Try these yoga positions for beginners to relieve stress and tension.
You don’t have to be especially supple or even familiar with yoga to benefit from my favourite yoga poses and yoga breathing techniques.
One of the benefits of yoga that I really enjoy is that it brings you to astate of stillness...
Exactly what you need to cope with anxiety and panic attacks!
Anyone can use yoga poses to manage stress!
How does it work? ...
As you combine breathing with your relaxing yoga posture, your thoughts shift away from your concerns and from the cause of panic attacks and bring you right back into the present moment...
Worries drop away and, for the moment at least, there are no more ‘shoulds’ or ‘musts’...
Just the refreshing reality of the present moment...
Each time you come to the present moment, you drop a certain amount of baggage. You may pick it up again shortly afterwards, but the point is that you have practiced letting it go.
Eventually you will be able to reduce stress, cope with anxiety and control panic attacks more often and for longer periods of time.
I have chosen 4 yoga positions for beginners that can be used especially for relaxation.
So, grab a few quiet minutes during the day, make yourself comfortable, switch off your phone, put your pets outside, open a window and BE KIND TO YOURSELF...
Yoga Positions For Beginners
1. CHILD POSE
Effect
Centering
Restores balance and harmony to the body and puts the mind in an open and receptive state.
How To
A variation is to keep your big toes together as you spread your knees apart and stretch your arms forwards along the floor.
If you have high blood pressure, or if your buttocks don’t release down close to your heels, modify the pose. You shouldn’t feel any tension in your body. Stack two fists up and rest your forehead on them.
2. CROCODILE POSE (makrasana)
Effect
Soothing
Gentle pressure on the forehead relaxes the frontal lobe of the brain which helps quieten and soothe.
How To
Simple, soothing and real DIY yoga positions for beginners!
3. LEGS-UP-THE-WALL (viparita karani)
Effect
Restorative
Relaxing, re-energising. Relieves the effects of stress by soothing the nervous system, increasing circulation and allowing the mind to calm.
How To
Note: If your legs become numb it is a sign you should come out of the pose immediately.
You can do Legs-Up-The-Wall yoga positions for beginners to minimise the effects of hot flashes.
4. CORPSE POSE (savasana)
Effect
Complete relaxation
How To
When you are ready to come out of corpse pose, deepen your breathing. Roll over onto one side and slowly sit up.
Yoga positions for beginners are so simple and deeply relaxing!
Useful Tip
Use visualization to fill your body with positive energy while doing yoga positions for beginners...
Remember that when you come out of any of the yoga positions for beginners, you will always have your breath as a tool, any time you need it.
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