Tips to Increase Height at Home by Means of Yoga

Yoga is extremely valuable as a tool to increase both physical and mental health. Contrary to common misconception, however, simply doing yoga will not render a person taller. What regular yoga practice will do is improve posture and ease tension in the body which, in turn, can help make a person feel taller. Several yoga positions can help to maximize these effects.

  1. Sarvangasana

    • Sarvangasana, or the shoulder stand, helps to improve posture and therefore perhaps adds a couple inches to your height. This exercise stretches both the back and the neck. The exercise involves resting on your neck and shoulders and pointing your legs towards the ceiling. Start out on your back, and slowly roll up onto your neck and shoulders, and at the same time point your legs straight up.

    Adho Mukha Svanasana

    • Adho Mukha Svanasana, or the downward-facing dog, is one of the most fundamental of all yoga poses, and it also stretches out your back. Start on all fours with your back flat. This is known as the table pose. From here, slowly extend your hips upwards and straighten your legs, the whole time keeping your hands on the floor. Do this until you legs are straight and your torso points towards the floor at an angle so that your body makes a triangle shape with the floor. This pose stretches your spine, shoulders, and legs.

    Chakrasana

    • Chakrasana, or wheel pose, is another excellent aid to increase your posture. Wheel pose stretches the stomach muscles, which helps to stretch out the entire body. Lay on your back. Bend your knees, and place your feet on the floor. Push down with your arms and extend your hips upwards. Lay your hands by your head, and point your fingers towards your feet.

    Surya Namaskara

    • Surya Namaskara is better known in the west as the sun salutation. It is another extremely common yoga pose. Sun salutations are very effective at helping to perfect your posture. They involve stretching and muscle exercises, as well as repetitive, meditative breathing.

      To perform this exercise, begin standing, facing the sun if you can. Clasp your hands together as if giving a Christian prayer. Inhaling the whole time, move your arms straight out and then up, and bend your torso backward. Exhale and bend forward. Touch your hands to the ground, and try to touch your head to your knees. Inhale and move your right foot back as far as it will stretch, and rest the toes on the ground. Raise your head but keep your hands and front foot in the same position. Push your left leg back and exhale, aligning it with your right leg. Align your head with your arms. Inhale and then as you exhale lower your body to the floor. Inhale and raise your head as far as it will go. Push your body up, and support yourself with only your hands and feet. Exhale and when you inhale, bring forward your left foot, so that it is once again even with your hands. Exhale and bring your right foot forward so that once again your hands and feet are together. Straighten your legs. Once again, try to touch your head to your knees. Inhale, raise your arms, and bend backwards.

    Pranayama

    • Yoga breathing exercises, called Pranayama, are also potentially useful to decrease tension, improve posture, and therefore increase height. Breathing exercises return the body to balance and proper metabolism.

      Several types of Pranyama exercises exist. One of the most common is Ujjayi. To perform Ujjayi, seat yourself comfortably with your spine erect or lie on your back. Breathe long and slow through your nostrils. Contract the back of your throat so that you make a light hissing sound. Try to make both the inhale and exhale progressively longer, without creating any tension in your body, and try to make a smooth, continuous sound.