It’s Time To Turn Your Back To The World And Rejuvenate:
Posted by Carole Fogarty on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
By Carole Fogarty
Editor of Rejuvenation Lounge and facilitator of Women’s Rejuvenation Retreats:
Rejuvenate Your Mind:
I’m officially giving you time out. Right now. You deserve it. Your body deserves it and your mind deserves it.
Withdrawing all your senses and your awareness from your immediate environment, just for a few precious moments, gives you many, many rejuvenation gifts.
child pose - photo by yogeek’s
Treat yourself by turning your back to world for 3 - 5 minutes, with a simple yoga pose called child pose or balasana.
No skills or yoga experience needed.
The child pose has saved my sanity many times. It’s encourages you to simply take some time out and let it all go.
The Rejuvenation Benefits Are:
- Your mind slows down, it’s got nothing to get distracted by
- Your breathing becomes calmer
- More blood is now flowing to your head for clearer thinking (now that’s got to be good)
- Your heart is able to rest
- Your spine stretches and lengthens which encourages the flow of energy
- Your worries start to dissolve
- Pressure “build ups” are released as you let go even deeper by spending longer in this pose
- Your awareness is now focused on you, your heart and stomach area and what’s really important to you. Okay, so what do you want or need?
As you can see in both photo’s your hands can be by your side or simply reaching out in front of you. You can even have a pillow under your head for added comfort.
Resting for as little as three minutes in this gentle pose will bring a sense of balance or harmony back into your being.
If you happen to feel any discomfort perhaps around your knees then its best to duplicate this pose whilst sitting in the comfort of your chair. Simply lean forward with your head resting in your lap and arms behind your back.
Enjoy, your time out and let me know how you go.
Thanks for reading my article. Carole.
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