Stress
Reductions
By Karen Benford Smith
Asian theory or traditional Chinese Medicine believe in
seven tenants or rules that aid in maintaining and balancing individuals. These seven rules follow an order: 1) diet, 2)
exercise, 3) massage, 4) meditation, 5) herbs, 6) acupuncture, and 7) surgery. Diet is being professed in every magazine,
commercial, and topic on the television.
Finding the diet that is right for each individual is a push with diet
fads and miracle cures placed before our eyes daily. Therefore I am not going to enter the diet
zone.
Second on the list is exercise. The Chinese believe you should wake up and
stretch or practice some form of yoga, Qigong, or Taijiquong (shadow
boxing). As the old saying “An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening," Beginning the day with exercise
whether it is stretching for 15 to 20 minutes, taking a brisk walk for 30
minutes, or practicing yoga will increase life span and offer you a better
attitude each day. The desire to work
out in the evening can be plagued with stopping at the grocery, making dinner,
or just trying to unwind from the days activities. Make it a point to start your day with exercise
to open up the channels in the body and gets the blood flowing.
Here are some easy yoga stretches that
will help remove the morning blues and start your day with a fresh outlook.
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