Yoga Everyday

A daily practice of any kind can seem intimidating at first, let alone yoga. Yoga carries so many ideas of what it is, that one must be able to touch their toes or stand on their head. The beauty of Yoga is that it can practiced by all; you can be lying in bed, sitting at a desk, climbing a mountain, and all the points between. Truly the first step is the desire and then turning your desire into a action. It is a choice to become present with your body and breath and then overtime, this creates moments that quiet the constant noise of life. We often say we will try something new, ”soon or tomorrow". 

How about we practice yoga right now!

Wherever you are reading this article:

-Make a commitment for the next two minutes that you will focus on your breath. 

-Let the eyes close or rest on a single point. 

-Bring a hand to your belly and a hand to your chest. 

-Inhale through the nose, exhale out of the nose or the mouth. 

-Take fives steady breaths into your belly. 

-Take five steady breaths into your chest. 

-Now five breaths bringing those two areas together. 

-Use the reminder of the your time to sit quietly.

-How do you feel?

Fantastic! You just practiced Yoga, a limb of the practice called Pranayama.

The daily practice of yoga strengthens and relaxes the physical body, the muscles, cleanses the organs, improves digestion, sleep, and balance, as well as, steadies the mind. Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years. In recent years the studies by doctors and universities are astounding and they conclude that the benefits range from relaxing, enjoyable, healing, and profound.

“Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they’re meant to be.” –B.K.S Iyengar