Showing posts with label breathing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breathing. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 June 2014

When It's Hard to Become Calm


Deep Breathing : Put your hands on your stomach and breathe in for 7 seconds, hold for 5 seconds, and breathe out for 10 seconds as you feel your stomach rise and fall. Breathe as slowly as you can.

The 5-4-3-2-1 Game : Out loud, state 5 things you feel; 4 things you see; 3 things you smell; 2 things you hear; and one thing you smell. Repeat as needed.

Physical Grounding : Feel how the ground feels under your feet, how the chair you are sitting on feels, and do a general body scan. If it's hard, try squeezing and relaxing your toes or fingers--it'll give your something less static to think about.

Meditation : I can't meditate on my own, so I always use guided meditations. UCLA has a great series of short meditations, and Wellbeing has awesome longer meditations.

Run : Get your heart rate up for at least 20 minutes, and you'll feel better afterwards. Guaranteed.

Vinyasa Yoga : Okay, so maybe you hate running. Find a vinyasa flow you like (I'm a fan of going back and forth from downward dog to upward dog) and go for it in a quiet space. 

Friday, 13 June 2014

Yoga for the Summer Blues

Adriene made this video for people spending a lot of time indoors (i.e. sedentary) in the wintertime. But I live in Arizona. I'm not going outside unless my life depends on it. I don't have winter blues, I have summer blues.

This session will energize you and make your body feel tingly all over!