Yoga for Stress Management: Our lifestyle has a deep impact on our mental health. There are many reasons like lack of sleep, unhealthy diet, and excessive screen time, due to which we can become a victim of stress. Due to excessive stress, we can also become victims of many diseases. Therefore we must manage stress. Yoga can help you with this. Let us know about some such yogasanas, which can help you in stress management.

Balasana (Child's Pose)

Balasana helps in relaxing your body. With the help of this asana, your hips also get stretched, which provides relief from back pain.

How to do:

  • Bend your knees and sit on your heels.
  • Keeping your back straight, bend forward so that your chest touches your thighs.
  • Keep your hands straight in front and try to concentrate on your breathing while taking deep breaths.

Uttasana (Standing Forward Bend)

Uttasana reduces your stress and also stretches your knees and hips.

How to do:

  • Stand with your legs together.
  • Raise your hands while inhaling and slowly bend forward while exhaling.
  • Keeping your knees straight, try to touch your toes with your hands.
  • Stay in this position for 1-2 minutes, then become normal.
  • If you are not able to bend down, then bend as much as you can and try to do this asana daily.

Viparita Karani (Leg-Up-the-Wall Pose)

It increases the blood circulation of your body and also helps in relaxing the body.

How to do:

  • Lie down near the wall.
  • Place your feet on the wall and keep your knees straight.
  • Come back to normal position after a few minutes.

Shavasana (Corpse Pose)

With the help of this asana, the tension in your body is released. During this asana, lie down completely relaxed on the ground and concentrate on your breathing. Taking deep, long breaths releases tension from your body and is also beneficial for your lungs. Stay in this posture for a few minutes, then come to a normal position.

Paschimottan Asana (Seated Forward Bend)

With the help of this asana, not only is your stress reduced but it is also very beneficial for your digestion.

How to do:

  • Sit with your legs straight on the ground.
  • Raise your hands upward and take a deep breath.
  • Now while exhaling slowly, bend forward, and without bending your knees, try to touch the toes of your feet with your hands.
  • You may feel a stretch in your knees in this asana, so if you are not able to bend completely, then slowly try to do this asana daily.

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