Welcome to My World – Yoga – Reduce Stress & Relax
Hello World! Today I’m sharing some good yoga poses (beginner & intermediate) to help you reduce stress and learn to relax. Most of these aren’t too difficult so give them a try… Enjoy!
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Yoga Poses to Help Stop Stress
Stress can feel so all-consuming, can’t it? There are so many reasons why we feel stressed and whether you’re in crisis mode or you’re just coping with a lot of background stress, finding natural ways to relieve that pressure can be difficult. Usually when you’re stressed, spare time is at a premium, so dropping everything to do a series of yoga poses is probably not high on your to-do list.
The great thing about the yoga poses below is that you can do just one or two—or you can do the whole series of 10 moves—to feel a difference.
You don’t have to be a yogi to get some of yoga’s stress-busting benefits.
There are yoga poses on this list suitable for beginners and more intermediate postures, so you can pick and choose the pose or poses that feel most relaxing to you.
Yoga Poses for Stress
Child’s Pose
What’s more soothing than this relaxation pose?
yoga- child pose for your relaxation & de- stressing
Extended Puppy Pose
My back feels less tense just thinking about it!
Puppy Pose for your relaxation & de- stressing
Dolphin Pose
Dolphin is a bit more strenuous and great for getting that angst out of your system.
You can de-stress with the dolphin pose
Cobra Pose
That stretch in your chest and belly is a wonderful release for pent up tension.
Cobra pose is also good for your relaxation
Standing Forward Bend
I love just hanging out in forward bend! If you can keep your balance, it’s extra nice to close your eyes in this posture.
Standing forward bend yoga pose will help you relax
Plow Pose
I like transitioning into this pose from Shoulder Stand. The inversion really gives you a new perspective, and this pair of poses is just strenuous enough to help blow off some steam.
Plow pose will help yu blow off steam
Triangle Pose
Another good stretch for your chest, this one helps release tension along the sides of your body, too!
triangle pose is also for your relaxation
Easy Pose
Sitting up straight and focusing on your breath is such a nice break from worrying about real life!
Easy pose is yoga for your relaxation
Cat and Cow Poses
I like cycling between these two postures, doing cow on the inhale and cat on the exhale. So relaxing
cat pose is very relaxing
You can do cat pose transitioning into cow pose
Seated Twist
Talk about releasing tension! This stretches so many of the places where we store stress – your shoulders, spine, neck, and chest!
Seated twist yoga pose is so relaxing & de-stressing..
I hope you’ll give some of these yoga poses a try and then you can tell me what you think of them, and which ones you tried. Does anyone do yoga for relaxation and de-stressing? I do some yoga as it is also great for stretching your body, and I definitely find it relaxing. It gives me the chance to stop thinking about day to day “stuff” that stresses me out. In a way, it is my “mindless” therapy on the floor… 🙂
Have a great day!
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