Calm Your Mind In Two Minutes:
Posted by Carole Fogarty on Sunday, September 16th, 2007
By Carole Fogarty
Editor of the Rejuvenation Lounge and facilitator of Rejuvenation Retreats
Rejuvenate Your Mind:
“You haven’t lost your smile, its right there under your nose. You just forgot” Unknown
It’s time to turn your back on the world, and let your body calm your mind, and relax your nervous system.
This is my favourite yoga pose, of all time, no skill nor knowledge of yoga is needed at all. When your body is in this posture your mind has no choice but to surrender. After a few minutes you will soon find your breathing has softened and your mind is not racing as much.
Child Pose - Balasana:
Benefits Of This Very Calming Pose:
- turns your back to the world
- allows your five senses to withdraw from the events around you
- draws your focus inwards connecting to your inner voice
- calms your breathing
- releases the heaviness of stress and worry
- allows your mind to slow down
- creates breathing space in between your thoughts
- Releases pressure and tension from the back and spinal discs
- Encourages blood flow to the head which oxygenates the brain for clearer thinking
- Stimulates the third eye
- Above all allows you to LET GO
Once you have unplugged from your external world, a sense of peace will slowly begin. Your problems and situations in life can now be looked at from this calm, internal, quiet place.
Great for kids:
It’s even fabulous for your children to do if they are over excited, ill, overwhelmed or simply over tired. My children actually enjoy doing it with me. I believe it to be a valuable well being gift that I can pass on to them for life.
Guidelines for resting in this pose:
Before you start remember the whole aim of any yoga pose is to be comfortable at all times and not restrict your breathing at all. Restricted breathing means the body needs more space and you need to come out of the pose a little.
- Begin by sitting on your heels with knees together or slightly apart whatever feels more comfortable
- Gently bend forward so your head rests on the ground.
- You may feel more comfortable placing one or two pillows under your forehead. Comfort is the key.
- Place your hands, palms up on either side of your feet.
- With your eyes closed focus on your breathe allowing all worries and tensions to simply dissolve from your head and off your back.
- Breath slowly and deeply by imaging you are gently pressing the belly against the thighs on your inhale
- Feel distance being created between you and your stresses
- Linger longer or simple spend 2 or 3 minutes enjoying spaciousness and lightness enter your body.
Modify this pose:
You can widen your knees to feel more comfortable and/or place pillows under your forehead.
This is not an ideal pose if you have knee problems.
It is gentle and often beneficial for back tension and stiffness
The perfect pose to help you get to sleep at night:
Yes, this pose is very beneficial if you have trouble getting off to sleep at night. Your body, mind and soul will all thank you for the fabulous nights sleep after wards
Thanks for reading my article. Carole.
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Jesson 17 Sep 2007 at 6:15 pm 1Very nice Carole. ‘Time-out’ from our conscious activities can really help relieve stress. I’ll try that before I sleep.
Jannetteon 18 Sep 2007 at 4:44 am 2The modified pose is excellent in pregnancy too. I used this to rejuvenate during my last pregnancy and found it very soothing and calming,…even in early labour, as it does allow one to ‘go within’ very easily and without a great deal of effort.
Thanks for reminding me to get out my ‘Yoga in Pregnancy’ book Carole!
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Gamy Rachelon 23 Sep 2007 at 4:00 pm 6Hello Carole,
I am impressed with your ability to do the child pose. It is so relaxing to be able to stretch
Nice, thanks for sharing the modified pose with the pillow.
Gamy
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