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The moment

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In the blink of an eye the moment is gone. The many moments in one person’s life could create a very long story.

How do we stop the mind from jumping ahead instead of stopping in the moment??

There are a few things which can help train the mind to let go and allow you to immerse yourself in the moment.

Her are just two ideas you can use:

Focus on you’re breathing,  you can count 2 on your inhale breath and 4 on your exhale breath, every time the mind wanders bring yourself back to the rhythm of the breathing.

Another idea to  help let go of your thoughts and immerse yourself in the moment is by staring into a beautiful sunset or sunrise ,it can be mesmerising and it feels like it is seeping into your soul.

Both of these suggestions will bring a calmness to the central nervous system ,this will turn your thought patterns down making it easier to stop and absorb your environment and really feel your body on the earth and the amazing life/energy within your body.

Do the best you can keep moving and believe in yourself.

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Positive thinking and flowing movements can help interupt pathways the brain has produced to create pain within the body.

We can change these pathways by focusing on shifting the pain by moving through it with  flowing movements and opening painful areas with the healing breathe. Literally peeling  the layers away.

Once the brain learns the body has pain it sends a signal to that area, sometimes the brain keeps producing this signal even when the injury has healed.

The signal actually gets stronger as the brain gets better and better at producing this signal, this is where positive thinking and focusing on disrupting the signal will eventually stop the pain cycle without using drugs.

Yoga has been praised for helping people mindfully use the breathe to free the body of pain, people  then realise the power of  the brain as its forced to be in the moment where there is no pain and from there bringing control back into their lives.

This can start with a simple positive thought of happiness by smiling to reflect what you want the body to feel helps to make it real.

 

 

Winter to hide from the cold or to face the music…..

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Gloomy skies cool days, cold nights sounds like Winter.  The presence of Winters cloak of grey definitely  makes it harder to be enthusiastic but the best thing for the body in Winter is to move and keep warm.

The joints feel a little stiffer and we feel a little tighter but if we practice our yoga regularly, the body will not suffer so much through the cooler months.

If anything we should do more yoga, it activates the immune system to keep us well from the flu season and  strengthens the circulatory system as well as loads more treats for our bodies.

Vinyasa is a perfect form of yoga for the cooler months building warm and energy quickly.

Coming to class during those Winter months will help you enjoy these winter months and before you know it, the warm days will return.

so chin up and lets Yoga On!

 

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Anzac Day 2015

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Today we try to remember the pain war brought to soldiers who have or are fighting, men and women who suffered because of war. How as humans these soldiers saw death everyday, people bloodied and wounded and not knowing if they would be next.

I can’t help but think if these courageous men thought they had been forgotten, as the war went on day after day not having the communication we have today.

One day would have seemed like a week, in trenches they fought, in trenches they slept, cold, wet, hungry and bloodied.

Each sunrise a blessing that they lived another day. As the sun rose this morning,  it shone into the hearts of the crowds on the beach, for each one of us we know how lucky we are to have freedom and peace.

We live in a very lucky country  we call Australia .

As  yoga Instructor, I know in my heart, people who experience trauma  will benefit greatly from yoga and mediation.

It creates a safe environment to draw the mind and the body away from recreating passed events or simply feeling lost or isolated by reminding them that the present moment is the healthiest option for them.

As humans we do much of our activities through learnt behave using our memories, so when we experience trauma, the mind often plays these scenes over and over.

By learning to stop the pattern of returning to traumatic scenes is a start for most people. giving them some control over their lives.

Yoga and meditation  through the breath helps the body teach the mind to relax and take time to feel that everything is ok at this moment then the next moment will not seem so bad.

 

 

When I go to a yoga class…

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When I go to a yoga class I want to do yoga, but in order to feel good doing yoga I have to prepare my body.

Awaken my spine to a flowing breathe and open my hips so they don’t constrict my movements.

Unfortunately I’m not your super flexible yogi who can jump straight into a cross-legged position and start stretching with flowing arm movements.

When I go to a  yoga class I want to feel good, enjoy my body, I like a challenge but I don’t like to feel constricted.

These are the steps I have put in place in my own yoga classes, so the benefits of yoga can seep deeply into our subconscious minds and physical memories.

I want everyone to walk away from one of my classes feeling in love with their bodies and passionate about their lives.

It is only through experience that I have discovered how adaptable we really are if given the right encouragement.

So I start my classes off slow and encourage the body to relax and open up, then 9 out of ten times our bodies will be way more responsive than rushing straight into a cross legged pose or straight into a sun salute.

I hope this will help you understand yoga and stick with this ancient art of healing ,particularly  if you are struggling at this moment.

Yoga can help us through many physical and mental barriers, as it places us in a state of physical awareness the brain pathways start to feel a renewed light and energy and create a new connection or reconnection  between our physical form and our energy form.

We recognise  that it is our own power or energy that gives us our choices that will eventually direct our lives to a deeper understanding of ourselves which seems to lift a giant weight from our shoulders.

Yoga shows us a simpler path through life, we just have to practice the ancient art!