Simple yoga exercises to relieve stress
Yoga, Yogasanas April 24th, 2007
There are certain very simple warm up yoga postures that help relieve tension and stress at the end of a hectic day.
Neck Exercise
- Sit in a relaxed position with your spine upright.
- Drop your head bringing your chin towards your chest.
- Keeping your head low, rotate and bring the chin to your right shoulder. Lower your right ear towards the right shoulder.
- Pause for few seconds and then bring your head and chin towards the left shoulder via the centre. Lower your left ear towards the left shoulder.
- The next time rotate your head in the counter direction by alternating the movement towards left and right shoulders.
- Repeat 8 times without moving your shoulders.
Shoulder Rolls
- Sit or stand in a comfortable position.
- As you inhale, shrug your shoulders and bring them below your ears.
- From this position, roll your shoulders in circles in the anticlockwise direction for 5 times.
- Repeat this in a clockwise direction for 5 times.