Updated mountain pose…
Like any posture, when you take its shape, emulate the qualities
Thank you to all who do that for me in my life
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Category Archives: asana
asana
move from inside to outside
“Being able to do complicated postures doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to do yoga. The essence of yoga is not attainments, but how awarely you work with your limits wherever and whatever they may be” ~ Joel Kramer, Yoga as Self-Transformation
complementary
Yoga is a system not a sport.
However, it is a very friendly system, and complements many activities, especially a simple walk.
I love my walks and find my yoga practice benefits my body helping me stay in condition for them, and to recuperate easier afterwards. A walk is a great time to be with your breath, instead of focusing on thoughts, focus on being with breathing and stepping.
bridges
“asanas act as bridges to unite the body and the mind, and the mind with the soul” ~ BKS Iyengar
my yoga practice builds clarity, dissolves resistance, and helps me move from one place to another
even one conscious breath can connect your mind to your body and this present moment in time
In yoga asana, “bridge pose” or, (SET-too BAHN-dah)
setu = dam, dike, or bridge
bandha = lock
has many benefits
- Stretches the chest, neck, and spine
- Calms the brain and helps alleviate stress and mild depression
- Stimulates abdominal organs, lungs, and thyroid
- Rejuvenates tired legs
- Improves digestion
- Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause
- Relieves menstrual discomfort when done supported
- Reduces anxiety, fatigue, backache, headache, and insomnia
- Therapeutic for asthma, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and sinusitis
There are many variations, both restorative and more energizing! Use your pose to connect you to better health!
everyday heros
yoga is for everyday heros
a warrior mind is focused
a warrior heart is brave and kind
a warrior body is resilient
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Avoidance and the Modern Yogi(ni)
“if you have a problem in your body, your body will naturally move away from it in order to avoid pain and discomfort”- Dr. Jason Skolar, chiropractor.
“tapah-svadhyaya-Isvara-pranidhanani kriya-yogah:
In order to practice being whole, an inner fire, constant study, and a devotion to things spiritual are required” – Patanjali Sutra 11.1, translation Kofi Busia
“By practicing yoga with a warrior’s courage and an infant’s vulnerability, we can embrace stiffness and flexibility, likes and loathings, the sunlit and moon-shadowed” – Ronnie Paul, Yoga With An Attitude, Yoga International Magazine Continue reading
Staying Fit With Cancer, a Guest Blogger’s Approach
Dear readers, I am happy to share with you an email and article written by David Haas.He recently contacted me and I am honored and excited to post this on his behalf. Cancer has touched my personal and professional spheres in different ways – perhaps yours too- and awareness is healing on many levels Continue reading Transition and the Modern Yogi(ni)
anitya-asuci-duhka-anatmasu-nitya-suci-sukha-atma-khyatih-avidya: Ignorance is the confusion of the temporary with the permanent, the pure with the impure, anguish with the pleasure of being, and the relative with the absolute – Patanjali: Sutra 11.5, B. Bouanchaud, The Essence of Yoga
“If you are doing anything big and worthwhile in life, you are going to flush up some uncomfortable feelings” – G. Hendricks, K. Ludeman, The Corporate Mystic
“It takes a brave heart to deeply accept that everything changes” – Judith Lasater, Living Your Yoga Continue reading
zen and the art of summer living
“A healthy life is a life in balance. Yoga practise offers an opportunity for learning about dynamic balance. Maintaining mind-body balance provides the best platform to make karmically correct choices, enabling you to perform actions in the most efficient way. A life in balance is a life in dharma, for every action supports the evolutionary flow of life in which minimal resistance and maximum success are generated” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga
Every summer I get new business as people injure themselves from some preventable situations…so I have decided to give some simple tips to keep everyone out of as much trouble as possible. Life is so much easier if you do not ignore your weaknesses and/or add a bit of mindfulness to break out of auto-pilot. Continue reading