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10 Yoga Poses and Self-Care Practices to Do Right After You Catch a Cold

Feel like you have a cold coming on? Nip it in the bud with these immunity-boosting tips.

CHRISSY CARTER

APR 13, 2018

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It’s been an epic flu season—and it’s not over yet. Although flu activity peaked in February, a second wave of outbreaks may be in the making. But getting struck by sickness doesn’t mean you are down for the count. Here, yoga and meditationteacher Chrissy Carter shares her favorite poses and self-care practices for getting back on your feet faster.

See also 7 Ways Kids Can Fend Off Flu with Yoga

5 Healing Poses + 5 Quick-Recovery Self-Care Practices

Bouncing back from a cold? Try these yoga asanas and self-care practices to speed up your recovery.

1. Energize with a Simple Standing Vinyasa

Start standing in Tadasana (Mountain Pose). On an inhale, reach your arms forward and up into Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute). Ground down into your feet and lengthen up through the sides of your body. If it feels easeful in your neck, lift your chest and look up toward your hands (gazing up will lift your spirits). On an exhale, sit back and down into Utkatasana (Chair Pose), shifting your weight back into your heels. Gaze forward as you inhale and rise back up into Urdhva Hastasana. Then, exhale as you lower your arms into Tadasana. Do this just once or repeat several times.

See also Why Tadasana Is the Blueprint Pose

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