Sometimes, no matter how much you try to make relationships work, it seems like they are just not meant to be. An unexpected break-up can cause considerable psychological distress. Whatever the reason for separation may be, a break-up can turn the whole world upside down and trigger painful and unsettling emotions.
Going through a break-up might also create sleeplessness, weight gain and an overall state of disinterest. Medically speaking, there is rumbling of natural feel-good hormones like dopamine and oxytocin, and steady release of the stress hormone cortisol.
Our brain appears to process relationship break-ups similar to physical pain. So people may experience a craving for their ex-partners similar to the way addicts crave a drug they are withdrawing from. While 'Let Go' is an oft repeated phrase for those going through an emotional roller coaster in relationships, these could be hard to follow.
A break-up can be the most devastating phase of your life or the most eye-opening part of life. All you need is a little bit of perspective and some hacks to deal with the blows. How about we get some Yogic help out here! There are a few yogasanas or Yogic poses which can help in overcoming the situation.
The Eagle Pose (Garudasana)
The eagle pose helps the nervous system to reset your mood and fight feelings of grief. It increases endorphin levels.
Step by step
• Stand erect. Bend your knees slightly, lift your left foot up & balancing on your right foot, cross your left thigh over the right. Point your left toes towards the floor, press the foot back, and then hook the top of the foot behind the lower right calf. Balance on the right foot.
• Stretch your arms forward, parallel to the floor, and spread your scapular wide across the back of the torso. Cross the arms in front of your torso so that the right arm is above the left, and then bend your elbows. Snug the right elbow into the crook of the left, and raise the forearms perpendicular to the floor. The back of your hands should be facing each other.
• Press the right hand to right and left hand to left, so that the palms now face each other. The thumb of the right hand should pass in front of the little finger of the left. Now press palms together, lift elbows and stretch fingers towards the ceiling.
•Stay for 30 seconds and then unwind the legs and arms.
Child Pose (Balasana)
Step by step
•With your head down on a yoga mat, let your hip sink back so you are sitting on your calf bones and feet.
• Stretch your arms straight out ahead of you or rest them on your hands.
• Feel your back broadening and contracting with your breath, allowing tension to release from your body and mind
• Hold this pose for a couple of minutes.
Benefits-
Helps us in deep exhalations as we hold the posture and breathe and creates space in the spinal vertebrae, thus improving blood circulation to all the nerves. The forward bends massage your internal organs like abdomen, kidney, and liver and help you to exhale completely, thus calming your mind. Read more...
Going through a break-up might also create sleeplessness, weight gain and an overall state of disinterest. Medically speaking, there is rumbling of natural feel-good hormones like dopamine and oxytocin, and steady release of the stress hormone cortisol.
Our brain appears to process relationship break-ups similar to physical pain. So people may experience a craving for their ex-partners similar to the way addicts crave a drug they are withdrawing from. While 'Let Go' is an oft repeated phrase for those going through an emotional roller coaster in relationships, these could be hard to follow.
A break-up can be the most devastating phase of your life or the most eye-opening part of life. All you need is a little bit of perspective and some hacks to deal with the blows. How about we get some Yogic help out here! There are a few yogasanas or Yogic poses which can help in overcoming the situation.
The Eagle Pose (Garudasana)
The eagle pose helps the nervous system to reset your mood and fight feelings of grief. It increases endorphin levels.
Step by step
• Stand erect. Bend your knees slightly, lift your left foot up & balancing on your right foot, cross your left thigh over the right. Point your left toes towards the floor, press the foot back, and then hook the top of the foot behind the lower right calf. Balance on the right foot.
• Stretch your arms forward, parallel to the floor, and spread your scapular wide across the back of the torso. Cross the arms in front of your torso so that the right arm is above the left, and then bend your elbows. Snug the right elbow into the crook of the left, and raise the forearms perpendicular to the floor. The back of your hands should be facing each other.
• Press the right hand to right and left hand to left, so that the palms now face each other. The thumb of the right hand should pass in front of the little finger of the left. Now press palms together, lift elbows and stretch fingers towards the ceiling.
•Stay for 30 seconds and then unwind the legs and arms.
Child Pose (Balasana)
Step by step
•With your head down on a yoga mat, let your hip sink back so you are sitting on your calf bones and feet.
• Stretch your arms straight out ahead of you or rest them on your hands.
• Feel your back broadening and contracting with your breath, allowing tension to release from your body and mind
• Hold this pose for a couple of minutes.
Benefits-
Helps us in deep exhalations as we hold the posture and breathe and creates space in the spinal vertebrae, thus improving blood circulation to all the nerves. The forward bends massage your internal organs like abdomen, kidney, and liver and help you to exhale completely, thus calming your mind. Read more...