Will share photos sometime soon here or with Yoga Generation, Japan’s largest online yoga information site. Forgot to mention my articles on Wanderlust was published in 3-part series and you are free to ask for English translations anytime… I love to serve as a cultural and language intermediary… while spreading and sharing the benefits of YOGA that allows us to live a more conscious life of clarify and joy. Shanti, shanti, shanti (may there be peace…in your heart, in your mind, in your LIFE:)
So many people with New Year’s Resolution with good intentions.
Here I thought to share my old post from last year…
(in case you did not know – just single-click the pink/purple highlighted text and start video.)
This is Author – amazing transformation – Love this Author… so inspiring.
If yoga can do this for him, IMAGINE what it could do for you.
“It’s never ever too late.”
Yoga Works.
There are many benefits to a Restorative Yoga practice, including releasing habitual and pent-up physical, emotional and mental tension. It can take up to 10 minutes for the body to calm and be clear of tension, the mind to clear of constant thoughts and the emotions to settle into a state of balance and serenity. Students often have deep emotional releases in the form of sighing, inner-smiles and sometimes even tears or laughter. The result is a sensation of feeling lighter and more present in the here and now.
It is said that the practice can also release chronic pain and bodily toxins. Restorative Yoga is safe for most people and beneficial for many chronic conditions, ranging from insomnia to asthma to chronic pain, migraines, and anxieties. It down-regulates the sympathetic nervous system and naturally brings about the dominance of the parasympathetic nervous system, thereby allowing the body to regain its equilibrium. As with any yoga or bodywork, food is not recommended sixty to ninety minutes before class, and lots of water is recommended following to help flush toxins.
Are you ready to melt onto your mat and invite your body to feel? Give Restorative Yoga a try and experience the benefits for yourself.
In my experience, it is most effective after a week of active yoga practices such as vinyasa flow, ashtanga, power and Bikram – the kind of yoga that you work hard at. Like life. It complements your active practice so that you can go back to toning your muscles and doing the weight bearing workout and aerobics more effectively. By Sunday, your body may crave the chance to empty itself to start afresh on Monday. It’s a routine that refreshes and renews you – allow your batteries to recharge so you are once again the bright luminous light from within… Be in that “space” that accepts you, the natural, inner child- you.
Look up Restorative yoga in your community. Hope every studio has at least one dedicated restorative class to balance out the offerings of all styles.
There’s peace in the quiet, the calm… there’s relief… it’s exquisite, if that’s what you seek.
Indeed, you can have a home practice but humans are tribal. There’s something about being in a “tribe” practicing together… We feed off each other to support and create a certain energy… I call it “magic”. When us spiritual beings gather, there’s … magic.