Thoughts Provoked On Breathing
*Since Kapha bodies are usually strong, with great endurance, they respond especially well to Ashtanga, and Iyengar Yoga styles. Find a practice that is warming and stimulating. *Work Asanas at an energizing pace, and hold Poses longer which helps balance Kapha lethargy. *Poses that are particularly helpful are: Sun Salutations/Suryanamaskar, which stimulate the nervous system, [...]
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No surprise that winter’s rhythm is the seed pod, the embodiment of our potential. Bodies that vibrate in a winter rhythm have a start-up enthusiasm, especially when they feel safe. There is a child like wonder at the newness of life, and when they trust their gut, like a new moon child, life runs more [...]
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As in nature, summer energies are ones of fulfillment, rising heat/fire and maturing. Like the Astrologic Leo, Summer People, when coming from their strengths, are exciting, moving from the heart, from their radiance of creativity and joy. Like the Ayruvedic Pitta Dosha, when in balance, they embody a fiery radiance to make things happen, eliciting [...]
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Spring is a wood element, solid, un-stoppable, with the driving energy of a Crescent Moon phase, Astrologically. Spring rhythms claim their space, dancing the power of their visions, knowing they have the ability to inspire others, and lead the way. The Aires, “I Am” mantra replicates the same courage to overcome the odds, for there [...]
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* From a Vata Centering point: Make your Yoga Practice slower, steadier, and smoother. Don’t hold positions for extended periods, rather do multiple repetitions. Become more aware of your center as the source for all Asanas/Poses. Stand on the earth, visualize feet in grass, or dirt. Feel your fingers or toes spread wide in sand. [...]
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The Solstice on June 21st, officially marks the Astrological summer. Summer is the Northern Hemisphere is Pitta territory. And Pitta is often the territory of acidic stomachs and poor digestion. Pacifying Pitta is essential not only for strong digestion, but in helping regulate allergic reactions. Pitta regulates the chemical functioning of the body which is [...]
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In winter weather, Kapha Dosha can be readily unbalanced, making weight, depression, and inertia un-glue the system. A countering Practice of challenging Asanas, or finding classes focused on yang, full moon energy will heat and expand the heaviness inherent in Kapha. From the Daily Breath “Space For All” With winter’s cold Kapha imbalances swell. That [...]
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In the northern hemisphere, Pitta-heat usually gives way to Vata’s windy, dry, mobile imbalances. Because Vata tends to be unstable it needs Virgo’s attention and processing of daily habits. Practicing Karna Pidasana, Halasana and Sarvangasana assist in grounding Vata’s quick, light system. And Vata imbalances, like Virgo’s, are often revealed via the digestive system, both [...]
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If you have an inborn metabolic pattern, ‘prakruti,’ primarily of fire, then you express in terms of the Pitta Dosha. This constitution rules the emotions as well as the physical. Pitta types tend to be like Aires; impatient, more aggressive, and bent on greater achievement. Taking quiet time to go inward, to emit long exhales [...]
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