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New Addition to Yoga at Alex
Introducing Ruby the new addition to Yoga at Alex, she is just as enthusiastic about Yoga as I am. She is on the mat ready to go,without any encouragement.
Animals have a strong instinct to stretch and keep their bodies supple and strong. Animals will stretch each time they get up from lying down which is perhaps exactly what we humans need to do.
Downward dog pose is Ruby’s favourite stretch and I can easily see how beneficial it is to the spine, muscles and it shows a definite mental release.
She smiles while she stretches which is quite obvious and makes the pose contagious, as with any yoga pose there is a certain release and a smile will appear if not on the lips ,it is certainly in the heart.
Yoga helps us rejoice in the small things life has to offer, which in my opinion is the doorway to a happy life.
So Enjoy your downward dog and feel lucky to be able to feel the magic of yoga!
The moment
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.
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.
A dash of winter sun and a pinch of happiness!
Winter to hide from the cold or to face the music…..
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!
The simple pleasures of the universe!
The sight of the sea on an autumn day can heal the unwanted chatter of the mind and allow the body to feel the rhythm of the earth bringing harmony to the soul.
