The Power of Gratitude
Consciously thinking about what you are grateful for improves your physical and mental health.
Thinking about the many blessings in your life is a healing process and there’s no better place to do this than your yoga mat. Yoga makes you slow down and focus on the here and now. It naturally brings to focus the little things to be grateful for, like your breath and your body.
Try out these yoga practices that cultivate gratitude
Ditching the Worry with Yoga
Yoga is fun! However, if you’re new to yoga it’s easy to be stuck in your head and think too much about what you’re doing. Remember that yoga is a practice, so don’t expect to be perfect. Just be in tune with your body.
To get the most out of yoga, ditch the worry and really focus on being present.
How to Avoid Yoga Injuries
https://greatist.com/fitness/common-yoga-injuries-prevention-treatment
Yoga is excellent for your body! But like any other type of exercise, you risk injury if you don’t have the right form. The most common yoga injury is hyper extending your knee. Read this excellent article about the most common yoga injuries, how you can prevent them and the steps to building a strong yoga practice!
Fighting Muscle Soreness After A Good Workout
A good workout will make your muscles sore! Here are some tips to fight soreness.
Day of workout:
- Drink lots of water! Staying hydrated helps circulate lactic acid out of your muscles and prevent soreness.
- Heat your muscles later in the day via hot shower, sauna, heat pad or blanket. Heat helps promote blood flow to muscles, which promotes healing and repair.
- Eat pineapple or ginger or drink tart cherry juice. These have anti-inflammatory properties that help improve post workout recovery.
Day after workout:
- Use sore muscles. Light exercise or stretching of sore muscles helps reduce soreness.
- Foam roll or self massage. Both of these loosen tight muscles and improve muscle flow to muscles, which relieves pain.
- Ice pack. Putting an ice pack on sore muscles reduces inflammation and numbs sharp pain.
Self-Reflection is Good for the Soul
https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/introspection-self-reflection/
Self reflection is essential for personal growth!
Check out these articles for some ideas of some questions to journal about!
45 Simple Self-Care Practices for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul
The holidays tend to throw off our typical rhythms. Spend some time today taking care of yourself to start the week off right!
