Learn How To End Your Stress With Yoga
November 2, 2009 by Jenna Strickland
Filed under Yoga
Here are a few simple yoga techniques that will help you end your stress with yoga. The first technique or Asana; called the Nishpandabhava. In Sanskrit, Nishpanda means passive and bhava means posture. It can be done with a favorite piece of soothing music playing in the background.
Loosen all your muscles; begin with the hands, feet, legs; sit reclined against the wall. The music facilitates the breathing to become more rhythmic; steadying the mind. Your breath will slowly synchronize itself to the beat of the music playing in the background. Continue breathing deeply and concentrate on your third eye.
Remain in this state for at least 10 minutes. This will slow down the heart rate and reduces the blood pressure. This will also reduce the stress hormones, relax your muscles and your mind will slowly go into the alpha state of meditation. Another Asana called the Shavasana – has similar effects, only the back is stretched out.
The word Shava, meaning a corpse and asana, meaning a pose is to focus on the breath and slowly relaxing your muscles. Lie with your on a floor-mat. Taking a deep breaths focusing on relaxing your toes, the chest, shoulders, neck, chin, jaws, mouth, tip of your nose, space between your brows, forehead then the mind.
The next vital Asana is the Yogendra Pranayam. Prana means Vayu or breath and Ayam is the expense. Therefore, pranayam is the control of the breath being inhaled, held and exhaled out of the body. This controlled breathing ensures proper oxygenation and its use by each and every cell.
Lie flat on your back and bend the knees such that the feet lie at the shoulder’s width; this helps the muscles of the abdomen, chest and back to relax. Place one of your hands on the navel to help you focus attention on your breathing. Do not bloat your stomach but feel your abdomen rise with the deep inhalation. Now exhale and feel your stomach return to its relaxed state.
Now just contract your stomach muscles, taking care that you do not contract the chest. These series of movements help relax the abdomen, promotes circulation and massages the organs held within. Practice this asana in cycles of 10 seconds. All the above Asanas help discipline the mind, give clarity of thought, steady the breathing and cultivate an attitude of being a spectator of the world. These steps will help end your stress with Yoga.
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