Anxiety-Busting Yoga to Kick-Start Your Weight Loss

Incorporating this yoga sequence into your workout routine can help you slim down and de-stress for your wedding day.

Jennifer Aniston, Heather Graham, and Gwyneth Paltrow…the list goes on. Celebrity yoga devotees are so numerous that it may seem like yoga is the dominion of the rich and famous. No so.

Legions of non-Hollywood types have also found their way into a yoga class and become enamored of the ancient mind-body practice. The reasons are many: Yoga can help you become calmer, increase your body awareness, become a more mindful eater, and lose weight. Such was the case for recent bride Sadie Nardini, founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and Huffington Post blogger, who ended a longtime struggle with weight by taking up a consistent yoga practice. “Yoga allowed me to naturally—and gently—come to and maintain my healthiest weight.”

As a stressed bride-to-be who wants to look and feel her best on her wedding day, the fruits of yoga may be especially appealing for you.

[Read how one Bombshell Bride turned to yoga to effectively manage her wedding planning anxiety.]

Yoga works effectively to sculpt the body and help peel off the pounds, says Nardini. “That’s because static holds build the lean muscle mass you need to keep your metabolism amped all day long, so you can burn more calories 24/7,” she says. She recommends three types of poses for optimal weight loss: strengthening poses, stretching poses and inversions.

Nardini included all three kinds of poses in this weight loss yoga sequence created exclusively for Bombshell Brides. Have fun practicing this sequence as part of your week’s workouts for your calmest, slimmest self.

[Get a stronger core and flat abs with this Basic Pilates Mat Sequence.]

Note from Sadie: Breathe slowly and deeply through the nose for the duration of this practice. Also, it’s O.K. if you can’t do the full expression of each pose—stay in alignment, and work to your edge of strength and flexibility for a few breaths. You’ll get there!

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