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5 yoga stretches to make you happy!
Try these yoga stretches to boost your energy, relieve your stress and make you happy!
By Jennifer Weatherhead
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Downward Dog
This is a rejuvenating posture to bring calm energy to the body and mind. There is an inversion with the head below the heart…with the increased blood flow to the head calming the mind and relieving stress.
1. From child's pose tuck the toes under, push back towards the heels and lift the sit bones upwards
2. Spread your fingers and outwardly rotate the upper arms
3. Rotate the thighs inward and extend through the heels (don't worry if they don't touch the floor)
4. Relax the head and neck as you lengthen through the spine and move the shoulder blades down the back
5. Think of keeping your weight even between the hands and feet. Keep the sit bones lifted to the sky.
Chaturanga Dandasana
This is a great posture to strengthen the whole body and to relieve stress.
1. (plank) From Downward dog bring the body forward into a straight line above the floor.
2. Firm the legs and abdominal muscles to keep the spine supported
3. Keep the shoulder blades moving down the back with the palms pressed down.
4. (chaturanga) Exhale, and lower your body down in a straight line. Keep the elbows in tight to your side
To energize the body and get the blood flowing you can join these postures together in a flowing sequence. Start in Downward dog, inhale to plank exhale down through chaturanga, inhale upward dog and exhale back through downward dog. Make sure to move with your breath!
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