meng.huat Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Why do you fart when doing yoga? Should you hold it in until class is over? So there you are in yoga class, holding your pose and trying to focus on the teacher’s instructions – when you suddenly feel the need to break wind. Not again, you think to yourself in annoyance, as you will every muscle you possess down there to prevent an audible toot. Whether you practise yoga or not, everyone passes gas. In fact, we break wind 15 to 20 times a day, said Dr Melvin Look, the director of PanAsia Surgery in hospitals such as Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Parkway East Hospital. “This amounts to between 500ml and 2,000ml of odourless vapours such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, methane and sulphur. It is the latter that produces a pungent and unpleasant smell,” he said. The source of all that gas comes largely from the digestive processes in the gastrointestinal system. “The bacteria in our colon produces gas by breaking down the partially digested food that enters it from the small intestines. The type of food you eat can, therefore, affect how much flatulence you have,” said Dr Look. YOGA MAKES YOU FART But back to yoga. Farting during yoga class is common. In fact, the activities you do during a session are designed to de-bloat you. “Many yoga postures are intended to aid in digestion and specifically help you pass gas,” said Laura Bong, a certified yoga teacher and trainer. “There's actually a yoga pose that's literally called the Wind-relieving Pose or Pavanamuktasana. Some yoga experts say that this massages the abdominal organs, which expels gas in the digestive tract. The manual pressure that the pose puts on the abdomen may also help to trigger a release of gas,” said Bong. Yoga poses that involve twisting are also known for releasing pressure and pent-up gas, she added. Furthermore, Dr Look said that physical activity, such as doing yoga, increases the rate gas moves in your intestines to the colon. Even the deep breathing in yoga class could cause you to fart more, according to him. “If the swallowed air passes into the small intestine, it may go down to the colon where it can be passed out through the anus." WHAT’S THE ETIQUETTE IN YOGA CLASS? Flatulence “can be good therapy for your gut”, said Dr Look. But if you’re shy and don’t want to earn the nickname of Farty Pants in class, he said that “holding your flatulence in will not be harmful to your body”. Bong, who has been practising yoga since 2003, is all about letting it go. “Well, if you have to, you got to release, right?” she said. Bong added: “In general, everyone creates and passes gas. Some just have an easier time holding it in during yoga class. "For others, it comes down to two factors: Relaxation and stretching. The next thing you know, you're accidentally exhaling through the wrong end of your body". Are yoga teachers like herself offended by the occasional toot or ripping blow-out during class? “No, this is a natural part of our system. My usual reaction is to let it slide and just go on with the class,” she said. If you’re self-conscious, Bong said that it is “totally fine from a yoga etiquette perspective” to excuse yourself from class and do what you need to do in the bathroom. What’s her take for students who accidentally cut the cheese in class? “Laugh it off or just silently move on in class. Passing gas is totally normal. We all do it and it’s really nothing to be embarrassed about, even when it happens in a semi-public setting like a yoga class,” said Bong. https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/wellness/yoga-fart-causes-prevention-12913272 Laura Bong Yoga video. @ManOfTheHour Laura zeh zeh KYM? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Not bad. Dont mind suck her farts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 @chamfer u got do yoga before? do u feel like farting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 13 minutes ago, meng.huat said: @chamfer u got do yoga before? do u feel like farting? Planning to learn yoga... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, chamfer said: Planning to learn yoga... be prepared to poot poot alot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, meng.huat said: be prepared to poot poot alot Well i fart a lot after eating baked beans which is my favourite food. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, chamfer said: Planning to learn yoga... I fart alot 2 Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I fart alot this is something which i have been wondering abt kgk xdd @HarrisY and his atb gf, has his atb gf farted and then pang sai uncontrollably into his mouth mid-way during the session. any such experience, @ManOfTheHour ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, socrates469bc said: this is something which i have been wondering abt kgk xdd @HarrisY and his atb gf, has his atb gf farted and then pang sai uncontrollably into his mouth mid-way during the session. any such experience, @ManOfTheHour ? Plenty of such experience, and on purpose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, socrates469bc said: this is something which i have been wondering abt kgk xdd @HarrisY and his atb gf, has his atb gf farted and then pang sai uncontrollably into his mouth mid-way during the session. any such experience, @ManOfTheHour ? I think they will eat n swallow the sai 1 Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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