tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30952056799365269962024-03-14T03:59:04.916-07:00JOURNEY WITHINSaraYoga- the ESSENCE of UNIONSara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-52776717902737748912011-09-03T15:10:00.000-07:002011-09-03T15:23:01.263-07:00Reconecting to my passion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aB6DtktV_wM3BowK0wEsnoTUWIrcUWHB79uglA9IPkO-EHOq0b59nHTdEnNpb-SrR3nEKFs5lMm1Of-TAwpJNxW-Tl0TpaV68h23JXd40ccqiV_HVnNGuzg63MiQZsnSFHngYvN2PZU/s1600/Sara-Yoga.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aB6DtktV_wM3BowK0wEsnoTUWIrcUWHB79uglA9IPkO-EHOq0b59nHTdEnNpb-SrR3nEKFs5lMm1Of-TAwpJNxW-Tl0TpaV68h23JXd40ccqiV_HVnNGuzg63MiQZsnSFHngYvN2PZU/s400/Sara-Yoga.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648262229782216914" /></a>
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Lots of changes in my life since I last wrote on my blog......Each of us are finding our own little ways to get back into our lives and doing what we need to do in order to stay mentally and physically healthy. For me it's about getting back to my passion of helping to heal others through yoga therapy and bodywork. Trying to make the world a better and happier place to live.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> I try to live my life without regrets by turning bad decisions into learning lessons. Through the last year I learned the importance of living in the now/the moment and not rush to the next moment. I have learned a lot about PATIENCE and I keep being reminded of PATIENCE every day by my 4 year old, Emma. Enjoying the moment and being thankful and grateful for me is what brings me peace and appreciation for what I have. </span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(17, 17, 17); line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:13px;"><h1 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; position: relative; "><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">With this said I am on my way to living a positive life and reconnecting with my passions. </span></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; position: relative; "><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Now writing this blog from our house in Costa Rica with lots more to come. Keep in touch! I also have a facebook page : SARAYOGA : https://www.facebook.com/SaraYoga1 check it out and I'd love your feedbacks. Namaste.</span></span></span></span></h1></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-67894736007003581912010-10-17T14:54:00.000-07:002010-10-17T14:55:48.188-07:00Yoga During Menstruation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8tmkj-gohQO4TE9zlRZOgAWR9hX_ZSlSu2Q8HLXJwDJCyAByF274ZYLxoGKYxXN6Df4f3rk2F10CEoJaDds_1zLCgEmcPF7y8pHCYn2rEmL2lwCGX_jA3yL9sEMoIOuiWLhJnOB_53c/s1600/30024_397438606637_108855536637_4611958_7730482_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8tmkj-gohQO4TE9zlRZOgAWR9hX_ZSlSu2Q8HLXJwDJCyAByF274ZYLxoGKYxXN6Df4f3rk2F10CEoJaDds_1zLCgEmcPF7y8pHCYn2rEmL2lwCGX_jA3yL9sEMoIOuiWLhJnOB_53c/s400/30024_397438606637_108855536637_4611958_7730482_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529137036670731074" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> </span></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family:Verdana;">Yoga practice during menstruation is a controversial issue. There are those who say that no woman should practice yoga during her menstruation, others say practice everything. Some say practice inversions, others say avoid. Some say a strong practice is useful, others say to practice restorative asanas.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">All women are different with regards to menstruation. Some may not have any side effects, low energy or feel at all different than they do during the rest of the month, while others have such extreme pain, mood swings, fatigue, bloating, irritability and so on that they have to stay in bed for the first few days. Because no woman is the same there are no set rules regarding what to practice during menstruation but there are some general guidelines that can help. What is important is that we listen to our bodies during this time.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The menstrual cycle is very delicate. If we are stressed, travel; change our diet and so on then our cycle can change. It is very important to be aware of our cycle and to listen to our bodies. Those who do not may often have irregular periods or no periods along with many other symptoms. The state of our menstrual cycle reflects the state of our physical and mental health. Therefore it is not just asanas that can have an impact on it but also the mind, making meditation and reflection an important practice.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Menstruation time is a time of heightened awareness and sensitivity. Often the problems that we have during the month become more real at this time and affect us more strongly. At this time it is particularly useful to examine these problems and find solutions. Menstruation is a time to explore and look within. It is a time to nurture and heal the body and mind.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Again the way we look at our menstruation greatly differs between women. Some women prefer to ignore it as much as possible, to pretend or detach themselves from what is going on. These are generally the ones who are more competitive and out to prove that they are just as strong as men. Strength is good but we should also have the awareness of our bodies and give time to listen to them. It is not to say that we can all hang around the house not doing anything but we can treat our bodies with care and respect. We should put in efforts to remain balanced and therefore cultivate inner strength.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Some associate guilt, uncleanliness or other negative emotions. These may have come up due to the culture one has grown up, the views of one’s parents or some other events in life. Relaxation techniques such as yoga nidra can be very beneficial for these women in clearing away these negativities and instead bringing acceptance and positivity of one’s self.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The main reason why we may choose not to practice may be due to the associated symptoms of menstruation. If a woman is having very extreme menstruation then even the thought of practicing will cause negative emotions. The best practice at this time is then yoga nidra and some gentle pranayam such as bhramari (humming bee breath), anulom vilom (alternate nostril breath), ujjayi (victorious breath) and deep breathing. Om Chanting will also be very beneficial.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">If we are not feeling too uncomfortable then a yoga practice can be useful to help alleviate any period pain or back pain, balance the emotions – mood swings, anxiety, anger, depression, irritability and gentle open the pelvic region, relieving any congestion. Menstruation is a time to vary ones yoga practice to look within and find the peace and tranquility.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Asanas to avoid</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> In a yoga practice there are certain asanas that should be avoided during menstruation. The main type of asanas are inversions. These should be avoided throughout the menstruation. The reasoning for this is that when we practice inversions one type of prana, known as a apana, which normally flows in the downward direction from the manipur chakra (naval centre) to mooladhar chakra (cervix), is reversed. This is useful to help increase the prana in the body and to help awaken the kundalini but when menstruating it goes against the natural flow. It can therefore stop or disturb the menstruation at this time and lead to other reproductive problems later on. Another reason is that during inversions the uterus is pulled towards the head and causes the broad ligaments to be over stretched which cause partial collapse of the veins, leaving open arteries to continue pumping blood. This can lead to vascular congestion and increased menstrual bleeding. Previously people used to think that inversions could cause endometriosis and infections but it is now thought not to be the case.</span></span><span style=" font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Secondly, any very strong asanas particularly strong backbends, twists, arm balances and standing positions that put a lot of stress on the abdominal and pelvic region should be avoided, especially if the woman is going through a lot of pain at the time. The reasoning for this is very logical. If the pelvic region is causing spasm and pain why cause more contraction and pressure to the area. Also these positions need more physical strength and exertion which can be lacking during this time and can be depleted further by the practice. Strong vinyasa and power yoga should be avoided for the same reasons. Surya namaskar, when done slowly and gently, can be useful, however it should be avoided if there is a lot of pain or heavy bleeding.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Thirdly, bandhas should be avoided for similar reasons. On a pranic level they move the apana upwards instead of down and physically they add more contraction to an already tight region and in the case of uddiyan bandha increasing the heat which can lead to heavier bleeding. It may seem like there are many positions that cannot be practiced however this is not the case. Many positions can still be practiced and many more positions that may not be in ones daily practice can be incorporated and explored. It’s all about listening to the bodies needs and accepting that this is a time of introversion, acceptance and balance.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Asanas To Practice</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Do remember that it is not necessary that you have to practice asanas during your period. For the first two days you may have a break from asanas. That doesn’t mean you cannot practice other techniques such as pranayam, yoga nidra and meditation. All will have benefits. It is important that if you decide to practice that you should be aware of and listen to your body. Do not push or strain and instead do some more gentle poses but hold them a little longer. Generally it is good to practice positions that allow one to become more grounded, to alleviate any emotional disturbances and to gain inner strength. To warm up one can practice the preparatory movements 1 to 12, arm movements, leg and knee movements. The pawanmuktasan series 1, 2 and 3 from Swami Satyananda are also recommended. Surya namaskar (Sun Salutation) can be practiced if there is no heavy bleeding or cramping. But it should not be performed in a fast manner. Chandra namaskar (Moon Salutation) is another alternative which is more soothing, harmonizing and calming at this time and helps to cultivate the feminine aspects. Gentle forward bends give a light massage to the abdominal and pelvic region, helping to relieve congestion, heaviness, cramping and heavy bleeding. They also bring calmness to the mind. Examples include Paschimottanasan (Forward Bend),Ardha paschimottanasan (Half Forward Bend), Ugrasan (Ferocious Pose), Vajrasan Yoga Mudra Type 1 (Child’s Pose), Shashankasan (Hare/Moon Pose) and Janu Bhalasan (Standing forward bend). Practice these positions to 50-60% of your capacity or with the support of cushions or bolsters. Do not strain or do strong forward bends. Vajrasan Yoga Mudra Type 1 and Shashankasan can be practiced with the knees further apart. Gentle twisting positions can remove back pain, cramping and congestion. Examples include leg movement type 2, vakrasan (twisted pose)type 1, preparatory movement 2 and 3 and gentle twists in sitting positions. Avoid very strong twisting positions. Gentle backbends, especially when supported, can alleviate back pain and pelvic discomfort. Examples include Supta Vajrasan (Sleeping Thunderbolt) (sitting on heels or with heels apart)and Supta Titaliasana (Sleeping Butterfly) supported with bolsters. The Vajrasan series is also useful especially for removing tension from the back and to remove pelvic congestion. The whole series can be practiced or just a few of the poses. Avoid strong backbends. Leg up the wall poses help to remove stagnant blood from the legs without lifting the pelvic region and help to open up the pelvic region. Legs can be straight up the wall or separated to a comfortable distance or with the soles of the feet together. Other useful positions include Marjariasan (Cat Pose)and Vyaghrasan (Tiger Pose) which both help to remove back pain and pelvic tension. Titaliasan (Butterfly) to tone the pelvis, Sulabh Pawanmuktasan (Simple Gas Release Pose), with knees apart, to relieve back pain, Sulabh Koormasan (Simple Tortoise Pose), Simple Pigeon and simple supine spinal twists. This is not a complete list as there are thousands of asanas to choose from but just remember the guidelines and main points when choosing and practicing asanas.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Pranayam</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Pranayam is very useful during menstruation as it helps to balance the emotions and calm the mind. It can also help one to deal with any pain. Do remember that there should be no strain with the breath and also no kumbakh and bandhas as these will increase the heat and redirect the prana in the upward direction. Deep breathing is very beneficial, especially when practiced in Tadagasan (Pond Pose) or Shavasan (Corpse Pose). Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath), Anulom vilom (Alternate Nostril Breathing), Ujjayi (Victorious Breath), Sheetali (Cooling breath through the tongue) and Sitkari (Cooling breath through the teeth)are all useful practices. Avoid fast breathing, Bhastrika (Bellow’s Breath), Surya Bedan (Right Nostril Breathing) and Kapalbhati (Frontal Brain Cleansing) as they will increase the heat which may cause heavier bleeding and will also put excessive pressure on the abdominal region.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Meditation</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Meditation is another useful practice at this time particularly as one is more sensitive and aware at this time. Om chanting and meditation on Om can be used. Antar mouna, the practice of inner silence is a technique where one observes ones thoughts. Chanting of personal mantra or mahamrityunjaya will give benefits as will simple meditation on the breath or ajapa japa. Yoga nidra is also strongly recommended at this time.</span></span><span style=" font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Cleansing Practices</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Some cleansing practices can be done at this time but most should be avoided. Jal neti and Danda neti can be performed as can Tratak but avoid Kapalbhati, Vaman, Lagoo Shankarprakshalan and Poorna Shankarprakshalan.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times; mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Going to a Class</span></span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Many teachers say it is better to do your home practice during menstruation instead of going to a class. This is because many times during class one may feel compelled to follow all of the teacher’s instructions. One may push themselves more when their body is not ready for it and one may practice inversions when these should be strictly avoided. The main reasons for this are that one does not want to be the odd one out and many women don’t want others to know that they are having their period. Many teachers will give options to practice instead of inversions but if not just substitute one or more of the recommended asanas for during menstruation. Remember that you are practicing for yourself, not for your teacher or a friend, so it’s always better to follow what you feel.</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Example of a private practice during menstruation – </span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">remember you can change it, add and remove positions, hold some for longer or shorter, just listen to the body…. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">1 Hour Practice</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Tadasan (Palm Tree Pose) Tiryak Tadasan (Swaying Palm Tree Pose) Kati Chakrasan (Waist Rotating Pose) Preparatory Movements 1 – 12 Once Shavasan (Corpse) Arm Movements 1, 2, 3 Knee Movements 2 and 3 Ardha Pawanmuktasan (Half Gas Release Pose) Supta Titaliasan (Sleeping Butterfly) - 2 minutes with bolster behind back Supta Vajrasan (Sleeping Thunderbolt) - 2 minutes with bolster behind back Vajrasan Series – holding for 20 seconds each position Vajrasan Yoga Mudra Type 1 (Child’s Pose) - 5 minutes with knees apart and cushion under head if needed, plus releasing arms to the side Titaliasan (Butterfly) as an asana and as a movement Sulabh Koormasan (Simple Tortoise) Ardha Paschimottanasan (Half Forward Bend) – with cushion or bolster Paschimottanasan (Forward Bend) – with cushion or bolster Ugrasan (Ferocious Pose) – with cushion or bolster Marjariasan (Cat Pose) – 5 repetitions Vyaghrasan (Tiger) – 5 repetitions on each side Vakrasan (Twisted Pose) Type 1 Swastikasan (Auspicious Pose) and twist to side Shavasan Deep Breathing in Tadagasan (Pond Pose) Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath) Om Chanting</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Yogic practices for the rest of the month to balance the menstrual cycle</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Many yoga techniques can be practiced throughout the month to help balance the hormones, the menstrual cycle and to prevent pre menstrual syndrome, period pain, emotional disturbances and other associated symptoms of menstruation. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Asanas</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> – Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation), Sarvangasan (Shoulderstand), Halasan (Plough), Matsyasan (Fish), Kandharasan (Shoulder Pose), Ardha Chakrasan (Half Wheel), Chakrasan (Wheel Pose), Bhujangasan (Cobra),Shalabhasan (Locust), Dhanurasan (Bow), Paschimottanasan (Forward Bend), Ushtrasan (Camel), Viparit Karni (Inverted Pose), Sirshasan (Headstand), Ashwini Mudra (Horse Gesture), Aakarna Dhanurasan (Archer’s Bow), Marjariasan (Cat), Garudasan (Eagle), Veerasan (Warrior), Trikonasan (Triangle). </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Other</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> – Yoga nidra, Antar Mouna, Om chanting, Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath), Ujjayi (Victorious Breath), Uddiyan Bandha (Uddiyan Bandha), Moola Bandha (Root Lock), Agnisar (Fire Breath). </span></span><span style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;font-size:16.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-88116372741996453382010-10-17T14:51:00.000-07:002010-10-17T14:53:29.983-07:00Know the TRADITIONAL YOGA<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">Asana is a very popular component of Yoga. Asanas are practiced in all countries. Millions of people are practicing Asanas every day. The main question is whether they are practicing correctly. Correctly means as per the way prescribed by Patanjali the pioneer of Yoga. Patanjali has mentioned the definition of Asana. The Sutra for this definition reads as follows: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#2457B2">"Sthir sukham asanam"</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(36, 87, 178); "> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">Sthir means Steady, Sukham means comfortable and asanam means posture. The meaning of this definition is " Steady & comfortable posture is Asana. "These are the two qualities of the Asana or posture. Presence of only one quality is not sufficient to qualify it as Asan. Hence a stage which is steady and comfortable at the same time is called Asana. So there should be no movements in the body, at the same time there must be no pain or even discomfort in the body. Then only this stage can be called as Asana.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">There are some movements that are essentialto take up the position and also to release the posture and bring it back to thenormal position/preposition. We can analysis the method of practicing asana as follows.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">Initial Position "Preposition"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">Stage 1: Taking the asana position - by making some movements the final position is attained.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">Stage 2 : Keeping the asana position steady for some time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">Stage 3 : Releasing the asana position - by making some movements the asana position is released.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2"> The stage 1 & 3 contain the movements hence they are not "asana" as per the definitation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(36, 87, 178); ">Mentioned by Patanjali.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2"> There is no movement in the stage two hence the stage two is "Asana" If you want to practice Asanas practice the stage two for a longer time. Stage 1 & 3 are not asana but they are essential for taking the asana position. That is why the movements for asana are very slow. Hence the correct procedure for practicing Asana is as follows.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2">The movements required for attaining and releasingasana position are to be made slowly and then the Asana ismaintained for the longer time. The time duration must be such that the practitioner must feel comfortable. Asana is to be maintained steadily as long as it is comfortable. Asana must be released when comfort is lost and some pain, stretch or discomfort starts due to overstrain </span></p> <span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2457B2; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The same explanation is equally applicable to the mind also. The mind must be steady and comfortable in the Asana position. So try to practice your yoga as per the definition of Patanjali!</span><!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-14040443697807274062010-10-07T10:06:00.000-07:002010-10-07T10:11:09.357-07:00Back at Breathing Room on Monday evenings:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZs6b0q795Fi6P7kNZgZp-qDkXrMV2NjY_6CO09kwmEE7tymONTdznGHL8qAxL-zHzDwyXutUncF8Bzm58piv_ZU60KAowkJfCeUhXuO-dozwCYJ9Z-etjSILtjMsH5uRwQVbd9D8EBB0/s1600/IMG_2999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZs6b0q795Fi6P7kNZgZp-qDkXrMV2NjY_6CO09kwmEE7tymONTdznGHL8qAxL-zHzDwyXutUncF8Bzm58piv_ZU60KAowkJfCeUhXuO-dozwCYJ9Z-etjSILtjMsH5uRwQVbd9D8EBB0/s400/IMG_2999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525352774852196610" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#EFA714;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"> </span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: 15px; font-family:cursive;"><span style="line-height: 18px; font-size:14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">I am honored and thankful to be able to be back to teach at Breathing Room Yoga in Livingston starting </span></b><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286471126_1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">this </span></b><strong style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Monday, October 11th from 5:45 - 7:00 pm</span></strong></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">. I will be taking over Allison Meredith's class, who is taking some time off to enjoy her last few months of pregnancy. My class is therapeutic in style and is focused on encouraging students to explore movements to alleviate tension and discomfort. Breathing techniques, mudras and mantras to move energy, reduce stress and promote healing are all used. These classes will accommodate people with specific needs such as </span></b><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286471126_2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">knee replacements</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">, neck and shoulder issues or back pain. Focus is on moving in ways that are safe and pain free.</span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"> </span></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="line-height: 15px; font-family:cursive;"><span style="line-height: 18px; font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Please bring a </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286471126_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">tennis ball</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"> to the first class.... :)</span></span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="line-height: 15px; font-family:cursive;"><span style="line-height: 18px; font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Looking forward in seeing you all there.</span></span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="line-height: 15px; "><span style="line-height: 15px; font-family:cursive;"><span style="line-height: 18px; font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Namaste</span></span></span></strong></p></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-11894227426504764032010-10-07T09:17:00.000-07:002010-10-07T09:20:46.728-07:00New Moon and Navatri Cycle<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Its always darkest before the dawn.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">The last day before the new moon is the darkest night of the month and we often feel that mirrored in our own life as there may be some difficulty in our outer life that causes "darkness" within or the reverse when what is brewing in our shadow begins to project out into our life. How we experience this peak of "endarkenment" can change and coincide with a natural going within or retreat to emotional melt-downs with the display of sadness, grief, swelling of feelings, neurosis, conflict, emptiness and despair. If we are not aware of the powerful mirroring of this peak darkness, it catches us off guard particularly if we are in a high-peak cycle of joy, stability, "life is wonderful" state of being. The days before the new moon can rock our world if we are not aware of this natural shift.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> The hardest part of householder life is to maintain a steady rhythm of personal retreat necessary during times we we are naturally moving inward. Monks and nuns, sannayasins (renunciates), yogins and yoginis have these ritual rhythms as the center of their life which is also full of challenges. The potency of ritual life is to be able connect with the larger cycles of nature that are effecting every being on this planet simultaneously and be in harmony with the cosmos. