The reason is that they soak up the energy from the earth. This is one of the reasons why the body feels more energized after a yoga session than any other exercise and doesn’t leave us exhausted.
4. Treats Many Diseases. Benefits of barefoot yoga do not limit themselves to just our feet but affect our overall health. Barefoot yoga helps in curing insomnia, relieves muscle tension, treats headaches, boosts metabolism and strengthens our immune system. It is also known to help women with PMS and other menstrual issues. The connection with earth energizes and calms the body. It also helps to treat knee related issues. People often try to treat their knee issues by practicing yoga, which affects hip muscles or the core more than the knees. The approach is faulty. It should be remembered that most leg issues and especially knee issues, happen because of putting excessive pressure on our legs. That is why strengthening the feet is most important. Performing barefoot yoga helps to treat knee related issues as the pressure starts from the feet and then comes to the knees. Other leg-related issues like varicose are also benefited with barefoot yoga.
5. Free Electrons. There are free electrons present in the earth’s surface, which are soaked up by our feet and react with the free radicals present in our body. These free radicals, when come in contact with the free electrons, are pacified and calm the firestorm in the body. Studies show that this electron flow in our body also results in decoagulation and detoxification of our blood.
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