Every aspect of this practice is related to balancing your nervous system including alternate nostril breath, joint mobilization, strong muscle engagement for the purpose of eventual relaxation in restorative postures. Suggested prop: bolster or pillows, Spotify playlist: Mantra from the lisaddumas account.
Experience how moving in rocking, rhythmic ways along with your breath can be a calming experience for your body and mind and how present-centered awareness is a balm for states of anxiety or over-worry.
A meditation that invites your awareness and appreciation to various aspects of your entire body, intended to leave you feeling refreshed and connected to the heart.
A 15 minute practice that invites you to turn your gaze inward and hold space for "what is" in this moment. Check in with your mind, body, breath, emotional tone and energy to get information for what you need through the day.
Gentle neck stretches and calming tools lead you into a meditation that practices the skill of observing body, breath, mind and emotions to cultivate a gentle acceptance of "what is" rather than succumbing to habitual judgement, reactivity and over-identification with thoughts.
Yoga philosophy teaches that our breath can mobilize our prana and influence its state. Prana is said to be our energetic life force that animates everything from our thoughts to our immune system. This meditation uses breath awareness and visualization and is preceded by standing movement to prepare.
Mindful movement matched with a supine or seated body scan to melt tension of the body and mind. An ideal practice for anxious days.
8 minutes of guidance to ground and calm (you can use this technique in a longer sit, just have your timer ready).
Enjoy a supine meditation where you will be guided into deep relaxation for the body and mind and invited to explore imagery to help celebrate the return of the sun after the longest night of the year.
A 90 minute experience to acknowledge the arrival of the winter season and the longer days of light. Exploring the pause at the end of the exhale is a calming, balancing technique through an invigorating sequence and reflections to close the end of the year.
Brief movement, breathwork, contemplation and visualization to remember what is most important to you at this time of year.
A practice of mindful movement intended to support the art of being present in all the moments we pour our hearts into creating. Full body mindful strengthening followed by slower stretches and a lengthened body scan meditation.
Expect a few minutes of preparatory movements for increased shoulder freedom before exploring a breath visualization and a mantra to cultivate inner contentment and tranquility.
Explore brief movement and a breath technique to prepare for this foundational meditation, which invites you to focus on your body's relationship with the ground to soothe the nervous system and create a sense of stability.
Explore a practice inviting you to imagine your very own peaceful place that you can revisit any time you need it.
A 10 minute seated practice useful for setting intentions for a new day, a new week or in this case, a new month. Expect to cultivate a memory and explore gentle movement and breath to inspire a chosen supportive feeling.
A 15 minute seated practice to boost focus, clarity, presence and energy to motivate and inspire you for the tasks ahead.
Unique movements and somatic experiences to soothe the nervous system along with a breath technique and visualization to move into your day feeling safe and sound.
Explore rhythmic movement, a specific breath technique and a seated awareness practice all known to soothe and balance the nervous system creating a state of inner calm and an acknowledgment of the parts of you that are not afraid.
Utilize the yogic concept of the "koshas" (layers) to practice the art of mindfulness; the skill of witnessing the body, breath, mind and heart as a means of cultivating presence and ease within a full spectrum practice.