STILL!
Not only tummy but heart <3, mind…and CLOSET.
Yes, we hit the Black Friday sales…pics a comin’. More than anything, it’s a good source of outfit inspiration and mind candy. ((She says to justify the purchase of Isabel Marant pants full-price…))
Thanksgiving is also time (even if you’re gearing up to finals!! acckkkk!!) to catch up on [...]
The Radiance Sutra 2:46 “Asana is a steady, comfortable posture”
Our asanas, or our poses and postures, should be comfortable and stress-free with a minimal amount of tension in the muscles to maintain a balance that is steady. Yoga poses are distractions from our breathing. Breathing IS the “main event”.
Calm, one-pointed focus on our breathing within [...]
The word “yama” in yoga signifies abstinence. It is one of the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga practice. In fact, it is the first of the eight – followed by niyama, asana and pranayama. The first four seem to be the ones that most yogis know, if not observe. And as we progress up [...]
Must Come Down
However in yoga, we say, “What goes up, must first go down.”
Sounds silly at initial glance but the ability to affix our feet (or our hands in a handstand) to the ground is what provides us the stability to “go up”.
It’s helpful to visualize this rooting down as truly growing roots into Mother [...]
Aw hell no! It feels like I had too much fun last night. I didn’t. Unless you count eating a cookie.
I was on a sugar ban for 2 months. Lost some “lbs” on the way, though I’m too scared to get back on the scale and see if they truly left or went on vacation [...]
Check out this fun, quick test to test the strength or weakness of you chakras!
Go HERE or copy/paste: http://www.eclecticenergies.com/chakras/chakratest.php
Continue reading about how to tell where your muladhara’s at…
Chances are you’ve heard that from your yoga instructor.
If he or she is good, you hear it over and over and over again during your class!
You may think, “what is it with all this breathing!…Of course, I’m breathing!”
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But are you breathing GRACEFULLY and efficiently to give YOU the best possible workout
and result?
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Yoga is inextricably associated [...]
..for those in the US (Happy July 4th!), because there’s a lot of good stuff to read here!
Here was an EASY, healthful dinner: from last night to inspire you:
Base of prepackaged cabbage salad + kale + shrimp + avocado + brown rice + Sabra brand “Texas Caviar” (beans, peppers, etc).
I give the Sabra (known famously for [...]
Continue reading about Fit Chick Friday - good thing it’s a long weekend…
an INVERSION MACHINE!
A long time back, I posted this picture:
I wondered, “what the what?!”. The newbie version of a yoga headstand?!
Well, Dr Oz recently featured this “inversion” machine and said it increases circulation to the brain and reduces depression.
Personally, after a year+ of learning to do it unaided, I’m going to continue doing it the ol’ [...]
Your thoughts are POWERFUL. You know that right?
I love when yogi or spiritual ideology has a scientific backing. Not too many years ago, and again in yoga teacher training, I learned of the work of Masaru Emoto.
From Wikipedia: Masaru Emoto (江本 勝 Emoto Masaru?, born July 22, 1943) is a Japanese author and entrepreneur known for [...]