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> When we are feeling at our "lowest", "darkest", most vulnerable, our practice becomes truly alchemical as we are very aware of the need to understand, listen and move with a new energetic flow. Balancing excess vata and pitta is very common at this time as the air and the fire fan each other creating aggravation. Yoga can be viewed as an inner rasayana or alchemical elixir working with both the elements and the prana-shakti to alchemically transmute stress and karma into bliss and authentic being. Tantric-based yoga develops a connection to the alchemical flow of life - how every moment is a creative opportunity to be in true presence, dance with change, create antidotes for difficulties, and sustain the flow. Our practice, our sadhana, is the place to align our life with the sacred flow, the alchemical movement that renews us again and again. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> The New moon is the reflection of this process and this month we have the opportunity to renew ourselves in the sacred 9-night festival known as Navaratri. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">This ten-day cycle connected to the three aspects of the Great Mother - Creation, Sustaining and Dissolution and Victory over Ignorance or Sarawsati, Lakshmi and Durga. Most likely before the new moon and this transformative time of fall, we are able to connect with what we are letting go of, what we are sustaining with love and what is emerging within us. It is during this Navaratri cycle that we have access to authentic transformation as well as magnifying the blessings in our inner and outer life that are the essence of Sri - the creative, regenerative power of the one - that although beyond personification - becomes invoked as the divine feminine within all. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> I am grateful to all the amazing men in my life who choose to honor the sacred feminine in their beloved lover, wife, sister, daughter, son, their own self, the Earth. I encourage all the yoginis to make as much space in their awareness as you can over the next 10 days to really connect with the Shakti within.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">Navaratri CycleNavaratri begins Oct 8</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Days dedicated to Durga - Oct 8-10<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Days dedicated to Laksmi- Oct 11-13<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Days dedicated to Saraswati - Oct 14-16<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Dusshera - last day of Navaratri Oct 17<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#FF6600">The word <i>Navaratri</i> literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, <i>nava</i> meaning nine and <i>ratri</i> meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti"><span style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">Shakti</span></a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi"><span style="color:#FF6600;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Devi</span></a> are worshipped.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#FF6600"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); line-height: 25px; ">SIGNIFICANCE:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#FF6600"> The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic and solar influence. These two periods are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother. The dates of the festival are determined according to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_calendar"><span style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">lunar calendar</span></a>. Being the oldest religion in the world, Hinduism has numerous belief systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#FF6600">In Hinduism the adherents believe in one omnipresent Deity but may worship Her/Him in any of the numerous manifestations that are prevalent all over India. Navaratri represents celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of Deity in form of Shakti [Energy or Power]. Dasahara, meaning ‘ten days’, becomes dussehra in popular parlance. The Navaratri festival or ‘nine day festival’ becomes ‘ten day festival’ with the addition of the last day, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayadashami"><span style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">Vijayadashami</span></a> which is its culmination. On all these ten days, the various forms of Mother Mahisasura-mardini (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga"><span style="color:#FF6600;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">Durga</span></a>) are worshipped with fervour and devotion.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:16.0pt; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande"; color:#FF6600">Living Yoga Sadhana for Navaratri<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">These are the recommendations for yogis and yoginis during Navaratri</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">1) Create Sacred Space- AltarCreate your altar or renew your current altar. Clean the Space for your practice and set-up your supplies (incense, lighter, etc.). You can activate your altar in a specific way for each sadhana with relevant pictures-murtis-symbols (images of the Divine), sacred objects and specific colors of cloth, flowers and candles. Keep your altar simple but potent as a reflection of your inner being. Choose vital and expressive colors and images; Siva-shakti or Shakti or images of your own creative inspiration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> Explore the pathways of awakening kundalini shakti as the divine creative brilliance within nature, within your body and as a supreme navigating intelligence within the flow of one’s life. Includes essential daily practices, meditation, kundalini namaskar, prana flow creative sequences and prana sahaja flow – the spontaneous awakening. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> Have a candle at the center of your altar or images of the Goddess according to the predominant day - Durga, Lakshmi or Sarawati. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> 2) Meditate in the morning and evening with bhava, mantra and devotion - the duration is not as important as the consistency although the longer the seep the deeper the soak. You can have your regular meditation practice and add or substitute the mantra connected with each Shakti for a mala (108 rounds).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Om Aim Saraswatiye Namaha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Om Dum Durgaye Namaha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">Om Shrim Lakshmiye Namaha<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">You can also listen and chant the 108 Names of the Goddess, and Lalita Saharanama (1008 Names of the Goddess).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> Here are some suggestions of tracks and artist below <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">* Craig Pruess<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">* Bombay Jayashri Goddess Namavali<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">* Shakti Blessings - by Benjy Wertheimer - "Jala" <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">* Lalita Sahashranama - CD and book from <a href="http://www.amma.org/"><span style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">www.amma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">3) Live and practice yoga with heightened awareness, with intention, seva and rasa vinyasa(tm) - an alchemical connection to the flow in your daily life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600">According to the three phases of Navaratri - 3 days for Dissolution and Letting Go; 3 days for Manifestation and Abundance; and 3 days for creative energy how will you focus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> 4) Fast in some form either by releasing a food item such as alcohol or sugar or being pure vegetarian for the entire 10 days. This is a very powerful way of strengthening your inner dedication and relaxing attachments. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"> 5) Journal your experience and share. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">For additional information on the significance and rituals of Navaratri check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaratri"><span style="color:#FF6600; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaratri</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#FF6600"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">The word <i>Navaratri</i> literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, <i>nava</i> meaning nine and <i>ratri</i> meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti"><span style="color:#FF6600;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">Shakti</span></a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi"><span style="color:#FF6600;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none">Devi</span></a> are worshipped.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-80777296044920343402010-09-28T12:41:00.000-07:002010-10-11T14:23:58.528-07:00Private yoga lessons are the heart of Yoga<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;color:#009900;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ABOUT THERAPEUTIC YOGA<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Therapeutic yoga is not just another style of yoga. It is a way to directly address health challenges such as structural pain, problems from chronic illness and/or emotional disturbances. Private instruction is a wonderful way to bring yoga into your life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What is Yoga Therapy?</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Yoga Therapy assumes each person is unique and adapts and applies Yoga techniques to help individuals based on their needs, interests, and current condition. Through one-on-one sessions, and through a personalized home practice, my goal is to enhance your health and well-being by reducing symptoms, restoring balance, increasing self-understanding, encouraging prevention, and facilitating healing at all levels of your being.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How can Yoga Therapy help you? </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Yoga Therapy is helpful for: </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Structural conditions</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (such as back pain, hip pain, sciatica). </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Physiological conditions</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (such as high blood pressure, Hypertension, Multiple Sclerosis, arthritis, high blood pressure, constipation). </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Emotional conditions</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (such as depression and anxiety), and many more are helped by the varied techniques of yoga.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What techniques are used?</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Many of the tools of yoga can be incorporated: physical postures, breath exercises, relaxation, meditation, mudras, mantras, and lifestyle (such as diet, exercise, sleep, or stress management). Because of the self-reflective nature of the work, discussion also becomes an integral part of our time together.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What do sessions look like?</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Sessions are conducted on a one-on-one basis and held in my studio . They are tailored to meet your special needs and a personal practice is developed to assist you in working on your own. No special equipment is required. Please note I have a 24 hour cancellation policy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hope to inspire and empower you to reach your full potential, both physically, mentally, and emotionally leading to a healthy, joyful, and productive life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To get more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Sara at (406) 600-1994<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Workplace Yoga Classes<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sara offers group classes at your workplace! These classes usually last 45 minutes to 1 hour and can be conducted any time of day – before work, during lunch, after work or whenever it is convenient. This is a perfect gift to your employees helping them to reduce stress, and keep them fit and healthy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One-time workshops are also available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Periodically Taught Special Seminars:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stress Management - also taught in the workplace <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Therapeutic Yoga for Back Pain<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Therapeutic Yoga for Hypertension ...and more workshops to come</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-54322972455245678912010-09-22T11:10:00.000-07:002010-09-22T11:12:07.852-07:00Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras - Chapter I, verse 47 - Autumn Light<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_e4qM_UQO_spoSlta4A58KFPNyqGmBSh9BZDX4ndR_OgsCf948oZN8ktJAurs4LvpmqCKD0FcgND3JEvSvYj88mzDLgmc3rU-xppHcfi_jkeVqNOcUkkzciL1h1g_Au4tdOv17vCIgU/s1600/IMG_3024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_e4qM_UQO_spoSlta4A58KFPNyqGmBSh9BZDX4ndR_OgsCf948oZN8ktJAurs4LvpmqCKD0FcgND3JEvSvYj88mzDLgmc3rU-xppHcfi_jkeVqNOcUkkzciL1h1g_Au4tdOv17vCIgU/s400/IMG_3024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519802285335221906" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Interpretive Translation by Joseph Le Page:<br /><br />Upon gaining natural lucidity in meditative absorption beyond reflective thought (nirvichara samadhi), the higher Self naturally awakens, like the shimmering luminosity of Autumn light.