Monthly Archives: September 2015

️COFFEE OR: BACKBEND #NationalCoffeeDay #PickMeUp #Energize #BridgePose From a supine position, with the knees bent and the soles of the feet on the mat,parallel and hip width. Arms by your sides. Inhale. On the exhale, press your feet down to lift the hip bones up. Peel the spine off of the mat. If it is available to you, interlace the fingers underneath you. Wriggle up onto your shoulders, and open up that stubborn part of the ribcage. Feel the heart opening and breathe. Feel your breath filling your lungs and lifting your spirits. Keep breathing into it and stay present. After 10 breaths lower it down, one vertebrae at a time. Counter the pose by hugging knees to chest. Repeat 3 times. All backbends will energize you…just like a cup of coffee! :)

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️COFFEE OR: BACKBEND #NationalCoffeeDay #PickMeUp #Energize #BridgePose From a supine position, with the knees bent and the soles of the feet on the mat,parallel and hip width. Arms by your sides. Inhale. On the exhale, press your feet down to lift the hip bones up. Peel the spine off of the mat. If it is available to you, interlace the fingers underneath you. Wriggle up onto your shoulders, and open up that stubborn part of the ribcage. Feel the heart opening and breathe. Feel your breath filling your lungs and lifting your spirits. Keep breathing into it and stay present. After 10 breaths lower it down, one vertebrae at a time. Counter the pose by hugging knees to chest. Repeat 3 times. All backbends will energize you...just like a cup of coffee! :)

ARIES FULL MOON, LUNAR ECLIPSE 744pm pacificWhenever there is a full moon, the polarity of opposites and issues of relationships come to the fore. Emotions heighten as we feel a pull from within and from the external. This#fullmoon is an #eclipse, and a #supermoon in Libra's opposite sign of #Aries. There has been a lot of hype around Supermoons and Eclipses. Just know that Eclipses have a six month effect, so it’s not like a lightening bolt that occurs at that EXACT MOMENT….fear not! If the moon and sun aspect planets in your chart directly, that is a slightly different story. Collectively the energies we are working with are the identity and relationship. There is an internal need to care for the self first; to follow your impulse and to be selfish. At the same time, the conscious and solar life highlights partnerships. How can you balance your own needs with your partners? Perhaps you can remember back to Fall of 1996, as we were dealing with a similar theme. What were you learning then? Take some time to identify what may be similar for you today and stay available for a new download. In the Libra month, balance postures, surfing, and aerial classes could benefit you. When training at the gym, work with a Bosu Ball to challenge your balance. Remember to pause and breathe before responding. Act. Do not re-act.

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ARIES FULL MOON, LUNAR ECLIPSE 744pm pacificWhenever there is a full moon, the polarity of opposites and issues of relationships come to the fore. Emotions heighten as we feel a pull from within and from the external. This#fullmoon is an #eclipse, and a #supermoon in Libra's opposite sign of #Aries. There has been a lot of hype around Supermoons and Eclipses. Just know that Eclipses have a six month effect, so it’s not like a lightening bolt that occurs at that EXACT MOMENT….fear not! If the moon and sun aspect planets in your chart directly, that is a slightly different story. Collectively the energies we are working with are the identity and relationship. There is an internal need to care for the self first; to follow your impulse and to be selfish. At the same time, the conscious and solar life highlights partnerships. How can you balance your own needs with your partners? Perhaps you can remember back to Fall of 1996, as we were dealing with a similar theme. What were you learning then? Take some time to identify what may be similar for you today and stay available for a new download. In the Libra month, balance postures, surfing, and aerial classes could benefit you. When training at the gym, work with a Bosu Ball to challenge your balance. Remember to pause and breathe before responding. Act. Do not re-act.

BALANCE IS BEAUTIFUL#balance #equinox #boat #navasana #relationship #yoga As a young woman, my life was filled with extremes. I swung from being a very rigid and serious task master; so rigid and strict with my body, to being undisciplined and directionless in both body and mind. As age has seasoned me my swings have lessened and my life has become more subtle. Too much strength and we become hardened. Too much flexibility and we get wishy washy. When we learn to hold the dynamic opposites and extend in both directions simultaneously, life becomes a beautiful dance. Balance is the dynamic dance of opposites. This energizes and engages our relatedness with and to one another, our environment and with and own bodies.Let's look at relationship through the lens of yoga:GAZING POINT: For a balance posture the gazing point is essential. In relationship we can aim for a higher vision and still the mind of petty details.BREATH: The breath is the body’s natural rhythm. Attention to it brings you into the present moment. In partnership there is an ebb and flow, a natural rhythm. Being present requires trust that all is happening as it should. When we are present we sense the correct moment for action.EXTENSION: We embrace the world of opposites, and experience the dynamic energy within that. Both/and. Our lives become much richer when we embrace the other and stretch to include, understand and behold.Balance is really quite active. Just like an easy relationship. Echoing is a fine communication tool: repeating back was said clarifies what was heard and helps cultivate understanding. Mirroring body language is a technique that bring the two in sync. In relationship to ourselves and others, communication is a key element for an easy, natural flow.Check in with your body, and what is being communicated. It will let you know.

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BALANCE IS BEAUTIFUL#balance #equinox #boat #navasana #relationship #yoga As a young woman, my life was filled with extremes. I swung from being a very rigid and serious task master; so rigid and strict with my body, to being undisciplined and directionless in both body and mind. As age has seasoned me my swings have lessened and my life has become more subtle. Too much strength and we become hardened. Too much flexibility and we get wishy washy. When we learn to hold the dynamic opposites and extend in both directions simultaneously, life becomes a beautiful dance. Balance is the dynamic dance of opposites. This energizes and engages our relatedness with and to one another, our environment and with and own bodies.Let's look at relationship through the lens of yoga:GAZING POINT: For a balance posture the gazing point is essential. In relationship we can aim for a higher vision and still the mind of petty details.BREATH: The breath is the body’s natural rhythm. Attention to it brings you into the present moment. In partnership there is an ebb and flow, a natural rhythm. Being present requires trust that all is happening as it should. When we are present we sense the correct moment for action.EXTENSION: We embrace the world of opposites, and experience the dynamic energy within that. Both/and. Our lives become much richer when we embrace the other and stretch to include, understand and behold.Balance is really quite active. Just like an easy relationship. Echoing is a fine communication tool: repeating back was said clarifies what was heard and helps cultivate understanding. Mirroring body language is a technique that bring the two in sync. In relationship to ourselves and others, communication is a key element for an easy, natural flow.Check in with your body, and what is being communicated. It will let you know.