Housework Yoga: Apply Yoga Principles in Daily Chores

Posted on: Saturday, April 21, 2012

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Convert your daily chores to blissful yoga practices by applying these simple tips. You will be amazed at how quickly your work gets done and the wonderful state of mind you have during and at the end of your chores.

Today's world moves at a fast-forward pace. We are constantly pressed for time - rushing through the day, honking through the evening traffic - until finally we can breathe a sigh of relief at the first glimpse of home.

Ironically, that sigh of relief triggers off the opposite reaction in the husband or wife at home. Hungry children have to be provided with tasty snacks (while sneaking in some nutritional content as well). The tired spouse needs a steaming cup of tea (and sometimes a little pampering of the ego). Then there are dirty socks that insist on crawling onto the sofa, school bags and brief cases spilling their contents onto the floor... the list is endless. No matter how hard we try, we are never fully prepared for the barrage of daily tasks that seem to pile on and on, leaving no time for ourselves.
The trick, of course, is to apply the Tom Sawyer logic to one's everyday tasks- when you enjoy doing something, it ceases to be work. And this is where yoga comes in - just add a dash of yoga and relaxation techniques to your daily housework.