Simple Meditation: Sit comfortably in an upright but relaxed position. Close your eyes and bring your attention to your nostrils. As you breathe notice the subtle sensation of cool air passing into, and warm air passing out of, your nose. Without manipulating the breath, simply notice the sensation. Maintain your attention to every breath. Staying… [Read more…]
June 20, 2011
LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION: Sit comfortable in a chair with the feet on the ground or in a chair on a cushion/pillow cross-legged. Ground into the sit bones and lengthen up through the crown of the head; lengthening the spine. Relax shoulders back and down and keep the spine in neutral. Close the eyes, rest hands… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
Mindful Breathing Exercise A quick 5 minute breathing exercise one can easily fit into your day. This exercise will invite the body and mind to become more centered, grounded and relaxed. We can ALL find 5 minutes in our day to give ourselves a little self care!! -Sit in a chair or floor with the… [Read more…]
April 17, 2011
ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING Alternate Nostril Breathing is a breath exercise (pranayam) that brings balance to both the left and right sides of the brain. It also balances out our emotions. Research shows that we don’t breathe evenly through both nostrils and this helps us overcome our dominance over one side. 1) Sit comfortably with your… [Read more…]
March 13, 2011
Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and the feet on the floor at hip width and relax. Inhale through your nose while expanding the abdomen, and then the ribs, and finally the chest. Pause and hold your breath for a couple of seconds. Exhale through your nose while releasing chest and shoulder… [Read more…]
February 13, 2011
Downward Dog – next step in basic Sun Salutation Adho Mukha Svanasana 1. From plank pose exhale and bring your sit bones up toward the sky. At first keep the knees slightly bent and the heels lifted away from the floor. Lengthen your spine and lift the sitting bones toward the ceiling, and from… [Read more…]
January 16, 2011
Next Step in a basic traditional Sun Salutation sequence is Plank Pose: 1) From Uttanasa (forward bend) bend the knees and bring the hands along side your feet with the fingertips facing forward. Spread the hands wide and engage all four corners of the hands. 2) Jump or step back one leg at a time… [Read more…]
December 13, 2010
Next Sequence in Sun Salutation from Plank Pose is Lunge Pose: 1) Exhale and step your right foot forward between your hands, aligning the right knee over the heel. Then lower your left knee to the floor and, keeping the right knee fixed in place, slide the left back until you feel a comfortable stretch… [Read more…]
November 14, 2010
Next Step in a basic traditional Sun Salutation sequence is Plank Pose: 1) From Uttanasa (forward bend) bend the knees and bring the hands along side your feet with the fingertips facing forward. Spread the hands wide and engage all four corners of the hands. 2) Jump or step back one leg at a time… [Read more…]
October 15, 2010
Sun Salutation’s next asana from Mountain Pose is to move into a Standing Forward Bend called Uttanasana. Uttanasana – Standing Forward Bend 1) Stand in Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Inhale and lift arms overhead reaching towards the sky. Exhale and bend forward from the hip joints, not from the waist. Emphasize lengthening the front of the… [Read more…]
July 17, 2011
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