Jane Fonda's Yoga Moves to De-Stress in Minutes [Video]

By Amber James Posted Dec 27th 2010 06:00AM

Just in time for the holidays, fitness icon Jane Fonda is ushering in workouts for a new generation. PopEater was lucky enough to meet with Tara Stiles, who stars in 'Jane Fonda's Workout: Daily Yoga' DVD, who taught us a few simple yoga moves that will create ease in your body and mind in just a few minutes. So whether you are stressed out from the holidays or whatever else, Team Fonda is here to help. Lets get started!

De-Stressing for the Holidays

What and Why: Pigeon pose is great to release tension in the hips and eases the mind. You can do this yoga move anytime to unwind. It's especially useful before bed to help you sleep great through the night.

How to: Bring your shin parallel with the front of your body, resting your hip on the ground. Inhale and open your chest up, walking your fingertips back. Exhale and walk your hands out in front of you. Rest your forehead on your hands to ease the mind. Stay here for 10 long, deep breaths.

Bonus Tension Reliever: Bend your back knee and grab your ankle. Gently draw your foot toward your hip to release tension on the front of your thigh and open the shoulders. Stay here for 5 long, deep breaths. Make sure to do the other side!

Get Strong and Focused from the Inside Out!

Build strength from the inside out with this simple yoga routine that you can do anytime.

What and Why: Moving through simple poses like plank, side plank, up and down dog will strengthen and lengthen your entire body and simultaneously focus the mind.

How to: Come into a plank pose. (top of your push up position) Make sure your fingers are spread wide to protect and build strength in the wrists. Keep your stomach nice and strong. Lengthen the top of your head forward and your heels back. Stay here for 10 long deep breaths.

Tip: The longer and deeper you breathe the easier the moves will be and the stronger and more focused you'll get!

Side Plank: Lift your hips and roll on to the outside edge of your right foot. Stack your hips on top of each other and open your body to the side. Extend your left arm up if you feel steady. If not, rest your hand on your hip. Stay here for 5 long, deep breaths.

Up Dog: Come back to plank and lower your body half way down by bending your elbows straight back. Ease your knees down to the ground. Drop your shoulders down your back and straighten your arms.

Down dog: Tuck your toes, lift your hips and press back to down dog.

Roll out into plank and repeat the whole thing on the other side.

Tags: jane fonda, Tara Stiles

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Monday 27 December

By Jerry

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The story about Jane Fonda turning over the notes from the POWs to the guards is TRUE. I have spent time with one of the POWs who was there for eight years during the time of her visit. I could give you his name, but for his privacy, I won't mention it here, but his last name begins with a "W" and he was a F4 Phantom jet Marine Corp pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam. The POWs were beaten and TORTURED after she left. He did not indicate that any of them died outright, however.

By Pat

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I guess you never made any mistakes when you were young.

By emoore

At least one person knows the truth.

By Bellcord

The story about the Social security numbers on slips of paper has been discredited many times by the POW's who were there...No fans of Jane, but to a man they said they are tired of the horsesh*t story..

By biff

jane fonda is treasoness(Cee U Next Tuesday)that deserves nothing short of rectal cancer........

By johnson

Too bad Jane gots to old to demostrate the yoga herself. Its a young womans world!

By dstack9781

Is your Yoga as de-stressing as sitting on an North Vietnamese anti aircraft gun sighting American planes for our enemies propaganda?

By YellowRose3218

Jerry, Most anyone whos old enough knows what jane did, and we will never forget it either. Jane tried very hard with people that worked for her to cover all of that up.
It is true, and anyone who dont believe it, I have some land to sell them in Florida.

pat,, you have to be joking???

By Nico Toscani

I think being married to Ted Turner for so long is just as offensive as the Viet Nam stuff. She's a tired, old slag.

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