• “You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though everybody is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”

~ Mandy Hale

The journey through life takes us all through a succession of lessons.

Some, are learnt quickly, others will come back time and time again to haunt us—until the true meaning of it finally sinks in.

No matter how much we think we know all the things we should and shouldn’t do, what is good and what is bad for us and wh...

• Where do you keep your heart?

Is it locked in a box so no one can find it?

Is it behind a wall and no one can climb it?

Is it high on a shelf too far from yourself?

Where do you keep your heart?

Do you bring it with you wherever you go?

Do you give it to others to whom you don’t know?

Does your heart see through your eyes — that brilliant disguise?

Or do you see through your heart?

Maybe now’s the time to start

Does your heart guide you from deep inside you?

If you and your heart are one and not two,

Perhaps a better question to ask is,

• flames, hot, burningAgni (fire) is hot, sharp, subtle, fine, light, slightly sticky, and radiant in quality. Agni is found in the heat and energy of the body. Fire exists in all metabolic processes and chemical reactions. Fire is the transformational force; it promotes appetite, digestion and metabolism converting food to energy, creates thought processes and bodily impulses. Agni is also responsible for providing luster, radiance, and color for the body.

Fire relates to vision because of its qualities of heat, light, and color. The eye is the sense organ of sight. Agni’s ability to give direction and impulse relates it to the feet as it’s organ of action. Manipura chakra, the navel chakra corresponds with the fire element.

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• The water element can help us tune in, become centered, and remember our connection to everything and everyone that surrounds us.
• Jala (water) is liquid, sticky, cold, soft, compact, heavy, and moist in Ripplesquality. Water constitutes the liquids of the body and represents the force of cohesion, as well as the abilities to attract and to change that are associated with water. This element provides the bodily fluids such as urine, plasma, lymph, and makes up most of our bodily weight. The bodily fluids move between the cells and through the vessels of the body carrying nutrients, wastes, antibodies and hormones.

Water is related to the perception of taste and it’s sense organ is the tongue. The related sense organ is the genitals which are very closely linked in function ...

• Vata Yoga: slow, grounding positions that connect with the breath. Poses on the ground (connect with Earth element) are slow and benefit Vata. Balance Vata: keep a daily routine of the Yoga positions.Do you get carried away to something else or forget or have 'too much to do' overwhelmed, scattered, spacey, or just 'like a wind' you're probably experiencing high Vata. Lie in Shavasana focus on your breath. If you do this for 5 minutes, your Vata will reduce. Plough Pose
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• Elephant's Trunk pose! 1⃣ Start in a seated thread the needle. Cradle your shin and give it a rock side to side to warm up the hip in external rotation. 2⃣ Begin to work your calf towards the top of the shoulder. The higher it goes the easier the pose will be but is not necessary. 3⃣ Plant the hands framing the leg on the ground. Kick down with the leg over the shoulder as you actively press into the hands. Think about rounding your back and letting your hips shift backward. 4⃣ Once your hips lift away from the ground play with lifting the bottom leg away from the ground too. Bent bottom leg will be easier straight leg is more challenging.
• #YogaFlightFest Day 14: "L" Handstand
• “KUNTASANA” or Spear Pose. A fun, deep hip opening, and spinal opening, balance posture! Be mindful of the weight on your back knee - use extra padding for supp...

• This point is essential: mindfulness tethers the mind to the present. Initially this takes effort, but this effort is applied with a very light touch. It’s like brushing your teeth: you brush, you get distracted, and you just naturally come back. No big deal. By gently returning to the present, our mind calms down, and everything seems workable. — Pema Chödrön
• I used to think that good, healthy eating could solve all physical maladies. However, after I began studying yoga, I realized that movement is just as essential as food. The element of FLOW is the essence of keeping our bodies animated, our cells communicating, and thoughts/emotions moving through us. "Worms will not eat living wood where the vital sap is flowing; Rust will not hinder the opening of a gate when the hinges are used every day. Movement gives health life." - Chinese proverb...

