Fall is such a wonderful season; the weather gets crisp, the days get shorter, and the earth changes colors. Fall is the time to be more grounded, take time for yourself, turn inward, and, of course, eat pumpkin-flavored EVERYTHING. Autumn and yoga go so well together because these principles (besides the pumpkin stuff) are always present in yoga: yoga teaches us to be grounded, to listen to our bodies, and to make time for ourselves both physically and emotionally.
As part of National Yoga Month, we are posting a blog post a week about how yoga can improve various parts of our lives. Last week, we talked about how stretching in the workplace is so important. Today we are going to be talking about how yoga can help improve romantic relationships.
There is a lot of talk on the Internet (and in research!) these days about cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone, why it’s bad for your health, and what you can do to lower your cortisol levels. According to Psychology Today, cortisol is a hormone released “in response to fear or stress by the adrenal glands as part of the fight-or-flight mechanism.” When the hormone is released, the body is ready and mobilized for action — fight (utilizing the physiological resources necessary to face a threat head-on) or flight (utilizing the physiological resources necessary to get away from said threat.)
