INDIA Part Four: On Long Flight, Wellness was Priority and Reflexology Delivers

Baby Hannah was doing mudras😍💜

After arriving in Delhi we had another two days of train travel ahead of us and we had no reservations, 

Heat Wave Specific: Sitali Breath for Extra Cooling

(Apologies for the possibly messed up formatting.
I have no idea why this has been happening on and off; if anyone knows, would you please enlighten me!  Oh perhaps my labtop needs some cooling as well... )

Ready to try Sitali or Cooling Breath?  It's yogic breath (pranayama) that cools the body.

Unfortunately, it is not taught very often. 
I have been finding it very helpful during this heatwave to breathe like it then and again.  Nobody will notice what you are doing, because remember everyone is plugged in or doing the Pokemon thing anyway.

• Curl your tongue (see photo) or
• open your lips sligthly
• and breath in through you curled tongue or pull in breath between your teeth 
• pause if available if only for a second
• exhale slowly through the nose or mouth 

The moisture of the tongue will cool your breath, and the cool breath will help you cool your body from the inside.

Oh and make sure you are well hydrated.

I hope this is helpful. 
Thank you for your visit as always. 

Blessings, 
B. 

"Breath of Fire" to the Rescue

The second or third day in Vienna I woke up feeling sick. 

However, there was no way I could stay in; I had to strengthen my body so I could do my work with refugees thus I resorted to "drastic" measures: breath of fire. 

After drinking a glass of tea (room temperature), I dragged myself onto the yoga mat, did just a minute or two of warming up the body (probably cat/cow or swinging the body) followed by 4-5 sets of 108 breaths of fire. 

Keeping Cool during Record Heat of 2015/2: Chilled Jade Rollers; Cooling Foot Baths, etc.

Using jade rollers; what a lovely discovery!

A fun way to cool off (we only use air conditioning in one room) was using "chilled" jade rollers on the face; Mowgli and I both loved it.  

I also did it on my friend K in combination with facial reflexology.  He liked it as well and referred to the experience as "trippy."  

R, however, did not like it;  I also suggested it to another friend of mine who did not like the idea. I guess it is not everybody's cup of tea. I suppose one could also warm them. Note to myself: explore once it gets colder.

In addition, I used cool water with a few drops of lavender or other essential oils in a bucket to cool off through the feet.  It seemed to keep me cool all night. 

The refreshing waters of Raymondskills Waterfalls in the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania were a delight to stand in last weekend.

Sitali is cooling as far as pranayama is concerned; a few breaths can make a huge difference.

Sincerely Yours,
BIRGIT NAGELE, ARCB, LVCYT
www.ban-chi.net