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Easy Yoga
for Relaxation. Sit or lie down. Make sure you are comfortable. If you
are lying down and your lower back is tired or sore, bend your knees and
place your feet on the bed or floor. Make sure you are warm enough.
Begin to deepen your breath slightly. Inhale deeply and exhale deeply.
Do not strain your lungs. Scan your body - notice areas of tension and
let them release. Be aware of you upper back resting down, allow your
breath to move into your upper back as you inhale. Breathing into your
upper back can release tension. After a few breaths, bring your
attention to your middle back - let your breath move into your middle
back. Take a few breaths. Then bring your attention to your lower back
and your belly. Breathe gently into your lower back and your belly.
Inhale and exhale smoothly and without strain.
Release
stress, fatigue, anxiety as you exhale. Enjoy the inhalation breath with
all its freshness. Try to cultivate an interest in your own breath -
enjoy the wonderful wave-like flow - of the inhalation and the
exhalation. Notice the slight pauses at the end of the breath - between
each inhalation and each exhalation. We inhale, pause to allow the
breath to turn and become the exhalation. Our breath has 4 parts - the
inhalation, the exhalation and those soft gentle pauses. Pay a little
closer attention to these pauses and notice the stillness within them.
During your busy day, whenever you need to experience stillness, you can
- by watching each part of your breath and noticing those gentle still
points.
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