Balance

Even though spring is an active time filled with growth, newness, and shedding off the winter it’s important to become aware of the balance between movement and stillness, action and rest, do and be. When there is no balance we tip over to one side and the energy either leak or get stagnant. So in the midst of all the activity we need mindful rest. Begin to observe yourself in your daily life; where do you need some balance between the opposites? Do you need more action so the energy don’t get stagnant? Or do you need more rest so the energy don’t leak? 

Namaste, Helén

Spring Yoga Series Week two - Energy

This week in our spring yoga series we are focusing on energy. Your new yoga videos includes two flowing vinyasa sequences that will help you increase your energy; Energizing morning yoga + Energize through twists & core work. The third is a yin yoga practice where we focus on deepening our breathing, opening the energy flow within the body and being present to what is. Roll out your mat and explore!! 
Namaste, Helén

Yoga Philosophy

This morning I read an article by Alexandria Crow. I think it’s fabulous! 

“At the end of the day, the skill of concentration is what yoga really is, and that’s what will change your life. What makes you a yogi is living in the moment on and off your mat, with kindness and love for yourself and everyone around you - no matter what. That takes constant practice.” 

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/patanjali-never-said-fancy-poses-yoga/

Spring Yoga Series

Happy Spring!

Tomorrow we begin a spring yoga series. These 4 weeks will be all about clearing away stagnation from the winter, get moving, listening, detoxing, energizing, opening and blossoming.

Every week you’ll receive: 

~A yoga schedule with yoga sequences to practice throughout the week
~Off the mat inspiration
~Healing asana to enjoy
~Yogini Challenge
~Friday Reflection

If you are craving some change, motivation, energy and nourishment, then this is for you. To participate in the spring yoga series you sign up to become a member on Living Bliss Yoga website.  

Namaste, Helén

Reflection Friday

What you do for yourself–any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself–will affect how you experience your world. In fact, it will transform how you experience the world.

— Pema Chodron

What gestures of kindness and gentleness are you going to give yourself this weekend?

Love, Helén

Daily acts of self-care...

This can be a yoga practice, listening to your body, meditate, a power walk, dancing, nourishing your body with healthy food, thinking with love and kindness about yourself, soaking up the goodness, the joy and the beauty around you... 

What daily acts of self-care are you going to enjoy this week?

Please find your weekly yoga schedule on the Living Bliss Yoga members blog. You can either use the suggested sequences to support yourself in your home yoga practice or choose your own, there are over 100 yoga videos in the yoga video collection. 

Namaste, Helén 

You don't need to fix anything...

My yoga practice is not about fixing anything about myself. It’s about embracing who I am. I can roll out my mat and accept all of me in the moment. What a relief this is. It took me some years to understand this... Don’t wait. Accept and embrace all that you are. You don’t need to fix anything about yourself. 

Love & Light, Helén

A home yoga practice!

TOTAL BODY BLISS

In this sequence we are moving in a slow steady pace, opening the hips and chest. Put some calming music on, breathe, flow and feel good!

Click the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WuHL9-OOy0

Weekly Yoga Schedule

Make a relationship with stillness...
We need stillness. We need quiet time. We need some solitude and peace. 
We need this to get back to ourselves and to get access to our inner reservoir. Why not setting aside some time this week to be still and quiet. Get in touch with the silence within. We can do this on a walk, sitting in front of a roaring fire, enjoying a bath, watching the sky, sitting in stillness watching the breath, a calming yoga practice, a restorative pose, savoring a cup of tea or coffee, retreat to a quiet place and lie down for savasana... Carve out some time and just be.

Find the suggested yoga sequences on the Living Bliss Yoga members blog for your home yoga practice this coming week. 

Namaste, Helén

Silence rocks...

Pause...

Today, take a moment to just pause and begin to notice your breathing. Feel the flow of your inhale and exhale. Then, gently begin to deepen your breathing. Let it become slow, steady and deep. Visualize the space that you are creating within. Stay with that for a moment. Give yourself room. As you return to your daily tasks; keep this sensation of inner space. 

Namaste, Helén

Happy March!

You weekly yoga schedule is up on Living Bliss Yoga!! The most recent uploaded yoga video is a Hatha Yoga sequence that emphasizes side-bending to create space within for fuller breathing and a feeling of openness and freedom. Don’t forget to download your March yoga calendar. 

Love, Helén