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the path is there to support your journey
If you have big changes or a stressful transition or even just a long day ahead approach the day with a calm breath and a ‘one step at a time’ mindset –
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The Modern Yogini: 7 Tips to Prevent Headaches
7 Tips to Prevent Headaches
By Rana Waxman posted on MINDBODYGREEN
7 Tips to Prevent Headaches
By Rana Waxman
The neck is the superhighway between the head and the heart. This path can be affected by stress, which can impede proper breathing. The result? Tension headaches. For these, relaxation is a great cure. One way to soothe your nervous system is through pranayama (alternate nostril breathing). Continue reading Where is your Focus Now?
What do your focus on, the light or the clouds, or the wholeness of the moment?
what do you see?
Quote of the Week
“Memory is a friend if you use it for progress and refinement in your practice. It is a hindrance when you brood over and repeat past experiences. See new light each time in your practice” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Pranayama
See the Light in Your Life
The Open Heart & the Modern Yogini.
photo: breahn
“A weak or concave chest indicates a depressed, sad or helpless attitude, which can be uplifted by deep breathing.” ~ Deb Shapiro
The other day I was talking to a friend, also a yoga teacher, about the expression “open your heart—lift your heart.” It is a great cue to get students to expand the rib cage and drop the shoulders away from the ears. Especially in back bending asanas, we want to lift up through the mid torso and ribs to avoid compression in the lumbar spine, and to bring more breath and energy into the lungs and heart. This encourages a shift from shallow breathing and also enhances lung capacity. Continue reading