Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer Over 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free (48 page)

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Seated Meditation

Sit up tall in your chair with both feet flat on the floor, with your knees facing forward and over your toes. Relax your shoulders, so that they are away from your ears. Rest your hand on your thighs and close your eyes. Start to rest your attention on your breath. Watch your inhales come and exhales go. Settle your mind in the space between.

Begin to lengthen and deepen your inhales and exhales, making them longer and setting an easy pace of breathing. If a thought starts to enter your mind, simply observe it like a cloud passing by. Continue observing your breath for three to five minutes.

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Seated Easy Twist

From your comfortable, seated position, inhale and lift your left arm up. As you exhale, rest your left hand on your right knee. Press your right fingertips into the seat behind your hips. Inhale and lengthen your torso up tall. Exhale and twist your torso around to the right. At the bottom of your exhale return your torso to center and repeat the same movement and breathing pattern on the other side.

THE TRAVELER’S ANXIETY YOGA CURE: HOTEL YOGA

When you arrive at your destination, try to make some time to do yoga in your hotel room, or wherever you

are staying. Even five minutes of simple sun salutations will help to reenergize the body and get your

circulation going again. Yoga is a fantastic cure for jet lag, too!

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Seated Palm Press

Staying seated, interlace your hands and press your palms straight up overhead. Relax your shoulders down your back and look up toward your fingers. Stay here for three long, deep breaths, and gently relax your hands down by your sides.

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Legs Up the Wall

After you’ve finished your sun salutations, relaxing with your legs up the wall will regulate blood flow and reduce pressure in your body while simultaneously calming your mind. Sit facing a wall. Bring your hips right up to the wall. Lie down so your torso is perpendicular to the wall. Bring your legs up the wall. Stay here for five minutes.

Tummy Trouble

Tummy trouble is uncomfortable, sometimes painful, and absolutely no fun. Whether your digestion is

having a hard time getting a move on, or your stomach is in a knot from stress, or something else is

going on in there, these simple yoga poses can soothe a troubled tummy in a flash and get you back to

feeling great again. If tummy trouble persists, you could have a more serious condition than a

bellyache, so make sure to see your doctor.

THE TUMMY TROUBLE YOGA CURE

The yoga cure for tummy trouble is to take it easy. Especially if your tummy is irritated and your insides are
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