Constant and overwhelming stress can have a negative effect on your physical and mental well being. It can even lead to a series of health problems such as anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, muscle soreness, reduced immune system and much more. According to research, stress can even lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, depression and obesity. Several studies suggest that yoga can reduce the impact of chronic and exaggerated stress and that it can also be helpful to relieve anxiety and depression. When the body is in a state of stress, the sympathetic nervous system automatically activates. In this “fight-or-flight” response, the body temperature rises, the heart beats faster and the muscles automatically become tense, ready to fight or flight. One of the main benefits of yoga is that it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the body’s “rest-and-digest” system. When in this state, the body spends its energy on healing, recuperating and digesting. As a result, your immune system and overall body and mind well-being improve. Aside from activating the parasympathetic nervous system, yoga also gives you access to an inner strength and calmness which empowers you to deal with life’s inevitable stress, fears, and frustrations. This is an easy sequence that can be practiced both by beginner and advanced practitioners. The sequence covers breathing, warm-up, inversion, forward bend, back bend, standing pose and last but not least, a short final relaxation. Please be sure to be cautious with any postures that are unfamiliar and follow any precautionary guidelines as given. Important: - The place for practice should be clean & well ventilated - Breathing should be gentle without any exertion - Keep the focus throughout the practice on your body and breath. If the mind wanders away, gently bring it back to your breathing Precautions: - Pregnant women should not follow this practice - People with hypertension or anxiety should not do retentions and inversions Credits: Instructor: Kalyani Hauswirth-Jain Copyrights: Arhanta Yoga Ashrams Website: www.arhantayoga.org Online Academy: www.online.arhantayoga.org For More Updates: Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/arhantayogaashram/ Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/arhanta.yoga/

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