Refresh Your Monday with a Sun Salutation
The Sun Salutation can alleviate stress and also stretches out every part of the body.
Start Monday with yoga and exercise for your body and mind. Among its many benefits, yoga can be ideal for reducing stress and anxiety while improving strength and flexibility.
Begin your day with Sun Salutation, or Surya Namaskar — an honoring of the sun through a series of positions, or asanas:
If you’re pressed for time, Sun Salutation is a simple yet powerful sequence you can do in a short amount of time. As the backbone of most yoga traditions, it stretches every part of the body. Besides alleviating stress, Sun Salutation is also a physical prayer to the sun.
Anyone can do yoga. It can be done indoors, outdoors, on a yoga mat, in a chair, or even in bed before you rise or go to sleep.
Yoga has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression, lower blood pressure, improve sleep, and heighten energy and mood. The controlled breathing that’s a component of yoga has been shown to reduce cortisol levels, the stress hormone.
Monday is an opportunity to start fresh and introduce new healthy behaviors. Use this Monday to explore the ancient world of yoga and discover why it continues to be a celebrated and popular exercise.
Join VCU HR and Rec Sports for Yoga!
Wednesday, July 15 – 12 pm
Yoga with Hannah
Take a break from your work day to explore some basic and foundational yoga postures that are practiced to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. Participants will be encouraged to move mindfully, connecting their movement to their breath. Participants can expect an emphasis on simplicity, repetition, and ease of movement.
Register at: Talent@VCU