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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.

APR 13, 2018

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.

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.

Come to sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose) with your legs stretched out in front of you. Bend your right knee and place your right foot outside your straight left leg. Shift your weight into your left hip in order to bend the left knee and draw the left foot to the outside of your right hip. (Note: You can modify the pose by sitting up on blankets, or by keeping the bottom leg straight.) Bring your right hand onto the floor behind you, perched up on your fingertips to encourage a lift in your spine. Cross your left elbow to the outside of our right knee. (You can also wrap your left forearm around your right knee and hug the right knee in toward your chest; this creates more space for the twist.) Inhale and lengthen up through your spine. Exhale and gently twist to the right. Hold for 10 breaths. Repeat on the other side. The deep breathing that twists demand helps your organs detoxify. And this particular twist opens the outer hips, releasing the work of Virabhadrasana II.See also Do Yoga Twists Really Wring Out Toxins?

Wide-Legged Seated Forward Fold KARLY TREACY

Two Fit Moms in Reclining Bound Angle Pose

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.

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