DEALING WITH STRESS AND THE HOLIDAYS

The holiday season often brings unwanted guests — stress and present a dizzy array of demands —errands, get-togethers, baking, housework, and entertaining, to name just a few. But with some practical yoga poses and techniques, it is possible to decrease the stress that goes together with the holidays. In fact, you may likely end up appreciating the holidays more than you thought you would.

FOUR YOGA POSES AND TECHNIQUES TO HANDLE STRESS.

Yoga, over-all, seems to have a calming influence. There are assured yoga poses that have a super remarkable ability to help us let go of tension and stress. Check these out.

Reclined Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana)

Also known as Reclined Butterfly, it is an extremely relaxing yoga position, sufficient to ease into your drill after a long day. This is also intense enough to start to bring awareness to your body and your breath.

• “Supta,” — meaning “reclining.”
• “Baddha” — meaning “bound.”
• “Kona” — meaning “angle.”
• “Asana” — meaning “pose.”

This pose makes you feel in the mood of a vacation. It can help you in opening all places where we can hold tension and stress (hips, inner thighs, and groin). Furthermore, with the floor supporting beneath you, there is the ability to surrender to the moment and practice the art of letting go. Also, due to the therapeutic nature of the pose, it can help to relieve symptoms of stress, insomnia, mild depression, menstruation, or menopause.

Standing Forward Fold (Uttanasana)

This will wake up your hamstrings and calm your mind. Standing Forward Bend plays an integral role in sun salutations and in bringing balance to a vigorous, flowing practice. In the end, you will cool down and move into a deeper state of ease and relaxation. The stretches are beneficial and lengthen the calves and hamstrings. It is viewed as a relaxing and stress-relieving pose. Traditionally, it is said to help relieve insomnia, as well as a gentle massage for your internal organs, which can help in digestion and elimination.

Child’s Pose (Balasana)

This is a gentle resting pose that stretches the hips, thighs, and legs while calming the mind and relieving stress and tension. The dome shape provides the perfect pose for refocusing and enhancing the benefits of the breath. Also, this resting pose calms and soothes the brain, making it a therapeutic posture for relieving stress.

Thunderbolt Pose Variation (Vajrasana)

This pose has an amazing calming effect on the mind and body. Vajrasana is also great for the digestive system, so if you have a tendency to experience tension or stress there this one, should help.

The bottom line

It’s time to become the best form of yourself and manage the holiday stress effectively. This is an excellent opportunity to reinforce a positive, calming message to yourself.