Yoga for Stress and Anxiety

This book, Yoga for Stress and Anxiety is informative & made into an easy to follow yoga class with concise instructions. Each yoga pose also has an image so you can practice with confidence, knowing that you are in correct alignment in each pose. This book also offers you a link to a FREE 15 minute Yoga for Stress and Anxiety video clip demonstrating some of the yoga poses recommended to ease stress and anxiety in a healthy way. There are also a couple of other video links threaded through the book showing you how to correctly practice the Mini Sun Salute and the Full Sun Salutation. 

 

This book is part of The Spirit Yoga Health Series, which is a collection of yoga books designed to benefit a particular health concern & made into an easy to follow class. These classes mostly use traditional yoga poses and some yoga therapy exercises that are based on bringing energy (chi or prana) to the meridian channels located through-out the body. These yoga classes bring balance to your body and life so you can function with ease. 

 

According to the Chinese Five Element theory, the body is made up of the same five primary elements that exist in nature – Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth and Water. Each of these elements links to different organs, and affects us physically and psychologically. 

 

The practice of yoga helps to combat stress, reduce physical tension and muscle tightness and put the body and mind into rest and recharge mode. It activates the parasympathetic nervous system and feelings of well - being are produced. 

 

The focus is on traditional asana (poses) for the lower back and abdominal muscles, twists to release tension, gentle back-bends and inversions to assist stress and anxiety to melt away. Incorporating yoga therapy poses that help to balance the bladder and kidney soothe the sympathetic nervous system and reduce tension. Pranayama (breath-work) and meditation further assist your body and mind into rest and recharge mode.