Bihar Board Exam 2018: Simple Yoga Asanas To Relieve Stress

When exams are around, stress is one of the most common problems among students. The pressure from family, school/college, and peers to perform better often grip your ability to learn and cause sleeplessness, fatigue, and negativity. So the question arises, what can you do to eradicate stress? The answer is not unknown to you. Yoga and Meditation actually help in reducing stress to a large extent. The following simple yoga asanas will definitely help you in reducing your stress levels.
Balasana or Child Pose
It reduces stress and anxiety and provides relief to lower back, hip strain, and neck and shoulder stiffness. It will help you in restoring the energy and provide mental and physical relief.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana or Bridge Pose
The Setu Bandha Sarvangasana helps in stretching the muscles of the back and legs. When you sit on a chair for a longer period of time, your thighs and back get stiff. This pose will relax them. It helps in controlling stress and anxiety. It also reduces blood pressure, backache, headache, tiredness, and sleeplessness. 

Uttanasana or Standing Forward Bend
It is one of the most common stretching exercises in yoga. You might have done it during the morning assembly in your school as well. It reduces stress and anxiety. It helps in improving the flexibility of the back muscles and neck.

Adho Mukha Savasana or Down Dog
It is downward facing dog pose. It helps in reducing fatigue, muscle stiffness, and tiredness. This asana helps in waking up your senses and reduce stress and anxiety. It improves the blood circulation as well.

Savasana or Corpse Pose
This is the ultimate relaxing pose that you can perform anytime during the day. It relaxes your body, soul, mind and all the senses. The Savasana reduces stress, tension, anxiety, sleeplessness and helps in improving energy levels.