Tag: relaxation

scribbleowl:

vaspider:

With all of the stress people are under, all of the mourning and grief, a few tricks from my physical therapist in order to help you relax.

You can do this sitting in a chair or lying flat on your back.

Let your legs relax. Flex your toes just a little. This seems counterintuitive, I know. But trust me. I’ll explain in a minute what she told me.

Let your hands turn out to your sides, palm up, naturally extended and floppy. Think of it like you are doing a ‘saint pose’ on a stained glass window and showing us your palms.

Turn your head slightly to the side. Don’t crank it to the side, just let it relax to one side. Doesn’t matter which one, whichever is more comfy.

Now. Take several long, slow belly breaths, while holding your pose. Don’t flex your toes hard, just enough to be flexing them a little.

After ten long slow breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth, filling your lungs up and letting your belly rise and fall, just relax everything. All floppy.

Now. What this does – according to her – is it very specifically goes against every piece of fight-or-flight body posture. You’re facing off to the side, your hands are open and your toes are flexed a little – ever try to run with your feet like that? You can’t do it very well.

She taught me this as a way to help decrease my pain by turning down my tension, but I hope it helps others let go of their hurt for a little while.

Love you all.

thank you for this. 👍🏽♥️♥️♥️