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Yoga Off the Mat: Mindful Nutrition~What kinds of foods nourish your body and mind this month? As we waken from winter and spread into spring, we naturally crave foods that are astringent and cleansing while also energizing and revitalizing! 🤗 Nature provides bitter greens, like arugula and sprouts. 🥬Crucifers, like broccoli and cauliflower, and dried/citrus fruits, like dried cherries, grapefruit, and pomegranate juice, provide the cleansing properties we need in order to shed the heaviness of winter plus vitamins and energy for new growth in the spring! 🥦🍒You can think of your body and mind being kind of like spring flowers that have been seemingly dormant and in need of a little “fertilizer,” rain, and sunshine so that you can sprout🌻What’s on your menu this week? 🤔
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Yoga Off the Mat: I’m gonna air my laundry here (at least it’s clean laundry!) And what do a pile of laundry and an unmade bed have to do with yoga anyway? 🤔We’ve been exploring different mindfulness and meditation practices over the past month, and today I was reminded that ANYthing practiced mindfully and with presence—including folding laundry, making a bed, preparing a meal, etc—can be a mindfulness meditation. The scent of fresh, warm linens, soft and dry, flowing as I shook them across the bed… Mindfulness is a gift, a respite from the constant chatter in the world and in the mind. How are you practicing mindfulness today? 😌
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MyYogaJoy Monday brings you Mindfulness Meditation over a decaf latté😌☕️
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Yoga Off the Mat: recently I had the opportunity to participate in a true tea party🫖 —what an opportunity to experience the benefits of practicing presence!Sharing the table with 5 friends, we were so engaged with each other, with the aromas/tastes (smoky, sweet)/sights (red, orange and blue teas!)/sensations (textures) that we barely noticed the sounds and busy-ness of others around us. 😌 Practicing presence, no matter where you are or what you’re doing, can make life richer and more joyful.🤗 How are you being present today?🤔
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The connection between physical movement and clarity can be profound! Sometimes the best remedy for a sluggish mind is to add exercise/movement to your day. Wherever you are, get up/out and move today 🤗👍😁
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MyYogaJoy Monday brings you the value of Affirmation! Who and how do you want to be today?🤔👍🤗😌
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Yoga Off the Mat: National Erase Self Negativity Day is a reminder that we can only have one thought in any given moment. What are telling yourself?🤔 I start each day with a brand new affirmation. 😌Here are some recent ones: “I am clear, open, and aware”, “I am calm and trust life’s flow”, “I am heart centered”, “I transition with Grace”, “I am light hearted and uplifting”, “I radiate positivity”, “I am loving and kind”. Would you like to try on one of these for a day? Feel free to borrow and share!🤗
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MyYogaJoy Monday brings you a bit more “Bliss” with self-awareness, self-care, and self-compassion😌💗🤗
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Yoga Off the Mat: Spring into action! When early spring feels wet and heavy, what kind of movement energizes you? Check out the Kapha Counter-balancing link below (you can try time stamp 16:10-17:35) for a quick pick-me-up! 🤗
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Yoga Off the Mat: during February, the month of love, the invitation is to focus on all the ingredients of self-love❤️. The #1 Self-care question is “What do I need right now?” Is it rest? Hydration? Activity? Nourishing food?? Ask and answer this question multiple times throughout the day, and notice what impact the practice has for you🥰. Wishing you a weekend of self-care😌
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Share The Joy
Creating joyful living through yoga.
The goal of My Yoga Joy is to share the benefits of yoga, bringing healing and personal growth to as wide an audience as possible.
Personal transformation can be experienced by anyone through regular practice! Improved physical health, fitness, emotional and spiritual growth and well-being are just a few of the many benefits to yoga.
Here are a few of the ways I'm sharing the joy of yoga
with the Greater Hartford community!
Currently spreading the joy of yoga at St. Mary's Home in West Hartford where adults with mental illness are enriched through their discovery of self.
Offering the joy of yoga with residents of the Windsor Independent Living Association where adults with intellectual disabilities can expand their possibilities through practicing yoga.
Now enrolling cancer patients and survivors in a free Yoga4Cancer class series at the Bone and Joint institute through Hartford Healthcare at Hartford Hospital.
Contact me to find out if you are eligible for any of the above programs.