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Holiday Stress Got You? Try these 5 Yoga Poses
Get ready to relax.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday are over, which means you are now in the throes of all things Holiday–holiday parties, holiday cooking, holiday shopping, holiday school crafts–you name it, you’re about to experience it. The whole thing can seem overwhelming, and push you to the brink of pitching your own tantrum. We don’t want that to happen, so Breezy Mama enlisted the help of yoga instructor Jenelle Carberry to give us the best five yoga moves to release tension. Read on, take a deep breath, and say, “Ohhhhhhmmmmm.”
The Shoulder Opener--side angle
Pose: Shoulder Opener
Best For: Relieving stress in the neck and shoulders.
How to do it: Roll up a blanket and place on ground. Lie down on it so it hits you at mid-shoulder blade. Relax.
Dolphin Pose
Pose: Dolphin
Best For: Opening and strengthening shoulders. We tend to hold tension in our shoulders, so it’s important that we strengthen them so they are held upright instead of sagging forward (which most of us tend to do).
How to do it: Bending forward, touch the ground and line your elbows under your shoulders. Place your forearms on the floor (see picture). Curl toes under and lift hips up and back.
Child's Pose
Pose: Child’s Pose
Best For: Relaxation–great for dealing with holiday stress.
How to do it: With your hands and knees on the ground, bring your big toes together and press your hips back toward your heels. Rest your forehead on the ground (if you can–depending on your flexibility, go down as far as you can.)
Pigeon Pose: Step 1
Pigeon--This is how you should look when you are in the complete pose.
Pose: Pigeon with a Twist
Best For: Opening hips
How to do it: With your hands and knees on the ground, bring your right knee to your right wrist. Keeping your hips squared, drop your pelvis to the ground, as far down as it will go. (If this is painful, you can put a folded blanket under your right hip to help you.) Next, you will twist your arms–put your left arm underneath your right elbow. Relax and surrender into it, then switch sides.
 Psoas Opener, Step 1  Psoas Opener, Step 2 |
Pose: Psoas Opener Best For: Opening your quads and hip flexors and reliving lower back tension. (Wondering what the heck a psoas is? I was too–your psoas connects from your lumbar spine through your pelvis to your femur.) How to do it: Start by placing right knee at edge of wall (or any straight, stable surface) so your shin goes up the wall. Take left foot and bring forward in a lunge so your knee is directly above your ankle. Now that you’re in the position . . . Step 1: Bring your hands the wall (as much as you are able to–or you can rest them on your knee) and bring your hips back to the wall. (If your knee at the wall is bothering you, put a folded blanket under your knee.) Step 2: Bring hands to floor and shift pelvis forward. Bring hands to your left knee or, if you can, arch back and put hands on wall. Breezy Mama note: This move literally feels so good that it hurts. If you can’t do it, keep practicing and eventually you will. |
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Reader Comments
These are great moves for all mothers to use and apply in their daily life. Even an attempt at them does bring remarkable benefits…thank you for the post Jenelle!