The Gift of Yoga
Our yoga practice can be many things--time to reset, a workout, calming, energizing, meditative, self-care, etc. The great thing about giving ourselves the gift of yoga is that we can take what we learn and what we experience off the mat and into our lives around us. It can help us build equanimity to deal with stressful situations. It can create mindfulness and allow us to see ourselves in others. It can alleviate tension and pain, which makes us kinder and more easy going with others. The true gift of yoga--it keeps on giving in ways we can't even imagine!
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Yin-ing at Life
Yin yoga is a slow, mindful practice that looks to target our joint space, fascia, and connective tissue instead of the muscles. Yin yoga uses less poses and longer holds to get deeper into the body and to help reset areas of the body used to bad habits (think bad posture, always seated, tight lower back, stiff knees and shoulders). This practice uses the healthy, mild to moderate stress of the poses over longer periods of time to produce results.
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A Recipe for Balance
Fall is the season of transformation. We can see this all around us in nature: the leaves change, the air shifts and we harvest new vegetables and fruits for our dinner table. It is important that we change with the seasons also, adjusting our daily habits, yoga practice along with the food we cook and eat.
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