Feeling a little out of sorts today? Let Caroline Kelley walk you through Supta Baddha Konasana, a gentle pose you can try at home:"This pose has numerous benefits and can be practiced with all the props demonstrated here, or if your back and knees feel happy without support you can simple practice without support.
Physically, this pose can help relieve lower back pain, tense abductor muscles on the inside of the highs can distort the pelvic in such way that causes lower back pain. This pose also helps relieve menstrual cramps and indigestion. Another wonderful benefit is that this posture is a great way to relieve stress and anxiousness. If you are feeling anxious, I recommend laying blankets over you to reduce any feeling of vulnerability.
Practice this in a quiet place, where you can rest for ten or so minutes. Make sure that the cushions behind the ribs are positioned so that you can tuck the tail bone gently towards the heels and therefore relieve any discomfort in the lower back.
Once here take a deep breath into your belly, filling it up like a balloon, as if taking the breath deep down into the lungs, and then relax completely as you exhale. Do this exaggerated practice until you are able to find an easy, relaxed and soothing motion of breath.
Let your eyes and tongue relax, you will notice that the whole body relaxes even more with just those two simple things. Feel the motion of the breath and let it soothe you into deep surrender.
If you feel on the verge of an anxiety attack child's pose will be more suitable, bringing the head and heart down to earth along with abdominal breathing helps calm the nervous system."
Come try it out with Caroline at Yoga Mayu, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30am to 8:30am.
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