Turn your holiday stress into a teachable moment. Here's how

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Updated 0701 GMT (1501 HKT) November 21, 2021

Try this standing side stretch to open yourself up and induce feelings of calm. A 2010 Harvard study found holding an open posture for two minutes lowers your stress hormones and increases testosterone which induces confidence.
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Relieve holiday stress with yoga poses – Try this standing side stretch to open yourself up and induce feelings of calm. A 2010 Harvard study found holding an open posture for two minutes lowers your stress hormones and increases testosterone which induces confidence.
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You can breathe your way to calm and control to work your way through stress. Deep diaphragmatic breathing engages our parasympathetic nervous system and inhibits our body's production of stress hormones and stimulates feel-good hormones. Combine this with a stretch that will induce a feeling of calm.
Photos: Relieve holiday stress with yoga poses
Relieve holiday stress with yoga poses – You can breathe your way to calm and control to work your way through stress. Deep diaphragmatic breathing engages our parasympathetic nervous system and inhibits our body's production of stress hormones and stimulates feel-good hormones. Combine this with a stretch that will induce a feeling of calm.
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Get off your feet and raise them above your heart. Just 30 to 60 seconds like this takes pressure off your tired legs. It improves circulation and decreases swelling. This is great for after a long car ride or flight.
Photos: Relieve holiday stress with yoga poses
Relieve holiday stress with yoga poses – Get off your feet and raise them above your heart. Just 30 to 60 seconds like this takes pressure off your tired legs. It improves circulation and decreases swelling. This is great for after a long car ride or flight.
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