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As the world celebrates International Yoga Day 2025, millions are turning to yoga not just as a spiritual journey, but as a powerful and holistic approach to healing the body. On the occasion of International Yoga Day 2025, PM Modi said, "Yoga is the pause button that humanity needs to breathe, to balance, and become whole again." He said, "Yoga is the solution to stay away from stress. Increasing obesity is a topic of concern."
Among the many benefits yoga offers, its ability to naturally address lifestyle-related conditions like fatty liver and obesity is gaining serious attention.
Fatty liver disease, especially non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is becoming increasingly common in India, due to poor dietary habits, sedentary lifestyles, and chronic stress. Obesity is a global epidemic, contributing to a wide range of health issues from diabetes to heart disease. Fortunately, yoga offers a safe, effective, and sustainable solution.
Here's an in-depth look at how yoga can support your liver health, promote fat loss, and improve your overall well-being, with specific poses to try on June 21st, and all year long.
Unlike extreme diets or high-impact workouts, yoga works gently yet powerfully. It stimulates the liver, improves digestion, supports detoxification, and enhances metabolism. At the same time, it tones the body, reduces abdominal fat, and calms the nervous system—creating a perfect environment for healing.
This dynamic breathing technique is a game changer for those dealing with fatty liver and belly fat.
Benefits:
1. Stimulates liver function
2. Improves digestion and metabolism
3. Burns abdominal fat
How to do:
Sit in a cross-legged position. Inhale normally and exhale forcefully through your nose, pulling your stomach in. Repeat 30–60 times in a set.
A powerful twisting posture that helps squeeze and rejuvenate the liver.
Benefits:
1. Massages liver and pancreas
2. Improves insulin sensitivity
3. Aids digestion and reduces belly fat
How to do:
Sit with legs stretched. Bend the right knee and place the foot outside the left thigh. Twist your torso to the right, placing the right hand behind and the left elbow on the right knee.
This energising backbend strengthens the abdominal muscles and stimulates the internal organs.
Benefits:
1. Enhances liver function
2. Tones belly fat
3. Opens chest and strengthens the core
How to do:
Lie on your stomach, bend your knees and hold your ankles. Lift your chest and legs while pulling your ankles upward.
This calming pose aids digestion and boosts liver cleansing.
Benefits:
1. Stimulates liver and kidneys
2. Reduces abdominal fat
3. Calms the mind and relieves stress
How to do:
Sit with legs straight, inhale and lift arms up. Exhale and bend forward to touch your toes, keeping the spine long.
This pose is excellent for stimulating the thyroid gland and balancing metabolism.
Benefits:
1. Improves blood flow to liver
2. Activates thyroid, aiding fat metabolism
3. Strengthens the lower back and glutes
How to do:
Lie on your back, bend knees and place feet on the floor. Press hips upward and clasp your hands below your back.
A foundational standing pose that works on your waistline and stimulates internal organs.
Benefits:
1. Improves liver and digestive health
2. Tones sides of the waist
3. Improves balance and posture
How to do:
Stand with legs wide apart. Turn right foot out, reach right hand toward the ankle, and left arm toward the sky.
The perfect full-body workout within yoga, Surya Namaskar combines 12 poses in a flowing sequence.
Benefits:
1. Stimulates liver function
2. Boosts circulation and metabolism
3. Burns calories and detoxifies the body
How to do:
Perform 5–12 rounds daily for optimal results.
A gentle backbend that strengthens the spine and massages internal organs.
Benefits:
1. Tones abdominal muscles
2. Stimulates the liver and kidney
3. Reduces stress and fatigue
How to do:
Lie on your stomach, place palms under shoulders, and gently lift your chest without straining your lower back.
Perfect for abdominal fat reduction and core strengthening.
Benefits:
1. Activates liver and pancreas
2. Burns belly fat
3. Builds core strength
How to do:
Sit and lift your legs while leaning back, forming a V-shape. Hold for 15–30 seconds.
This restorative inversion improves blood flow and calms the mind.
Benefits:
1. Relieves stress (a key trigger for fatty liver)
2. Enhances digestion
3. Supports liver detox
How to do:
Lie down and raise your legs against a wall, arms resting at your sides. Breathe deeply.
1. Don’t push into pain – modify poses if needed.
2. Avoid yoga right after meals – wait at least 2 hours.
3. Practice consistency – results take time.
4. Avoid skipping breathwork – pranayama is just as important as asanas.
While yoga is powerful, combining it with a low-sugar, high-fibre, liver-friendly diet gives even better results. Add leafy greens, berries, turmeric, garlic, and lemon water to your routine.
If you have hernia, recent surgeries, or chronic liver disease, consult a yoga therapist before starting. Avoid strong twists and intense backbends without supervision.
This International Yoga Day 2025, let yoga be more than just a symbolic stretch. Let it be a turning point in your battle against fatty liver and obesity. By embracing simple but effective yoga poses, you’re not only improving your liver function, you’re building strength, discipline, and a deeper connection to your body.
Yoga isn’t about flexibility. It’s about functionality, healing, and awareness. Start slow, stay consistent, and watch your health transform, one breath at a time.
(Pic Credit: ANI)
(This article is meant for informational purposes only and must not be considered a substitute for advice provided by qualified medical professionals.)
(Pic Credit: ANI, Freepik)
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