August 6th, 2018
De-Stress with Yoga
Some things in life are inherently stressful. One of those things is getting divorced, even if you have the assistance of a Fort Collins divorce lawyer. Even the most straightforward, cooperative divorce can be a stressful, upsetting experience.
Stress has a negative impact on your physical and mental health. It raises your blood pressure, exacerbates existing aches and pains, makes it difficult for you to sleep, and can push you toward unhealthy coping mechanisms like overeating and excessive drinking. If you find yourself suffering from stress’ negative health effects, make yoga part of your life. Yoga is one of the most effective ways you can reduce your stress levels and empower yourself through the remainder of the divorce process.
Yoga Brings Balance to your Life
There are two ways yoga can make your life more balanced. You can literally improve your balance by practicing certain yoga poses, like tree pose and eagle pose. Yoga can also figuratively bring balance to your life by putting you into a mindset that’s more relaxed and more conscious of your role in creating your own surroundings than the mindset you’re in now. Yoga is as spiritual as it is physical, and through yoga practice, you can gain useful insight to the issues that are causing you stress and how you can effectively combat them.
Getting Fit with Yoga
During the divorce process, life is often hectic. And a hectic life is not a healthy life – often, it means late nights, a reliance on packaged and purchased convenience foods, and neglect of one’s exercise regimen.
Making yoga part of your regular routine can help you keep yourself physically fit during your divorce. Yoga involves stretches, strength exercises, and balance exercises that can improve your blood circulation, increase your strength, and increase your flexibility.
Staying physically fit can be encouragement to continue eating a healthy diet and drinking water regularly. Fitness comes from a collection of intentional, healthy lifestyle choices, not one or two isolated actions. Take care of yourself by taking good care of your body. You’re worth it, and you’ll never regret making your health a priority. Once you make healthy choices habits, you’ll start to see improvements in how you feel physically and emotionally. Create a cycle that makes you feel good, rather than an unhealthy cycle that you’ll have to break later.
Find Peace with Yoga and Meditation
Yoga can be one of your greatest resources during your divorce because it can keep you focused on the “big picture.” As more people get turned on to yoga, yoga’s stress-relieving properties are becoming more and more well-known.
A primary reason why yoga is so effective at reducing stress is that it is often paired with meditation, the practice of immersing oneself completely in the current moment, rather than letting one’s mind wander to daydreams, worries about the future, and regrets about the past. For an individual working through a divorce, meditation can be a powerful tool in fighting through negative thought patterns. It can’t replace the help you can receive from a mental healthcare professional if you need it, but it can certainly supplement it.
Ready to Try Yoga? Contact Us Today
Are you ready to de-stress with yoga? Reach out to us today at Meraki Yoga Studio and try one of our many classes offered throughout the day.