Yoga

On a little less creative and more meditative state, lets talk Yoga. Anyone can do some type of yoga, and it can take as much time as you desire. Do a quick 5 minutes or do a half an hour. Even a simple stretch-it-out feels nice, especially right when waking up. As a mom, I do not have much time to spend working out. So I look to yoga when I cannot go to the gym, or its raining outside, or my living room floor is filled with toys (this is my favorite because I can pick up toys while doing my yoga). Some benefits of yoga are; increased flexibility, increased muscle strength and tone, cardio and circulatory health, and can help with weight reduction. The more you work the yoga poses, the more benefits you will get from it. Yoga has been found to improve quality of life, reduce stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression and back pain. I have recently purchased what is called a yoga trapeze, and this delightful thing is simply amazing. Once you have the ceiling hooks in place, you can clip it to each one and go. You can also use it outside on a tree, or purchase a stand for it, if you don’t want to hang from your ceiling! It almost works like an inversion table, you can hang upside down and stretch out your entire back, you can stretch just about anything on this swing. My kids love it too, my 2 year old pretty much thinks when its up, its his sleeping hammock, and my 7 year old thinks its an actual indoor swing, but hey its holding up pretty dang good if you ask me. However you decide to enjoy yoga, just remember to do deep clearing breathes and exhale the stress. In the feature image, I have posted a position chart for beginners, that would like to get started.