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# Relax with yoga, breathing exercises and nature
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## Charlotte Watts, a yoga teacher and nutritionist from Brighton, uses
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breathing exercises and natural remedies to lead a calm lifestyle.
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![Charlotte Watts keeps calm with yoga, breathing exercises and natural
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remedies][1]
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Charlotte Watts keeps calm with yoga, breathing exercises and natural remedies
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Photo: jon santa cruz
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5:46PM BST 18 May 2011
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Juggling writing, filming TV programmes, teaching yoga and seeing nutrition
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clients with looking after her toddler means no two days are the same for
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Charlotte Watts. She says: 'I have lots of things to do and not much time to
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relax. As a result, I am well qualified to advise stressed people! I've
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learned through trial and error what natural remedies help to keep busy people
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calm.'
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There's no faster natural stress reliever than checking in with your breath.
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Charlotte recommends taking a slow inhalation and a longer exhalation to
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instantly calm -- as lengthening the out breath quickly releases tension in
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the muscles and the nervous system.
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Getting outdoors is a great mood booster and walking everywhere with Maisie in
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the stroller is Charlotte's daily exercise. She tries to clock up two miles
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every day because it is more calming than running, which can increase stress
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hormones.
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'I must be the only person without an iPod blaring as I walk,' observes
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Charlotte. 'I prefer to hear the birdsong. Walking through a park and
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listening to the subtleties of my surroundings complete with dogs barking,
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wind blowing, even other people's conversations makes me feel connected to
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nature.
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'My love of nature was cultivated by my dad who notices everything from when
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flowers are in bud to the changing of the seasons. I'm keen to pass that on to
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Maisie. Already she loves feeling the textures of flowers, running on the
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grass and gets so excited at seeing birds and animals.
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## Related Articles
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* [A natural high][2]
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05 May 2011
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* [Grow your own vegetables][4]
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'About 15 minutes of yoga daily is often all I can manage to fit in around
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looking after Maisie and work. But the beauty of yoga is that just a little a
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day can give your body what it needs.
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Sometimes, I am so tired I simply lie down with my legs up the wall. This pose
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is incredibly relaxing, and feels like every limb is falling into the floor --
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you can feel the tension melting away. It increases circulation and is a great
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way to renew your energy when you haven't got time for a proper rest.'
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Charlotte also has some natural must-have items in her first-aid kit. 'I love
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tea tree oil, which I use neat, along with a dab of honey, on cuts or spots
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for its powerful natural antibacterial qualities.
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'I keep my diet as natural as possible and aim to eat the way our ancestors
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ate, with plenty of lean protein, different coloured vegetables and good fats
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such as nuts, olive oil and avocado. I also try to eat with the seasons which
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means I can eat more produce that is grown locally, which often means it's
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fresher than food that has had to travel long distances.'
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_Charlotte is author of 100 Foods To Stay Young (Parragon, £9.99) and co-
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founder of [santoshahealth.co.uk][5]_
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