How strange it sounds. But when a person sticks out his tongue for 40 seconds, it has a profound effect on the body. Actually, Yogi sages have advised to practice Leo posture.
This asana helps in curing diseases like stress, anxiety, thyroid. It has also been proven in science that if a person sticks out his tongue for a few seconds, it reduces the cortisol level in the body. Neurologist explained how this 40 second tongue sticking out formula works.
Neurologist shared his experience
A Mount Sinai neurologist said he told one of his patients to stick out his tongue for 40 seconds every day. By doing this, the patient’s cortisol level reduced within 2 weeks, while no medicines were changed during this period.
What happens if you stick your tongue out for 40 seconds?
In fact, our neck holds 60 to 80% of the body’s chronic stress. This stress does not remain local and puts pressure on the vagus nerve, restricting the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and locking the nervous system into a reduced stress response around the clock. Now when you take out the tongue, this tongue directly connects to the hyoid bone, which supports the deep muscles of the neck and throat. Extending it fully creates a decompression effect throughout the facial chain from your jaw to your neck and chest. Due to which stress is released and cortisol level of your body reduces.
Why only 40 seconds?
The question that comes to mind is why one has to stick out the tongue only for 40 seconds. Why not more or less than this? Actually, when you take out the tongue, the muscles return to their old tension for the first 30 seconds, but after the next 10 seconds, when 40 seconds are completed, the tension is released and gradually starts reducing. Therefore, timing also plays a role in this practice and if you do it for less than 40 seconds, the full effect will not be visible.
Leo posture is the posture of sticking out the tongue.
One of the asanas of yoga is Simhasana Mudra. In this, sitting in Vajrasana posture, both the hands are placed forward and then after taking a deep breath, the tongue is taken out and a sound is made from the throat. This posture is called Simhasana Mudra because in this the sound comes from the throat like that of a lion. This asana helps in removing problems like stress and anxiety.