• Starting or maintaining a yoga practice during this special time can be wonderfully beneficial, as it really can help prepare you for childbirth. Designed to relieve the added stress and tension the body takes on during pregnancy, this class will mentally and physically help prepare you for labor and motherhood. We will focus on breathing and the powerful mind-body connection while going through a wonderful series of seated and standing postures geared specifically for pregnancy. This class is appropriate for the seasoned yogini or those just coming to yoga for the first time during their pregnancy.
• Releasing Your Fears

Sit upright with your feet on the floor and close your eyes. Take some nice, slow, deep breaths… Now bring your awareness to your feet touching the ground. Imagine, that all the tension of your day turns...

• "The healing of my will begins with the acceptance of what I have internalized, denied, or disconnected from. Before I get to where I am going, I have to be okay with where I am. Even when life is uncomfortable, this is the starting point. " - Dr. Darren R. Weissman
• "I do what I love, and I love what I do." - John F. Demartini
• Learn that emotions are waves. The roll in.... they roll out. This is inevitable. An emotion cannot hold you permanently. Every individual wave of emotion is merely a temporary state. Your mind and body are constantly in motion and are, in fact, incapable of maintaining a permanent, singular state of being. We're dynamic by nature and time rolls on, utterly unstoppable."
• "Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know." ~Pema Chodro...

• PERFECT COUPLE PIE

Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

For the pie:

1 chocolate graham cracker crust1 cup peanut butter1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature1 tub (12 ounces) Cool Whip, divided1 jar (11.75 ounces) hot fudge topping, divided ½ cup sugar

For the topping:2 tablespoons hot fudge2 tablespoons peanut butter

Method • In large bowl, beat peanut butter, cream cheese, and sugar until creamy. Fold in 3 cups Cool Whip. Spoon mixture into crust and smooth to edges. • Remove 2 tablespoons hot fudge from jar and reserve in zip-loc plastic baggie for later. Heat remaining hot fudge according to package directions. Spread on top of peanut butter layer. Refrigerate pie until serving time. • At serving time, carefull...

• 26 asanas (poses) and 2 breathing exercises selected and developed from Hatha Yoga. It has been proven and experienced by people worldwide that these 26 postures systematically work every part of the body, to give all the internal organs, veins, ligaments, and muscles everything they need to maintain optimum health and maximum function.

• Add turmeric to egg salad to give it an even bolder yellow color.
• Mix brown rice with raisins and cashews and season with turmeric, cumin and coriander.
• Although turmeric is generally a staple ingredient in curry powder, some people like to add a little extra of this spice when preparing curries. And turmeric doesn't have to only be used in curries.
• This spice is delicious on healthy sautéed apples, and healthy steamed cauliflower and/or green beans and onions.
• for a creamy, flavor-rich, low-calorie dip, try mixing some turmeric and dried onion with a little omega-3-rich mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Serve with raw cauliflower, celery, sweet pepper, jicama and broccoli florets.

Turmeric is a great spice to complement recipes that feature lentils. Give salad d...

• 1. "Real life isn’t always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgment of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties." -- Sarah Ban Breathnach
• "Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." -- Lionel Hampton
• "Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
• "Take full account of the excellencies which you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not." -- Marcus Aurelius
• "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle....

• Yin yoga is a passive practice of yoga that deeply nourishes the connective tissues (joints, ligaments, fascia). Poses are held for several minutes to gently open the body and rehabilitate the tissues. In yin yoga, we are also stimulating the meridian channels of the body, rivers of energy (chi) that live within our facial network. This stimulation creates a balanced flow of chi that supports the body’s vibrancy and physiology as well as promotes mental and emotional balance & well-being.
• *Beginner****teach the basic postures of yoga and an introduction to breath work and meditation. A comprehensive overview of the benefits of yoga postures is combined with detailed instruction on the standard postures that students will experience in class. A review of the class schedule and styles of yoga classes prepares s...