<br /><br />Note: The word ‘vaisharada’ used in this verse to mean clearness of mind or natural lucidity, literally means autumnal brightness, which serves as the inspiration for this commentary.<br /><br />Commentary by Joseph Le Page – Autumn Light<br /><br />Each year, I walk that ever new yet timeless trail down to the edge of the sunlit lake, where every tree, being and newly colored leaf is bathed in autumn’s golden rays.<br /><br />And each year I gaze onto the surface of the lake, hoping to catch a glimpse, to see some trace, in the clarity of those golden rays, a reflection of my own true face.<br /><br />And each year there are changes in the clarity I find, depending on the wind and weather in my mind, sometimes still clouded by doubt and fear, but gradually becoming clear and bright in the growing presence of autumn light.<br /><br />And when that calm blue surface is furrowed by the nervous winds of worry, I rest my gaze onto the deep still center of the lake, and allow some time for the waves of wind-whipped mind to slowly fade away.<br /><br />And when my gaze lifts beyond the horizon of the lake, into the future’s endless maze, I soften my breath and rest my sight on the ever-perfect present moment, bathed in autumn light.<br /><br />And when clouds of sadness roll across, reminders of life’s deep lake of loss, I watch and wait for the dark shadows to abate, as white clouds of wisdom sail again over the vast blue stillness of the lake.<br /><br />Sometimes, I go there just to rest my mind, to close my eyes and journey inside, to bathe in the stillness beyond time, and then return to life revitalized in the luminous glow of autumn light.<br /><br />And sometimes, I simply sit in awe at the almost unberable beauty of the autumn glow, painting a landscape of earth, lake and sky with the precious gold leaf of autumn light.<br /><br />And in the grace of those golden rays, I offer thanks for each new day, a precious gift of Divine delight wrapped in the glory of autumn light.<br /><br />And each year that autumn brilliance grows, a reflection of my own awakening soul, the seeds of wisdom germinating deep inside, grow and burst the banks of the everyday mind, and the One Self shines forth clear and bright in the mystery of autumn light.<br /><br />Now, that autumn aura guides each step, in ever present companionship, a golden cocoon of Divine embrace guiding me to reunion with my own true face.<br /><br />And this year, a fresh breeze of freedom blows through my mind as I walk arm in arm with the Divine; with nothing left to loose, fear or fight, I gaze into the lake with crystal clear sight, to find no face at all, only Autumn Light. </span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-36646118502341642592010-09-01T06:55:00.000-07:002010-09-01T07:07:14.237-07:00Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist TrainingI'm honored and excited to be in Kripalu for the month of September to deepen my understanding of yoga therapy and learn practical applications of Integrative Yoga Therapy principles and techniques with Joseph Le Page. This forms the practicum and integration for my 500-hour Professional Yoga Therapist certification. Upon my return, I will be happy to offer group and one on one yoga therapy classes in this community, creating safe space, loving presence and unconditional positive regard<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. Namaste!</span></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-81823998625087777822010-09-01T06:47:00.000-07:002010-09-01T06:54:40.037-07:00Hypnobirthing new course starting in Bozeman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSVJVnV7HoLufK1xFjRZhjX878KuVw3fQfzEuqWhCNiC07zEpq9P-s3e50Mg4jqJXf3w4CdaZvW2X6Ia_Xhlou9Lu5Ei3T3kmXWvfWye4byKUFN_03Vs5gHeaWQ4EB0Gc5b4kWkPX0uA/s1600/Stella+Jane+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSVJVnV7HoLufK1xFjRZhjX878KuVw3fQfzEuqWhCNiC07zEpq9P-s3e50Mg4jqJXf3w4CdaZvW2X6Ia_Xhlou9Lu5Ei3T3kmXWvfWye4byKUFN_03Vs5gHeaWQ4EB0Gc5b4kWkPX0uA/s400/Stella+Jane+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511943074570974866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHHytsWtyaW0wwLCo0ARmMa9gFpixe9b7ue-WWo02mVepztzMNnLlfrvEDYtnPUcxjo-cqKBbSA2uhfBNzezVjzxm7QyBYQJMfPfu5g2S8eJdec6OWDS7tJK15x9G3iUUem0d5_nPpnw/s1600/IMG_1533.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHHytsWtyaW0wwLCo0ARmMa9gFpixe9b7ue-WWo02mVepztzMNnLlfrvEDYtnPUcxjo-cqKBbSA2uhfBNzezVjzxm7QyBYQJMfPfu5g2S8eJdec6OWDS7tJK15x9G3iUUem0d5_nPpnw/s400/IMG_1533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511942905410672050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3s4HJCuyNQ_fE8pe6Bbfh3yK7wIgjs026F6ZFS09t3Ul1dFtlXvOurxJeDqeuw38LpvI2Fy8zD20JzCeeMVxaQuqVpFHntWAUYJQapNdvx3p8WUaFJC9xDj11BKC_1tXCZZJZ5863n9E/s1600/Ava2.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3s4HJCuyNQ_fE8pe6Bbfh3yK7wIgjs026F6ZFS09t3Ul1dFtlXvOurxJeDqeuw38LpvI2Fy8zD20JzCeeMVxaQuqVpFHntWAUYJQapNdvx3p8WUaFJC9xDj11BKC_1tXCZZJZ5863n9E/s320/Ava2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511942680349281362" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Hello Hypnobirthing families. Wow! There are many of us now in Montana! That fills my heart with joy, especially when I see all those wonderful babies around town.... THANK YOU!! As many of you know my family is moving to Bozeman on October 1st. I will have more news for you in the month of October regarding my WOMEN AND CHILDREN YOGA AND SUPPORT CENTER, but, for now, I'd like to announce the opening of a new Hypnobirthing course starting in Bozeman October 17. It will take place for 5 consecutive Sundays from 4:30 to 6:30pm. I've always believed that word of mouth and recommendation is the best way to advertise. So here is the info. Please feel free to pass it along to any expecting mom and family you think might be interested. I wish you peace, joy, and a happy fall season.<br /><br />CHILDBIRTH CLASSES - HypnoBirthing®<br />My philosophy is one of empowered and gentle birth, for baby and for mom. I draw on my own knowledge and my own Hypnobirthing experience, as well as the work of Mickey Mongan. I believe women birth most easily in calm, safe environments with no interventions and interruptions. I seek to give you the resources you need to achieve the birth you want. I offer knowledge, reassurance and support in a calm, relaxed environment with plenty of personal attention (something I believe pregnant moms and partners truly deserve).<br /><br />(5) - 2 -hour classes<br />CHILDBIRTH CLASSES OUTLINE<br />UNIT #1 Building A Positive Expectancy- Sunday October 17 (4:30pm to 6:30pm)<br />Introduction - HypnoBirthing® Storie, HypnoBirthing® Beginnings, Rationale/Muscle Comparison, How the Uterus Work, Articles of Birth Affirmation, Uterus During Surge Illustration, What’s Wrong with Labor?, How Fear Affects Labor, Origin of Pain Concept/Curse of Eves, Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation, Creating Positive Birth Outcome, Psycho-Physical Exercise, Pen Dropping, Sleep Breathing Introduction/Demonstration, Lemon Cutting Script, Light Arm/Heavy Arm, HypnoBirthing® Stories # 1 and #2<br /><br />UNIT #2 Falling in Love With Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body- Sunday October 24 (4:30pm to 6:30pm)<br />HypnoBirthing® Stories -- #3 and #4, Prenatal Bonding Techniques, Bonding Exercise, Father’s Script, Mother’s Conversation with Her Unborn Child, Parent’s Prayer, Relaxation and Breathing, Routine , Positions , Facial Relaxation, Sleep Breathing Reviewed, Slow Breathing, Birth Breathing, Progressive, Instant, and Deepening Techniques, Progressive Relaxation, Disappearing Letters, Birth Companion’s Deepening Script<br />Relaxation and Visualizations, Rainbow Script, Opening Blossom, Blue Satin Ribbons, Arm-Wrist Test, Releasing Limiting Thoughts Assignment, Preparing the Body for Birthing, Light touch Massage, Stretching the Inner Thigh Muscles, The Leaping Frog/squatting/Semi-squatting<br />Pelvic Floor Exercises (Kegels), Perineal Massage<br />Nutritions importance for healthy, happy babies<br /><br />UNIT #3 Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby- Sunday October 31 (4:30pm to 6:30pm)<br />Birth Stories Videos #5 and #6 , Daddy’s Promise, Birth Preferences, Hospital Records and Pre-Admission Registration, Breech Presentation, When Baby is Ready , Looking at Your Due Date, Special Circumstances That Require The Attention of A Caregiver, Avoiding Artificial Induction of Labor, Achieving A Natural Start of Labor, Prelude to Labor , Your Body Working for You And with You, Releasing Negative Emotions and Fear<br /><br />UNIT #4 Overview of Childbirth—Sunday November 7 (4:30pm to 6:30pm)<br />A Labor of Love Birth Stories Video #7 , Onset of Labor—Thinning and Opening Phase, Arriving at The Hospital, As Labor Moves along, Birth Companion’s Role, Birth Companion’s Birth Guide, If Labor Stalls or Slows, Review of Misconceptions, Natural Measures to Restart Labor, Important Questions for Birth Companions to Protect Natural Birthing Experience, As Birthing advances—Nearing Completion, Birth Rehearsal Imagery<br /><br />UNIT #5 - Birthing—Breathing Love, Bringing Life- Sunday November 14 (4:30pm to 6:30pm)<br />Show Birthing Video—Birth Into Being , Hallmarks of Labor Mother Nears Completion—thinning and opening, Birthing Phase—Breathing Baby Down, Positioning and Repositioning, Birth—The Final Act, Forest Fantasy Metaphor , Balloon Trip Release, Pelvic Station, Birth Explained Simply , Visualization for Optimal Birth, Baby care basics and advice. We will have a lactation consultant come to class to talk about breastfeeding and answer all your questions.<br /><br />What will you receive along with this course?<br />The Hypnobirthing book- The Mongan Method by Marie Mongan, A handbook, full of useful and up-to-date information, visualizations and positions, 2 relaxation CDs, soothing music and guided birth relaxation, support for birthing your way, a peer and support/ friend group of like-minded others to learn with, a safe, nurturing place to develop a connection with your birth partner, full time phone/e-mail support, pregnancy and post-partum, an extensive birth, parenting, breastfeeding borrowing library (books and DVDs), new and updated all natural birth films in class, a chance to practice relaxation together every week<br />Guest speakers at the end of each unit: doula, chiropractor, lactation consultant and a former Hypnobirthing mom with her Hypno-baby to share her experience with you, a class reunion with your little ones and the rest of the class<br /><br />CLASS PRICING- 5 week Hypnobirthing classes: $50 to register and $200 for the course. This includes all materials and instruction for mom and her birth partner, plus anyone else who might attend the birth and would like education. To provide personal attention I allow only 6 couples per group, so REGISTER NOW as classes fill quickly.<br />I will be happy to answer any questions you might have when you call or email. To register for classes, send your name and address and I will send you a registration form</span> .<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">“In the sheltered simplicity of the first days after a baby is born, one sees again the magical closed circle, the miraculous sense of two people existing only for each other, the tranquil sky reflected on the face of the mother nursing her child.” - Anne Morrow Lindberg</span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-37290580177404855892010-08-05T16:30:00.000-07:002010-08-05T16:40:07.432-07:00Yoga in the Park- This Saturday Aug. 7 at 8:00 AM<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281050945_0">YOGA</span> IN THE PARK!!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Join me for some yoga in the park <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281050945_1">this Saturday August 7 at 8:00 am</span>, near the merry-go-round.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Yoga means 'union,' and when it's practiced outdoors it seems like the union with nature, humanity, and the universe is truly felt. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Being outside can intensify the yoga experience in many ways, since nature inspires all the things your yoga practice invokes—focusing awareness, breathing deeply, practicing stillness. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">By putting your body into the shape of a tree or a stretching cat, by exploring the graceful wingspan of a bird or the fluidity of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281050945_2">Sun Salute</span>, you evoke a sense of harmony, timelessness, and connection to the universe.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281050945_3">Breathwork</span> outside the studio is tremendous: we usually use sensation, such as the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281050945_4">rise and fall</span> of the chest or feeling of air in the back of throat. Outdoors offers another level to focus on—the smell of nature, such as pine, grass. When you start to smell the outdoors, it's as if nature wants us to be present and breathe deeply.</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">The open space really expands everyone, and there's an instantaneous freedom you just can't replicate indoors.</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Come check it out!!