I have found that a regular and consistent yoga practice, along with cardiovascular activity several times a week, is the best prevention for migraines. Experiment with these poses and see what works best for you!
Forget about your New Year's resolution list, which tends to come from the head, instead meditate, sit in ceremony, listen to your heart's desires, your dreams, and put those into action!
Is your home jam-packed with stuff or is it spacious and full of flowing energy? How does this affect you? Try these practices to spring clean your home and your mind!
For those really wanting to make a huge shift in their health and happiness, try this simple and incredibly effective phrase for directing a positive and uplifting conversation
Each one of us has a mess to clean up with someone. It may be something from a long time ago or maybe it just happened yesterday. Either way, unfinished business blocks the 5th Chakra. It's taking up space inside your system and needs to be set free.
Nadi Shodhana/ Alternate Nostril Breath helps refresh and calm you. Nadi Shodhana before bed will calm you and help you fall asleep quicker. Practice it in the morning to refresh you. Do it anytime during the day to combat stress.
Create More Space in Your Day for YOU! Try adding things to your routine and letting go of certain habits or dependencies. Experiment, be curious! Keep track of how you feel and see what works for you!
Learn how to do the Bee pranayama. Practice 3-4 times every day to really embrace its profound effects which include less tension, anger & anxiety, and mitigates migraines.
Do you want to start a mediation practice but think it's too hard, you don't have time, or you think you'll never be able to stop the forever-flowing thoughts in your head?
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~ Victor Frankl
Feeling stressed, panicked, anxious, annoyed, stuck in your head--out of balance?? Have you been sitting at your desk so long time that your shoulders are up around your ears?? Bring your breath to the rescue!
How can being present to what's right in front of you be better for us than getting things done, a.k.a. multi-tasking? Placing your attention on one thing at a time, will make you more efficient, more productive, more creative, and more focused.
The holidays can be rather stressful, so give yourself the gift of meditation! Start your daily practice today and find your center in the midst of any holiday gathering!
Done correctly, the lungs will fully expand and your inner body will puff up like a smile. It will soothe your entire system by toning the nerves. This breath is ideal for anyone wanting to strengthen their cardiovascular system!
Tongue scraping is a part of Ayruvedic (the sister-science to yoga) self care practices for improving digestion by removing toxins such as bacteria, fungi and dead cells that were deposited on your tongue by your digestive system over night.
