How do we take yoga off our mats AND practice a healthy life?
The practice of yoga has evolved to accommodate need, changing times, new influences and expansion. The obsession with physical form and bodies in the West encouraged yoga to enter through the exercise and fitness realm versus the philosophical, meditative or transcendental worlds of yoga.
Turns out we are infatuated with ourselves. HA. Who woulda thought?? ;)
Adding yoga into the daily grind inevitably contributes to overall health. They are not mutually exclusive.
It isn’t rocket science but yogic, healthy, balanced living takes daily commitment.
Mindfulness.
Breathing.
Listening.
Awareness.
Imagine if you listened to your body as you prepared meals, maintained awareness about cravings and needs, breathed as you ate and tuned in to the adequate amounts of carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals that supports YOUR body??
How could that change your life??
Then you start to FEEL better on a daily basis.
How could this affect your clarity, decision-making, reactivity, stress??
Because you FEEL better you start to treat yourself better.
And those around you.
This creates a ripple.
See where I’m going with this??
Yoga helps to create and maintain balance. Balance helps to create and maintain health. Yoga helps to create and maintain health and balance.
Creating and maintaining balance in our minds helps us to nurture our bodies better.
Make wiser food decisions.
LIFE decisions.
Cleaning is a part of yoga.
And so is lack of clutter.
Think about those too.
It doesn’t take a mat to work towards a happier, healthier, more purpose-driven life.
But.
A little stretching doesn’t hurt either ;)
Mucho amor,
Modern Day Yogini
About Brittany:
Brittany began practicing yoga as a way to supplement her other exercise regimes as an athlete. Over the years she fell in and out of practice but was deeply drawn back to yoga after a string of illnesses in 2009. Realizing that stress was the heart of the issue she got her duppa back into the studio and started practicing restorative and vinyasa style classes.After witnessing profound changes in her own mind and body, Brittany became a teacher to deepen her understanding of the practice and thus share it with others. Along with yoga, she is also very passionate about health and is in the process of becoming a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Brittany recently began to blog as Modern Day Yogini – the tales of yoga teacher and health coach: a blend of yoga, health, practicality, sunshine and love. Stop in for a class or visit her at Moderndayyogini.com. Namaste!
About Brittany:
Brittany began practicing yoga as a way to supplement her other exercise regimes as an athlete. Over the years she fell in and out of practice but was deeply drawn back to yoga after a string of illnesses in 2009. Realizing that stress was the heart of the issue she got her duppa back into the studio and started practicing restorative and vinyasa style classes.After witnessing profound changes in her own mind and body, Brittany became a teacher to deepen her understanding of the practice and thus share it with others. Along with yoga, she is also very passionate about health and is in the process of becoming a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Brittany recently began to blog as Modern Day Yogini – the tales of yoga teacher and health coach: a blend of yoga, health, practicality, sunshine and love. Stop in for a class or visit her at Moderndayyogini.com. Namaste!
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