Yoga is a practice of settling our very active mind. Traditionally when yoga was talked about it could have meant a number of things, stretching, sitting and focusing on ones breath, chanting a phrase over and over, or reading scriptures. Do you have an activity...
Some call it the rest and digest part of the autonomic nervous system. We balance out the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system we balance our breath. Take a moment wherever you are right now and observe 5 breaths. Do you notice a difference...
This is such a good thing to contemplate about as there are so many types and styles and different teachers. If you are new to yoga, try doing something gentle or slow. Even if you are in good shape as we want you to feel...
During a physical yoga class, one try's to coordinate the breath to movement. You do not have to go fast but you want to try to inhale when you move a certain way and exhale when you move another way. We try to have the...
With the sympathetic nervous system it makes the autonomic nervous systems that controls the automatic responses of the body. Example our breath or heartbeat. We use both simultaneously but when the parasympathetic is active it slows the heart beat down and relaxes the muscles. Exercise:...
This is common, I see 3 main reasons people say this at the studio: They have to take care of others People have to work to pay the bills They do not feel they are worth it But you can take time for you! On an...