Yoga is a soothing way to relieve stress and tension through breathing exercises and gentle stretching poses. It helps you train your body to relax during stressful situations that can trigger an anxiety attack. You can start off slowly by learning and practicing yoga breathing on your own, and then move on to combining it with yoga "asanas," or poses. Yoga instruction books and DVD's are a stress-free way to learn yoga at home. Follow these steps to learn more.
Do Laya Yoga
Laya yoga is different from other traditional types of yoga because it focuses on meditation and brings the absorption of the mind in sound. It calms the nervous system by focusing on the sounds within the body. Laya yoga focuses on the 5 main energy centers in the spine and the 2 in the head. Here is an easy beginner's exercise in Laya yoga.
Do the Yoga Eagle Pose
The Eagle pose in yoga requires balance, flexibility and concentration. This standing pose is challenging the first few times, but you'll get used to it quickly.
Use Yoga Breathing to Reduce Stress
Yoga has many different breathing techniques to help bring about specific changes in the body. To reduce stress, nose-breathing is an easy way to reestablish an evenness breathing and in the mind.
Do a Yoga Stork Pose
Yoga stork pose is a basic standing yoga posture that helps to center the mind and improve balance. Many standing yoga balancing postures can be quite challenging. The beauty of stork pose is that it can be very easy or very challenging, making it an adaptable posture that can be practiced by anyone at any level. If you find that your balance is challenged, you can hold on to a chair. If you want to go deeper into the posture but your hamstring muscles are tight, you can use yoga straps. The instructions below will guide you from the most basic expression of the posture to the most challenging.