From Tadasana at the top of your mat, step your left foot back a few feet and point your toes to face the long side of your mat. Yoga at Christmas doesn’t get much stronger and grounded than this! Not only does this ground you mentally and physically but it gives you the extra strength you may need to get through a challenge! Such as, family get-togethers with the in-laws or a stressful last min shopping trip on an overused credit card. If you’re not used to this pose, you may need to rest your wrists after five breaths and then repeat. Pedal through the legs and enjoy shifting your weight from side to side, when you’re ready to begin to find stillness in the posture and take ten breaths. Start on all fours and take a couple of deep breaths here, when you feel ready to lift the hips up towards the sky, and straighten the legs. It’s one of the few postures in Yoga that requires both hands and both feet to feel grounded into the mat. This Yoga at Christmas posture is excellent for exploring weight distribution throughout the body. 4) Yoga at Christmas – Downward Facing Dog Take ten breaths here (Ujaii) and then repeat on the other leg. Look forwards along the line of your nose and gaze gently. Bring the hands either into the heart centre palms together to raise the palms above the head. When you are ready to pick up the left foot, place it on the ankle (beginner) calf (intermediate) or inner thigh (advanced). If you lift your toes up and then set them back down, you will begin to feel more rooted immediately. Imagine your toes are the beginnings of tree roots. We begin this posture in ‘tadasana’ which is a simple standing posture that requires even balance between each foot/leg and side of the body. Yoga poses to keep grounded sometimes mean leaving the ground! This posture is great for exploring your balance and restoring stability to your body and wellbeing. 3) Yoga at Christmas to keep grounded – Tree
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Feel free to explore the posture by taking the body from side to side or take the posture to a more advanced level by raising the right leg to more of a right angle. If you feel comfortable sitting upright, you can stay there, but for extra grounding in this holiday season, allow your heart to reach forward to the ground. Then, take a big deep breath in (through the nose, Ujaii breath as before) and allow the body to settle. You may wish to use a pillow or cushion underneath you for extra support and comfort. Then, have a little wiggle of your hips, so you feel an opening and begin to allow your pelvis to sink towards the floor. Allow your right foot to sit just under or in front of the left hip. To start this Yoga at Christmas posture, from hands and knees draw your right knee in between your hands and place it to the floor. This is a super simple Yoga at Christmas tip to instantly feel more grounded. Perhaps, begin to connect to the earth beneath you, feeling relaxed yet present. Then, continue by taking at least ten deep breaths like this. Next, begin to breathe in and out of the nose, constricting the back of the throat, so you create a ‘sound’ breath. To start, close your eyes or soften your gaze.
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Honestly, you don’t need to be full lotus or even crossed-legged on the floor, just find a seat you feel able to relax in. Here are some of our favourite Yoga postures for Christmas time! 1) Yoga at Christmas – Easy SeatedĬome and find a comfortable seat. The best gift you can give at Christmas time is to give yourself the gift of time.’ Love yourself first and foremost before you can properly love and care for others this Christmas time. Often, despite being the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be the most exhausting. Many people find themselves falling ill and experiencing burnout by trying to cram too much in around family and friends. Take time out for yourself for some Yoga at Christmas, even if it is for ten minutes per day. To start there are presents to buy and food to organise, events to navigate and people to please. The Festive Season can be a very overwhelming time. Yoga at Christmas needs to be able to keep you grounded and quite frankly, SANE! At AdventureYogi we know the importance of taking some time for yourself during this busy time.
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