• In AYURVEDA it is believed that all dis-ease can be traced back to the digestive system. The digestive system is, of course, directly affected by what you eat. This includes not only your specific food choices, but also your food combinations, preparations, and seasonal considerations. We are at the change of season now, having just passed the equinox, so it's now time to implement changes into your diet, and importantly your lifestyle too!

"The word chakra literally means 'disk.' How fitting that in modern times, disks are the common storage unit of programmed information. We can use this analogy and think of chakras as floppy disks that contain vital programs. We have a survival program that tells us when we need to eat, how many hours to sleep, and when to put on a sweater. It contains details such as how much money we think we need, what w...http://goo.gl/LQkvIb (Amazon UK) or http://goo.gl/z952j0 (Amazon.com) Anodea Judith brings a fres...

• Health Benefits

Many health benefits have been connected with Thai Massage, including:

• Reduced stress
• Decreased muscle tension
• Increased energy
• Relief from aches and pains
• Unblocking and balancing of energy flow
• Detoxification of the internal organs
• Improved alignment
• Increased flexibility and range of motion
• Improved mood
• Improved circulation
• Centers the mind and body

Like any form of massage, benefits increase with repeated treatments.

Thai Massage is an integrated, sequenced technigue that normally takes 90 minutes, and, in Thailand, massages of two-hours ...

• 1. Everything is connected.

Everything we do is part of a bigger life plan. We may not understand why we are going through a painful situation, but in the future the dots will always connect. It's important to keep your head up, try not to burn bridges, and to stay open to experiences.

• Don't wait for tomorrow.

In the creative field, it's easy to procrastinate, especially when a deadline stretches out far into the future. Waiting to start anything can hurt your emotional health. We don't know how much time we have. Accomplishing as much as you can each day will help you not only reach your goals faster, but be more fulfilled and have more time to enjoy them as you reach them.

• There is growing evidence that Yoga is an effective rehabilitation tool. Medical institutions and leading health organisations have tested the efficacy of Yoga in clinical trials for cancer treatment and rehabilitation, heart disease, PTSD, metabolic syndrome, addiction, asthma, arthritis, epilepsy, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, multiple sclerosis and chronic pain syndromes including low back pain and repetitive strain injuries.

In many cases, fatigue and poor sleep contribute to slow rehabilitation, and this can affect quality of life, and the body’s ability to repair itself. Restorative Yoga in particular has proven helpful for rehabilitation, as the practice provides a low-load, prolonged relaxation, which helps to reduce tension, improve respiratory function and help patients find much needed rest.

• Today's easy peasy work lunch... #LOVEeasyPEASY in lunch container, throw in 1/2 head of romaine, add 1/4-1/2 cup black beans, 1 large chopped tomato, drizzle olive oil, juice 1/2 lemon, fresh ground pepper... add lid, shake & you're ready to go!!
• Start your day off right, every day. Hot water with lemon first thing when you wake up! That means before coffee, before breakfast, before your yoga practice. I use a giant cup and squeeze the juice of half a lemon straight in the water. Why? It aids digestion, cleanses your system, balances your pH, clears your skin, speeds up your metabolism, gets you energized and boosts your immune system. Your morning habits set the tone for the rest of the day. Start yours with a health boost!
• Best Banana Muffins Ever! 2 tablespoons vegan margarine 2 heaping tablespoons suga...

• Funky Flow~ There are many ways in which yoga enters our soul, this class takes the FUN route to get there!!! Come recharge the mind/body/soul with an intermediate flow class that will include creatively interpreted sun salutations, lots o’ core lovin’ movements and as always, opportunities to dabble with arm balances and inversions! All set to fun/upbeat music. Inspire and be inspired. Seeking individuals who are ready to let go and go for it. Some yoga experience preferred, BUT do not let lack of experience deter you from trying it out!
• Hot Hip Hop~Don’t let the name scare you! There’s no dancing in this All Levels Vinyasa Flow class, but hip hop beats set our pace. Allow yourself to move your asana with the energizing tunes and find power in your Warrior pose as the music plays. Be prepared to sweat, challenge you...

