If you already know about the amazing benefits of yoga,
great! Now is the time to access all you've learned and put that powerful yoga
to work for you.
If you don't know about what yoga can do for you, it's easy
enough to learn a few moves. You can do yoga at your own pace, and to the best
of your ability. No one judges during yoga – as long as you don't strain or
stress your body, you should begin to feel the positive effects immediately.
Some poses to help you relax before getting married. Do
these in order, before you go to bed at night, to calm your nerves and help you
sleep better. Take a minimum of 6 cleansing breaths while holding each pose,
before moving on to the next.
Bridge pose:
Lotus pose/neck
stretches:
While in lotus, do neck slow neck stretches: forward and
back, side to side, around to the right and left, and then rotate your neck
slowly in a circle to the left and right.
Locust pose:
Cat and cow (go
back and forth between these several times), then child pose
Downward facing dog: http://www.gaia.com/pose/downward-facing-dog-pose-adho-mukha-svanasana
(switch between down dog and plank pose a few times – you'll
feel your back cracking)
Seated forward bend:
Lotus pose again: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/practice-the-full-lotus-posture-correctly.html
Corpse pose: http://www.yogajournal.com/pose/corpse-pose/
