Post-Travel Stress Exercise

1. Breathing lying on your back.
Relax while lying on the floor. If necessary, lay a rolled towel under your head. Exhale. Start taking a calm breath in 8 counts. And the same exhale. Gradually stretch the respiratory cycle, counting to 9, 10, etc. Aim for 16 breath counts and 16 breath counts. Do not push yourself. Elongation of breathing should relieve stress, and not vice versa. If you can’t follow the recommended scale, just breathe quietly while stretching your lungs.
2. Rotation of the feet and wrists.
Draw circles with feet and wrists with maximum amplitude. This can be done while lying, sitting, standing – as you like best.

3. Circles nose on the ceiling.
Lying on your back, imagine that you draw with a long nose circles on the ceiling. Repeat 10 times in each direction, gradually increasing the amplitude. You can also write numbers or letters on the ceiling – not so important. The main thing is to relax the external muscles of the neck, relieve tension in the throat and activate the deep muscles along the Continue reading →