Yoga for Thyroid: Different Asanas 

A stressful lifestyle can contribute to thyroid disorders, and practicing different yoga asanas can help manage them. Yoga improves flexibility, body posture and even helps in relieving stress. Yoga for thyroid keeps thyroid glands healthy and regulates metabolism, thereby preventing any further complications.

Keep in mind that no yoga can cure thyroid disorders permanently. But this shouldn’t be a cause of worry, many poses of yoga that have been suggested for thyroid problems aim at energizing the throat area and improve the blood circulation around the neck area. This will ultimately help you function better.

Mentioned are some yoga asanas that work wonderfully for thyroid patients:

Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand)

Sarvangasana is a yoga asana for thyroid that helps in maintaining the endocrine system by exerting pressure on the thyroid gland, which receives the largest blood supply. Here’s how to do this pose:

• Lie down on your back to the floor. Then draw your feet close to the hips and fold your legs against the thighs.
• Gently raise the lower part of your body in a vertical position, supported by the hands at the back.
• Balance your entire body weight on your palms and slowly raise your leg into a straight vertical position.
• Maintain the pose for a couple of minutes and breathe.

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Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)

Setu bandhasana is an effective yoga for thyroid problems that stretches the neck and improves blood circulation in the thyroid gland. How to do it:

• Lie down on your back and draw your feet inwards towards the hips.
• Keep your arms at the side of your body and press yourself upward by using your palms, all the while breathing slowly and deeply.
• Inhale and lift your hips up in the sky. You can keep your hand at the back of your body for support.
• Tuck your chin into the chest and take a hold the posture for a minute.
• Exhale and then you can release the pose.

Matsyasana (Fish Pose)

Matsyasana arches your back to stimulate the thyroid gland, relieve tension in the neck, and increase blood circulation. Here’s how to do it:

• Lie on your back with your hands by your side in a relaxed position.
• Put your hands behind your back with the palm facing the floor and fingers pressed against the rear and inhale.
• Lower your elbows, lean backward, align the shoulders with the elbows and gently drop your head as far back as possible and comfortable and then exhale.
• Keep your chest in the upward direction and take long breaths for a couple of times before regaining the normal sitting position

Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)

Bhujangasana is a yoga pose for thyroid that stretches the neck and throat region, thereby increasing thyroid functioning. Here’s how to do it:

• Lie down on your stomach, facing the ground.
• Place your palms on the floor at the side of your body near your head.
• Press gently using the palm to lift your body weight upwards until the back is in an arched position. Focus on inhaling here.
• Throw your head as far back as possible and comfortable. While regaining your original position, slowly try to exhale.

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Halasana (Plough Pose)

Halasana is yoga for thyroid patients that helps to activate the butterfly gland all the while strengthening the back muscles, toning abdominal glands, and relaxing the nervous system. Here are the steps to do it:

• Lie flat on the ground on your back with your legs and hands firmly on the side of your body.
• Raise your legs in a perpendicular angle to the ground, inhaling. Then push your legs toward the floor behind your head until they touch the floor, exhale.
• Support your asana by keeping your hand on the ground and pressing your palm against the floor.
• Inhale and exhale a couple of minutes before breaking the yoga pose.

 Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

Dhanurasana helps in massaging the thyroid gland, which acts as a powerful treatment for hypothyroidism by stimulating hormone production. Here is how you can do it:

• Lie down on your stomach. Then lift your legs and bend them moving toward your buttocks. Keep breathing.
• Stretch your hands backwards till you can hold your feet, inhaling. Lift the upper part of your body by using your legs to support you. Hold your breath.
• Your body position should resemble a bow.
• Stay in this position for a few minutes before regaining the original position.