Pump, pump it up!
How to enliven and lighten the legs
It wasn't only the kids who were yelling loudly in the car.
It was my veins too.
After a few long car rides and new-to-me beds during our annual trip to Northern Maine (and by Northern, I mean 5 hours past Bar Harbor), I was really feeling my screamin' veins.
The veins in our legs don't have strong pumping power to bring blood back to the heart, so elevating the legs is essential for optimal blood flow.
When you consider your travel this summer, take this posture along as tool!
Practice inversions!
But never take my word for it....always take it to the laboratory of your life.
This week choose-your-own exercise:
Easy: Put your legs up the wall when you are feeling very stressed out or your legs are feeling heavy or tired. Stay for 5 minutes.
Medium: Put your legs up the wall daily for 5 minutes, focusing on the sensations in the legs (heat, tingling, pressure, sensitivity, weight).
Challenge: Every night spend 10 minutes before bed with the legs up the wall as a way to downshift. No talking, watching TV, or other outside stimulation.
(At 3:00min I describe the practice)
