How yoga helps manage stress cost efficiently

When times are tough, you usually go for austerity. You cut costs and spend less cash.

Wellness is not something to skimp on. You have to put on your own oxygen mask before you can help anyone else.

Investing just $120 a month can give you the attitude and calmed nervous system you need to make tough decisions and thrive despite sour job markets and shocking grocery bills.

Here’s how to keep costs down but still elevate yourself with yoga.

Free yoga channels on YouTube

If you’re reading this you probably know about Yoga with Adrienne and other yoga educators on YouTube. If you’re fairly experienced in yoga, this is a great way to do it. There is so much content out there.

Just be sure to check out comments and reviews if you’re not familiar with the teacher. Try to remember and implement the cues you learned in other yoga classes, and try to practice with a large mirror nearby so you can check your form. You can also record video of yourself and review later.

Yoga with friends

Part of yoga is practicing with others. Like in Buddhism, yoga practitioners call their community their sangha.

There’s nothing like being surrounded by supportive and like-minded people as you go on your own journey.

Get a group together and meet with a teacher at home. You might be able to pay less per person than you would at a studio.

You don’t have to break the bank to feel good about your yoga.

What yoga poses give you a yoga high

Doing yoga can sometimes get you as high as a doobie, only it’s a completely natural high. What poses (also known as asanas) cause you to get high?

It’s a combination of things. The yoga high comes from physical exertion, mind-body connection, feelings of safety through community or familiarity, and rest. Yoga asanas are a part of all of the above. Which ones work best?

Asanas that make you high

Warrior poses. The warrior poses require physical exertion, which is part of the recipe for the yoga high. They require balance and strength to hold. Your lower body is in a lunge-like position, and your upper body is nice and long.

Forward folds. These gentle inversions get your heart higher than your head and gives your spine a break from the constant force of gravity. Careful coming out of them. You want to avoid lightheadedness.

Head-to-knee stretches. Stretching out your hamstrings can feel impossible. But devoting time to them in your yoga practice is a great way to get high.

How to get the yoga high

Sometimes after yoga you’ll feel high — almost like you’ve smoked a doobie or had an edible.

It’s warm and fuzzy, and it’s like the air conditioning or heat came on in your soul, depending on the season.

Sometimes you don’t really feel that way after yoga. Maybe you are a little too caffeinated or stressed, and you couldn’t let thoughts come and go like usual.

How can you achieve that yoga high when you need it most? Well, yogahighyoga has developed a recipe for you.

What exactly is a yoga high?

The yoga high is that blissful, euphoric, relaxed yet alert feeling yogis get after a good session. It’s a lot like the runner’s high. Your body responds to the physical exertion with hormones and they leave you feeling high.

What do you have to do to get a yoga high?

Here’s the recipe you scrolled for. You need a combination of things. You need physical exertion, great oxygenation, a little mental stimulation, some community feelings, and mindfulness.

Here is a breakdown of what you need to get a yoga high:

  • Muscle contraction and stretching
  • Structured breathing
  • Focus on your inner experience. Turn your attention inward during your yoga practice. Focus on yourself rather than what people are doing around you.
  • People around you. While you need not compare yourself to them, having people around you can be key when you’re doing yoga somewhere other than home or your favorite place. This familiarity allows you to feel safer and let go so your body and mind can do their work as stress lessens.
  • Mindfulness. Notice and let go. Feel and let go. Comment and let go. Move and let go.
  • Savasana. This may be the most important part. Resting and letting all the energy you raised sink in allows your mind and body to sync and lets you completely relax.

What to do with your yoga high

Once you’ve gotten your yoga high, what do you do with it?

It’s time to float into the rest of your day. Maybe you hang out with friends or go home and read. Or nap. Or write the next great novel. Or do something kind for the next person you encounter.

Just know that you can always come back to your yoga high. It’s a natural part of you, and all you have to do is do some physical work, breathe, connect to your mind and your body, and let it all sink in. Do those things, and you’ll feel right as rain every time.

what to do when you’re high in Palm Springs

You’re in Palm Springs with your friends. You went to brunch, you baked by the pool for a while, and now you’re looking for something new to do.

  • Go to the movies. Mary Pickford in Cathedral City is a great place to go. Afterward you can get a milkshake or head to the Luchador brewery. There are cute places in downtown Cat City.
  • Hit the highest point around. Take the tram up to San Jacinto and wonder at the lights of the Valley below – and the stars above.
  • Do some yoga. Order up an instructor and take your high to a new high. Ask for an energetic flow with hang drum music to stimulate your chakras, or stretch and chill with your favorite R&B like H.E.R. or Tanerélle.
  • Cook in your kitchen. Bake some lasagna or a frozen pizza.

Whatever you choose to do with your high, make your trip to Palm Springs memorable. Get in your body, remain mindful. Enjoy your trip!