4 Constructive Tips for Optimizing Your Inversion Therapy Routine
1) Chant Positive Word
Finding a positive word that suits you is not complicated. Some people find chanting their own name to be very effective, while others choose a word in a different language or a word that will help evoke a particular feeling, such "relax."
Choose a word that best suits you, and then get into a comfortable meditative position while hanging upside-down on your inversion therapy table. Take a deep breath and let the air come out slowly and evenly as you chant your chosen word. Say the word clearly and loudly so that it produces a vibration in your body.
Say the word over and over and try to create a continuous sound so that each repetition melts into the next. Get into a flowing rhythm and allow yourself to become mesmerized by the sound. Gradually you can reduce the volume until it is created only in your mind. Eventually let it disappear altogether, and let yourself exist in stillness while your spine is properly decompressed with the help of your inversion table.
Say the word over and over and try to create a continuous sound so that each repetition melts into the next. Get into a flowing rhythm and allow yourself to become mesmerized by the sound. Gradually you can reduce the volume until it is created only in your mind. Eventually let it disappear altogether, and let yourself exist in stillness while your spine is properly decompressed with the help of your inversion table.
2) Persevere
Put aside all those things that seem more worthwhile than performing inversion therapy routine. Trust me—this is one of the most crucial things you’ll do for yourself!
Remember that when you begin a new stretching or exercise program—be it on an inversion table or the traditional way, you need a certain amount of self-discipline and practice. You may not know the proper form for an overhead barbell press or a triceps kickback, but eventually, with adequate practice, you learn and become more aware of your physical body.
Each time you get into the gym, your form gets better and your muscles get bigger. It’s the same with inversion therapy. When you first begin, it will be difficult to keep distractions from your mind: Did you feed the cat? What time is that meeting tomorrow? Why is my foot itchy? Don’t worry.
Anyone who exercise and stretch on an inversion table regularly will tell you that it’s common to feel frustrated and distracted when you’re first starting out. Once you begin to feel the benefits, it will get easier and you’ll be hooked. You might want to have a focus or an intention each time you practice. Cultivate compassion by sending out a healing energy to someone who is in need. It will help you to become less self-centered.
Each time you get into the gym, your form gets better and your muscles get bigger. It’s the same with inversion therapy. When you first begin, it will be difficult to keep distractions from your mind: Did you feed the cat? What time is that meeting tomorrow? Why is my foot itchy? Don’t worry.
Anyone who exercise and stretch on an inversion table regularly will tell you that it’s common to feel frustrated and distracted when you’re first starting out. Once you begin to feel the benefits, it will get easier and you’ll be hooked. You might want to have a focus or an intention each time you practice. Cultivate compassion by sending out a healing energy to someone who is in need. It will help you to become less self-centered.
3) Relax
Reaching a totally relaxed state while inverting on a inversion therapy table is not as easy as you might think. Most of us have become addicted to the chemical high that comes from the constant motion of life.
When we do take a moment to slow down, it’s usually in an unfocused manner and may actually end up causing more stress (think traveling, overeating and drinking). Contemplation and quiet reflection while being inverted require mindfulness in order to be truly successful.
4) Music for Inversion Therapy
Music is a wonderful tool that provides focus and helps to quiet the mind. In Eastern cultures, bells or drums or single sustained notes are part of the meditation ritual. Recent studies suggest that instrumental music that maintains a constant tempo of six beats per minute can be of great help when it comes to inducing the alpha state (a relaxed sense of alertness where the brain can more easily retain information) and also assist with reprogramming the mind with positive suggestions in order to promote healing and help achieve goals.