• This class blends physical strength-building postures, breathwork, and relaxation, providing tweens with a special place to explore these physical and emotional shifts within themselves. This class will help tweens enter into the teen years with a healthy attitude towards themselves, self-awareness, confidence, and a strong sense of community, while also forming friendships and hopefully laughing a lot!
• Teen Power Hour- This class is designed for teens ages 12 and older who want to laugh, move, and express themselves in a creative, fun and healthy way. Music is a mix of pop, classic rock and traditional yoga music. Movement and posture instruction will flow with the creative energy of the group. In addition, students will learn relaxation and meditation techniques for stress management.

• A Thai Yoga Massage session is a series of compressions to the body, stretches, and opening of the sen lines (energy meridians) of the body. The client wears loose, comfortable clothing. The benefits are similar to a Swedish massage (Soothing, Relaxing, boosting the Immune and Circulatory Systems, Tension Relieving), with more of an emphasis on opening up the joints, stretching the muscles, and affecting/toning the organs through energy line work.
• Acro Yoga - consists of seven elements: circle ceremony, asana, partner flow, Thai massage, therapeutic flying, inversions & spotting, and partner acrobatics. Cultivates union with your partner and with the Divine.

• Imagination to visualize a healthier space.

Hands for healing touch.

Fingers for tapping.

Feet for walking and absorbing the healing energy of the earth.

Eyes to release the tears of our sorrow.

Arms for a much needed embrace.

Our heart to feel the myriad of beautiful emotions.

One of the most effective tools I have found is the simple practice of being present in each moment. Quite a challenging prescription in that it requires constant effort to lasso the mind and return it back to the here and now. The simple reward in the rapturous moments when I notice all my senses are fully engaged in whatever I happen to be doing, my mind blissfully quiet in the background.

In my other life, I was multi-tasking man...

• We can compare the core teachings of all these faiths or religions and we will find one thing common is that they all have code of conducts, moral and ethical values. The Yama (Dos) and Niyama (Don'ts) the first two steps on the path of Yoga are also in the form of restrains and observances. Explaining what one should not do as five restrains and what one should do as five observances. They are ten in total. The universal code of conduct is marked in the Yoga text, the Patanjali Yoga sutra - the oldest documents on earth where some of the religions did not even exist! The purpose of Yogic Practices is to destroy the impurities of the mind and acquire physical practices for ultimately attaining Self Realization. "Meditation" means to "Reflect Upon". This happens when the mind is concentrated on a particular activity or object, internal or external, g...

• If somebody wants to walk out of your life, let - them - go!"

"Some people are meant to come into your life for a lifetime, some for only a season and you got to know which is which. And you're always messing up when you mix those seasonal people up with lifetime expectations.

I put everybody that comes into my life in the category of a tree. Some people are like leaves on a tree. When the wind blows, they're over there... wind blow that way they over here... they're unstable. When the seasons change they wither and die, they're gone. That's alright. Most people are like that, they're not there to do anything but take from the tree and give shade every now and then. That's all they can do. But don't get mad at people like that, that's who they are. That's all they were put on this earth to be. A leaf...

• Playlist name: Rain

I created it during the winter here in Vancouver, when we were in a particularly long spell of rain. The gift the rain gives us the opportunity to go deep inside. This playlist was to do exactly that. The peak song was Nina Simone’s, ‘See-Line Woman’. Besides that song, all the others are slower, setting a more earthy practice.

