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Breathing... A simple way to relax!

5/27/2015

 




Pause for a moment and take a few natural breaths.

Observe your belly as you breathe. Does it expand with each inhalation or does it contract?

If your belly draws toward your spine as you inhale, if it doesn’t move at all, or if you’re dealing with stress and anxiety, it’s time to get back to breathing basics. This three minute yogic breathing exercise does just that and can even change your life.

The power of the breath should never be underestimated.

Many of us have adopted unhealthy breathing habits that need to be undone. Rather than using our full lung capacity to breath deeply into the belly, we breathe shallowly into the chest.

As a result, we deprive our internal organs of much needed oxygen.

This negatively impacts digestion; bad breathing habits are often seen in people with digestive disorders. Plus, because the breath and mind are intimately connected, shallow breathing actually creates unnecessary feelings of anxiety and stress.

If anyone knows all about the breath, it’s yogis.

They’ve long used the breath to influence the mind and health through the practice of breath regulation called pranayama. In fact, yogis even believe that we’re each allotted a certain number of breaths. Once we sip in our very last, we leave this human body. In order to lengthen the lifespan, yogis employ slow, deep, abdominal breathing.

You too can benefit from breathing like a yogi. If you noticed your belly contracting as you inhale, this pranayama technique will undo bad breathing habits. It’s a form of abdominal breathing that redevelops a normal pattern of breath, all the while nourishing your entire being.

It also fires up the power of digestion, increases circulation, helps to drain lymph, and expels respiratory toxins. The prolonged inhalations and exhalations massage the liver, stomach and internal organs. You’ll quickly feel the breath’s impact on your nerves, as this breath calms the mind and relieves stress.

Putting Abdominal Breathing into Practice

1. Sit comfortably. Lengthen your spine.
2. Interlace your fingers and rest your hands on your belly. Close your eyes and mouth.
3. Take a slow, deep breath through your nose, sending the breath into your belly. Feel your hands move away, belly expanding. Breathe out slowly and deeply through the nose. Feel your hands draw toward you, belly contracting. Repeat two more times.
4. With your next breath, lengthen your inhalation to a count of five. You can silently count om 1, om 2, om 3, om 4, om 5 to keep a rhythm. Feel the belly expand.
5. Exhale slowly for ten counts. Feel the belly contract.
6. Repeat this breath nine more times; inhaling for five, exhaling for ten.
7. When you’re finished release your hands and return to natural belly breathing. Feel the peaceful energy flowing throughout your body.

Practice this exercise once or twice daily and anytime you feel stressed. You’ll soon reestablish a normal, healthy breathing pattern that soothes and nourishes your body and mind.

 

Reference:

Saraswati, Swami Satyananda. Asana pranayama mudra.









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Ama or detoxifying tea

5/26/2015

 

4-5 cups of water boiled.
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
Simmer for ten minutes and enjoy!


Mother's Day!

5/10/2015

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A poem that I dedicate to all the mothers and the mothers to be that I know and beyond as a reminder of the mystery of life that we hold deep within us.

Mother

Where the sun and the moon mix

Where the day and the night merge

All mothers lie there


In the wide magic ocean of life

Where mystery unfolds 

All mothers lie there


Where the fire melts the earth

Where the water touches the sky 

All mothers lie there


The seed of life will be dropped

In the fertile soil of the womb


Where the moon and the sun mix

Where fire, water, earth, air and ether merge

A glimpse of life's magic will emerge

A womb, a child, a mother will be...





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LUNCH!

5/5/2015

 
Eating lunch, taking a mid day break to refresh and refuel! What a wonderful concept...to meet with friends and catch up....Ayurveda considers lunch the most important meal of the day and the time when our digestion is the strongest. Between 10:00-2:00pm is pitta time, pitta being the element of fire and water. The energy of digestion and assimilation of food and emotion.

Growing up In Tunisia in a French school I had a two hour lunch, we ate, cleaned up and went to play with friends before starting the afternoon classes. At home during the week end we had a family lunch. During the summer at my grandmother's house lunch was sacrosanct! After lunch was nap time or rest, then by 3:00pm we would go out and do different errands or activity till 6:00pm. Then it was time to prepare dinner. Life this way was predictable. This gave a sense of calm and serenity. As a child I remember feeling settled because I knew what the day was going to be like and I looked forward to it. Our lives were "anchored" around meal times.



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