What if you could decrease your stress level while increasing your level of focus in just 10 minutes? Learn how guided meditation practices like this week’s #LiveWholeHealth Series can help you do just that.
Self-care can be anything that helps you manage your stress and promote your own whole health and well-being.
Our bodies need a break. We need to rest and recharge from too much time on computers, devices, driving, and sitting. These activities are causing our bodies to suffer from stress and fatigue.
Have you ever heard the saying, “the issues are in the tissues?” Stress is something that we all face, and often when that stress builds up, we can feel it in our muscles and throughout the whole body. When you feel stressed, does your body feel relaxed and at ease? Or does it feel tight and tense? I tend to feel tighter and more tense when I’m stressed, and I often feel this tightness and tension in my shoulders and neck. This can even lead to pain.
What do you think of when you hear the word "yoga?" If your image of yoga involves headstands and pretzel twists with a group of women in a studio, then it's time to reimagine yoga.
The thoughts and images from your imagination can impact your physical body, your emotions and your mood. During guided imagery and visualization, you use your imagination to promote positive effects and relieve symptoms.
There are many different styles of meditation – some are yang and some are yin. Yin meditation encourages being open to what might unfold during the experience. A yin meditation helps us to be curious, open, and gentle towards our inner experience and can support self-compassion.
Mobility exercises can help maintain healthy joints and increase or maintain range-of-motion and flexibility which support our daily routine and athletic activities.
Do you have smart phone or keyboard slump?” This neck and shoulder rescue can help alleviate the stress and strain of our work posture habits.
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Body mechanics refers to the way you move during daily activities. Proper body mechanics can help reduce injury and pain. Good posture strengthens your body.
When we sit in one position for a while, whether at your computer or elsewhere, we may start to feel tight or achy. A gentle twist can be a nice change in your position and perspective.