</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">Pack your mat, sunscreen, water, and sunglasses, and perhaps <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281050945_5">insect repellent</span> .</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; ">$10 for the class or use your BRY pass.</span></span></div></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-88237928394424236492010-08-05T13:34:00.000-07:002010-08-05T13:45:53.167-07:00New Prenatal Yoga 4 class Series starts this week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m5oQ5iBB5h4H-6r7gd5D8eO-a_jPznEeToV4Qx2V-WsHsBpikzwCZLuA58SboBeZJkzcdmfY9UQaHVqM4LZWZPCSh9C-Q7Q73QWmplml3hqy1cQUK5gVngJrJbndbhr8J2P2TpSzB-M/s1600/IMG_2960.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m5oQ5iBB5h4H-6r7gd5D8eO-a_jPznEeToV4Qx2V-WsHsBpikzwCZLuA58SboBeZJkzcdmfY9UQaHVqM4LZWZPCSh9C-Q7Q73QWmplml3hqy1cQUK5gVngJrJbndbhr8J2P2TpSzB-M/s400/IMG_2960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502027722606546674" /></a><br />A new Prenatal Yoga - 4 class series- begins this Wednesday August 11 from 12:15 to 1:30 at Breathing Room Yoga Studio in Livingston.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><p>With the increasing popularity of yoga, many women are aware of the numerous physical benefits of prenatal yoga. In addition to its many physical benefits, prenatal yoga helps women through the evolutionary process of pregnancy by connecting with other pregnant women, allowing the opportunity for inward reflection, connecting with their baby , providing a healthy physical and emotional outlet for one's experiences, and ultimately preparing one for birth on a holistic level.</p><h2 style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; ">Help During Pregnancy...</h2><p><b>Increases overall strength, flexibility & well-being</b> — When you practice yoga, you are not only stretching your muscles, you are stretching the tissues that encase your muscles, stimulating your organ systems, promoting the circulation of blood and oxygen, breathing more intentionally, and focusing your attention inward through imagery and meditation. The combined effect is intended to be one that promotes a heightened state of physical and emotional well-being.</p><p><b>Reduces low back pain & sciatica</b> — As you become acutely aware of proper body alignment, you can carry yourself and your belly in an integrated manner. This can help to reduce the degree of pelvic tilt associated with pregnancy and significantly reduce the lower back pain which it can cause. Additionally, there are specific yoga poses which stretch the muscles and tissues associated with the lower back, hips, and hamstrings. I make these poses a part of each class.</p><p><b>Reduces aches & fatigue in the thoracic & cervical regions of the spine</b> — During pregnancy, it can be difficult to find a space for yourself when trying to sleep. As a result, spinal alignment can become compromised. Certain yoga poses create more fluidity in the spine by stretching the Para spinal muscles.</p><p><b>Reduces swelling & inflammation around your joints</b> — A regular and consistent asana practice improves and promotes the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout your body. This, in turn, can reduce swelling and inflammation around ankles and wrists.</p><p><b>Aids in digestion</b> — As baby grows, your intestinal organs get pushed around, which may affect your regularity and cause indigestion. Safe and gentle rotations and forward folds can help to promote regularity and aid in overall digestive flow.</p><p><b>Helps prepare you physically for giving birth</b> — A regular practice of squatting asana helps to tone muscles of your pelvic floor and helps you gain strength to remain comfortable in a squatting position. This is an integral part of my yoga program as it helps to familiarize you with these very useful muscles. Even if you choose not to squat during labor, you will want to be able to use these muscles efficiently and effectively when nature calls upon you to breathe your baby into the world.</p><p><b>Improves emotional well-being</b> — Participating in a group prenatal class provides a community of support from new friends who understand what you are experiencing. Our class even includes discussions about pregnancy-related topics such as doulas, nursing, and birth plans and we have some time before each class begins to talk about our needs and our body's desires for the class.</p><h2 style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; ">Help During Labor...</h2><p>Regular participation in a prenatal yoga program can reduce labor-associated anxiety by helping you tap into your own labor tools.</p><p><b>Soothe & empower yourself by finding your own inner rhythm</b> — You can learn to breathe in a way that is relaxing and natural, rather than contrived or awkward. When you consistently practice moving your body in a rhythmic fashion in unison with your breath, you carry with you a powerful relaxation and pain management tool.</p><p><b>Facilitate the labor process</b> — Through yoga, you can learn how to identify when you are holding to tension in your body. A body that is tense is not going to facilitate the birth process as easily as one that is relaxed. Moreover, when the body is tense, you may experience tension in thought and a withholding of breath.</p><p><b>Improve your physical comfort</b> — In a natural birth, it can be helpful to have an idea of how you can position your body to help you during surges and during relaxation. Many of the yoga poses I teach can translate wonderfully into comfortable laboring positions.</p><p><b>Learn to use the tools of meditation & visual imagery</b> — When it comes time to ride through the most powerful of your waves or surges, visual imagery combined with breath work can be one of the most useful labor tools.</p><p><b>Become familiar with the concept of vocalization</b> — Labor is no time to be shy. It is the rare woman who births naturally and does not make a lot of noise in the process. Since our yoga class includes chanting, you have an opportunity to become comfortable with the inherent power of vocalization. After all, "Om" is the birth sound!</p><p><b>Use the muscles of your pelvic floor effectively</b> — The weeks of squatting were not done in vain! Squatting combined with a pelvic floor strengthening exercises during pregnancy really can help your labor. If you are used to working with these muscles, you will find it easier to use them even if you cannot feel them. Opting for a natural birth, you will want these muscles to work quickly and effectively when it comes time to breathe your baby into this world.</p><p>The cost for the 4 week series is $50, drop-ins are $15. Please let me know if you would like to sign up for this.</p><p><br /></p></span></div>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-28197939740407446242010-07-20T14:08:00.001-07:002010-07-22T21:35:30.962-07:00Vena Cava Syndrome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuemynoMJ_gbnODTd3SkgT8VrIwdG2xGRR9cQ0GOzxuuC71aMbuylOfYTPlfR10vaFATxRl8WMP9mpk7qNtq3AQLs7cgMA8BkJkCpvYyzx3YyBqGeHACBuSp_eiFldohkcSI3HLWZgPCE/s1600/Unknown.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuemynoMJ_gbnODTd3SkgT8VrIwdG2xGRR9cQ0GOzxuuC71aMbuylOfYTPlfR10vaFATxRl8WMP9mpk7qNtq3AQLs7cgMA8BkJkCpvYyzx3YyBqGeHACBuSp_eiFldohkcSI3HLWZgPCE/s400/Unknown.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496100140832550546" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 18px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If I’m going to talk about sleep, I need to start with the whole “sleeping on the left side while pregnant” issue. I am shocked by how many students come in and have been told by their care provider that it is important to sleep on their left side, but have never received an explanation as to why. It is too often that a very concerned student asks me if she hurt her baby because she woke up on her back. So why the left side? It is because of Vena Cava Syndrome. The inferior vena cava (a large vein that is responsible for the venous return from the lower half of the body back to the heart) runs slightly to the </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">right</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> of the aorta. When compressed by the weight of the baby, the blood return is compromised and the mother may feel light headed and nauseated. Think of the vena cava as a big hose, and the baby as a foot stepping on the hose. When the hose is compressed, the water can’t flow out- same idea as vena cava syndrome. This is easily remedied by moving so that the baby can roll off the vena cava. Since this vein is located on the right side of the body, it is recommended as the baby gets bigger, the mother sleeps on her left side. For some women, this never becomes an issue and they can sleep however they like throughout their pregnancy. Others are more sensitive to this and must modify their sleep position. As mentioned earlier, it is not necessarily dangerous if you wake up on your back. Bodies are smart, and signal the mother with signs of light headed-ness, nausea, heaviness in the chest or breathlessness.</span></span></p></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-42469054199494103612010-07-20T14:02:00.000-07:002010-07-20T14:03:56.104-07:00FOCUS ON FEET<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd6kYpPZ-6HOuYZ1LP9MbXmvwzzPXlwBMzPaPsWSZthLCm614WNioeSZepHDpPiwZG-e58V5JC-0LVdPafCGI1dmVN1H7EBTDMgTwJMkGGCG3GtVghlzc_S154B0KKiTPVdd9WD-Ayj8/s1600/236753922_d767adf7ce_m.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd6kYpPZ-6HOuYZ1LP9MbXmvwzzPXlwBMzPaPsWSZthLCm614WNioeSZepHDpPiwZG-e58V5JC-0LVdPafCGI1dmVN1H7EBTDMgTwJMkGGCG3GtVghlzc_S154B0KKiTPVdd9WD-Ayj8/s400/236753922_d767adf7ce_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496097101119298050" /></a><br />Whether we're standing tall in Tadasana (Mountain Pose)or flexing our toes in Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Big Toe Pose) , yoga gives us many opportunities to focus on feet. Alas, it's often the only time we do. Foot care is not something many of us find time for, and when a yoga instructor directs our attention toward our feet, we're often unpleasantly surprised. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, 80% of American adults will suffer from some kind of foot problem in their lives, and yogis are no exception. For the regular practitioner, foot problems often go unnoticed until a callus thwarts our stance in Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) or foot odor becomes a source of embarrassment in class. But here's the solution - simple home remedies both treat and prevent common pediatric problems:<br /><br />1. If you've ever surveyed the feet that walk through the doors of your local studio, you know that certain problems are common among yogis. Perspiration can be one of them, and it's no wonder. With 250,000 sweat glands, your feet can produce as much as eight ounces of sweat daily. To avoid slipping around on your mat, brew two black tea bags in one pint of boiled water for 15 minutes. Add two quarts of cool water and soak your feet for 20 to 30 minutes. The tannic acid in the brewed tea will change your skin's pH level and help prevent unwanted odor-causing bacteria.<br /><br />2. Athlete's foot presents another big challenge. This itchy condition around the toes ranks as the most common fungal infection in the US. You can pick up the organism that causes athlete's foot almost anywhere—including shared sticky mats—so consider bringing your own to class. Geranium oil and tea tree oil both have germ- and bacteria- killing properties, making them excellent treatments. Add these oils to your own creams and powders, or look for products containing them as a key ingredient. Athlete's foot germs thrive in damp environments, so also be sure to keep your feet clean and dry, especially between the toes where moisture can get trapped.<br /><br />3. While not contagious, corns and calluses cause discomfort as well. Your body produces these growths as protection against daily friction and pressure, but if they get too large, it's time to smooth and reduce them. Use a wet pumice stone to slough off extra skin, or purchase foot creams that contain ground pumice for smooth, soft feet. Also, try adding fresh or canned pineapple juice to your footbath. This tropical fruit contains bromelain, a natural enzyme that will help soften calluses and rough heels.Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-23827348333349766402010-07-09T12:51:00.000-07:002010-07-09T12:55:57.348-07:00You can't miss this!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNXdCmkPpwUNYX-N4vs-iy9m3Q-7lg2CLbCqF0-Pr_D2sHIyODkciaOqGbxMegZ2XR9_a22SvcWjkpud40z_d6Lch5oFrFYnPHQ7NsWIO7wlVSky8XY3mrHJVFM217mLUD3pdb8g6LOc/s1600/s679222240_942833_3581.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNXdCmkPpwUNYX-N4vs-iy9m3Q-7lg2CLbCqF0-Pr_D2sHIyODkciaOqGbxMegZ2XR9_a22SvcWjkpud40z_d6Lch5oFrFYnPHQ7NsWIO7wlVSky8XY3mrHJVFM217mLUD3pdb8g6LOc/s400/s679222240_942833_3581.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491997667029224898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4Bam7Ep3mpRP_ApKKkDGCMY4vxz5FBfnsOmmLyMIj91itKxgu0zBVyyBFftvi9k5_FHESdb-BFysZONoqV6inN98S5dqKwloS2kUm7H1OPdp2-HCRmLcG7-tK7dW3SACkRDSJPJbVAg/s1600/s679222240_942833_3581.jpg"><br /></a><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi- font-family:Georgia;color:#CDC86E;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi- font-family:Georgia;color:#CDC86E;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi- font-family:Georgia;color:#CDC86E;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sunday July 25 at 9:00 PM, Sacajawea Park, in front of the bandshell</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi- font-family:Georgia;color:#CDC86E;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sara leads a donation based OUTDOOR FULL MOON YOGA and MEDITATION CLASS. Gentle Hatha Yoga & a 20 min. meditation. This class is open to anyone regardless of age or experience.