Backbends in yoga is something which most of us who feel inflexible often avoid; they hard, scary, working into our spine which is one of the most important parts of our body it seems best to leave it alone...
I love essential oils. If I'm not burning incence or candles there will be essential oil burner invigorating a room. I add them to my bath and incorporate them in my yoga and Reiki sessions. Today I felt inspired to experiment with making bath salts. This is...
YOGA NIDRA Yoga nidra is a guided meditation and unique combination of alert awareness and deep relaxation. It doesn’t involve physical expertise of any kind, making this simple practice available to everyone! In this meditative practice, we are practicing letting go, surrendering, and simply letting...
Happiness is not a goal. It’s a dividend. It’s the incidental consequence of the intentional commitment to fulfill your whole capacity for living. And when you focus your energy on that first, it just shows up. Because happiness isn’t the target – happiness is what...
Just recently I had a little tummy bug and decided that I need to try this bowl of kefir mixed with guavas that my wonderful husband prepared for me. It tasted great, like natural yogurt mixed with delicious fruit! What is Kefir? Kefir has been used for...
Balancing postures strengthens muscles, builds co-ordination and balance. They improve our way of standing, walking, and help with how we perform every other day activities. This helps avoid falls that may lead to injuries. As we focus and keep the attention in balancing poses, this will...
ENHANCES FLEXIBILITY Holding poses for a longer period of time using props lets you relax into the pose, this will enable your muscles to stretch a little further. HELPS WITH BODY WEIGHT CONTROL Studies have shown that people who practice restorative yoga started reaching their weight loss goals. A...
Perhaps you have walked into a yoga studio, or a yogis house and smelt the weird and wonderful scents of incense. Incense is aromatic biotic material which releases fragrant smoke when burned. Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, and in therapy, meditation, and ceremonies. There are...
A speech Pope Francis gave in a homily / sermon...