How we deal with our stress is important to our overall well being. The effects of this so familiar malady are felt in our bodies, and upon our mental health. Some people feel stress in shoulder and neck muscles, or in the lower back. Others have difficulty sleeping, or concentrating on day to day tasks. No matter how you react to stress or what its causes, you can confront this affliction using simple yoga techniques.
Yoga is a physical and mental process designed to bring the practitioner s body and mind together.
People of any fitness level can practice yoga, not just the extremely flexible. The yoga exercises outlined in this article are for use by all body types, or philosophies. It is both a physical and a mental exercise. The point is to completely relax the body so that it resembles an actual corpse. The mind is also stilled.