Saturday 29 August 2015

On the very rare days that i am not in my sweat pants i ,for one ,love to wear heels.
As im sure a lot of women would agree i tend to suffer from the after effects.
The following pose is one i often teach in all my classes and one i practice at home .
It is rather intense at first but practiced with consistency  can relieve a lot of tension
from the soles of the feet,the ankles and the toes.

Toe Squat Pose 

1-come on to your hands and knees and tuck your toes under,
then sit back on your heels bringing your body upright. 
This pose is strong on the soles of the feet as it stretches them,
it is also strong on the toes and the ankles.
It stimulates the meridians at the soles of the feet and the whole lower body.

Stay for two or three breath then release.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Monday 10 August 2015

Tadasana  :Mountain Pose

Tada:Mountain
Asana:Posture

Physical Benefits
Improves posture
Aligns the spine
Tones the abdominal muscles and buttocks
Opens the chest
Strengthens the ankles,knees, and thighs

Mental Benefits
Reduces mild anxiety
Develops willpower
Improves focus

For the days i might be feeling hurried ,stressed or over whelmed
with my 'to do' list .
I simply come to the top of my mat and stand for a few minutes in
Tadasana also known as mountain pose.This allows me to re-connect
with myself and feel that sense of rootedness to the Earth that we so easily 
loose sight of in our busy lives.

1- Come to the top of your mat.
Stand with your feel parallel.
Imagine an imaginary line being drawn from the second toe of each foot
all the way up to your ankles.
Make those lines parallel to eachother.
This foundation will allow you to root down through the four corners at the 
soles of your feet.

2.Inhale and take the tops of your thighs back so that your hips stick out in the back.
Exhale and balance that backward action of your thighs by lengthening from your tailbone 
downward towards your feet.

3.Stay in the pose for several full breaths and notice how you feel,then release.

Below are a few variations you can also try using steps 1 to 3.