I have a friend who has recently outfitted her private studio with 4 Ariel Yoga hammock things. Anyone interested in booking a group lesson/play session?
Silica L. replied:
Linda Wilton Patterson
Silica L. replied:
hm. I was hoping it would tag her FB. Let me see if I can find her website. http://www.lindapattersonyoga.com/
Linda P. replied:
Hey Acro Peeps! I can accomodate 5 students at a time in aerial/swing yoga. You guys can sign up in one of my group classes or we can make a special class for you! Normally $18/ 75 minute class. Why don't we make that a special 2-hour time for you guys? Same price. For photos, you can check out my FB page: www.facebook.com/lindapattersonyoga. I've heard about your group from Silica and would love to meet you!
So grateful to have gone to the chiropractor and have everything be where it should be including my jaw. She said I need to manage my stress level more and get a massage...
Kristen L. replied:
A great yogic technique for stress relief is alternate nostril breathing. Here is what my book says about it: "Practicing [alternate nostril breathing] can calm you down when you feel hyperactive, stimulate you when you feel lethargic and center you when you feel distracted. The prolonged exhalations release tension, the deep inhalations draw prana into the solar plexus, and, when you retain the breath, prana is directed to the area of the third eye, bringing about mental poise." Here is the instructions on how to do it: Sit cross legged, or in lotus pose if you can get there. Begin by taking a couple deep, rhythmic breaths in the abdomen. After you feel a little more relaxed, place your hands in Vishnu Mudra (see picture) and start with the thumb pressed against the right nostril. Inhale through this nostril for 4 seconds. Now lightly pinch your nose closed with your ring and picky finger on the left nostril. Hold your breath for 16 seconds. Open the thumb (right side) and release the breath for 4 seconds. Keep the right nostril open and breath back in for 4 seconds. Close the right nostril with the thumb and hold your breath for 16 seconds. Open the ring and pinky finger (left side) and release the breath for 4 seconds. If my instructions are hazy, you can check out this video for guidance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VwufJrUhic GOOD LUCK!
Kristen L. replied:
Hahaha the book is called Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. It is possibly the best beginners guide to yoga that I have seen. I love it! I'm actually going to buy a more advanced book next month. Or at least a book with more poses. I'm doing about 2 hours of yoga almost every day! lol Here, I found it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Your-Home-Practice-Companion/dp/0756657296