Supporting Head Stand and Cat and Cow Pose
You might be wondering how being upside down helps reduce tension. The brain is calmed and the blood flow is reversed when you stand on your head. Your brain receives more blood when your head is lower than your heart, which results in the release of endorphins, which are feel-good hormones that help lower tension and anxiety. Do not engage in this practice if you have a neck problem. As an alternative Spend 5–10 breaths in a wide leg forward fold instead.
Cat and Cow pose, these are two separate poses that create a nourishing spinal massage that increases blood flow and helps release tension in the spine and shoulders. When these two options are paired together, they stimulate an overall balance both emotionally and physically causing one to feel calm.
To execute the pose, get on your knee and touch the floor with your hands causing your back to be straight. Now push your back down and up.