| Looking for ways to beat stress? Yoga makes it | | | | If you own a dog you know where the name of this |
| easy. Even five minutes spent doing yoga will give you | | | | exercise comes from. Each time your dog gets up |
| stress relief. In these tough times it's only natural to feel | | | | from a rest he takes pleasure in this luxurious stretch |
| stress. However constant unrelieved stress will lead to | | | | -- you can do the same thing. Begin this pose on your |
| health problems. It's vital that you spend some time | | | | hands and knees and then lift your knees from the |
| each day getting rid of the stress hormones in your | | | | floor. Straighten your knees but don't lock them and lift |
| system and discovering relaxation. | | | | your tailbone towards the ceiling. Maintain the pose for |
| Even if you are new to yoga, a few simple stretches | | | | several breaths, or even longer. You can stay in this |
| will relieve your stress and improve your mood. This is | | | | pose for up to five minutes if it feels comfortable. |
| a great gift you can give to yourself as well as to your | | | | 2. Seated Forward Bend: Calms Your Mind and |
| loved ones. New to yoga? The easiest way to learn | | | | Relieves Mild Depression or Agitation In Seated |
| yoga is to take a class at a yoga studio. However you | | | | Forward Bend, you fold your body up like clothes pin. |
| can also learn basic yoga from an instructional CD or | | | | Sit on the floor with your legs straight. Take a deep |
| DVD, or even a book. When you're using yoga to | | | | breath and bend forward from your hips, reaching out |
| relieve stress, it's vital that you don't get hung up on | | | | to hold your toes, and then folding your body on to |
| your technique. With yoga it's not important how | | | | your legs if you can. Don't strain to do the exercise - |
| perfectly you perform an exercise, but that you focus | | | | just stretch as far as is comfortable - and BREATHE. |
| on your body rather than on the thoughts whizzing | | | | Maintain the pose for several breaths or even for up |
| around in your brain. | | | | to five minutes if you wish. The above two exercises |
| Here are two easy yoga exercises which will help you | | | | are a great way to relieve stress. You can do them at |
| to relieve stress. | | | | any time of the day or evening, even in the office. Just |
| 1. Downward Facing Dog Pose - Calms Your Mind and | | | | close your office door. |
| Relieves Mild Depression or Agitation | | | | |