You know stress is one of those things that you sometimes have no idea it’s even affecting you. You may be thinking, “I don’t feel stressed out.” “I’m fine”. But you have a headache, or your back hurts, or you have mad cravings for sugar or coffee, or you can’t sleep at night.
Stress comes in many forms. And it’s exhausting. And worst of all, it’s completely unhealthy and can contribute to DIS-EASE in the body.
How Yoga Helps With Stress
Yoga is a great stress reliever. And you don’t have to be turning yourself into a pretzel to reap the benefits of yoga.
This wonderful infographic from healthperch.com gives you 13 yoga poses to relieve stress are easy enough for anyone to do. Each pose is broken down into simple steps for you. And each pose explain to you what the benefits of the position are.
Also, these poses are easy to do in the comfort of your home. You don’t need any special equipment or special place to do these poses. You can try any of these during the day if you are feeling “stressed out.
Two of My Favorite Poses In This Infographic
One of my favorite poses in this series is the legs up the wall pose. This is a great stress reliever because it moved the circulation of the blood towards the upper body and the head. This creates a balance in the body after you have been sitting or standing for a long time. And Lord knows how much we are all sitting these days. We spend up to 8 hours a day in a static sitting position. So this pose is really refreshing for the body.
It truly puts you in the opposite position of what most of us are doing all day long. It’s like an inverted sitting position with your legs up the wall instead of on the floor.
A second pose that I love, and is easy to do and available for most people is the puppy pose. The reason I love this pose is because it opens up the heart and helps you relax. In addition, this pose opens up the shoulders and helps to reverse the effects of sitting and slouching which everyone does when sitting at the computer all day long.
Most of us don’t even realize how much our shoulders are constantly rolling forward while sitting at the computer. If someone took a picture of us, I think we’d be shocked at how much we’re slouching! Think of the puppy pose as a great way to counteract the terrible effects of slouching!
Do Your Yoga Poses for Stress Without Judgement
Give some of these 13 yoga poses to relieve stress a try today. You’ll quickly find out which ones you need and which ones benefit you the most by just relaxing into these poses. But please remember when you begin, to do them without judging yourself. You don’t have to be “perfect” or try to be an “Instagram poser”. Just grab a quiet space and enjoy the relaxation benefits of each!
