Featured Pose
- Scientists have discovered that working your bodies muscles makes your mind more resilient as well
- Neurons, cells in your nervous system and brains that give information to different parts of your body, are damaged by stress. Doing yoga encourages your body to develop new neurons
- Practicing yoga poses regularly is a great stress buster
Featured Breath
Setting up
Extend your right leg behind you. Bend at the knee, take hold of the inside of your right foot. Stretch your left arm up.
Begin
Keep your gaze focused on one spot in front of you. Inhale Open all sides of your heart as you exhale and press your foot back into your hand to elevate your thigh. Lift your chest. Inhale into your back body as your universal self-connects to all dancers. Exhale, as you reveal your truest, individual self.
This pose created by our mentors and Teachers www.GroundedKids.com
Studies show that Mindful breathing can help you in stressful situations.
When you feel stressed or worried, have you ever noticed what happens to your breath? It becomes shallow and quick.
When you practice mindful breathing you are practicing controlling how your body and mind responds to stress, you are practicing bringing your heart rate and breathing back to a calm state.