Thursday, December 20, 2012

Tools for managing anxiety

Anxiety tools

Dance
Kick
Hops
Lift heels and drop them
Bring your awareness to feet and tailbone

Wrap yourself in blankets
Cover yourself or just your abdomen in savasana

You have all you need

Vigorous exercise followed by relaxation

A flowing yoga practice- movement within the postures
Talk to people you trust

No caffeine

Eat regular, small meals

Sand bags on the tops of thighs as you sit or lie in savasana

Lie on belly w hands under forehead and breath

Inhale through O shaped mouth, exhale out mouth

Walk and say "om namah sivaya"

Hip openers:
hands inside front leg
pigeon- slide everything to the side
fire log
cobblers pose
happy baby
side angle
triangle