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Emotions!

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As humans we must experience all emotions , it nice to feel happiness and not so nice to feel sadness, there are other emotions such as excitement, anger, fear, disgust and surprise.

All emotions create either a positive or negative reaction which is a rush of chemicals internally which stimulate external behaviour.

When we are angry the chemicals such as adrenaline, testosterone increase and cortisol decreases. The heart rate is elevated, theres a rise in blood pressure along with the blood flooding the left brain hemisphere where decisions are made.

The changes we see externally are many, such as a change in the colour of the skin it usually goes red, there can be sweating, shaking, people try to appear bigger by standing with their hands on their hips and legs apart.

When we experience the emotion sadness, we feel most vulnerable, and even hopeless, but as much as we would choose not to feel sad, it is an emotion we must experience it along with all the others.

Yoga is an excellent olive branch to emotion balance, it helps to defuse the power the mind has to drown us in a negative emotion.

Yoga brings the mind and body together in the present moment, making it impossible for the mind to create the scenarios of what might happen or what happened in the past. This is what creates anxiety, stress, lethargy and darkness.

Practicing yoga with your focus on your breath brings light and purpose into our lives.

 

                   IT IS DURING OUR DARKEST MOMENTS THAT WE MUST FOCUS TO SEE THE LIGHT.

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It is in learning to focus that we go stronger and the negative emotions have less power over us but we must practice yoga daily to remind the mind to focus on the light.

 

 

 

 

Why wait for the pill?

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Big news anti ageing pill soon to be available for human consumption. There is a lot of buzz around the develop of a pill which Professor Sinclair of the University of NSW has been working on. Boasting now about the effective results in just one week on old mice. In short the result is a 60 year old person can become as youthful as a 20 year old by taking this pill which would eradicate all ageing and age related illnesses. The pill is  called NAD which stands for Nicotinamide mono-nucleotide, it works by improving the communication between the cells. We all produce this chemical naturally but by age 70 it looses 50% of its effectiveness.

But Professor Sinclair has stated by eating healthy with low calories daily and exercising our natural levels of NAD go up. Thats why we look better and feel better, when we are follow these guidelines.

So why wait for this pill which will probably be too expensive for the average person to buy and like all drugs will probably have some sort of side effects.

Lets just do what we know works and has now been proven by the great Sinclair and team of scientist, eating healthy, exercising and fitting that weekly yoga class, is keeping you younger in many ways. Lets be smart and take a step ourselves instead of the quick fix pills because honestly where is the satisfaction in that..

Beating the heat!!

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Its never to early in the year to eat a mango, bring summer into your day, keep cool by eating a fresh, delicious ,cold mango. The mango holds the power to protect the body in many ways with its high levels of vitamin C and vitamin A, protein ,potassium.  So you see the humble mango protects the eyes,helps the body absorb iron,strengthens  the skin structure , boosts immunity and is a low GI  food as well as being sweet and yummy!

Melbourne visit

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While visiting St Kilda I took the chance to share the view and imprint the memory on my brain. So of course sealing it with a pose, that I thought appropriate to the seaside. The eagle  so much more than just a bird, as it glides across the skies it shows strength and power just by its presence. Next time you find yourself in eagle pose or garudasana, take a moment to feel the strength,power and freedom of the eagle.

The powerful force of the Moon.

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If only we possessed the same energy as the moon, we would hold such power in the palm of our hand.

When the moon is full it seems to float in the sky, it seems it draws our attention and makes it quite hard to look away. It holds a cool female energy unlike the heat of the sun which is definitely male.

It effects the tides of the ocean and the rotation of the earth, just by existing, without the moon earth and human life as we know it cannot exist.

So of course this moon energy is the same energy in which we are made up of, this is why we are effected by the

different stages of the moon. Our power source is not as great as the moon but it is definitely the same.

We need to take note of our energy levels within ourselves, this is where yoga comes in, yoga is the method we use to keep our energy levels in harmony.

When we move the body in a flowing sequence using the power of the breath we are massaging internally, while opening all the channels that flow through the body.

These channels are much like the veins of the body except their job is sending energy  where its need for each activity or organ function.

When one channel becomes blocked it can effect your whole wellbeing.

To prevent this from happening we must let go of all negative energy which does not serve us in anyway, so as the sun sets and the day closes we empty this baggage.

Then as the sun rises for the new day we have room to absorb good energy through yoga and breathing sequences to power up our body and mind.

The moon may not be as bright as the sun but it is definitely at least two and half times more powerful than the sun.

So next time you are feeling a bit stuck or out of sorts let the moon help open your energy centres and free your spirit. Lets bask in the light of the moon.