Yes, it is a simple as it sounds. When anxiety or stress begins to arise you can find the nearest wall and get yourself into this position. 

Put your mat against the wall and place your bottom as close to the wall as possible. Relax your arms by your side with your palms facing up. You can close off your eyes and bring attention to your breath. Elevating your legs above your heart allows the heart rate to slow down. If you want to connect more deeply with your breath place one hand on your chest and one on your tummy. Stay here as long as you like.

There's nothing quite like a balancing posture to help focus and quieten the mind. Raise your left leg to 90 degrees and place your right hand on the floor to balance, you can use a block if you can’t quite reach the floor. One you feel sturdy enough try to slowly lift your gaze upwards towards your left hand. Try to stay here for 10 breaths and then repeat on the other side. 

Yoga inversions are postures that require part of your body to go upside down, and shoulder stand is one of them. For many people, the thought of inversions can trigger a fear or anxiety response but the benefits of the posture are quite the opposite. Anxiety is more of a perception of danger, so when you can do something physical and breathe deeply, you're sending a powerful signal to your own body that you’re in control. It helps you break out of negative thought patterns by putting you in a completely different position from normal life. 

If you’re new to this then I recommend getting a thick blanket or two and fold them the place underneath the back of your shoulders. Centre yourself over the blanket whilst lying down, get yourself in the right position first with your neck just over the top of the blanket. *Important to note here not to look around, especially as you begin to lift your legs, gently tuck your chin towards your chest.*

To get up into it, place your hands beside your hips on the floor. Bend your knees and place the soles of your feet on the floor. Take your hands to your back and come into the pose one leg at a time (you can use a wall to help you with this in the beginning if our struggling to get your legs up.) When both of your legs are up, move your hands to your back to maintain the lift of your ribcage. When both of your legs are up, extend them towards the ceiling and try to straighten your knees. Come out very slowly, the same way you came into the posture one leg at a time and supporting your back with your hands. 

A basic standing balancing pose to help calm a busy mind. Such balancing postures encourage you to concentrate and be in the present moment, if your mind wanders you’ll soon know as you’ll fall out! 

Begin by standing tall with your feet together. Take a moment to root your feet down into the floor and think about distributing your weight equally across both feet. Begin to shift your weight across to your left foot lifting your right foot off the floor. Keep your standing leg as straight as possible without locking the knee. Bend your right knee and bring the sole of your right foot onto your inner left thigh. Create pressure between the sole of your foot and the inner thigh to improve stability. Focus your gaze on one point ahead of you to help with the balance, if your eyes are moving around, your body will be moving too. Take 5-10 breaths and then repeat on the other side.