India Part Eleven: Interview with Director of Yoga Programs/Shri Jasnath Asan

This was one of the two videos I watched before I left for India.  I did not need to see more, I was going there; I wanted to meet Shreejan Sita.   

An interview with the director of Yoga Programs, Shreejan Sita (45 minutes "My interview with Sherry about Yoga proved to be enlightening. She exceeded my expectations in knowledge and helped me gain a higher perspective of Yoga and its importance in our everyday lives.)". I agree one hundred percent, yoga is for everyday in 24/7 interconnected 21st century. 
http://www.shrijasnathasan.org/

Om Namaste, 
Birgit  

This may help you to shift you to more ease:

- Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth slowly and completely on a ha sound, another two times, then return to natural breathing and observe...

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India Part Ten: From Reading to Experiencing: Om The Universal Sound Led by Gurujii Surjanath

By exposing ourselves to and/or chanting OM, the universal sound we are taken back to rishis uttering these words after coming out of deep meditation (Om is often compared to Amen, Shalom, Salaam), anyone can benefit from these sounds.   Yoga is for anyone.  It is a spiritual practice anyone can benefit from. 

3 Oms led by Gurujii Surajnath, our wonderful host (please check previous posts related to my trip to India last November) and spiritual leader of Shri Jasnath Asan (ashram) since 2001 but initiated into the tradition at age six.   Please om along or just enjoy.    

Enjoy,
Om Namaste, 
Birgit  

This may help you to shift you to more ease:

- Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth slowly and completely on a ha sound, another two times, then return to natural breathing and observe...

Birgit Nagele, ARCB, LVCY, TSY

- Reflexology(feet/hands/face/DIY/Dogs)

Yoga (Gentle Mat, LV Chair Yoga, TSY)

- Private Clients, Corporate, Events 

- EuNYCe (Educating about Reflexology locally, internationally)

- NYC-based 

Tel: (917) 664-5792

info@ban-chi.net

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India Part Nine: A warm Welcome, Delicious Food, and Lucid Dream

After one more train, bus, tuktuk, I was exhausted but in a good way when Arve and I reached the ashram Sunday morning, November 6, 2015 after more than forty hours of traveling since arrival in Delhi with a few naps, delicious meals, and chais in between. 

I wanted to describe it a bit more in detail here, but after visiting the ashram website, I decided to welcome you without further delay to Shri Jasnath Asan (ashram) where the focus is on the irrevocable bond between man and nature.  

India: Prelude to a Series of Posts on my Trip to India last November

I am inviting you to travel with me to India:   

Traveling takes us out of our routine and

"I have a 4yr female pug, Butter. She has a tendency

"I have a 4yr female pug, Butter. She has a tendency to run a bit antsy. For years I have used the Thunderjacket to calm her. I have been using Brigit's massage techniques (reflexology) on Butter five days a week as a morning routine. Since starting, Butter is calmer and needs her Thunderjacket far less. Thank you, Brigit! Hell's Kitchen Pug owner" 

"We have shown some of our volunteers and are having some good feedback from them. I'm definitely looking forward to the video. :)" - I demoed the protocol to the manager of a no-kill shelter in NC.

Sage and the City, Ashram, Farm

This post is inspired by a friend who just asked me how to use sage.

As per an article on Chopra.com by Bess O'Connor Smudging is an ancient ceremony in which you burn sacred plants, such as sage, to allow the smoke to clear and bless a space.

So here is what I personally do:

I walk around our apartment in New York City with burning sage (my friend sometimes gifts me hand-picked sage from Utah) blowing carefully into it  (see photo) to create smoke.

Focus on the Sound

Returning to another polar bear plunge in Coney Island after spending New Year's Day in Vienna last year.  

Plunge number I don't know, maybe 22.  The temperature was in the 40s, am not sure about the water temperature, I like to say it's always cold.  We were part of the "green wave" at 1:10pm.  It was a very sunny day.