Staring at a grocery store’s wall of teas can be intimidating. There are so many options to scan before picking the one you will eventually ring through at the register. Making your own tea is surprisingly simple - its like making a soup, really. The only thing it’s crucial that you figure out is what ingredients you need. Containing nearly a dozen antiviral compounds, it is also pain-relieving, antiseptic, and antioxidant....
Since I washed my mind and my body, I too, am new, each moment new. My teacher told me one thing: Live in the soul. When that was so, I began to go naked and dance. The body, mind and spirit unite and heal, and you feel deeply energized, vital and calm. And thats truly sexy.
Often, students coming to your yoga classes are in a state of sensory overload. Try it in class this week; make that request and then look at your students. Notice the variation among students. But for some, its because they arent listening. They may be looking around. They might be concerned about whats going to come next. Theyre worried they wont be able to keep up. Theyre thinking they have to push themselves to get the most benefit out of the class....
I’m one of those “cold people.” I have a personal heater next to my desk. Just writing about being cold makes me cold. And in the winter, its all about the HEAT. In fact, not only does maca manage to battle the elements, it actually thrives in them. Harvested primarily for its radish-like, nutrient-rich root, maca is whats known as an adaptogenic food. Maca is a true power food. I can attest, theres something trulywonderfulabout a little maca powder mixed into some cozy oatmeal....
The more you practice, the easier it becomes to self-correct when you are out of alignment. But what is true, also yearns to be expressed.
Any comment I make here about Buddhism is my own personal understanding. It is a popular practice in new-age spirituality and one I have used myself in the past. This is opposed to pushing reality away, rejecting reality and wanting things to be different than they are. This acceptance must apply equally to all phenomena, whether we perceive it as negative or positive. In fact, negativity can be our greatest teacher....
People who have sustained a bulged or herniated disc may be afraid to do yoga. This can result in chronic low backaches. Instead, try Balasana with your trunk supported on a bolster or thick blankets. Instead, stretch the hamstrings with Supta Padangustasana with a strap around your foot. Begin with your knee bent and slowly work towards gently straightening it. Padangusthasana or Uttanasana with straight legs 5.Paschimottanasana 6.Upavista Konasana. Any pose where your back is rounded....
Those of you that know me have heard about my first yoga class. I arrived with basketball shorts down to my knees and old XL Stussy T-shirt. Models pranced painlessly on their mats while crunchies with closed eyes made lamaaz jot down sounds in the background. Half way through class I faked a cramp for escape with some dignity. Oh, and I had shot a double espresso before hand to help me sweat....
Joint mobility is what provides a range of movement between our bones. So how can we find that perfect middle? Enter: Omega-3s. Joint support comes in many formslow-impact exercise and strength training are amongst the most common. But we can also support joints from the inside-out by optimizing our intake of omega-3s. Omega-3s are fatty acids that our body needs, but cant make very effectively on its own. Many find supplements a far simpler approach....
