Bring the sweet smell of success, transformation and mindfulness into your life.
When you get out of bed TAKE YOUR TIME, DON’T HURRY, SMILE, BE GLAD TO BE ALIVE.
Then, open your window wide or go out into the garden and take some DEEP BREATHS, breathing in the energy of the new day.
Use ALL your SENSES taking a few minutes to savour these moments.
Now for SOME STRETCHES, enjoy stretching your arms, elbows, hands, fingers, legs in any way that suits you paying ATTENTION to STRETCHING with YOUR BREATHING, and focusing on the BEAUTY OF NATURE AROUND YOU.
NEXT, stand in TADASANA, the mountain pose, feet hip distance apart, spreading the toes, arches and heels, connecting with the ground beneath you, lifting the spine from the tail bone right up into the crown of the head.
ROCK GENTLY backwards and forwards and then become STILL.
CLOSE your EYES and gently breath paying attention to the INHALATION and the EXHALATION.
Allow yourself to picture your day moving MORE CALMLY from one task to another, happy with whatever challenges that are in front of you. SMILE, allowing an inner warmth to radiate throughout yourself.
Throughout the day come back to this practice, wherever you may be even if it is only for a few moments.
It will gradually help you to become more FOCUSED, have better ENERGY levels, keep yourself grounded and be HAPPY and HEALTHY.
Below are some sequences of movement which are great for getting the body to become more ALIVE. We have practiced them regularly in our classes always feeling energised, stretched and vitalised from inside to outside.
I would be delighted to give you further instruction or help with home practice when you attend one of my classes.
Please do share your stories of how your PRACTICE WORKS FOR YOU, either by email or in class.
I can honestly say that taking a few minutes, a FEW TIMES a DAY to do some of the above practices makes an enormous difference to my day, helping me to THINK more CLEARLY, be positive with my challenges and ENJOY MY LIFE.
Enjoy Yoga 