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bring you mat. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;mso-bidi- font-family:Georgia;color:#CDC86E;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#CDC86E;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">By donation- COMMUNITY CLASS (cash or checks please!)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-73530523423783402992010-07-03T07:43:00.001-07:002010-07-03T07:44:49.550-07:00Patanjali Yoga Sutra of the Month<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:21px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">II:35: Ahimsaa pratishthaayaam tat samnidhau vaira tyaagaha</span></span><br /></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span><div style=" text-align: justify; font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family:Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#ffff00;"><div align="right" style="width: 213px; float: right; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><img width="200" height="261" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://yogahanalei.com/newsletter/pics/patanjali3.jpg" style="border-top-color: rgb(102, 0, 102); border-right-color: rgb(102, 0, 102); border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 0, 102); border-left-color: rgb(102, 0, 102); " /><br /><span style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); word-spacing: 0.2em; font-weight: normal; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><center> Sage Patanjali</center></span></div> Patanjali describes perfection of Ahimsa, or loving kindness, as the perfection of Yoga. For the one who is unshakeable in their love and respect for all living things, they stimulate friendly feelings in others. All hostility melts in such a being's presence, and even in the presence of vicious animals, no violent situation will arise! When we recognize that opening ourselves to love is not just an emotional response, but links us in to the force that underlies the energetic structure of all reality. We are then harmonized (Yoga) with Bhandu, universal connectedness and cosmic order, or what the Hawaiians call Pono. Divine love it is not on the scale of good and evil, but is the highest balance of energetic forces. Love is the synergist, the organizing principle, while darkness is the denial of this principle. When we feel attacked, injured, or separate, let us look deep within ourselves, shedding the light of our conscience to recognize and offer consideration to the needs of the human soul, both ours and others. In the words of my teacher Baba Haridas,"Love everyone, including the Self. This is the highest Sadhana (spiritual practice)". Until we can learn to live with love, we will need to create endless laws, legislatures and government. The greatest thing we'll ever learn, is to love, and be loved in return.</span></div></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-52073817329826664192010-06-26T20:56:00.000-07:002010-07-09T12:51:19.425-07:00Live Harp & Slow Flow Yoga with Sara & Cheryl <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqofQXaE2PT05HdBms9CpiJ7ok0IgaESEStzkyXaJeCuuqhU39eaFL61JKoZ7J4Or45cFwM-SCVICT7WjFQT9SPkaJPHYJ_-oJt9uUeqGw5oOmEeij_k5Oq7VYdPFuhESyXfLAOGjl-rw/s1600/IMGP1582.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqofQXaE2PT05HdBms9CpiJ7ok0IgaESEStzkyXaJeCuuqhU39eaFL61JKoZ7J4Or45cFwM-SCVICT7WjFQT9SPkaJPHYJ_-oJt9uUeqGw5oOmEeij_k5Oq7VYdPFuhESyXfLAOGjl-rw/s400/IMGP1582.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487299157184284562" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', serif;font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Tuesday, July 13th, 9:15 AM- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sara and Cheryl Angela are two yoginis who have come together to create a unique yogic experience with live harp, gentle yoga, pranayama and mantra. They open the class with devotional Celtic songs. Sara guides the class through the yoga asanas while Cheryl plays the harp spontaneously for the energy of the group. This music is created in the moment according to the group resonance present and flows according to the movement of energy and vibration being generated. Special class fee: $15. SIgn up at Breathing Room Yoga, Livingston.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-81607327638989394092010-06-21T12:46:00.000-07:002010-06-21T12:52:20.502-07:00PRENATAL YOGA in Livingston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi5_rTzfxYVSy768wCLTJIvwkrF3j72ccrqy9JT7gWM02roqFmgxeSfEfgzR71RK01LgvQ0PRv-tk8_EA5-n8ABltXN_CLXW2fc9M4nvS5V1KZ8C08PjL04WmARJjUo7Hb3Z9bgWn9HM/s1600/belly+touch.aspx.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi5_rTzfxYVSy768wCLTJIvwkrF3j72ccrqy9JT7gWM02roqFmgxeSfEfgzR71RK01LgvQ0PRv-tk8_EA5-n8ABltXN_CLXW2fc9M4nvS5V1KZ8C08PjL04WmARJjUo7Hb3Z9bgWn9HM/s400/belly+touch.aspx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485316289378176690" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b>5 week series PRENATAL YOGA CLASS starts Wednesday June 30th at 12:15 at Breathing Room Yoga Studio.</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(64, 70, 60); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; "><h3 style="color: rgb(103, 26, 96); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; padding-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 0px; ">The benefits of prenatal yoga</h3><p style="font-size: 1em; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3em; margin-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Prenatal yoga classes are more popular than ever. When paired with walking , swimming or hiking, yoga can be an ideal way to stay in shape during your pregnancy. This age-old practice keeps you limber, tones your muscles, and improves your balance and circulation, with little, if any, impact on your joints.<br /><br />Yoga is also beneficial because it helps you learn to breathe deeply and relax, which will come in handy as you face the physical demands of labor, birth, and motherhood. In fact, one of the first things you learn in a yoga class is how to breathe fully. The breathing technique known as </span><em style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">ujjayi</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> requires you to take in air slowly through your nose, filling your lungs, and exhale completely.<br /><br />Learning how to do ujjayi breathing, OCEAN BREATH, prepares you for labor and childbirth by training you to stay calm when you need it most. A regular yoga practice will help you fight the urge to tighten up when you feel pain, and show you how to relax instead.</span></p><p style="font-size: 1em; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3em; margin-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Along these same lines, according to a report in the April 2009 issue of the</span><em style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Harvard Mental Health Letter</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">, rigorous studies have found scientific proof that yoga helps the body deal with stress by slowing heart and breathing rates and lowering blood pressure -- which can benefit new moms after the baby's born, too.</span></p><p style="font-size: 1em; text-align: left; line-height: 1.3em; margin-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The benefits of yoga aren't limited to your physical well-being. Taking a prenatal yoga class is a great way to meet other pregnant women — to become part of a community. Being in a positive, supportive environment with others like you can give you a regular emotional boost and keep you motivated to continue exercising.</span></p></span></b></span></div>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-69467421359729331412010-06-19T10:05:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:06:36.158-07:00Day 2- INITIATION INTO HEARTSOURCING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDIY4RAoMPDYkztGUiDh5Qwhi-l1PhxOCRgmHFpA-uhY3GIIvze6UcQpw8a1RLdlFE1zJ3unlbMg8fZXFkpWV4p3nvFXszqno2MxBqW61zU6Gp78JcyV1ntW41mvwyHu05xegGwsRpw8/s1600/IMG_2829.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDIY4RAoMPDYkztGUiDh5Qwhi-l1PhxOCRgmHFpA-uhY3GIIvze6UcQpw8a1RLdlFE1zJ3unlbMg8fZXFkpWV4p3nvFXszqno2MxBqW61zU6Gp78JcyV1ntW41mvwyHu05xegGwsRpw8/s400/IMG_2829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484532305964564962" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><div>Welcome to day 2 in your "INITIATION INTO <strong><span style=" ;font-size:18pt;">H</span></strong>EART<strong><span style=" ;font-size:18pt;">S</span></strong>OURCING" series.</div><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /><em>"The Heart Center is a portal into the greatest mystery</em></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><em>and the most powerful truth of your existence."</em></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> -Ram Giri<br /></p><div><div></div><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></p><div>Enjoy the session by downloading the file here:</div><div><br /><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.skillsforawakening.com/wp-content/download/audio/hs/10DayHSMeditationsDay2.mp3"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276966808_0">http://www.skillsforawakening.com/wp-content/download/audio/hs/10DayHSMeditationsDay2.mp3</span></a></div><div>With love,</div></div><div>Ram Giri<br /></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><strong><span style=" ;font-size:14pt;">PS: Give this <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276966808_1" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom- background-position: initial initial; color:initial;">Gift of Love to the People</span> you Love:</span></strong></p></div></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-53331525609379041802010-06-19T10:02:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:03:51.340-07:00INITIATION INTO HEARTSOURCING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYwu5xPWbulWQJ92IcoN9MN6JMQUj8d8nFQ_Mv71xZI50pWQj2nHgEa0nzK8uz_bxWbtetqPSsmIaEMHOa6n_2252-KjpmXBudH83ZE9oJrFVb9Lgcd_t-ZgreCk7FbFvBWo-_WJVHYs/s1600/IMG_2830.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYwu5xPWbulWQJ92IcoN9MN6JMQUj8d8nFQ_Mv71xZI50pWQj2nHgEa0nzK8uz_bxWbtetqPSsmIaEMHOa6n_2252-KjpmXBudH83ZE9oJrFVb9Lgcd_t-ZgreCk7FbFvBWo-_WJVHYs/s400/IMG_2830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484531563989824226" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><div><div>Today is the first day in your "INITIATION INTO <strong><span style=" ;font-size:18pt;">H</span></strong>EART<strong><span style=" ;font-size:18pt;">S</span></strong>OURCING" series. I am thrilled that you have decided to join the growing number of people who are taking active steps to change their experience of life<em> from the inside out.</em> This is how we together will change the world!</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Today's session is close to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276966808_0">20 minutes</span>. The following sessions are shorter, around 10 minutes each. Please plan these meditations and reflections into your day. We grow in skill in any valuable practice by the importance we give it and by repetition.</p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <em>"There is a force within which gives you life - seek that.</em></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><em>In your body lies a priceless gem-seek that.</em></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><em>If you want to find the greatest treasure don't look outside,</em></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><em> look inside, and seek that."</em></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276966808_1">Rumi</span></p><div>Enjoy the session by downloading the file here:</div><div><br /><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.skillsforawakening.com/wp-content/download/audio/hs/10DayHSMeditationsDay1.mp3"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276966808_2">http://www.skillsforawakening.com/wp-content/download/audio/hs/10DayHSMeditationsDay1.mp3</span></a></div><div> </div></div><div>With love,</div><div>Ram Giri<br /></div><span style=" ;font-size:12pt;"></span><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><strong><span style=" ;font-size:14pt;">PS: Give this <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276966808_3">Gift of Love to the People</span> you Love:</span></strong></p><div><br /></div></div></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-10668495467693467692010-06-18T07:10:00.000-07:002010-06-18T07:11:55.556-07:00Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras – I.33 A Gift of Grace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdtnB2V6dz9D55UAbKT0CgfjLdE7vsVy8zViPEl6jJlIIux1bnOMSNA8qcSuwyhukW6I4Kqnp0MuY0pzsCRG2UMaZjJRNp-tWFn5P5TjAQmM_aVR1vRzB1YEx2_GFRmh8l4C_Di_1GbQ/s1600/PBlanca1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdtnB2V6dz9D55UAbKT0CgfjLdE7vsVy8zViPEl6jJlIIux1bnOMSNA8qcSuwyhukW6I4Kqnp0MuY0pzsCRG2UMaZjJRNp-tWFn5P5TjAQmM_aVR1vRzB1YEx2_GFRmh8l4C_Di_1GbQ/s320/PBlanca1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484116205405378018" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Interpretive translation by Joseph Le Page:<br />Kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity (in relation to pleasure and pain, good and evil) are naturally cultivated through glad acceptance of all life offers as a gift of grace.