YUM: Extensive Relaxation BEFORE the end of the Year.

 

Time for yoga plus I thought, in preparation for the Annual Polar Bear Plunge two days later.  The plus entailing going way beyond asanas, namely, using one of my singing bowls, dumbbells, a golf ball (for hand reflexology), my selenite (which will be regifted to a friend of mine but I will continue to use it until then) - on December 30 in the late afternoon.  In the end it was just yoga, some facial Reflexology, and smooching with Mowgli - oh, which by the way is not called cheating, it's called pet therapy ;-) - in between.  He was lazying about nearby on one of his couches after his afternoon walk to the dog run.  I felt very relaxed afterward, and I have absolutely no recollection of what else happened that evening which may mean that I was in for the night....      

Age is really just a number - Will You Marry Me...

With Kyoko Jasper

With Master Sugimoto Rendo

Self Care, friends!  That is the reason why I started this blog, I wanted to home study Marie-France Muller's method, because it can be done in minutes, can be used every day and it can easily be taught to clients for self care.  And it is done on the face!  

As I was blogging along - when Meg G. and I started the study - we realized that we needed to add other self care we did as well.  
Thus, you read about yoga, breathwork, all kinds of workshops I attend etc.  
It is important to hire someone for body work on a regular basis to keep strong - please, continue to hire holistic practitioners as needed including myself.  However, we also need to take charge and do self care on a daily basis!  I recently was in a work shop organized by my buddy, yogini extraordinaire, Kyoko Jasper with Master Rendo (based in Japan).  He closed the workshop by saying to use your hands on your body.  Let's listen to him!  I could not agree more!  

Kripalu Chair Yoga Teacher Training - Krishna Das in Concert

Yoga is seeing life the way it is. - Patanjali Yoga Sutras

After looking at the Kripalu catalog* for years, I made it there on Oct. 8, 3 days shy of my birthday.  I happily accepted an invitation to assist Lakshmi Voelker and Tracey Eccleston with their Chair Yoga Teacher Training*; I had assisted them twice at the Open Center where I was trained in Chair Yoga.  The program is awesome and complements everything I do beautifully and anyone can really benefit from chair yoga.  Although I absolutely have no problems getting unto a mat, I love Lakshmi's Chair Yoga** and I was astonished how much the legs get worked despite sitting on a chair. 

One of my favorite self care rituals this summer