How to Find the Right Yoga Bolsters

How to Find the Right Yoga Bolsters

Yoga has long been the tool of choice to relieve tension and stress. Through yoga, we gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of ourselves. It also serves as a great tool to stay healthy and prevent certain diseases.

Yoga has become a popular alternative medicine. Today it is used to cure chronic diseases and ailments in various body systems. Its practice influences the nervous, circulatory, endocrine, respiratory, digestive, reproductive and the musculo-skeletal systems.

Yoga can be practiced by anyone, including the elderly and those who suffers from certain injuries. The use of specific yoga equipment can help people who are not immediately capable of doing yoga. The use of yoga equipment can help you achieve the maximum physical and mental results of your practice.

One of the best examples of yoga equipment is Yoga bolsters.

Yoga bolsters are being used in various styles of yoga like Bikram, Ananda and Kripalu yoga. These are yoga forms that use more extensive yoga poses, and you may benefit from utilizing the bolster to achieve maximum results.

Yoga bolsters provide support for the back, abdomen and legs.The bolsters also aid in the proper alignment of the body and the stack of spinal vertebrae.

Use of a yoga bolster is also an effective way to cushion and relieve tension in your lower body and upper body, the neck and the abdomen when doing your poses.

Putting your yoga bolsters on top of your mat provides added cushioning and support to your lower body and makes your yoga session more comfortable. A bolster assists when doing supine and passive yoga positions.

Yoga bolsters are light and can be easily carried and stored at the corner of your room. It can easily fit in to your drawer or a closet without taking much space.

Yoga bolsters also comes in a variety of size, shapes, colors and materials, designed to fit your need and preference. Different retailers offer cylindrical, rectangular, Zafu, and many other types of Yoga Bolsters. Beginners can become confused as to which is best...cylindrical or rectangular?

Ask your yoga instructor for their recommendations for the right "fit" for you if you're in a class. If you like the yoga bolsters that you are using in class, then you can buy the type you use.

Here's a few tips on the difference between the two.

Cylindrical bolsters are a larger and much more firm that the rectangular yoga bolsters.

Cylindrical yoga bolsters are heavier than the rectangular ones, due to the fact that they have different respective filling materials with different weights.

You can do most things equally well with either kind of bolster, but the different shapes do have marginal advantages for certain poses.

Yoga bolsters are used for comfort in different positions, and come in a variety of shapes and sizes to provide that extra level of comfort and support. Placed under knees, ankles, or neck, these bolsters help to relieve muscle strain during difficult poses.

Both the round bolsters and rectangle bolster props support and encourage your body to stretch, relax and open the areas that need it most.

What ever kind of bolsters that you need, you are certain to find one that will suit your needs. If you're unable to find the right "fit" for you -- consider making one of your own or find someone who can make them for you.

While no equipment is necessarily needed to perform yoga, some simple accessories and equipment can assist greatly in achieving the results you seek and help you derive maximum output from your efforts.

A Yoga bolster can become a great partner in your yoga endeavor, and a welcome assist in perfecting your yoga poses and positions.