<br /><br />A Gift of Grace<br />Live lightly, for every grain of earth, water, sun, wind and space is truly a gift of grace.<br />Be grateful, for this body of a million miracles per moment offers vistas of infinite beauty.<br />Look deeply, for every flower holds a blueprint for unfolding your own inner beauty.<br />Play freely, for joy is the natural language in this sandbox of earth, sea and sky.<br />Witness wisely, for the roller coaster ride is much less stressful when watching from outside.<br />Breathe deeply, for air is the language that makes you one with everything under the sun.<br />Sit silently, for meditation is the science of unwrapping the secret gift of your own soul.<br />Love tenderly, for the beating heart of the whole universe is held in your soul mate's hands.<br />Let go completely, for every belief that binds you is that much less space to receive the gift of grace.<br />Serve selflessly, for loving kindness is the thread that weaves as one the entire web of life.<br />Dance life’s seasons softly, for every change is another face of the ever flowing river of grace.<br />Live gracefully, for every moment of everyday and each new path, and every face are all a gift of grace.</span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-61262701696658663122010-06-16T19:25:00.000-07:002010-06-16T19:33:19.764-07:00This summer, keep cool with ayurveda techniques<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This summer, try these pitta-pacifying techniques to keep your cool.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Of the three doshas, pitta has the most in common with summer. Imagine a bubbling pot of steaming hot, sour, and spicy soup—that's the nature of pitta. Made up of the primal elements fire (mainly) and water (secondarily), pitta has hot, oily, sharp, light, sour, fluid, and pungent attributes—many of the same sensory qualities that summer surrounds us with.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It's a fundamental principle of Ayurveda that like increases like. In </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ayurveda: Secrets of Healing</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (South Asia Books, 1998), Ayurvedic teacher and author Maya Tiwari writes, "The doshas are not simply the dynamic energy within the body; rather, they are influenced primarily by seasonal variations." As summer heats up, we become prone to accumulating excess pitta. If we already possess a pitta </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">prakriti</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (nature), we're at an even higher risk of becoming out of balance.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Signs of pitta imbalance include diarrhea, burning sensations, skin irritations, odorous sweating, fever, inflammation, and a hypercritical or intense mental outlook. Pitta governs digestion and metabolism, so the fire may flare first in the small intestine and the stomach—pitta's main seats in the body—with excesses of digestive acid and bile.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What to do when pitta's boiling over? Keep in mind that doshic imbalances can vary in manifestation and severity, depending on many factors. If you suspect any health problems, seek a qualified practitioner. But if you're simply a touch overheated, tune in to your senses and try applying opposing qualities to maintain balance in the midst of summer's swelter.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#DE7370;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">TASTE</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bitter, sweet, and astringent tastes calm pitta, so eat more foods like apples, grapes, zucchini, lettuce, cucumbers, cilantro, and fresh organic dairy. Eliminate or reduce your intake of alcohol, heavy meats, and fried, oily, salty, spicy, and sour foods. Instead of salt, use fennel seeds, coriander, fenugreek, and fresh lime juice for seasoning.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#DE7370;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">TOUCH</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wear breathable natural fibers that have a cooling effect, such as cotton and linen.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#DE7370;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SMELL</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Treat yourself to a fresh bouquet of tuberose, gardenia, or freesia. Or dab on a diluted essential oil: Try rose, jasmine, geranium, vetiver, or ylang ylang.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#DE7370;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SIGHT</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take a break from work that requires intense visual focus. Gaze at summer's verdant trees and meadows. Surround yourself with cooling hues of pearl white, blue, green, silver, and gray.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#DE7370;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SOUND</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Listen to flute music and devotional songs to calm your heart and soothe your spirit. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><b><span style="color:#DE7370;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">PRANAYAMA</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Try cooling pranayama techniques, like Sitali and Sitkari, which are done by inhaling through the mouth and exhaling through the nose.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To do Sitali, sit in a comfortable position, make an O shape with your mouth, and curl the tongue lengthwise. Then, as B.K.S. Iyengar instructs in </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Light on Pranayama</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (Crossroad, 1998), "draw in air...as if drinking with a straw and fill the lungs completely." Withdraw the tongue, close the mouth, and hold the breath for five to 10 seconds. Exhale through the nose. Repeat this cycle for five to 10 minutes and then rest in Savasana (Corpse Pose).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you can't curl your tongue, try Sitkari, which is similar to Sitali except that the tongue is kept flat. Part the lips and allow the tip of the tongue to protrude slightly. Practice gently and without intensity early or late in the day, when the air is cool.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-12121049409948874732010-06-11T19:30:00.000-07:002010-06-11T19:34:49.092-07:00SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION CLASS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFpPr6amFWAgXXJ-_r4A263138Bs3uyaLWtkBVORMlJWKyMSDQof9kBJHk2j89djNg47Eg0VI7mAWyuBQW7nFvnMYVpBTSh0mJDTBzZXspI1oxGgabaNIQrZy9ox2lqzZIF0BPTVaH0w/s1600/images-2.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFpPr6amFWAgXXJ-_r4A263138Bs3uyaLWtkBVORMlJWKyMSDQof9kBJHk2j89djNg47Eg0VI7mAWyuBQW7nFvnMYVpBTSh0mJDTBzZXspI1oxGgabaNIQrZy9ox2lqzZIF0BPTVaH0w/s400/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481709772850275266" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:'Comic Sans MS', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">MONDAY JUNE 21</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">st</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at Breathing Room Studio, 122 N. Main St.-</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Chalkduster, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">$12 fee</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">Solstice is a time for letting go of old stagnation, while inviting new openness within. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">Join Sara as you</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"> celebrate the longest day of the year by releasing your sadness, fear, pain, and suffering into the light of the summer solstice.Take this opportunity for solar healing, receiving the sun’s </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">warmth, joy, and energy at its fullest capacity.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">Because the summer solstice offers direct and sustained sunlight, we will set our intentions to illuminate our dark places by letting in the light and applying nature’s rhythms and laws to our yoga practice.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:16.0pt; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Chalkduster, serif;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:17px;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Chalkduster;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Chalkduster, serif;"><br /></span>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-65961037541179990562010-06-11T13:24:00.000-07:002010-06-12T07:50:55.769-07:00THAI BODY WORK starting Monday June 21 in Livingston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyRgtFDH9YGeWb-z6dxoLtC32mCn_x0dWFABEP8X2bGypjOinpcdXay8BtYdbLVLN1uAHtKMbEO2ujQ_ng4i9qiNuNoBAsTBNEeIDQ2U6MbPrQRdFgX2UvoP4U80fc9lqviXE0eRbL8w/s1600/images-1.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 116px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyRgtFDH9YGeWb-z6dxoLtC32mCn_x0dWFABEP8X2bGypjOinpcdXay8BtYdbLVLN1uAHtKMbEO2ujQ_ng4i9qiNuNoBAsTBNEeIDQ2U6MbPrQRdFgX2UvoP4U80fc9lqviXE0eRbL8w/s320/images-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481618143752300354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh7hrkQIAJVpAe2CZuICi9R1MqoTSIV2cOCNVq22721oQdM8iyHppF01aDqepXBwdA9-l-uFl8BR6LpEJF4xp1DD0Yzdp1KQlikpR8pqvtiOORX3pX7KMFhuAgTq0HRS20TixYZ6Znl0/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh7hrkQIAJVpAe2CZuICi9R1MqoTSIV2cOCNVq22721oQdM8iyHppF01aDqepXBwdA9-l-uFl8BR6LpEJF4xp1DD0Yzdp1KQlikpR8pqvtiOORX3pX7KMFhuAgTq0HRS20TixYZ6Znl0/s200/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481616044487987506" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family:verdana, serif;">I want to start offering my Thai Body Work sessions on June 21 since it’s the Solstice and a good time to invite new openness within…..</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am so excited to begin incorporating what I learned in Thai Body Work Level II into my sessions. Many, many people have come to me for healing bodywork and many have returned again and again. I'm especially happy to have introduced Thai massage to a number of clients who'd never experienced it. As a way of thanking my current and future clients I want to do something a little gimicky, but fun. From July 1st through the end of September when you come for a massage you'll be entered into a monthly drawing to win a gift certificate for a 90 minute session. You can get into the drawing up to 2 times per month. I'll give away 1 gift certificate at the end of July & August. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rates</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 hr: $50 90 min: $65 2 hrs: $85</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">New clients get $10 off one 90 minute session.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">$25 fee is requested if you need to cancel an appointment with less than 24 hours notice</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#303030;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#303030;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1A1818;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>THAI...some history</b></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1A1818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thai massage originated 2500 years ago in India, developing out of the Ayurvedic and yoga traditions, with later influence by Chinese medicine. It combines deep compressions, passive stretching, joint mobility and acupressure to relieve muscle tension, enhance circulation, improve flexibility and balance energy. Typical responses to this bodywork include feeling taller and lighter, relaxed and invigorated, and having greater ease of movement. Clients who have experienced yoga and physical therapy often note the similarities to this bodywork. Thai massage is received on a mat while wearing comfortable clothing and is beneficial for people of all ages and lifestyles. I will tailor the session to your needs - whether you want to feel the burn of a deep, intense treatment or have a more gentle experience</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1A1818;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Holistic Benefits of Traditional Thai Massage</span></span></span></span></b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Facilitates relaxation</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Heightens awareness</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Frees blockages in energy flow</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Invigorates the nervous system</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Relieves pain and muscle tension</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Increases ability to absorb nutrition</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Strengthens and rejuvenates the body</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Speeds recovery from exercise and athletic events</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Improves circulation of blood and lymph</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">•</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Increases flexibility and range of motion</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none; 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Any time! Her rhythmically skillful hands pulls you, stretches you, nurtures you in such a delicious & healing way...you can only go into a trance state of deep relaxation!" 