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• The Anti-Anxiety Foods: If you are feeling stressed out try these foods...

• Our Gift To You: Download Your Root Chakra Poster

• Stress-Busting Sequence: Easy poses anyone can do to eliminate stress in just 10 minutes...

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The Anti-Anxiety Foods:

If you feel a little stressed out, here are a few super foods to help you stay calm, along with some suggested recipes that contain them.

Blueberries

They contain a high amount of antioxidants. These antioxidants counteract the production of cortisol, the number one chemical that is released during a stressful time.

Peaches

Peaches have a natural sedative that can help reduce stress and anxiety. Plus, since they are sweet, they can work wonders when you need a sugary treat.

Walnuts

The omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts keep the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline in check.

Swiss chard

This green leafy vegetable contains a lot of magnesium, which helps muscles and nerves to relax.

Parsley

Parsley delivers an astounding amount of stress-busting nutrients like flavonoids, a type of antioxidant that protects against free-radical damage (which are the result of stress).

Bananas

Bananas contain Vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is needed to help manufacture serotonin, which will help you to stay relaxed. Bananas are also high in potassium, an important electrolyte for a hydrated and calm body.

Rice

Rice is a calming complex carbohydrate that is relatively easy to digest. Rice is low in fat and high in complex carbs. Contains ‘calming’ nutrients like magnesium and B vitamins like B6.

Chamomile

It has been shown that chamomile has a calming effect on the nervous system. Use within tea.

Our Gift To You:

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Today you get our Muladhara Root Chakra Poster. Everything you need to know on how to balance this chakra to achieve inner calm is here. To download them please click on the button below called “Download”.

🧐 DID YOU KNOW? 

Prana in Sanskrit: The force of life. Prana Vayu, for example, roughly means “life wind,” a name for the air we breathe. When we understand that prana lives in our breath, we realize that there is vital energy in breathing that propels and sustains life.

YOGA FACTS

Yoga is a group of ancient practices which were first developed in India. It is still popular in the country today and is considered to be a spiritual exercise.

Many Indians see it as a way of attaining enlightenment. Yoga is broken down into four primary categories, and these are Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Raja Yoga.

However, these are only a few of the many variations of this exercise. Yoga has become popular in the West, and is well known because of its many postures.

While yoga is commonly seen as just being an exercise in the West, it is an important part of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. For those who are followers of these religions, yoga is not only seen as being an exercise, but is also a method that can be used to attain enlightenment.

This practice has existed for thousands of years, and has been mentioned in a number of important Indian texts such as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. Contemporary yoga is comprised of a number of different principles, and many of these are taken from Indian religions. The purpose of the postures is to keep the body healthy and fit.

Practitioners will often chant, and may perform breathing techniques as well. Meditation plays an important role in yoga, and many western yoga establishments present the practice in a way that can help those who don’t practice Hinduism. Many people in the West are attracted to yoga because of its ability to relax both the body and the mind. In addition to this, it is a great way to stay physically fit.

Many people who practice yoga view it as being a great way to improve their health or enhance the function of their minds. The goal of some yoga practitioners is to achieve what is called samadhi. Samadhi is a complex mental state where a person can achieve ecstasy. The goals of those who practice yoga will vary based on their religion and background.

Those who practice Hinduism believe that yoga is away of getting close to God. Buddhists believe that yoga can help individuals achieve a deeper level of wisdom. Western nations place an importance on individualism, so many people in the West will use yoga as a method for self improvement. Yoga is a very ancient practice that places an emphasis on having full control over the body and the mind.

Many people who use it believe that they will be able to gain insight into the underlying structure of reality. The Yogi is a person who will attain an state of enlightenment where their thoughts will cease, and they will achieve a type of union.

Yoga is a very complex subject which can mean different things for different people. Even if one does not wish to attain enligtenment, this practice can allow them to enhance their own insight. Even though yoga has strong connections to Indian religions, it is not a religion itself. Even though the exact age of this practice is not known, it is estimated that it has existed for at least 6,000.

Stress-Busting Sequence

Our brains don’t know the difference between being chased by a tiger and being pinged by a triggering email. Both activate the amygdala—the part of our brain that kicks on when we are in distress and perceive a danger (real or imagined). This brings on the fight-fight-freeze response. Hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline flood your system, creating intense and immediate reactions: Your heart rate increases, your palms sweat, and you may feel the urge to run or hide until the danger disappears. This biological response can save your life when you’re in real and urgent peril. But when non-life-threatening events repeatedly trigger the reaction, the constant onslaught of hormones can take a toll on your immune system, mess with your gut health, and leave you more susceptible to long-term mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Yoga, meditation, mindful breathing, and tuning in to your senses can help you cultivate presence, which can help to counter the stress reaction and reduce feelings of anxiety. For example, slowing your breath can move thoughts out of the amygdala and back into the prefrontal cortex—the thinking mind where more conscious and deliberate decisions are made.

1. UTTANASANA (STANDING FORWARD BEND)Stand in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) with your feet hip-width apart and parallel. Hinge at your hips and fold, allowing your head and arms to dangle, or hold opposite forearms. Slightly bend your knees if you feel tightness in your back body. Hold for 10 breaths.

2. SETU BENDHA SARVANGASANA (BRIDGE POSE)Lie on your back with the soles of your feet on the floor, hip-width apart and parallel. Lift your hips, interlace your hands under your sacrum, and press your arms into the mat. Release tension in your shoulders, and allow your upper back to widen into the floor. Hold for 2–5 minutes.

3 SUPTA MATSYENDRASANA (SUPINE SPINAL TWIST)From Bridge Pose, lower your hips to the mat, shifting them slightly to the right. Cross your right shin over your left thigh. Drop both knees to your left. Keep your shoulders on the floor. Hold for 8 breaths. Repeat on the other side.

4 UTKATASANA (CHAIR POSE)Stand in Mountain Pose. Keeping your heels rooted, bend your knees as if sitting back into a chair. Lower yourself as far as possible, shifting your weight back so that you can see your toes. Extend your arms above your head, and release your shoulders down to create more space in your neck. This pose is also known as the “powerful pose,” because it’s all about standing in your power and being able to sit with what is. When we can learn to sit with discomfort on the mat, we can sit with it off the mat. So stay. Hold for 8 breaths.

Meme

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