By Dr. Natasa Brasik Some things are easier said than done, especially if your fitness routine falls by the wayside. If you haven’t worked out for a while, here are some useful tips and tricks to help you get back on track. 1) Start with Visualization. Sometimes the first step can be the hardest. This is why the power of visualisation can be the key in the first step to taking up a consistent workout routine again. Having recently undergone a minor surgery myself, I can only speak from … [Read more...] about 4 Easy Steps to Help You Get Back Into a Workout Routine
Why Compassion in Community is Important
By Silvia Mordini "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Dalai Lama I’ve practiced yoga for over 15 years. I’ve taught more than 12,000 hours and since my very first teacher training, my goal has always been to teach what I practice and to practice what I teach. Through the years of practicing with different teachers, it has become clear to me that creating a compassionate yoga community requires that we take … [Read more...] about Why Compassion in Community is Important
Happiness is Contagious
Guest post by Silvia Mordini In 1948, scientists and doctors began the most comprehensive study on heart disease ever conducted. Over 60 years later, the Framingham Heart Study still continues. Because the study involves so many people and spans such a long time period, there are many different aspects that scientists continue to study. One of their key findings relates to the happiness theory. Scientists found that we experience happiness through social connections. Therefore, the … [Read more...] about Happiness is Contagious
Stop Settling: Uplevel Your Intentions
Guest post by Silvia Mordini The quality of our intentions influences the quality of our lives. Successful business people, athletes and artists all sing a similar song when it comes to setting your intentions high. Yoga helps in this way by teaching us to make precise, high quality efforts. This practice inspires you to expand beyond the ordinary, living up to your greatest potential. Having an unusually large goal is an adrenaline infusion that provides the endurance to overcome the … [Read more...] about Stop Settling: Uplevel Your Intentions
How to Get Over a Bad Mood by Cultivating Breath Awareness
Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony.” - Debashish Mirdha, MD., neurosurgeon & philosopher So you’re in a mood. What do you do? What are your go-to ways to get over it? Whatever way you choose to work through your moods, here’s one thing to know: Moodiness isn’t “good” or “bad.” It’s neutral. It provides us with clues about what’s going on underneath … [Read more...] about How to Get Over a Bad Mood by Cultivating Breath Awareness
Practicing Gratifood: Five Steps to Eating Mindfully
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” -Denis Waitley What people usually mean when they say “gratifood” is the process of applying gratitude to food. Infusing appreciation into what we eat, being mindful every step of the way, and practicing awareness that food is something to be thankful for. Step 1: Get connected to each step of the process. Gratifood begins before you … [Read more...] about Practicing Gratifood: Five Steps to Eating Mindfully
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