| As a business woman your life is full. How many | | | | for about 30 seconds. This is my number one tip for |
| times during your day do you find your mind on | | | | instant relaxation. |
| overdrive, flitting between one activity to another as | | | | 2. I wake up and before I get out of bed I rest my |
| you try to multi-task and cram a month's work into | | | | hands on my stomach and gently tune into my |
| one day? | | | | breath. As I do this I remind myself of all the good |
| Do you ever wake up and wish, just for today, that | | | | and wonderful things in my life. |
| your "fairy godmother" would fly by and magically | | | | 3. Next I stretch my whole body. Again, I keep my |
| clean the house, do the washing, put the clothes | | | | awareness on what is happening to my body and |
| away and generally take care of YOU. Just for one | | | | exclaim "Yes!" to life and living afresh. |
| day. | | | | 4. If I am organised, the night before I will prepare a |
| Everyone get days when it all feels too much. Days | | | | flask of hot water and after stretching will sit up and |
| when you wish you could stay in bed all day, or go | | | | drink my hot drink. This is an excellent way to |
| shopping and catch up with old friends and family. | | | | cleanse and refresh your insides before you start |
| That's natural, but the fast pace of life you lead, the | | | | your day. |
| conflicting expectations of work colleagues, family | | | | 5. Do you like writing? When I feel out of sorts, I will |
| and your spouse sometimes leave you feeling | | | | find a quiet corner and write. Sometimes I have no |
| frazzled, stressed and worn out. | | | | idea what is bugging me, yet know I have to get it |
| When you get like this, what do you do to regain | | | | off my chest. So I will doodle, sketch and start |
| your inner calm and sense of balance? Do you do | | | | writing - after a few minutes of free-flow writing, I'm |
| anything or do you just carry on, pushing your body | | | | calmer. |
| beyond its limits and hope and pray you can get a lie | | | | 6. I will read something inspirational. Reading an |
| in on Sunday morning? | | | | inspirational affirmation, a prayer or even picking up a |
| Living your life on auto pilot, constantly rushing from | | | | story written by my daughters, brings a smile to my |
| A to B and over to C causes havoc in your soul. | | | | heart and refocuses my energy. |
| Over time you may notice aches and pains, niggly | | | | 7. I will put on music - yoga chanting music, |
| headaches and bad habits sneaking in. If you are like | | | | sometimes something rocky and loud and just let my |
| me, you may try to burn the candle at both ends; | | | | body flow and hang down in the rag doll pose as I |
| work late to fit it all in and get up early to catch up | | | | listen to the music. A beautiful tonic. |
| on the day's work. When I notice my life getting like | | | | 8. I will set my phone timer and force myself to lie |
| this, then I know it is time to stop. Time to breathe, | | | | down for at least 10 minutes, focus on my breathing |
| regroup and practice all I teach my students. | | | | and relax my whole body in savasana. Bliss. |
| Here are my top tips I use to get myself back into | | | | Life does get in the way, but the beauty of yoga is |
| alignment and back in control of situations when I | | | | that it offers you simple tools and techniques to |
| feel overwhelmed. | | | | realign, rebalance and refocus your energy. So you |
| 1. I breathe. I consciously stop what I am doing and | | | | don't feel frazzled, stressed and worn out but alive |
| take a deep breath in and slowly let it go. I do this | | | | and in charge. |