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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga I'm usually pretty frank about saying that yoga is not a quick fix. While I firmly believe that yoga practices can improve your health and well-being, it's rarely a case of "do this one pose and you'll be cured." But occasionally situations arise when you only have time to do one little thing and yoga can actually step up for those times too. Here's three methods that deliver a lot of yoga's healing power in just a few minutes. Downward Facing Dog - Adho Mukha Svanasana It's not surprising that this work horse of a pose tops the list, is it? If you only have time to do one pose, choose downward facing dog. It's a great stretch for the whole body. Do it at work, before bed, when you wake up in the morning, at the airport, while visiting family. You are guaranteed to feel better afterwards.  Search Related Topics:  beginning poses  standing poses  downward facing dog Equal Breathing - Sama Vritti Pranayama Let's say you need to calm down. Maybe it's anxiety over deadlines, money, travel, or family. Whatever it may be, this breathing exercise is a great way to quickly get control of your body's reaction to stress. Just a few minutes is enough to hit the reset button. Search Related Topics:  stress management  breathing exercises  Meditation Break When you think of meditation, you may thing that you're looking at an hour of sitting cross-legged. But five minutes of focused attention (in any comfortable position) is a good place to start. Even that much can be surprisingly difficult but also very transformative. Hey, I said it would be quick, but that doesn't always mean easy.   Search Related Topics:  meditation  yoga for beginners  5 Ways Yoga Can Help You Beat Holiday Stress Five things you can do when the holiday stress hits the fan. Search Related Topics:  stress management  breathing exercises  yoga lifestyle Related Searches Bickram Yoga Yoga Journal Power Yoga Hatha Yoga Retreats Yoga Exercises Featured Articles Lifestyle Yoga Breathing Exercises - Pranayama Yoga Philosophy and Meditation Advanced Yoga Yoga Glossary Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Ann Pizer Yoga Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Yoga newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Vinyasa Yoga? 7 Tips for Getting Started With Yoga 10 Yoga Stretches You Should Do Every Day A Handy Comparison Chart of the 5 Best Yoga Mats Types of Yoga - The Essential Cheat Sheet   Follow me on: Advertisement