Lion’s Breath is a simple trick we can do anytime, anywhere, to relieve pent-up tension. It looks hilarious, but don’t let that stop you! It’s powerful. (If you need to, you can do it in the bathroom stall at work.)

Look at your nose or just between your eyebrows.

Take a deep inhale.

Exhale from the back of your throat, stick your toungue waaaaay out, and say “Ha!”–as quietly or as loudly as you like.

In her book, The Eight Human Talents, Kundalini yogi and celebrity teacher Gurmukh says that studies show that when we relax our tongue, we relax our entire stress styem. Even our blood pressure drops. How’s that for quick and easy?

Simple Stress Buster: Lion’s Breath

July 24, 2008