Holocene - Bon Iver (5:41) That Home - The Cinematic Orchestra (1:53) (First two songs above are mellow)

To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens (2:48) Close to Me - Elk City (5:16) Brothers On A Hotel Bed - Death Cab for Cutie (4:31) The Dress Looks Nice On You - Sufjan Stevens (2:32) See-Line Woman - Nina Simone (2:38) Gabriel - Lamb (4:19) For Emma - Bon Iver (3:41) His Master's Voice - Monsters Of Folk (4:50) Time And Space - T...

• Partner Yoga
• Forearm Stand
• Runners
• Surfers
• Increase Metabolism
• "Pick Me Up"
• Core
• Basic Kid
• Senior
• Restorative
• Yin
• Yang

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• Some say there are 108 feelings: 36 related to the past, 36 related to the present, and 36 related to the future.
• I believe it is the act of practicing anything 108 times with focus and intention that makes this ritual powerful. It is just long enough that the mind can begin to get bored or restless and so the practice becomes a great metaphor for life and all the mundane tasks that we must repeat over and over; in the repetition we learn how to continually come back to our intention. As well the physicality of doing 108 Sun Salutations teaches you how to work smarter rather than harder if you are paying attention, which is another great lesson to imprint on body and mind as we head into the new year.All are welcome. You can do 1 Surya Namaskara or 108. Or just sit and breathe and enjoy the energy of the group.

• Vayu (air) is the gaseous form of matter. It is mobile, dynamic, light, cold,Clouds, Blue Skyrough, fine, subtle, dry and exists without form. All empty spaces are filled with air. Air flows freely throughout the body, controls breathing, feeds the cells with oxygen and helps to give movement to biological functions.

Air relates to the sense of touch, therefore skin is the related sense organ and the hand is the organ of action. The air element corresponds to anahata chakra, also called the heart chakra. Vayu is related with the actions of giving, and receiving and is displayed in it’s correspondence with the hands and anahata chakra.

Read more: http://flowingfree.org/the-5-elements/#i...

• Therapeutic Yoga focuses on working with mental and physical conditions. It utilises yogic techniques including posture, breath work, meditation and pose variations created for a unique need and/or individual. Therapeutic Yoga is particularly helpful for recovering from, or living with, injury or illness.

Modern life can over stimulate us, creating anxiety and stress, leading to stress disorders like fatigue and insomnia. Combining the healing of Therapeutic Yoga and the quiet awareness of meditation to slow down, we can find our own personal levels of good health. Therapeutic Yoga uses the principles of Yoga to relieve stress and promote recovery of injury and illness. Sessions are modified sequences specifically fit to the needs of the individual.

What might be appropriate for one individ...

• Prithvi Mudra - Earth Mudra Earth is the component of tissues, bones, skin, hair, flesh etc. This mudra will help decrease the element of fire within a persons body. Can help reduce fever, inflammation, anger, resentment, and jealousy. Prithvi Mudra will help increase vitality, external/internal strength and endurance. Helps open the mind and free it from irrational prejudices and beliefs. Helps foster self-confidence/belief in the self. Can help those seeking spirituality. Said to activate root chakra / base chakra. Listen to your needs, can practice 30-45 min/day // split into 10-15min 3x during the day How to: Touch the tip of the ring finger to the tip of the thumb finger, lightly pressing them into each other. Keep the rest of your fingers extended without straining them. You can do this one or both hands in sitting, standing, or laying. Affirm...

• Kale, cucumber, apple, broccoli stalks, lemon and ginger with a teaspoon of superfood greens to start this wonderful day!
• Lemon Ginger Zinger Juice Recipe! This juice is rich in Vitamin C, which fights free radicals and keeps tissues strong and healthy. Lemon and ginger are wonderful at eliminating toxins from the body and aiding digestion. Juice 2 carrots, 2 apples, 1 inch slice of lemon, 1/4 inch slice of ginger.
• One banana, one pear, one apple. Enough organic spinach to make a salad. Handful frozen blueberries. Hemp seeds, maca powder, chia.
• Immune Boosting Apple + Avocado Green Smoothie Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cup plain unsweetened almond milk (or purified water)2 apples, your choice, core...

