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1 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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In this one‑minute instructional video, the presenter explains that beginner yoga sequences should start with a right‑sided spinal twist followed by a left‑sided twist because this mirrors the natural direction of waste movement through the large intestine. Twisting in the opposite order would theoretically push the waste backward, which the speaker wants to avoid. The video emphasizes yoga’s role in supporting digestion and ends with a call to action for viewers to follow the channel for more beginner yoga tips.

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Welcome to your One Minute Yoga Teacher training. Why do we twist right and then twist, twist left? The reason why we always start with a right-sided twist and then we go to a left-sided twist is because this is how poo moves through our large intestine. It goes this way and then goes down and out the colon. If you were to twist to your left first and then to your right, you would be moving the poo back backward. We don't want that. I don't want that. I don't want that for you. Yoga is great for digestion. If you are a beginner at yoga, you're going to want to always remember to twist right first and then twist left and then light up the follow button for more beginner yoga tips.