Mindfulness & Meditation

Nadi Shodhana

Why Nadi Shodhana or Alternate Nostril Breathing will Help you Calm your Mind

Calm your nerves with Nadi Shodhana – Alternate Nostril Breathing (Video below). Nadi Shodhana is a great breath exercise to help calm your mind and ease anxiety.  Known as Alternate Nostril Breathing, Nadi Shodhana is a pranayama (breath exercise) that purifies the subtle energy channels of the body.  The sanskrit word “Nadi” means subtle energy […]

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Notation Meditation

How THIS Technique can Help you Meditate Easily

Meditation is a great way to calm your senses and clear your mind so that you can invite more joy into your life. If you practice meditation everyday you will see a positive transformation on how you look at life and feel in your body. You may find yourself smiling throughout the day for no […]

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Yoga for Stress and Anxiety

Yoga For Anxiety and Stress

With the current climate of the world (which is a nice way of saying the world is figuratively spinning at a faster pace than I have ever known), I decided it was time to reduce some stress for us all. Yes, friends, we are learning a lot, and that’s a good thing, but at the […]

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Counting Backwards Meditation

Meditation for Beginners | The Counting Backwards Method

A Meditation for Beginners This “Counting Backwards” method is an amazing meditation for beginners. It is a smooth and easy way to glide into a meditation practice. I picked up this simple technique from the book, Yoga The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness , by Erich Shiffmann. When I use the counting backward […]

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Staying Focused

Staying Focused: Beating the Distractions

I couldn’t get to sleep because of the nagging thought that kept rolling around in my head.  “How could she say that?”  My eyes popped open as I lay in my bed with my arms across my chest in my street lit bedroom. I was going to be busy that night.  The only way I […]

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