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Ways To Take Care When You Are A Caretaker: Yoga For The Body, Breathwork For The Mind, Meditation For The Heart

In honor of all caregivers who take the time to enrich the life of another with their kindness, compassion, and deep love.       

 

#WellnessWednesday - Yoga For Life: Week 153

Salamba Sarvangasana – Supported Shoulder Stand

Of the myriad yoga asana, perhaps none is more controversial than supported shoulder
stand. The risks involved with a traditional shoulder stand are considerable. However, the
benefits of this posture are enormous. So, the last decade has seen a shoulder stand
reformation of sorts. Now what is traditionally done on the solid floor is done on a stack of
folded blankets, three high.

A Holistic Approach To Menopause: Meditation & Breathwork For Comfort & Peace

As women, we experience hormonal fluctuations throughout our lives. Menopause is part of the natural aging process and involves physical, emotional, and hormonal changes. The same hormones that affect us during menstruation are the same hormones we experience in menopause, but they can affect us in a number of different ways. Mood changes can leave us feeling out of control, irritable, and fatigued. Luckily, you are empowered to help yourself!

A Holistic Approach To Menopause: Self-Nurturing Yoga Poses

Many women view menopause as a time of loss, physical discomfort and negative emotions.  However, many common discomforts of menopause can be alleviated using yoga, breathwork, and meditation.

8 Yoga Poses To Improve Your Focus & Concentration

Let’s be honest: as we move through 2019 many of us can get easily distracted with notification after notification. We’re connected 24/7 to our smartphones and other tech devices that bombard us with information and reminders of the convenient pleasures of instant gratification.

Living Yoga: 6 Steps For Equanimity In Your Yoga Practice

Through life’s many challenges, inviting equanimity into the foreground of your home practice can have remarkable results.  With equanimity, true balance can be restored in all aspects of our lives.

The Best Yoga Poses For A Dose Of Self-Love

I find that my relationship with myself is greatly affected by my body awareness. Practices like yoga, which require listening to my body and bring me into my body in the moment, help me; these activities are now important paths that I travel repeatedly on the way back to myself.

Yoga & The Nature Of Stillness: A Yoga Practice Inspired By Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti was a philosopher and spiritual teacher born in 1895-1986 in India; he was brought up in England. He was one of the foremost spiritual leaders in the world.  He is not aligned with any religion; his teachings are neutral. His belief was that the value and beauty of nature was inextricably connected to the beauty of spirit.

“To understand the immeasurable mind,

The mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.”

-J. Krishnamurti