The purpose of yoga was to support meditation. In your home yoga practice, do not forget to take the time after your workout to meditate and relax the mind while you are relaxing your body.
Notice frustration creep up on you. This is very common for beginners as we think “hey, what am I doing here” or “why can’t I just quiet my damn mind already”. When this happens, really focus in on your breath and let the frustrated feelings go.
Laughter is contagious...even from within! Try this: Look at yourself in the mirror, smile (BIGGER) and begin exhaling audibly in sighs. Turn the sighs into laughs and see how ridiculous/happy/fun/goofy/creative/young you feel!! Hahaha heehee heehee BAhahaha!
These days the concept of the mind/body/spirit connection is becoming more mainstream, as is the growing popularity of the law of attraction. More and more people are learning this simple and profound truth: If I change the way I feel, everything else about my life changes too. Meditation is the best way I've found to get control over my feelings and create the life that I want.
Take a different route today! Whether it’s on your way to work, you way home, driving your kids to piano or picking up groceries. See how changing a simple portion of your routine changes the experience.
It's simple to do - just focus on your breath for a few minutes a day and you'll see the difference it makes. In our world of expensive and complex solutions to our various 'problems', this may sound too easy to be true.
