How To Release Energy Blocks: A Gentle Yoga Guide For Renewed Vitality

 Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as medical advice. Before starting any new exercise program, consult with your healthcare provider.

In the journey of life, our physical body and spirit are often burdened by negative energy and emotional blocks that can manifest as pain, depression, or a sense of being stuck. These energy blocks can stem from various sources, such as toxic relationships, negative thoughts, or even the stress [¹] of daily life.

However, there is a gentle yet powerful practice that can help us release negative energy and clear energy blocks: yoga.

Yoga, an ancient art rooted in spirituality and healing, offers a path to energy healing through its various poses and breathing techniques. By learning how to release energy blocks, we can tap into the earth’s energy and our own energy centers, fostering a harmonious energy flow throughout our chakra system.

This process helps us to breathe deeply, meditate, and focus on moving forward with positive energy.

Yoga Poses To Release Energy Blocks

Below are gentle yoga poses that you can do to release energy blocks:

1. Breaths

• Firstly, begin in an upright sitting position on the floor, with your legs crossed, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Secondly, place your hands on your knees.
• Then, rest your mind while relaxing your body.
• Afterwards, close your eyes, let go of any mental baggage, and bring your mind toward the present moment.
• Lastly, take deep belly breaths as you go through this relaxation technique. 

Variation 1 - Breaths

• Begin this How to Release Energy Blocks in an upright sitting position on the floor, with your legs crossed, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Then, place two fingers between your eyebrows while placing your pinky finger at the right side of your nose as you inhale.
• Afterwards, release your pinky finger as you cover the left side of your nose with your thumb as you exhale.
• Lastly, repeat the sequence of movement. 

2. Seated Cat-Cow

• Firstly, begin in an upright sitting position on the floor with your legs crossed, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Therefore, place your hands on your knees.
• Engage your core.
• Afterwards, raise your head and arch your mid back.
• Then, alternate by rounding out your mid back as you slowly drop your head towards your chest.
• Lastly, repeat the movement, alternating directions. 

3. Back Stretch With Arms Crossed

• Firstly, begin in an upright sitting position on the floor with your legs crossed, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Afterwards, hinge from your hips to bring your upper body forward and cross your arms over your knees.
• And then, engage your core and round your midback, bringing your head towards your chest.
• Therefore, fold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.
• Lastly, repeat the movement by changing the position of your arms. 

4. Seated Cactus Arms

For this exercise, you may utilize a yoga bolster to sit on.

• Begin this How to Release Energy Blocks in an upright seated position on a bolster with your legs out to the side and your feet placed along your thighs.
• Maintain good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Bend your arms at your side at shoulder height.
• Engage your core and raise your head as you arch your mid-back, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
• Hold the position for a couple of seconds and return to the starting position.
• Lastly, repeat the movement as needed. 

5. Eagle Arms With Forward Fold

For this exercise, you may utilize a yoga bolster to sit on.

• Begin in an upright seated position on a bolster with your knees out to the side and your feet placed along your thighs.
• Maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Cross your arms in front at chest height.
• Engage your core, then raise your arms as you arch your mid back with your gaze towards the ceiling.
• Then, slowly fold your upper body forward towards the floor.
• Hold the position for a couple of seconds.
• Raise back up to return to the starting position and repeat the movement. 

6. Butterfly Pose With Forward Bend

For this exercise, you may utilize a yoga bolster to sit on.

• Begin this How to Release Energy Blocks in an upright sitting position on a bolster and bring the soles of your feet together to open your legs out to the side.
• While maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Engage your core and open your arms to the side at shoulder height.
• Lift your head as you arch your mid back, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
• Then, round your mid back as you bring your arms closed together.
• Hold each position for a couple of seconds. Repeat the movements as needed. 
• Before doing the next routine, do a neck circle as a counter-stretch movement.

7. Center Split Pose

• Begin in an upright sitting position on the floor.
• Extend your legs out to the side, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Open your arms wide to the side at shoulder height.
• Engage your core and move your upper body towards the right side as you reach your right foot with your left hand.
• Hold the position for a couple of seconds and return to the starting position. Repeat the movement on the opposite side. 

8. Seated Butterfly Pose

• Begin in an upright sitting position on the floor, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Bring the soles of your feet together and place your hands on your shin.
• Engage your core, then gently flap your knees up and down.
• Repeat the movements as needed. 

9. Windshield Wipers

• Begin this How to Release Energy Blocks in an upright sitting position on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
• Maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Move your knee slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
• Engage your core and lower both knees to one side.
• Repeat the movement in the opposite direction. 

