In an effort to bring more love, joy and connection between people and their bodies this Valentine's Day I am offering private yoga lessons for the same price as my public workshop for one week only!
You and your partner (or good friend) can get a 2 hour private partner yoga lesson for $45 in your house or at another location of your choice.
The poses are for beginners and advanced yogis alike. Depending on your flexibility you can get a deeper assisted stretch or just as much as you want. You do not need to have yoga experience. I bring mats, blocks, straps, everything you need to have a safe, fun and relaxing time.
If you are interested please leave me a message here or nicole@sagepr.com. If you want something tangible I would be happy to provide you with a gift certificate. :)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Namaste!
Nicole
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Back to Reality, SWEAT, there goes Gravity
Accomplishments so far for 2010:
created GOALS group to help me stay focused on my bucket list (thank u, ladies, for joining me)
completed 24 days of 30 day yoga challenge (who knew expending energy would give me energy?)
completed 28 days of vegetarian diet (that's about enough of that)
attended MBA info session, found a way to pay for it (Bless you Hazelwood Act)
sorted out new student loan payments (based on my new, slightly less impressive income)
found new recipe for raw purple kale salad (lighter version of my Caribbean kale salad)
completed 2 days of a cleanse (it's not you, it's me. no, actually, it is you, you are too much for my already healthy body)
What is it that I can share with you about these exercises of human will and curiosity?
Don't plan to move a lot if you are doing a cleanse of any type.
DO NOT attempt a 30 day yoga challenge AND any form of cleanse. It hurts.
Start adding small doses of fiber to one meal a day. I'm going out on a limb here but I'd guestimate that 85% of Americans are not getting enough fiber.
Sweating IS really good for you. Not only physically but emotionally. I'm hypothesizing my own theory based on an article about a scientist at Rice who has drawn a correlation between sweat, smell and the release of emotion, http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/your-sweat-carries-traces-of-your-emotions_100163823.html
My theory is this:
For emotions that you have not completed (i.e. needing to cry or laugh out loud, but not wanting to in large groups, being shamed into stopping a cry or an excessive laugh, being "shush'd" while crying as an child) your body releases traces of these emotions through sweat, thus completing your grieving/happiness/emotive release. Similar to receiving delighted attention while in an emotive state, sweating can be a medium to channel strong emotions stored in our bodies.
Why Nicole, would you think this? Well, angel reader, because I have experienced strong emotions through sweating and have watched other people do the same. Something about heat brings instinctive reactions out of people and a default to animalistic tendencies. I've never seen so many people crawl to water as I have teaching hot yoga. Nor do I see as much animation in people's faces that in the hot yoga room. They can't help but snarl, roll eyes, frown, smile or furrow their brow!
The savasana time at the end of the class is your reward and perfect opportunity to mindfully release these emotions through your breath. So, next time you finish a yoga practice, lay on your mat for at least 5 minutes and release your mind in abandonment to your breathe and your heart. Don't deny anything that comes up and leave your senses. Observe any changes in your being-ness. Do you feel more/less connected to others? Is there a strong urgency to take refuge or to share yourself? Really sit and listen.
Then log on and share with me! I am really eager to hear what people have to say!
Gotta go teach now!
Can't wait to log more data!
Namaste!
created GOALS group to help me stay focused on my bucket list (thank u, ladies, for joining me)
completed 24 days of 30 day yoga challenge (who knew expending energy would give me energy?)
completed 28 days of vegetarian diet (that's about enough of that)
attended MBA info session, found a way to pay for it (Bless you Hazelwood Act)
sorted out new student loan payments (based on my new, slightly less impressive income)
found new recipe for raw purple kale salad (lighter version of my Caribbean kale salad)
completed 2 days of a cleanse (it's not you, it's me. no, actually, it is you, you are too much for my already healthy body)
What is it that I can share with you about these exercises of human will and curiosity?
Don't plan to move a lot if you are doing a cleanse of any type.
DO NOT attempt a 30 day yoga challenge AND any form of cleanse. It hurts.
Start adding small doses of fiber to one meal a day. I'm going out on a limb here but I'd guestimate that 85% of Americans are not getting enough fiber.
Sweating IS really good for you. Not only physically but emotionally. I'm hypothesizing my own theory based on an article about a scientist at Rice who has drawn a correlation between sweat, smell and the release of emotion, http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/your-sweat-carries-traces-of-your-emotions_100163823.html
My theory is this:
For emotions that you have not completed (i.e. needing to cry or laugh out loud, but not wanting to in large groups, being shamed into stopping a cry or an excessive laugh, being "shush'd" while crying as an child) your body releases traces of these emotions through sweat, thus completing your grieving/happiness/emotive release. Similar to receiving delighted attention while in an emotive state, sweating can be a medium to channel strong emotions stored in our bodies.
Why Nicole, would you think this? Well, angel reader, because I have experienced strong emotions through sweating and have watched other people do the same. Something about heat brings instinctive reactions out of people and a default to animalistic tendencies. I've never seen so many people crawl to water as I have teaching hot yoga. Nor do I see as much animation in people's faces that in the hot yoga room. They can't help but snarl, roll eyes, frown, smile or furrow their brow!
The savasana time at the end of the class is your reward and perfect opportunity to mindfully release these emotions through your breath. So, next time you finish a yoga practice, lay on your mat for at least 5 minutes and release your mind in abandonment to your breathe and your heart. Don't deny anything that comes up and leave your senses. Observe any changes in your being-ness. Do you feel more/less connected to others? Is there a strong urgency to take refuge or to share yourself? Really sit and listen.
Then log on and share with me! I am really eager to hear what people have to say!
Gotta go teach now!
Can't wait to log more data!
Namaste!
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