Yoga Poses For Stress Relief – Have you ever felt like the world is on your shoulders – parent, co-worker, partner, friend, pet owner – and then you notice a shoulder muscle that won’t relax? Or pain in the thigh, leg, head or back? Of course, we’ve all noticed the connection between busy and stressful times in our lives and the aches and pains we feel in our bodies.

We can assume that our children will also experience this. Has your child ever complained of a tummy ache but was just nervous about going to school? How about your daughter’s general complaint that “I just don’t feel good,” but she can’t articulate what hurts or why? We don’t have to look far to see examples of the mind-body connection. So what can we do in these moments when we receive the message that we are in the place of “disease”? … Read the rest