During a panic attack, try moving around and vigorously shaking your limbs as you ride it out. — 123rf.com
Last week, a dear friend mentioned that she had experienced her first panic attack.
After many stressful episodes over the last few months, it hit her all of a sudden – she became restless, worried, short of breath and irritable, and her heart was beating rapidly.
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Yoga poses for calm
Uttanasana (Standing forward bend): Stand with your feet together or slightly apart, inhale and fold over, keeping your knees slightly bent. You don’t have to touch the floor, but ensure that your head is relaxed, so that your neck feels heavy and your arms hang loose. Nod your head yes and no to check. If you don’t have any lower back issues, straighten your legs and feel the hamstring muscles stretching. — Filepic
Uttanasana (Standing forward bend): Stand with your feet together or slightly apart, inhale and fold over, keeping your knees slightly bent. You don’t have to touch the floor, but ensure that your head is relaxed, so that your neck feels heavy and your arms hang loose. Nod your head yes and no to check. If you don’t have any lower back issues, straighten your legs and feel the hamstring muscles stretching. — Filepic
Baddha Konasana (Bound angle pose): Place the soles of your feet together and let your knees fall downwards. The closer your heels are to your body, the more intense the stretch, so if you want less intensity, move your heels away from the body (such that the legs make a diamond shape) and allow yourself to hunch forward. — Filepic
Baddha Konasana (Bound angle pose): Place the soles of your feet together and let your knees fall downwards. The closer your heels are to your body, the more intense the stretch, so if you want less intensity, move your heels away from the body (such that the legs make a diamond shape) and allow yourself to hunch forward. — Filepic
Balasana (Child pose): Kneel on the floor or bed, keeping your big toes together and knees separated hip-distance apart. Exhale and fold forward, lay your torso down between your thighs. Stretch your hands out in front of you, or reach back towards your feet and rest your arms on the floor beside your torso with the palms facing up (as seen in the photo). — Photos: 123rf.com
Balasana (Child pose): Kneel on the floor or bed, keeping your big toes together and knees separated hip-distance apart. Exhale and fold forward, lay your torso down between your thighs. Stretch your hands out in front of you, or reach back towards your feet and rest your arms on the floor beside your torso with the palms facing up (as seen in the photo). — 123rf.com
Uttana Shishosana (Extended puppy pose): This is a combination of Child Pose and Downward Facing Dog. Kneel on the floor, keeping your feet hip-distance apart. Walk your fingers out until your hips are aligned over your knees. Place your forehead on the floor and stretch your arms out, keeping the elbows straight.
Uttana Shishosana (Extended puppy pose): This is a combination of Child Pose and Downward Facing Dog. Kneel on the floor, keeping your feet hip-distance apart. Walk your fingers out until your hips are aligned over your knees. Place your forehead on the floor and stretch your arms out, keeping the elbows straight. — 123rf.com
Viparita Karani (Legs-up-against-the-wall): As the name implies, put your legs up against the wall. If you have tight hamstrings, move your butt further away from the wall. Place your arms by your sides or on your ribs to observe how the torso rises and falls. Try doing this just before going to bed.
Viparita Karani (Legs-up-against-the-wall): As the name implies, put your legs up against the wall. If you have tight hamstrings, move your butt further away from the wall. Place your arms by your sides or on your ribs to observe how the torso rises and falls. Try doing this just before going to bed. — 123rf.com
