"When you change the way you breathe, you change the way you feel."
I say it all the time. And it really works. Just take it from a couple of my students. The breath practice you do on your mat will help you off your mat when your in a stressful situation or a place that increases your anxiety like the dentist office. Take a few breaths and you will feel better.
Stiff and sore backs are one of the most common complaints people have as they get older. And yoga is awesome for releasing back tension and soreness. Here's a short video that's part of my Mindful Monday Series that takes a look at Knee to Chest pose (apanasana in sanskrit) that you can do daily to release a stiff back.
One of the best ways to honor those that have lost their lives so we can be free is to live a mindful life.
Allow yourself to take some time today to be in gratitude for your life and all that is good and right. Take actions today that show appreciation for the life you live as a result of your freedoms. Make the choice today to live a mindful life.
Part of what makes yoga, yoga, is the attention to the breath. In this short video as part of my Mindful Monday series, I share with you a yoga breathing technique that you can use to practice controlling all parts of the breath. It's call Box Breathing technique or Sama Vritti Pranayama in sanskrit.
At the start of every yoga class, I invite you to set an intention for your practice. But this ritual of setting an intention goes way beyond the mat and offers you practice that can be used throughout every day. In this short video in my Mindful Monday series, I go in to more detail about how setting an intention can benefit you.