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mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Course Highlights:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">How the mind and emotions affect the body | Why labor hurts and why it doesn't have to | Releasing fear the enemy of labor | Preparing your mind and body for birthing | Avoiding artificial induction and episiotomies | Developing ultimate depth relaxation | Understanding the stages of labor | Preparing your Birth Plan | Tapping Nature's own relaxant | Breathing your baby down for birth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- letter-spacing:-1.0pt;mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">The Fastest Growing Childbirth Education Program in the U.S.!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">HypnoBirthing® is a "full-service" childbirth education course, teaching everything NEEDED to prepare mind and body to have a healthy birth.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">While HypnoBirthing</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">®</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"> is effective and easy to learn at any time during pregnancy, even late third trimester, much can be gained by taking the class early so that proper nutrition, daily relaxation practice, and preparation of your mind and body for birthing can be developed over a period of time. The HypnoBirthing Institute is now recommending that expectant parents begin classes early in the second trimester, so that the relaxation becomes a way of life.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">HypnoBirthing is different from most other childbirth education courses in the following ways:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Most births (90-95% of all births) are without problems, at least if we refrain from intervening in the process. Therefore HypnoBirthing® doesn't teach about complications. Why spend hours discussing things that only happen in a few births? Moms and dads often say that after they have finished their hospital childbirth course, they had the feeling that all births have complications and that they would be very lucky indeed to not have any interventions. So we don't go there. You have hopefully chosen your childbirth/obstetric provider wisely and if an unforeseen turn happens in your birthing, you have them to guide you in your options.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Most childbirth courses teach that pain in inevitable during childbirth, and suggest ways to cope and endure. HypnoBirthing® teaches that there is nothing inherently painful about birthing. Birthing muscles are like every other muscle in the body, and when they are functioning properly, they don't hurt. It is actually fear and tension that lead to pain. All childbirth classes teach that if you will relax, it will be easier. HypnoBirthing will give you the tools to do just that. Labor will mostly likely be intense and hard work, but it doesn't HAVE to be painful. HypnoBirthing doesn't promise that birth will be painfree, but many women report that they did not experience pain.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Many childbirth education classes teach what to expect in the hospital, how to be a "good patient" and how to help the mom have the best experience possible. HypnoBirthing® teaches parents to remember that this is also the BABY's birth -- he or she will only get one chance to be born. How would you like to welcome your baby into the world? If you keep your baby's interests in mind, you'll chose your birthing preferences wisely and you will have a wonderful experience too.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;color:#242424;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- letter-spacing:-1.0pt;mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">What Will I Learn?</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">HypnoBirthing® is a complete childbirth education program. You will learn what I like to call life tools. The relaxation techniques that you will learn are focused on birth. However, you will be able to use variations of these techniques for the rest of your life!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">How Fear Affects Labor</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">You will learn how the uterus functions normally. This understanding will allow you to release fear and embrace the concept of easier, more comfortable birth.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Preparing Your Mind and Body for Success</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">In HypnoBirthing you will learn relaxation and visualizations that will see you through your labor and quickly bring about a renewed state of energy following your birth. You will also learn comfortable positions for your birthing day and how to get your body prepared for that very special day.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Breathing Techniques</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">You will learn three gentle breathing techniques to enhance your body's natural ability and encourage a calm and peaceful birthing experience.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Nutrition</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Healthy mommies birth healthy babies. We will discuss good nutrition which is essential for your baby's growth and development. Many late pregnancy concerns can be minimized and even reversed through healthy eating and optimal nutrition.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">How the Body Works with You and for You</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Childbirth is a normal, natural and healthy function for women. You will learn how your body and baby are designed perfectly for birth. You will understand what the uteran muscles are doing and why, as well as the stages of labor...simplified.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Prenatal Bonding</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Getting acquainted with your baby is a very magical experience and you don't have to wait until (s)he is born to enjoy making this connection.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Integral Role for Your Birth Companion</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Birth companions are able to experience the joy of supporting mommy and participating in the miracle of birth. Companions are encouraged, however, many single moms have achieved gentle and fulfilling births.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">We will also discuss exercise, laboring and birthing positions, birth preferences, breastfeeding and so much more!</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- font-family:Verdana;color:#3F3F3F;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#3F3F3F;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:18.0pt; mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi- letter-spacing:-1.0pt;mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Sign Up for HypnoBirthing Childbirth Education</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">How to Sign Up for Group Classes and Private Instruction</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">The HypnoBirthing classroom (3-10 couples) program includes (5) 2 hr. weekly sessions (once a week for five weeks). The fee for the classroom program is $250. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required, due before attending the first class, with the balance ($200) due at the end of class 1 unless other arrangements have been made. (Payable by check or cash only). Class Enrollment is on a first pay, first reserve basis. The classes generally fill a couple weeks in advance. There are occasional cancellations. To ensure your placement, it is best to sign up early to save your spot. Your $50 deposit reserves your space and allows for the purchase of your class materials. $250 covers the entire program for mother and birth companion: deposit, all sessions/classes, the textbook "HypnoBirthing- A Celebration of Life, 3rd edition" by Marie Mongan, 2 audio relaxation practice CDs, and class binder.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Private Instruction is offered as (4) 2 hour sessions or as an all day (6 - 7 hour) intensive session. The intensive program is reserved for mothers who are 35+ weeks pregnant and cannot feasibly attend many classes. The standard private option is $475 and the intensive option is $375. Both fees include instruction for mom-to-be and her birth companion(s), textbook, practice CD, and class binder. A $75 non-refundable deposit is required to book your private class(es), with the balance due at the time of your first appointment.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Verdana;mso-bidi-mso-font-kerning:.5ptfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><b>To sign up for group classes and private instruction:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <span style="font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi- mso-font-kerning:.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">Class deposit submitted ($50 </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">non-refundable)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">. This deposit reserves your space for a group class and allows me to purchase your class materials. For private sessions, this non-refundable deposit books your appointment and covers the first hour of your instruction (please contact me for the mailing address and to notify me that you will be making your payment: sarayoga3@yahoo.com or call 600-1994). </span></span></span><!--EndFragment-->Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095205679936526996.post-4257926934900981112010-06-04T21:24:00.000-07:002010-06-04T21:39:09.805-07:00Be a strong WARRIOR 1, pure and simple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhoqWNMkmQe2LsIFfvGDFGxXjwqAQbuK-IN8VeAOXcXhanx1LzD3Fvh_rIbErTUulC89YJ3GwXdLHLJwwudv1O0aJgW2fqkMxC8PrLZduAbqKF5ZUzLYE5cGZMPy_C06u3bO43zxwqQM/s1600/warrior1bywater.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhoqWNMkmQe2LsIFfvGDFGxXjwqAQbuK-IN8VeAOXcXhanx1LzD3Fvh_rIbErTUulC89YJ3GwXdLHLJwwudv1O0aJgW2fqkMxC8PrLZduAbqKF5ZUzLYE5cGZMPy_C06u3bO43zxwqQM/s200/warrior1bywater.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479141350263210802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This is one of my teachers' way of explaining this pose, and I simply LOVE IT! Thanks Susi.</span></span></b></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Start Warrior 1 by stepping back from Tadasana. It easily brings your awareness to your hips and pelvis with safety, strength and stability.<br /><br />1. Stand in Tadasana. Remember that two things have to happen to make the legs in Warrior 1 work. Your back leg needs to rotate and extend in the hip as the front leg moves into flexion at the hip and knee. Keep this pureness in mind as you step back.<br /><br />2. If your hips become "unsquare" as you step back, it is a sign that you are going too far back and/or too narrow. So, shorten your stance front to back, or widen your stance left to right. See which stance (or combination of stances) brings freedom so that your pelvis naturally squares back up.<br /><br />3. Connect into your feet. Feel the center of your heels, the ball of each foot, and the base of your pinky toe. Let your legs be strong but not rigid. Overcontracting your legs will reduce strength. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">4. From there, raise your arms up,perpendicular to the floor, parallel to each other and reach actively through the little finger sides of the hands towards the ceiling. Put energy into your hands. Organic energy! Shoulders away from the ears, scapulas firm against your back.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">BREEEEEEEAAAAAAAAATTTTHHHHHEEEEEEEE and soften the face by smiling, a happy and peaceful warrior is ALWAYS a much better warrior :)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Helvetica, 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">...and...voila'!<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></span><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">When you work this way, there are no assumptions of how much body awareness exists. This deliberately tells you what needs to happen. As a resuit, your awareness actually rises and there is less of a tendency for overtorquing the spine or pelvis; and there is less opportunity for the front knee to fall inward and for the back to overarch. This is all because you are moving through your pure </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1275711895_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">range of motion</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">, which involves more ease, more balance, and fewer compensatory patterns in the knee, SI joints, or back. As a result, you feel much more grounded while in the pose. (You don’t purposefully try to ground, but by the nature of pure movement, you feel grounded.) And, when you come out, you feel lighter. Try it and see. </span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div>Sara Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07108125499266729885noreply@blogger.com0