Loving Yoga

15/12/2021

Let’s practice more of this!
Restorative Yoga!!!! I will come to your home with all the props (if you are local) so you don’t have to go anywhere.
Private sessions are still available. Please send a message for more info or to schedule a session.

03/12/2021

This whole practice was done with eyes closed.
From time to time I really like to take a different approach to the routine. Closing the eyes is an easy way to do this. It confronts me with my fears:
The obvious one - loosing balance but also of the more layered ones - imperfection, being alone with myself, the dark, feeling vulnerable.

Sometimes I dare to do just a pose or two, a balance one if I am ok to accept defeat. Sometimes I dare to do the whole practice and see where it takes me.

It is scary and frustrating but it is deep and can even be fun (if you allow curiosity to take the driver’s seat).

27/11/2021

Gravity is a real thing. How we hold our bodies in relationship to gravity is also a real thing.

La tête pèse environ 5 kg.
Le cou supporte le poids de la tête qui, selon l'angle de l'inclinaison, augmente. Plus on regarde en bas, plus notre tête pèse. Selon le segment cervical qui prend le poids et le stress, le poids de la tête fluctue à moins de 5 kg, mais si vous le penchez en avant, il pèse de plus en plus. Quand il est plié à 60 degrés, il charge 22-27 kg sur les vertèbres cervicales inférieures et vers le bas dans le thoracique. En effet, toute la colonne vertébrale.
Qui plus est, la pléthore de soutien des tissus mous, des fascias, des muscles, des ligaments et des tendons devient tendue et fatiguée, ce qui accroît la tension sur les articulations et les disques. Si ce n'est pas maintenant, alors en bas de la piste, cela aura un impact sur le cou à mesure qu'il devient plus raide ainsi que sur la probabilité de créer des problèmes ailleurs.
Prenez soin de vous en utilisant des smartphones. Nous sommes totalement absorbés par ce qui se passe et nous ne vérifions pas notre position corporelle et ce que ce petit appareil peut nous faire avec le temps.
Source: health traditions.
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09/11/2021

Sometimes I feel like this - lost in the world around me. And sometimes I fill like this too - part of the world around me.

02/11/2021

Discovering what’s within and letting go… 💕🙏🏻

01/11/2021

A few simple and less simple restorative yoga setups.
Obviously, one can do these alone but there is something to be said about having a person to wrap you up in goodness and guide you through some breathing/visualization or relaxation.

Restorative yoga is really for every body! No yoga experience is needed, just an openness and willingness to just BE.

29/09/2021

If every day one could remember to do just a few minutes of cat/cow flow…
How wonderful this movement is for the spine!
•You can do it sitting on a block/pillow/bolster/chair
•You can do it on all fours on the floor or in bed, right after waking up
•You can even do it standing

No matter the variation, if one could only remember to devote a few minutes a day to taking care of the spine. Aaaaahhhhh….

18/09/2021

Why yoga?
Because there are moments where you think you can fly.
Those little moments of discovery, realization… transformation…
Little moments of true joy. One smile that you know is not fake.
Those moments are as fleeting as balancing on a ball (except if you work in a circus- they are longer then :)
This is why I come back to the mat (as well as when I am in pain).
Moments of ease for the mind and of joy for the body. Or is it the other way around ? 😊

08/09/2021

Finishing the second trimester of Yoga anatomy Principles with .kaminoff
The cherry on the cake is this lecture on the nervous system 🍒
No matter how much we know, we still don’t know, nor can control all of our nervous system and how it works. Personally, I love understanding the basics and I leave the mystery to work it’s way as well. I don’t have to know it all to be able to feel things, be amazed by my own experiences and admire the mystery.

But, in regards to the restorative yoga practice - here are some realizations that are arising:
•it’s not like we are going to assume a RY pose and all of a sudden jump into the parasympathetic response pool and just float.
•it’s more like - being in the state of mindfulness will create opportunities to become aware of the fine dance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic responses that is constantly happening in ourselves.
•the more awareness we have, the more subtle shifts we can consciously make to allow the parasympathetic dance partner to lead.
•the more we allow that side of our NS to lead, the more stable, responsive, soft , measured our response to the outside world can be.

Also, stress is not BAD. Stress is a necessary component of our everyday life. That is the other dancer in the dance of life. The problem is if it takes over the whole act (or most of it).

Allowing ourselves the time to tune into ourselves is the key. Restorative yoga setups provide a sense of security and stillness for the physical outer body so that our emotional and inside body can speak up and be heard.
RY is not always the answer but it can be the place for good questions to arise.

Curious about what your body has to say?
Come try a session in my sweet, little yoga room here in Benicia. 💕
You can always DM me with any questions :)