Stress Release Rocking

Rocking is a meditative, rhythmic, stress reliever. As you rock back and forth, your parasympathetic nervous system is activated. The gentle movement relaxes the mind and allows your body to release stress related tension and restrictions from your entire body. There are endless variations to keep it interesting and to release stress related tension from specific areas that you may want to focus on.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to rocking for stress relief. We're going to start in the quadruped position. On our hands and knees and gently rock back and forth. Next moving into circles. A few in one direction, A few in the opposite direction. Eyes forward with gentle nasal breathing. Now let's bounce from hip to hip. Back and forth in a gentle rhythmic meditative rocking position. Now we're moving into kickstand rocking with one leg extended. Sole flat on the mat. We can finish that rock. By walking our hands toward our. . . Straight leg. Allowing a deeper Release of tension in our low back and hips. Tension that might have accumulated during the day. Due to prolonged sitting. We're spending a lot of time on our devices. Now let's go to a hand-to-heel rock. Palms flat on the mat. Back and forth. Gentle, Meditative. Making sure to do both sides equally. Let's do another round of circles. In both directions. And then bounce from hip to hip once again. Moving once again into a kickstand rock. Connecting deeply with our body. Allowing our mind to take a break. From any stressful. . . Or anxious thoughts. Connecting deeply with our body. Not focusing on reps or time. But on the feeling. Of being connected with our body. Relax breathing. And not forcing. Or pushing our body to stretch. But allowing it to soften and relax. When we're done let's just shake it out. Loosening up our shoulders and arms. Imagine. . . That our arms are like wet noodles. Flopping around. Welcoming a feeling of lightness and ease. As we release all the worries and stress. From our day.