Session 2: Yoga and Deep Breathing

Deep breathing and yoga are both tools you can use to manage your stress.  Both practices help reduce stress and anxiety and are easily learned techniques which allow you to take better control of your emotional and mental state.

Yoga has the potential health benefits of: reduced stress, increased physical fitness and can help manage chronic conditions (high blood pressure, depression, pain, anxiety).

In class, we will be using this short video to get a taste of how yoga can be used to help us manage feelings of stress:







When you're at home and want to do something a little more in-depth I highly recommend the "Yoga with Adriene" series (on YouTube) ~ my daughter and I do these at home together and we both love them:




Prefer an app?

Okay, here you go, click on the picture below:

Now, let's focus on the breath.

Your breath is a simple, powerful tool you carry with you everywhere you go.  You are a powerful, awesome person!  And research shows that 20 to 30 minutes of deep breathing each day, reduces anxiety and depression.  Deep breathing is all about activating our "relaxation response" which is nature's balance to our "stress response".





Is there an APP for that?  Um, yes, about 100 or so :)  Click below to find some choices, and please let us know if you find one you really like:

So, challenge yourself to feel better!  Practice deep breathing for 20 minutes every day and start doing some yoga ~ at least once per week.  Can't wait for our next session together!

Here's something just for fun, from back in the day  ~