The ElementsETHERFIREAIREARTHWATERWhy place importance on the 5 Elements? Check back for next blog to find out.........The PosesSupported Childs PoseProps: bolster, one blocks, 2-3 blankets, neck roll for foreheadBenefits: Gently stretches the lower back, relieves shoulder tension and quiets the mind. Give a sense of security. Feeling support and release. Gently lengthens the legs.Extras:sandbag for sacrumPlace bolster on the [...]
Find out why it is useful to ground ourselves with nature and the earth and very very easy ways to do so.8 Methods of Grounding and Connecting to the Earth’s Frequencies
I am coming down to earth again. And it feels good to feel my feet on the earth - literally! Last week was a flurry of motion and not much time to ground myself. This week, I am going barefoot. The PosesSupported Head to Knee Pose (Janu Sirasana)Props: bolster, blankets, neck rollBenefits: Stretches hamstring and back of [...]
I am not even going to comment on this weather. Not going there, no way, no how. Okay, just a short commentary. I am going through a process of rethinking about our current cool weather. Maybe we are not "owed" a spring of warmer weather. I am trying to get out of the prevalent [...]
My head feels like a ping pong game. This is my vata being off balance. My dosha is normally very spacious giving me room to be present and take inspiration from all around me. Not so much right now. My mind still creates but instead of inspiration, it causes me perspiration. Did I say my [...]
And the beat goes on....here I am post-cleanse. I wish I could say that it was the miraculous transformation that so many have witnessed in their own cleanses. Indeed, there were micro-changes. I spent a lot of the time observing my physical reaction to limiting sugars, caffeine, processed foods and most proteins as well as [...]
In our class this week, we discussed the use of touch in healing. Carmen has written a wonderful introduction to another modality used in healing that uses the power of energy. Enjoy!What is Reiki?By Guest Blogger, Carmen MolinaMany people have asked this question. Is it somethingmystical, foreign, mysterious, spiritual, is it a religion?Reiki is a [...]
The First Day of Spring my friends and if you look outside, a snowy one at that. Oddly enough, I do not feel cheated. It is what it is and I embrace it with openness. A theme of receiving weaved its way into my life this week and maybe some of my classes including our [...]
Do you feel lighter this week? I certainly do, without the layers upon layers over us and around us (think clothes and snow). The longer days are certainly an added bonus. Now to get to all of those winter projects I thought I would have time for.Our practice this week was a perfect complement to [...]
Could it be March already? I think the calendar is lying as 10 inches of snow surrounds our environs and cuddles the earth in its warm snow blanket. Our restorative practice this week included many comforting, anchoring poses. Winter is the season to ground ourselves and return to protection so we can go inward [...]
