Happy New Year 2017!
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This is a New Year FOR You! That is our “Essential Yoga Practice outlook” to keep us present, open, optimistic, willing and excited for the new possibilities
Yoga Tip: Learning to Trust Our Intuition
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In the practice of yoga asana, often we hear the cue, “lead with your heart.” There is great meaning here, both physically and spiritually.
Read MoreEssential Oil Tips for Everyday Living
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Here are a few green cleaning recipes that will leave you breathing easy and happy.
Read MoreJnana Mudra
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As human beings, our hands help us access what we need and do, embrace others, offer our gifts through service, eat, pray, and communicate. In the practice of yoga we can use hand gestures, called mudras, to help the mind focus, before and during meditation, and throughout the day. Mudras utilize points along the energy channels of the body, the meridians, and give feedback to the brainvia sensory reception. The subtle body also has influence on the brain and on the mind so these hand gestures can affect our mindset.
Read MoreEssential Oils Tip: Grounding
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When you are working on grounding poses in yoga, you are reaching deep into your roots (your lower body, legs and feet) and connecting to the earth.
Read MoreYoga Tip: Grounding from Standing Poses
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Standing poses are a wonderful way to build strength and stability, improve balance and proprioception (the ability to sense position, motion and equilibrium) in the body and mind.
Read MoreYoga Tip: Creating Space
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In any asana/pose we learn to ground, to feel our connection to the earth and to the universe. On a physical level, we are able to use the rebound energy from rooting down to reach up, to extend, and more specifically, to extend the spine.
Read MoreEYP Essential Oil Tip: Respiratory Blend
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As you are focusing on your breath this week, try supplementing your yoga practice with a respiratory blend.
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Happy New Year 2016 from Essential Yoga Practice!
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Asana practice (poses) involves movement which stimulates organ function, encourages deeper breathing aiding the body on a cellular level, and restores balance to the subtle energies of the body and mind.
Read MoreResolutions for the New Year
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Whatever is your practice, each session, each day, each new year, is an opportunity for a new beginning.
Read MoreFinding refuge in your breath
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Holidays can bring a mix of emotions: stress creeps into the joy. In stressful times, bring your focus to your breath.
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Soaring in your Yoga Practice
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Taking care of you, taking time, being consistent in care of body mind and spirit, paves the way for reaching your potential!
Read MoreRestorative pose - Legs in the chair
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No matter what your fitness level or lifestyle, no matter how you tend to manage anxiety or pain, no matter what your outlook or energy level, everyone can benefit from restorative poses.
Read MoreCreating Balance
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If your heart and spirit aren't in sync with what you're doing in life, it creates problems in the energetic body.
Read MoreEveryone can do yoga!
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Whether you are a newcomer to yoga practice or a seasoned student, it is fun when we get to practice with other yogis.
Read MoreIt's only better to have friends with us along the journey
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We are all strong in different ways. We are all flexible in different ways....in body, mind, and spirit!
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