The holidays are a joyous time filled with treats, gifts and togetherness; it's also filled with company that stays too long, nosy in-laws and some stress on the checkbook. The American Psychological Association reports that, during the holidays, 69 percent of people are stressed from lack of time, 69 percent from lack of money and 51 percent over the pressure to give or receive gifts.
Rather than hitting the gym to burn off tension and anxiety (face it, you're not making it there over the holidays), turn to these stress-relieving yoga poses from Nadia Narain, yoga instructor to stars like Reese Witherspoon and Kate Moss. "I like yoga, because you need to be connected to your breath, and it works on the nervous system as well as the physical body," says Narain.
In her new DVD, "Everyday Yoga for Stress Release," Narain focuses on three areas of practice -- one for burning off tension with strengthening, flowing poses; another for when you're burnt out and exhausted, in need of lighter activity; and a third to relieve emotional stress (i.e. the sure-to-happen-at-least-once family fight). Here, the yoga poses for relieving all your stressful holiday woes.
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