It’s shaping up to be a busy summer. Nothing like doing yoga every day. Since it’s going so well for me over at GOA Altea, Lau and I have decided to collaborate on a a new project: yoga campus 2017! Basically, it is a daily yoga class and healthy breakfast deal.
We understand that the summertime is for chilling. But, we also know that there are people out there who know that relaxing is not only about wine and lying in. Strange is it may sound, we believe that there are people out there who like to awaken early, with a clear head, and care for themselves with exercise, breathing and positive thinking. How do I know that such people exist? Because I am one of them!
I know a lot of people who rent houses for holidaymakers in summertime. Very often, these are three and four-bedroom houses, and the groups that share them are ten, maybe twelve people, children included. Now, being in a large group for any length of time is tiring. I have seen time and again the sunburnt, sleepy faces of mums and dads on holiday. I know that some of those people will relish, absolutely delight in the idea of a quiet hour for themselves in the morning, to stretch and breathe and reconnect with their inner essence. Believe me, yoga changes the prism through which one views the world. So, set your alarm for 8:30, get on over to GOA by 9:00 any morning in July and August 2017 and come practice yoga. Don’t bother eating first, yoga is best practised on an empty stomach anyway. Breakfast is served afterwards, with your VIP card, attractive pricing and lots of care and love.
Need more info? Comment below, like Alteayoga on Facebook, or just mail me on alteayoga – at – gmail – dot – com.
Namaste and a great big Om.
-Rachel
Bring calm into your nervous system via breathing
Here is a short video that deals with the relationship between the breath and the emotions. In a study, scientists discovered that when emotions are elicited in trial participants, their breathing pattern changes. But the interesting thing is that the opposite thing also happens: When breathing patterns are altered, the corresponding emotion is elicited. Let’s allow Emma Seppälä to explain it:
Breathe Better: How to Improve Your Mind, Attention, and Memory
In the video, she demonstrates the yogic breathing technique known variously as Nadi shodhana or anuloma-viloma. Alternate nostril breathing works just fine, too.