HALF MONKEY POSE - ARMS FORWARD OUTSTRETCHED by melinda shears

BEGIN THE POSE STANDING STRAIGHT

1. FEET HIP-WIDTH DISTANCE

2. INHALE AS YOU RAISE ARMS UP TO SKY, PALMS TOGETHER

3. EXHALE SLOWLY AS YOU FORWARD FOLD 

HALF-WAY

4. GAZE TO EARTH, LEGS STRAIGHT

5. INHALE / EXHALE 3-BREATHS

FEEL THE STRETCH OF ENTIRE BODY

YOGA YOUR LIFE

FITNESS

BEAUTY

HEALTH

WELLNESS

NAMASTE 

EMBRACE A TINY GRACEFUL WAIST! STRETCHING IN SIDE ANGLE POSE

EASY TO DO 

ANYTIME.  ANYWHERE.

1. STAND FEET WIDE APART

2. BEND ONE KNEE

3. INHALE ONE ARM UP TO SKY BRINGING ARM OVER THE HEAD 

3. ONE ARM UP STRETCHING TO THE SKY; ONE ARM RESTING CLOSE TO BENT KNEE 

4. GAZE TO THE SKY 

5. INHALE / EXHALE 3-BREATHS

FEEL YOUR WAIST AND SIDE BODY STRETCHING TO THE SKY!

6. REPEAT 3-MORE TIMES

YOGA YOUR LIFE

FITNESS

BEAUTY

HEALTH

WELLNESS

namaste

FEELING TIRED AND BLUE? STANDING FORWARD FOLD FEET APART "LEONARDO DA VINCI" POSE!

Begin with legs wide apart, arms outstretched to your sides; standing "Leonardo da Vinci" pose

1. Inhale and exhale as you slowly forward fold entire torso

2. Head and palms touching Earth  

3. Hips reaching to the sky

4. Relax, "let the head hang loose"

5. Close your eyes, clear the mind

6. Inhale / exhale; hold pose for 3-breaths

7. Slowly raise torso back to standing position

8. Repeat 3 more times

Forward fold inversions brings oxygen to the brain

 releasing any tension or stress held in the mind

Bringing rejuvenation to mind and body

YOGA YOUR LIFE

FITNESS

HEALTH

BEAUTY

WELLNESS

namaste!

WHEN YOUR MIND IS AT PEACE, YOUR WHOLE BODY IS AT PEACE

In the Stillness, you'll find peace

In the Moment, you'll find aliveness

Peacefulness and Aliveness

What we strive to accomplish in all things

YOGA YOUR LIFE. YOGA YOUR BEAUTY

FITNESS

HEALTH

BEAUTY

WELLNESS

NAMASTE

INTENSE BACK STRETCH - SITTING FORWARD POSE

1. Begin the pose by sitting with feet forward;

 back straight, feet flexed

2. Inhale as you raise both arms up to the sky,  your torso and gaze following your arms

3. Exhale slowly as you forward bend, bringing your arms down to touch your feet

4. Reach forward as far as you can, relax!

5. Inhale / Exhale 3-breaths

If you can, reach and hold on to your feet.

 If you can't reach your feet, NO HURRY!

Practice the pose daily.

 Soon you'll reach your wonderful feet!

YOGA YOUR LIFE, YOGA YOUR BEAUTY!

FITNESS

HEALTH

WELLNESS

NAMASTE

CATERPILLAR POSE - CHATURANGA FOR GREAT LOOKING ARMS, WRIST, BELLY!

It looks like a caterpillar motion

Begin in plank pose

Exhale and slowly lower chest to Earth, keeping arms close to side body

Roll hips forward like a caterpillar

Inhale as your head gaze forward and upward, bringing entire body to downward-facing dog

OPTION: You can stay in caterpillar pose to strenghten arms, wrist, belly!

YOGA YOUR LIFE

FITNESS

HEALTH

WELLNESS

NAMASTE



BACK AND SPINE - EASY BACK STRETCH FOR STRENGHT AND FLEXIBILITY

SITTING QUIETLY ON YOUR MAT

BACK AND SPINE STRAIGHT 

LEGS IN FRONT OF YOU 

INHALE AS YOU REACH YOUR ARMS UP TO THE SKY

GAZING UP TO THE SKY

INHALE / EXHALE 2-BREATHS

LOWER ARMS TO YOUR SIDES

REST

REPEAT

"YOU'LL FEEL THE STRETCH AS YOUR ARMS REACH FOR THE SKY"

YOGA YOUR LIFE

FITNESS

HEALTH

WELLNESS

NAMASTE

"FIND PEACE IN YOUR STILLNESS, NOTHING CAN DISTRACT YOU", RESTORE IN YOUR SAVASANA

SAVASANA POSE

PEACE. SERENITY. STILLNESS.

LET IT ALL GO!

REST YOUR MIND

RESTORE YOUR SPIRIT

"ITS ALL GOOD"

YOGA YOUR LIFE

NAMASTE



WHEN YOU WANT TO DO AN INTERNAL ORGAN CLEANSE, DO THE TWIST

A GENTLE TWIST POSE  STIMULATES INTERNAL ORGANS TO BEGIN THE CLEANSE

EVER WOKE UP FROM A NITE OF "PARTY HARDY"?

EVER HAD TOO MUCH RICH GOURMET FOODS, WINE, GOOD COMPANY?

FEELING NOT SO GOOD AFTERWARDS?

SIMPLE DRINK LOTS OF LEMON WATER TO HYDRATE

AND

 DO GENTLE YOGA TWIST POSE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH

YOGA YOUR LIFE

NAMASTE

 

TRUNK OF OUR LIFE - OUR SPINE 26-BONES

CERVICAL REGION @ 7 BONES

THORACIC REGION @ 12 BONES

LUMBER REGION @ 5 BONES

PRECIOUS SACRUM @ 1 BONE

TAIL BONE - COCCYX @ 1 BONE

26-BONES KEEP OUR BODY SOLID, STABLE AND FLEXIBLE!  

26-BONES DECIDE HOW OUR BODY MOVES!

OUR SMART AMINO ACIDS

22-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS, HOW DOES OUR BODY USE THEM ALL?
ITS LIKE BAKING A CAKE!  INGREDIENTS FOR OUR LIVING CELLS!

The Golden Helix Of Our DNA

Open the Envelope!

And the Winner is "YOU"!

Our Amazing DNA always ready to do its job of instructing protein synthesis! 

What would we do without our DNA?

IS WELLNESS MEASURED IN GOLD DUST?

The Thread of Life, much like the silk thread woven by the silk worm creating its cocoon.  We create our wellness. Do we measure our wellness in gold dust?  Precious as gold dust! Yet gold is only a dust, isn't?
Are we not only dust of gold?  Coming to "terms of endearment"; the "endearment of our precious dust of gold" NAMASTE

Full Body Stretching In Three-Legged Downward Dog Pose

Benefits:

1. Full Body Stretching

2. Stress Relief

3. Rejuvenates Nervous System

One-leg up,one-leg down and head towards the floor creates a dynamic "gravity-to-stretch" messaging to the central nervous system, hence rejuvenating nervous system

NAMASTE