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Garudasana
Written By: Abigail HammondĀ
Garudasana, or Eagle pose, has always been one of my favorite poses to include in my yoga classes. Not only does it help strengthen your balance, arms legs and knees it also cleanses your lymphatic system and improves your circulation. Not to mention that kids find it to be very fun and challenging!
Practice flying like an eagle with your child!
Before the pose
Practicing a balance pose like tree and then chair pose is a perfect way to get your body ready to do the pose.
How to Practice Eagle
*Begin eagle pose by standing in Tadasana(mountain pose) and then bending your knees into chair pose!
*Bringing your arms out in front of you wrap the right arm under the left.
*Bending both arms you can either push the back of your palms together or bring the front of your palms together.
*Next bring your weight into your left foot, pick a drishti! (focus point)
*Raise your right knee as high as you can and then cross it over your left leg
*You can either bring your right toes all the way to the floor or tuck them behind your left calf!
*Once you have found the pose squeeze all off your energy into your center!
*Now repeat on the other side!
Through tightening and squeezing your body you promote deeper circulation in your legs and arms. This flushes the blood and the lymphatic system. Make sure you open us wide and wiggle your fingers when youāre done!
If you are having trouble doing those pose standing you can also try it in a chair Ā
Cleansing the Sinuses
Written by: Gabriela ChinnockĀ About 15 years ago as part of my self-care for my voice I added in the daily ritual of using a neti pot every morning. Ā It was suggested to me by a voice and speech teacher who was also a yogi. The purpose was to cleanse the sinuses.
I remember it was very scary the first time to trust that the water I poured through one nostril, as I tilted me head to the side at the same time, would really come out the other nostril without drowning me.
Now it is second nature to get my distilled water into my neti pot and complete the ritual of rinsing my sinuses with salt water every morning.
As a yoga teacher and workshop facilitator in classrooms in NYC, Rockland and Poughkeepsie, I am around a lot of āfluā during the winter season. Washing my hands and cleansing my sinuses are my two main defenses against getting sick myself.
According to the Ayurveda, rinsing with a neti pot can also relieve some of the morning sluggishness. I am not a coffee drinker. Ā So this practice is my way to help me prepare for my day.
Below is an article from Yoga Journal on āwhyā and āhow to Useā a neti pot.
http://www.yogajournal.com/article/health/everyday-ayurveda/
Most importantly, make sure to use distilled water , use a good quality salt, and keep your neti pot clean.
And itās nice to do before your first round of pranayama or first yoga stretch of the morning.
Enjoy!
N I K U N J A S A N A
Written by: Janet Vignola
From: The Thymus GlandĀ©- Article By: Jean Sheehan, Millennium Education & Absolute Empowerment Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast , Queensland, Australia
ETYMOLOGY Nikunja means in Sanskrit tree, bush, thicket. Nikunjasana, "the thicket asana" is one of the most effective yogic techniques for improving oneās immune system.
THE ACTION ON THE THYMUS The thymus is one of the most mysterious endocrine glands. Until recently, it was thought that the thymus played no part in the organism of an adult. It was also believed that this gland, highly important for the development of the fetus and which in the beginning is very developed, is gradually atrophied during puberty and it almost disappears in the adult organism. Nonetheless, the recent researches revealed the fact that the thymus has the role of a central organ of the lymphatic system, and we can realize its importance if we think that the immunity of our organism depends on the lymphatic system. Nowadays it is considered that the thymus has an essential role in defending the organism against microbial and viral attacks. The thymus is a great reservoir of lymphocytes and it transmits fighting instructions to the cells. From this perspective, the importance of the stimulation and harmonization of the activity of this gland speaks for itself. The modern science knows very little about this gland. Nonetheless, the yogis know the secret connection there is between the thymus and the affective perceptions. It was noted, medically, that there are people whose thymus is not atrophied and these people are candid, good, and creative. The thymus is generally difficult to stimulate, due to its position behind the sternum. Nikunjasana can achieve this stimulation in an effective manner, because it stretches the thorax and compresses the area corresponding to the thymus, especially if we are indeed carefully to breathe deeply during the final stage of Nikunjasana. Nikunjasana contributes to the creation and preservation of a very good immune potential. Another pose that has this effect is Sarvangasana, the Candle Pose. The effects of these two asanas are wonderfully complementary. Source: http://sivasakti.com/
THE FIRST STAGE Starting on hands and knees (tabletop) with hips directly over knees, bend the arms simultaneously and place your chin on the floor, as forward as possible, but keeping your thighs on a perpendicular line on the floor. Stretch your arms forward, and look straight ahead. Stretch the spine musculature as much as you can. Breathe deeply, several times before moving on to the final stage of the asana. THE FINAL POSITION If you breathe deep enough and relaxed the back musculature well enough, you will be able to adjust the final position correctly. Turn your head so as to place your right cheek on the floor. Thus, the upper part of the trunk can touch the floor, and this will add pressure to this area, in which the thymus is also located. Breathe deeply and calmly for 5-10 times, then revert the position of the head, placing the left cheek on the floor and breathe again deeply and calmly for 5-10 times.
Many adults donāt understand that as a child grows the thymus gland makes huge changes and can change the personality of the child, especially from the age of 13 years. This is related to age disconnection linked to Sacred Geometry. From the age of 13, each alternate year the childās thymus gland āmovesā further away from their heart and this higher heart connection linked to the 8th chakra and becomes like a small child again. This is when parents share that their teenager is like a small child again! The teenager becomes āslow to matureā or what appears to be. Teenagers show the signs of the Medical Intuitive Thymus meanings such as:
-This is who I am ā to be different is a beautiful thing
-I do not require external approval
-Defensive patterns
This is a difficult time for teenagers as they are disconnecting from their heart and are not sure of who they are any more. The Thymus Gland is shrinking and changing. When this happens it affects the 8th chakra which sits on top of the thymus gland and integrates as one. When there are separation issues, it creates authority problems, disconnection from life and feelings of no choice. Exactly what teenagers share they feel. Hence why teenagers feel as though they need to connect with like-minded friends, rebel against teachers and parents and for some who take it extreme will try alcohol, smoking, or even drugs trying to reconnect to ABSOLUTE LOVE AND EMPOWERMENT. This evolutionary process evens out naturally by the time children are 26 years old.
Inner cleansing
Written by: Janet Vignola
I awoke Monday morning, as usual, expecting the day to follow along my planned schedule. As I went to the bathroom, I began to hover over with intense nausea. Unable to vomit, I continued to feel this God-awful nausea ā then the diarrhea (ugh, at this point who even want to read this ā¦..Sorry!).
The day ensued with continued feelings of nausea, extreme body weakness, and generally feeling miserable. So I actually spent the entire day in bed. I tried to sip on some ginger ale, and when able, I got up to make some chamomile tea.
By dinnertime, I actually felt hungry and made some oatmeal. But feeling too weak to walk around, I went right back to bed.
Today is Tuesday, and Iām feeling a little better, however, there are pangs of nausea, and I think best to take the day off again until Iām feeling back to normal. I donāt know what this strange sickness is or where it came from (viral stomach flu?). It is flu season, but I donāt have a fever. It just seems like it ācame out of nowhereā. Isnāt it funny how the universe conspires? It gave me a perfect day to sit home and write this story.
Our human form is so creative and free and exists on so many levels that weāre not even aware of. I think this spark of creation that we Are is an infinite creator; there is no boundary to our potential, our learning ā¦. No beginning and no end to it. Thatās why I think my body (as the vehicle of this sparkās expression) knew it was a good time to show me ā āItās time to place more attention on clearing toxicityā ā¦ā¦Kind of like a cosmic cleansing; it was needed for me to move into the next stage of growth.
Looking back, I can reflect on this process occurring in so many forms. On reflection, I can see the cosmic cleansing/healings I was graced with to carry me into over a decade of yoga study.
Back in 1990 something, I was selected to present a talk to my Journey church group on our weekend retreat (Womenās Journey Retreat). The topic was Healing.
I looked up the word healing in the dictionary. It used the word āwholeā.
I told my āhealing storyā. It was about forgiveness and all the stuff that I thought was important at the time. However, I donāt think I even had a clue what the word āwholeā meant at that stage of my life. I was a complete cultural social product of ignorant mechanical thoughts, yet underneath all that something knew it needed to heal. Even if Janet didnāt know what healing meant.
After I told my story to the ladies on the retreat weekend I did actually experience a profound sense of being clean, fresh, unburdened.
This was ages before I met my Gail, my yoga teacher. The next stage of growth ā¦..
Our first meeting was so symbolic of the journey ahead of me. Entering the yoga studio on the first floor, there was a dark stairway to climb, and at the top of the stairway, a door. As I enter the room there she is sitting in the dim-lighted room, cross-legged in front of a window. A beautiful sculpted bird hangs above from the ceiling. Her face reeks of understanding and compassion. I sit down and Iām lost in her eyes for what I think is eternity.
Fast forward about 4 or 5 years of immersion in her teachings, and I have a bout of sickness, chronic neck pain. So Gail comes to visit me. Sitting at my kitchen table, we chat. After we converse, she touches my face (between my brows) with her gentle finger (my eyes were closed so I donāt know which finger she used).
It was as if she pulled the innocent misunderstanding right out of me.
My pain miraculously dissipates. The next day Iām perfectly fine.
This mysterious human form exists on so many levels. The God spark of Life canāt be suspended in time, but itās like we can touch on it when we place our trust, attention and love on it. The ultimate āinner cleansingā is beyond time and form, but I think the aftereffect of the event makes itself known in every imaginable form.
So Iām going to continue resting today. Sip on herbal tea and wait for my inner cleansing to make Itself known in the next stages of my life.
Essential Oils to Purify Air
Written By: Tenley EscoffreyĀ
We spend a lot of time indoors during the winter months. All those weeks spent huddling from the cold in our sealed homes and offices arenāt that different from being trapped in the recycled air of an airplane cabin. Think of all that exhaled air youāre re-breathing ā the need to purify, cleanse and refresh the atmosphere around you becomes critical. Fortunately, you can do so easily with essential oils.
First, arm yourself with the specified essential oils. Top choices for essential oils with air-purifying or cleansing benefits include: Balsam Fir, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Frankincense, Ginger, Grapefruit, Lemon. Lime, Lemongrass, Oregano, Peppermint, Rosemary, Tea tree, Wintergreen, Wild Orange
Next, create a blend for greatest effect. Blending and usage tips:
-A mix of oils will be more interesting and aromatically effective.
-Combine a leafy/herbal oil, a resinous/woody oil and a fresh citrus oil to achieve a balanced aroma.
-Use the blend in a plug-in or portable diffuser, or combine with water in a spray mister bottle to powerfully purify and freshen the airspace around you.
Experiment to find your favorite blend, or follow one of these easy recipes:
Purifying Eucalyptus Diffusion
Ingredients:
5 drops eucalyptus
5 drops frankincense
5 drops lemon
Directions:
start diffuser.
Balsam Fir Needle Purifying Room Spray
Ingredients:
8 drops balsam fir needle
8 drops myrrh
8 drops wild orange
2-4 ounces water
Directions:
Place oils and water in a spray-mister bottle, shake vigorously and mist airspace in room. Repeat as needed.