“Follow your heart but take your brain with you”, by Austrian psychotherapist, Alfred Adler makes sense. Check in with logic and wisdom yet allow ourselves to be vulnerable and reactive with feelings and intuition. A life without love because we live in too much caution and fear lacks luster. I chose this quote for our well known holiday this week, Valentine’s Day. Originally based on Saint Valentine with legends of feasts
Svadhyaya in Sanskrit means Self-study. It is one of our Niyamas, behaviors we observe and strive to adopt into our lives as good practice for personal growth and a better way to live. When we explore with open minds through resources available to us, like books or knowledge and wisdom shared by others, then reflect on what it means to us, it’s a form of self-study. When we fuse learning with pranayama/breath control, asana/yoga postures,
As I teach this week, we move as described, to be sturdy like the oak tree yet flexible like bamboo.More Yoga Body Basics, “Move” is our 2nd power word in our Fusion mantra, Breathe. Move. Connect. Yoga moves are much more than just getting from one posture to the next. It’s about safely maximizing movement with ease, focus and purpose after a breath is initiated, going deeper if it feels appropriate for the challenge. Never
Let’s get Back to Basics of Breath. The most beneficial and under utilized tools for a yoga practice is Pranayama, breath control. It is one of Patanjail’s (ancient seer) 8 Limbed Path to Yoga. Our Fusion Mantra is Breathe. Move. Connect. as a reminder that breath must lead the movement, not the other way around. I often remind students, “without breath, there is no life. It’s the first thing we do
Wonderful heart-warming gifts from our students, Rosemarie and Laurie with a variety of items reflecting what I love in life. They included beautiful personal notes and of course, a hug. Gift Giving & Receiving is one of the most misunderstood of the 5 Love Languages, often thought of as materialistic. But, when a gift is given with intention to demonstrate love, it can be a tangible way to show love
The power of touch to feel with our fingertips, hands, feet or anywhere else enables us to protect, function best and experience various sensations. Our skin is our largest organ and each square inch contains about 1000 nerve endings. Imagine your whole body! When we touch someone or something we may feel it as cool, warm, smooth, textured, soft, hard, dull, sharp, moving or still, for instance. Sometimes it’s pleasant and other times, not so much. In a
Practice Eye Yoga for eye wellness and protect your vision as you see the beauty of life! Eyes are known as Windows of Our Soul. When we rate the value of our senses, vision often leads the way. Our eyes show us light or darkness, various colors, textures, dimensions, movement and more. When meeting others or even places, we often use our eyes to connect on various levels. Are they friendly, happy, concerned,
Many of you may know Bill. When he refers to “his spot” he says it in jest, but he is a creature of habit and my anchor when I teach class. I also enjoy knowing he’s there every week. Here’s his 2 cents… Bills photo shoots in nature, including his favorite Eagle, who watches over his “spot”. One day after shopping at Lowes I decided to check out Fusion Yoga. I