The practice of yoga can do wonders for your overall mood, physique and peace of mind. With our fast-paced lives and crazy work schedules we rarely get to take time for ourselves to reboot. Fortunately, spending hours at an ashram or a week at a spa is not required. Yoga is the perfect practice to implement into your daily life, because you can experience its many benefits quickly. All it takes is 15 minutes a day for a sunnier disposition, heightened sex drive and a greater sense of well-being.
Here are five basic poses that will help you feel better in your own skin, and they don't take long if you want to include them in your daily routine!
Dolphin
2. Point tailbone straight up to the ceiling, relax head and draw shoulders away from the ears. Press chest toward thighs, spread hands wide and begin to engage your core.
3. Hold for 10 deep breaths.
Warrior II
2. Extend arms directly out from shoulders and gaze over your right finger tips. Draw core in tight and stay low in the legs.
3. Hold for 10 deep breaths each side.
Triangle
2. Place right hand above or below the knee and extend left arm directly above shoulder. Spin right hip forward and left hip back. Gaze toward the floor to stretch the neck.
3. Hold for 10 deep breaths each side.
Warrior III
2. Place both hands at heart center, draw belly button toward the spine and gaze a few inches in front of you.
3. Hold for 10 deep breaths each side.
Pigeon
2. Try to get your shin close to parallel with the front of the mat and always keep foot flexed. Left leg stays straight. Fall forward over right shin and rest hands or forehead on the mat.
3. Hold for 10 deep breaths each side.
*If your hips are very tight, please place a pillow or blanket under right hip to assist in this posture.
Namaste.