a wellspring of yoga, naps + balanced goodness
Spring News
Hello beautiful people 💚
Welcome Spring, a time of new beginnings and transformation.
Please join me for 3 special Iyengar Yoga classes! Wed 4/17, Fri 4/19 and Wed 4/24 at 10AM on zoom. I am subbing for my teacher, Rosa of
Yogarosa, and I promise you will be in for a treat! Click below to sign up and practice with me from anywhere!
THANK YOU to all who came to the Yoga Expo- the Daily Yoga Reset was a wonderful success. As promised, I've included the sequence below so you can keep practicing at home and never look at your kitchen sink the same again!
I am also happy to announce my new classes at the Standard Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach. Iyengar yoga Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9am starting 4/23. If you haven't been, the Standard Spa is one of Miami Beach's best gems!
Daily Yoga Reset
Stand tall in Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Think about these good actions:
- press feet down
- lift chest up, shoulders back & down
- straight, sharp arms & legs
Interlace fingers, take arms up, breathe
- Kitchen counter stretch- thighs press back, trunk pushes forward
- Step feet forward, legs on the diagonal and hang from the kitchen sink. Good traction for spine & shoulders
Return to Tadasana- Mountain Pose
- stand evenly in your feet, then bring weight into heels
- extend arms up
Utkatasana- chair pose
Down dog, hands at the wall
bonus++ turn it upside down for half handstand and strengthen your bones +
floor salutes- down dog to up dog, back to down dog
++ add planks (on hands or forearms)
Savasana- relax for 5 minutes and don't skip it, it will give you energy for the rest of the day!
Take Naps 💤💤💤
According to Jade Wu, sleep specialist and author of the book "Hello Sleep", a good, short nap can offer mental health benefits. "A performance-enhancing drug without the drug", nappers are less biased towards negative stimuli and more flexible in their thinking. Nappers also had more power, faster sprints, more stamina and felt fatigue less quickly.
Napping strategies for success
- try to nap around same time every day
- nap earlier in the day (6 hours before sleep)
- Keep in brief (10 min - 1 hour)
We practice savasana (final relaxation) in every class. This not only gives your body a chance to integrate: to absorb the benefits of the practice, enabling you to knit together the body, mind and breath. But, it also rejuvenates: after an energetic practice, it helps 'reset' the body temperature, calm the central nervous system and bring the breath back to normal. Regular practice improves quality and duration of sleep. 💤💤💤
Read/listen to the full article from NPR on how to take a refreshing nap here
Practice Iyengar Yoga
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am
Iyengar Yoga at the Standard Hotel & Spa
Miami Beach
Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am
Gentle Iyengar Yoga at Inner Balance
zoom & studio in North Miami
Sundays 10:30am
studio in North Miami
Book Club
Want to learn more about the postures?
Light On Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga
by BKS Iyengar
Want to learn to practice at home with props? This one has more pictures, is easier to follow, and shows modifications and props.
Until next time...
Thank you so much for your presence.
Here’s what I think. Do what you love, do what makes you feel good, do what makes you a kinder and happier person, do it without harming anyone else. Give people the space to do what works for them, what they love, what makes them kinder and happier and doesn’t harm anyone else. I don’t know how you see things, but I am for whatever brings more kindness to our world.
Keep practicing.
Until next time, take care or yourself and if you can, someone else as well!
Namaste <3
Di
