ASANAS FOR STRESS RESISTANCE

Coping with stress gracefully is a challenge to the body, mind and spirit. You should start by practicing rhythmic breathing to regulate chi-flow. Take eight full counts to inhale ...eight full counts to exhale. Feel the chi flowing up your body as you inhale and down into your legs and feet as you exhale. Practice while driving in your car or waiting in a long line. Practice the following postures after your sun salutation to increase your stamina and endurance:

WARRIOR Spread feet apart. Turn right foot outward... left foot inward slightly, extend arms and hands to shoulder level... palms down. Bend right knee. Turn head right. Keep torso square front. Straighten knee. Repeat left.
TRIANGLE Activate arms and legs... same position as warrior. Bend torso right and touch right hand to calf, ankle or floor. Turn head and look up at left hand. Keep hands in direct vertical alignment. Repeat left.
HEADSTAND Balance postures help you keep your cool no matter what. The headstand requires caution and should be avoided if you have vertabrae dis-orders. Start in a kneeling position with head close to wall. Lower head to floor. Interlock fingers and cup head in hands. Straighten knees and push hips upward as in downward dog. Lift feet from floor. Invert torso and lift legs to wall behind your head.

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