Flow 1

10.  Seated Spinal Twist

• Begin in an upright sitting position with your legs stretched out in front, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Bend your right knee towards your chest.
• Place your right hand on the floor for support.
• Engage your core and anchor your left elbow to your bent knee, then twist your upper body to the right side with your gaze towards your right shoulder. 
• Push your bent knee inward with your left elbow to intensify the twist.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. 

Repeat Windshield Wipers

11. Single Leg Forward Bend

• Begin in an upright sitting position on the floor with your legs extended in front.
• Bend one knee out to the side next to your joints, placing the sole of your foot in your inner thigh.
• Maintain good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Engage your core and lift your arms overhead, then hinge from your hips to bend your upper body forward, placing your hands on the floor, making sure to straighten your spine. 
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.
• Repeat the movement on the opposite side.
• Depending on your range of motion, you can wrap your hands around your foot, but make sure to keep your spine straight. 

12. Single Leg Forward Fold

• Begin in an upright sitting position on the floor with your legs extended in front.
• Bend one knee out to the side, placing the sole of your foot in your inner thigh.
• Maintain good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Engage your core and lift your hands overhead, then hinge through your hips to fold your upper body towards your extended leg.
• Place your hands on your shin as you round your mid back to a light stretch.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.
• Repeat the movement on the opposite side. 

13. Single Leg Side Bend

From the Single Leg Forward Fold.

• Place your left hand on your left knee while your right hand is extended overhead with your gaze towards the ceiling.
• Engage your core and slowly bend your upper body forward.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. 

To intensify this stretch, you can deeply lower your body as you reach and hold your extended foot with your right hand. 

14. Gate Pose With Arm Circles

• From the end position of Single Leg Side Bend, raise your upper body and place your right arm at the back.
• Then lift your hips upwards and bring your left arm overhead.
• Engage your core, then move your left arm in a big circular movement.
• Repeat the movement as needed. 

Repeat Windshield Wipers

After doing the Windshield Wipers movement. Go back to the first position of Flow 1. However, you need to start with your opposite leg and continue doing the movements until Gate Pose with Arm Circles. Then, as a counter stretch, repeat the Seated Butterfly Pose.

15. Child’s Pose

• Begin in an upright kneeling position on the floor with your knees close together, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Tighten your abdominal area, shift your hips back to your feet, and extend your arms in front or place it on your sides.
• Lower down your forehead to the floor, relaxing your mid-back area for a light stretch.
• Hold this position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. 

16. Knee Lifts

• Begin in an upright kneeling position on the floor with your knees close together, maintaining good alignment with your upper body.
• Shift your hips back to your feet and place your hands on your knees.
• Engage your core and slowly lift each knee off the floor, alternately repeating the movement.
• Repeat as needed.
• To intensify this movement, lift both knees as you lean backward.
• For a deeper stretch, lift both knees towards your chest. 

17. Toe Stretch

• Begin in an upright kneeling position on the floor with your knees closed together, maintaining good alignment with your upper body.
• Engage your core, tuck your toes, then shift your hips back to your feet as you place your hands on your thighs.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. 
• If you feel pain on your toes while doing this position, relax and move into a 4-point position then alternately tap your feet on the floor.

18. Corpse Pose

• Lie on your back on the floor with your legs stretched out, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, and hips.
• Place your arms at your sides, palms facing up, and close your eyes.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. 

19. Full Body Stretch

• Lie on your back on the floor, maintaining good alignment with your head, shoulders, hips, and legs.
• Engage your core and reach your arms overhead as you stretch your legs long.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth.  

20. Knees To Chest

• Lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
• Engage your core and bring both knees towards your chest.
• Wrap your arms around your knees as you crunch your upper body forward, bringing your nose towards your knees.
• Hold the position for several deep belly breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. 

21. Side Fetal Pose

• Lie on your side on the floor with your knees bent, maintaining good alignment with your upper body.
• Extend your bottom arm overhead and rest your head on your outstretched arm.
• Keep your feet together. Hold the position for several deep

Conclusion

As we spend time on the mat, we engage in a practice that not only benefits our bodies but also our emotions and spirit. Each pose is a first step in creating a clear channel for our energies to flow, allowing us to realize our ability to feel good and live a life filled with light and positivity.

Whether it’s finding calm in the crown chakra or grounding through connection with nature, yoga provides the tools to deal with negativity and release what no longer serves us, creating space for creativity, positive relationships, and a renewed sense of well-being.

Embrace this practice and allow yourself the moment to rest, heal, and release. Many find this process beneficial not just on a personal level but also in how they relate to family members, friends, and the world at large. Let yoga be your energy healer, guiding you to clear blocks and embrace a life of positive energy and flow.

“The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.” - B.K.S. Iyengar.

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