Want to de-stress and energize? Try these yoga positions

Practicing these yoga positions will help you to tackle stress and lead a happy life!

By: Aishwarya Vaidya | | Published: June 25, 2018 10:44 am

There are many factors which can stress an individual – loss of a job, marriage, chronic illness or injury, the death of the loved one and so on. Stress can seriously interfere with you professional and personal life and can wreck your health. “Regular practice of this simple yet powerful series of specific exercises improves health, removes energy blockages and enhances the strength of different organs and body systems,” explains Hiral Shah, Founder CEO, Hiral Shah Wellness Solutions, Mumbai. Below, she lists out yoga positions to tackle stress. Also Read - Stressed at work? Just keep a small plant at your work station

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Stand with legs hip width apart. Feet flat on the ground and hands by the side of the body.
Inhale and simultaneously raise the hands up and heels up.
exhale and bring the hands and heels down
Repeat 5 times and do 2 sets.

For releasing knots in the neck:

Sit erect on the chair or stand comfortably.
Hold the right shoulder with the right hand and let the left hand come over the head, resting over the right ear.
With right hand ensure that the shoulder does not get raised up.
With left hand, gently take the head towards the left shoulder.
Hold for 3 rounds of inhale and exhale.
Do the same on the opposite side.
Repeat thrice.

For releasing knots in the shoulder: