Because breathing matters

The conversation this morning went something like this…..

My Client: “But the problem is when I slow my breath down the movement gets slower too”

Me: “Hows that a problem?”

Client: “Well, it’s not really yoga if I go too slow. I am supposed to move fast to get anywhere, right?”

Me: “Where are you trying to go? What are you trying to achieve?” Yoga can be so slow you don’t move at all, that is more restorative, Yoga can be fast paced, jumping, hoping, one breath/one movement. And it looks like its moving fast right? But it only looks like that on the outside, Yoga no matter how fast it looks on the outside  should still feel slow on the inside. If you move too fast, no matter what you’re doing, you can create tension in the body, clenched jaws, tight tummy’s, fingers clutching at the mat and that all becomes tense breathing. So even if your yoga is fast paced, keep the breath smooth and easy, then on the inside you can become very still, even while moving.
Thats Yoga!

Sunday Haiku May 5th, 2013

Third eye to the ground

Heart lifted towards the heavens

Yoga is my Church

~c~

 

 

 

Om Shanti

 

Cheryl

Inspiration

You inspired me

You moved me, love, action, purpose

You showed me the way

~c~

What is inspiration? It’s the feeling that right now, right here is perfect, that right here right now your creative spark is on fire and you know if you stop that flame will go out. Inspiration is the juice that feeds that flame.  Inspiration lifts your spirit, it changes your state of mind so that you see clearly and know that all things are possible.

Sometimes inspiration comes without effort; we find it looking at the faces of our children or our beloved. You stumble on it in unexpected places, a friend’s Facebook page, watching an old movie or having a deep conversation with someone you just met.

Sometimes you have to go out and find it. You have to seek inspiration; you have to call it into being.  Inspiration is found in the sweat from hard work. More often than not seeking inspiration is the hard work.

Finding or seeking inspiration means that you have come to a place where your head and heart are aligned and that not only do you know there is an abundance of life to find, you know where to look.

How do you cultivate inspiration?

You need to step out of your own way. Stop blocking your intuition with negative thoughts and replace them with Positive actions. Know in your heart that you have something to contribute, you may not know what form that contribution will take but know you have a purpose. Allow that flow of energy, that divine energy, to not only move through you, but to simply move you. Stop trying to force things to happen and surrender to that divine energy and experience the creative juice that is inspiration.

Live purposefully!

Give yourself permission to Live on Purpose. Inspiration will follow.

So tell me what inspires you? How do you inspire others?

What moves you to do what you do? To live the life youR live. To be who you are?

First say to yourself what you would be;

and then do what you have to do.

Epictetus

 Om Shanti

Cheryl

Spring time in Tennessee.

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Taking Chances

Taking chances always pays off, maybe not in the way you might expect or even wanted. But taking changes and leaps of faith means you have looked fear in the eye and giggled a little. It means you chose not to let fear make choices for you. It doesn’t matter what the payoff is, the results is you are stronger.
Go ahead, deep breath in, sigh it out, Now Jump!

~c~

 

Om Shanti

Cheryl

Yoga as Medicine

This is a great way to start a series of articles I will be writing on Yoga & Exercise as medicine. One of the biggest hurdles we yogi’s have is getting people  to understand what Yoga Therapists actually do and how beneficial yoga can be.  And the key is getting Insurance companies to endorse yoga the same way it does other complementary care modalities such as massage therapy and chiropractic care. Well it looks like the insurance companies will have to sit up and take notice now, listen as  Mark Bertolini, chairman and CEO at Aetna Ins talks about using Yoga as a means to over come pain when conventional medicine wasn’t working. Please read this article & watch the video and pass it on to all the CEO’s and esp to the corporate wellness directors out there. Lets get the word out about the importance of Yoga and in bringing Yoga to the work place.

Here is a quick link to the video interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqY1aHgEewQ

And here is the full article.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100569740

Oh Shanti

Cheryl

Monday Haiku…… March 25, 2013

grass between my toes

I wanna wear my sandals

where is the spring time

 

 

Om Shanti

Cheryl