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Holiday Stress? Try Yoga Instead of Booze

Geezer understands that many holiday hosts have a relative or two who drives them to drink, as the old and perfectly accurate saying goes. Some people may have no relatives who do not drive them to drink. Jennifer Huget, writing in the Washington Post, also understands, and she offers a healthful alternative. Instead of taking a drink, take a deep breath. Then say OM. Huget rounded up some good advice from yoga teachers in the Washington area. Here you go:

"Wherever you are right now, take a seat," suggests Stair Calhoun of Little River Yoga in Alexandria.
"Sit tall, close your eyes, roll your shoulders back and down and
breathe. Not big, sighing ‘I-don’t-have-time-for-this’ breaths, but
slow, steady, even breaths through the nose.

Susan Bowen of Thrive Yoga in Rockville recommends 10 repetitions of this breathing exercise. Inhale for a count of 10, hold for three counts, and exhale for
10.

Debra Perlson-Mishalove, founder and director of Flow Yoga Center in the District, suggests that you borrow your kitchen timer and
find a place (even the car) to sit for five or 10 minutes, undisturbed.
"Set the timer and close your eyes. Sit quietly. When thoughts enter
your mind, instead of engaging in them, see if you can turn them into
clouds and watch them drift away."

Then go back inside and eat some turkey. For more advice, and more from the Washington Post, click here.

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