{"id":21565,"date":"2018-11-04T23:03:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T07:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/?p=21565"},"modified":"2018-11-06T09:24:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T17:24:26","slug":"sounds-light-after-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/beautiful-things\/sounds-light-after-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds &#038; Light after Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brainstorm is like swirls of ideas floating in the brain &#8230; Like the green tea leaves,\u00a0 the swirls settles to the bottom and the essence of leaves the green liquid is there to pour &#8230; a cup that brings on clarity and sounds and lights that gives creativity juices to flow &#8230; into areas that were once dry, brittle and thus, rigid and hardened.\u00a0 So many of us are living with the sense of shortages, limitations, rationing, bound to time-crunch; the sense of there being not enough time, not enough energy, not enough care &#8230; not enough, not enough &#8230; How about not enough years to dwell on such things &#8211; so stop what you are doing, and just be.\u00a0 Then, take a deep breath &#8230; then really question &#8211; what do we not have enough of ? Make a list &#8211; then make another list &#8211; what do we have enough of; what are we thankful for &#8230; It not be a huge list; even just 3 to 5.\u00a0 That&#8217;s ENOUGH.<\/p>\n<p>While we need to exercise to strengthen our muscles &#8211; Yang &#8211; and elevate our heart and respiratory rate to build stamina and endurance; BUT we also need to stretch and lengthen as well as relax for heart health and balance for our nervous system to spur sense of wellness &#8211; so more of a Yin practice.\u00a0 How can you get the benefits of both halves without having to spend hours which we don&#8217;t have each day.\u00a0 For average person, if you can practice yoga once a week, that&#8217;s quite good, twice, then it&#8217;s wonderful and if three times or more, you are lucky; if you can practice everyday, you are SUPER lucky or\/and a &#8230; professor, contractor, or &#8230; a yoga teacher. Haha. Whatever the frequency, with any yoga,\u00a0 your body and mind will thank you.<\/p>\n<p>While my ideal class is 90 minutes, as we head into shorter days of holiday season, starting to think about real work\/family balance life where self care is not sacrificed\u00a0 &#8211; Coming up with just mere 60 minutes class that addresses both Yin and Yang needs for a wholesome session. It can be a blend, a hybrid class to get the best mileage for the refueling we do on the mat. As we learned in our Yoga Therapy 800 hrs. training, we don&#8217;t have hours and hours; nor do we have all the techniques and tools of yoga in just one class &#8211; so HOW TO DISTILL the benefits of yoga in highly concentrated 60 minutes. I guess that&#8217;s what Bikram did but now, in different styles and with or without heat &#8230; as not all spaces are equipped with heat &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thinking; practicing and going over my past training materials &#8230; and coming to this place of gratitude.\u00a0 There are so many excellent devoted teachers all around and amongst us &#8211; I was blessed to have learned from so many masters.\u00a0 If just any one of the learning sticks, then, that&#8217;s &#8230; enough.<\/p>\n<p>November is definitely a month dedicated to the blessing of &#8220;gratitude&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21558\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_4427-1.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_4427-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_4427-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_4427-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_4427-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_4427-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21559\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3983.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3983.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3983-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3983-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3983-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3983-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21563\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3984.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3984.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3984-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3984-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3984-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3984-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eye popping expensive but wish oh so wish I could tap drum away &#8230; <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21560 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3513.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3513.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3513-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3513-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3513-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3513-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21564\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3504.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3504.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3504-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3504-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3504-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img_3504-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brainstorm is like swirls of ideas floating in the brain &#8230; 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