| FitTip: Instant Relaxation with Quick-Fix Yoga |
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| by Diet Detective Editorial Staff | |
| Wednesday, 28 June 2006 | |
Peace of mind can be yours by performing these few essential moves.Everyone knows that yoga poses (asanas) are intended to engage the mind as well as the body. Yoga practitioners even believe that certain poses can retrain your muscles to relax in situations where they might have become tense in the past. So the next time you have a stressful day, release the pressure with a couple of yoga poses guaranteed to calm you. 1. The Child's Pose: Sit with your legs under you, buttocks resting on your heels, knees and feet together. Fold yourself over your lower body, and place your forehead against the floor. Rest your hands on the floor by your feet with your palms up. Breathing gently through your nose, relax into this position, feeling the release in your hips. Hold for 15 seconds. 2. The Corpse Pose: Lie faceup with your legs at least hip-width apart, and place your arms out to your sides at 45-degree angles from your body. Feel your abdomen rise and fall with each breath as you focus on releasing tension each time you exhale. Hold for 15 seconds. Bookmark:            Trackback(0)
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