• “ It is a common belief that we breathe with our lungs alone, but in point of fact, the work of breathing is done by the whole body. The lungs play a passive role in the respiratory process. Their expansion is produced by an enlargement, mostly downward, of the thoracic cavity and they collapse when that cavity is reduced. Proper breathing involves the muscles of the head, neck, thorax, and abdomen. It can be shown that chronic tension in any part of the body's musculature interferes with the natural respiratory movements. Breathing is a rhythmic activity. Normally a person at rest makes approximately 16 to 17 respiratory incursions a minute. The rate is higher in infants and in states of excitation. It is lower in sleep and in depressed persons. The depth of the respiratory wave is another factor which varies with emotional states. Breathing beco...

• yoga and martial arts designed to explore the body’s full range of motion while cultivating precision, alignment, balance, flexibility, grace, power and strength.
• ”Now you have seen the power or controlled patience on the mat,” he said. “The same thing applies to problems in life. When a problem arises, don’t fight with it or try to deny it. Accept and acknowledge it. Be patient in seeking a solution or opening, and then fully commit yourself to the resolution you think advisable.
• Suddenly I realized that I'd been holding my breath all my life, waiting for something bad to happen, and that maybe, just maybe, it was time to let those years of sadness and loss leave my body with each and every breath.
• ~ One of my favorite words, equanimity, i...

• I teach yoga at the Barboursville Library and in my home studio. I can also teach anywhere you want. Classes are $5 per class or $25 per month. I offer classes almost everyday, sometimes more than twice a day. Im adding new classes starting January. I will send you a copy. I also teach private classes~same cost~

Yoga is linking the mind, body and spirit, bringing balance. Size and fitness level dont matter because there are modifications to every yoga posture. The idea is the acceptance to explore your limits not strive for some pretzel-like perfection In saying this, I offer classes to meet specific needs. Yoga can be anything you want it to be. I offer classes for

• those looking for an hour to reconnect with themselves, a time to stretch and meditate ~peace~

• Yin Yoga Routine...for relaxation: 1. Think nice. Amsterdam usually encourages her students to imagine that they're inhaling sunlight and directing it with their awareness toward the discomfort. "When we feel discomfort, there can be that experience of aversion," Amsterdam explains. "There's a rigidity that can come on a subtle level when we don't like what we're feeling, so by bringing a sense of benevolent energy or unconditional friendliness—which is a Buddhist term, maitri—and welcoming that discomfort helps to counteract that instinctive aversion." Don't believe her? Get into sleeping swan (aka pigeon pose) and try it. 2. Find a mantra. It can be anything simple. For example, with every inhale, think to yourself "I am relaxing." And with every exhale, think, "I am releasing." Amsterdam says that mantras steady the mind, stop obsessive negat...

• . Root Chakra – The root chakra is located at the base of our spine and corresponds to the color red. This chakra relates to our basic human instinct for survival, security and stability.

Affirmation: “I am a divine being of light, and I am peaceful, protected and secure”

• Sacral Chakra – The sacral chakra is located just below our navel in our lower abdominal region. The color of this chakra is a deep, saturated orange and relates to reproduction on a physical level, creativity and joy and relationships on an emotional level and our energy and passions on a spiritual level.

Affirmation: “I am radiant, beautiful and strong and enjoy a healthy and passionate life”

• Sun Salutations

- Standing - Incorporate a story, song or sayings, such as: I raise my arms high to the sky Swan dive low to my toes Step my feet back nice and slow I shake one leg, shake the other Downward dog, here I go Right leg forward to a lunge Arms go up, arms back down Step feet back into a plank “CHATURANGA”! Upward dog, howl to the moon Downward dog, other side Left leg forward to a lunge Arms go up, arms back down Step feet back into a plank “CHATURANGA”! Upward dog, howl to the moon Downward dog, be done soon I hop my feet to meet my hands Swan dive up Namaste

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