When politically provoked, here are 10 no-fail ways to go from riotous to relaxed.
Debate parties starting to feel like World War III? Are you alienating friends and family with your staunch, hyper-educated self clad head to toe in campaign gear? Be proud. Now check your ego and be effective.
Politics are personal and that's why you feel like showering when you go toe to toe with someone whose opinions insight riot in your. Between the economic upheaval and the ecosystem's "debatable" fragility the hot button issues determining Election 2008 have some of us so heated up that we are lashing out. And it's not becoming or impactful. Where we need to spend energy is in how we elegantly express ourselves and become commanding orators not Dem-ish diehards. So how do you take ferocious passion and turn it into a beautiful, flowing dispatch that might just compel McCain's constituents to convert? A little bit of yoga.
It only takes 5 days for your typical boiling point to be retrained. A study from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Education of China and the University of Oregon's Brain, Biology and Machine Initiative demonstrated that 5 days of relaxation training showed an increased ability to resolve conflict and lower levels of anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue than in the control group.
These 10 yoga tricks will increase your ability to see political differences as the perfect alchemy for a nation in need of respectful discourse in order to become dominant in peace brokerage, leadership and financial rejuvenation.
Reclined Cobbler’s Pose: Because yoga believes the hips hold emotion, opening the groin and inner thighs can release some physical tension symbolic of emotional stress. Starting or ending a day here will help you reset your amped-up nervous system.
Reclined Cobbler’s Pose: Because yoga believes the hips hold emotion, opening the groin and inner thighs can release some physical tension symbolic of emotional stress. Starting or ending a day here will help you reset your amped-up nervous system.
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Happy Baby Pose: Done on your back, your spine and abdomen can completely let go. Expert yoga gurus instruct that the spine is the brain and if you can relax your “backbone” then you are able to unwind mentally even if for a moment.
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12-Point Pose: Forward bends encourage introspection. By allowing your forehead to connect with the floor, you can turn your attention inward and release the mental chatter that limits your clarity of thought.
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Corpse Pose: If you can only do one item, do this. A prelude to yoga nidra, which means “sleepless sleep,” it allows your body to reap the benefits of sleep. Better than a nap, it’s the most important 4 minute cool down you’ll ever encounter.
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Standing Forward Bend: This calming pose will allow you to completely tune into your physical body and alleviate some mental stress. Yoga’s first “commandment” is the cessation of the mind stuff and releasing completely into a more passive pose.
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Legs Up the Wall: Allowing the blood flow to change directions and releasing the pressure from your spine brings the body into balance. A restorative pose, it is in the category of positions that allow the mind to be easy.
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Downward Facing Dog: This is an inversion so placing heart below the head changed the blood flow. With greater circulation you are able to increase your oxygen in the blood and you feel energized. It also enhanced mental acuity.
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Revolved Upright Big Toe Hold: There are days we can nail the pose and there are days we wobble and need to find ways to be more centered. Attempting this challenging standing balance is a good indicator for where you stand at any given moment.
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Seated Half Twist: This seated twists allow you to elongate the spine and wring out the tension in the muscles from the hips to the back and shoulders. The deeper you breathe, the more you feel in the hips and back, the more room you make for new emotions
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Frog Pose: This is the most purposeful detox pose. A teacher of surrender in the deep tissues, you cannot cheat at letting go here. Frog is also an indicator of how much you are holding on to tension. (Choose 5+ poses from above before attempting.)
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