Yin Yoga for Emotional Release | Worry

If your stomach and spleen meridian system is out of balance you might experience worry.

One of the best poses to release worry in yin yoga is lunge pose. There are two ways to do it. One is more active and one is more passive and doesn’t require weight bearing on your knees.

In yin yoga lunge pose is also known as dragon pose. It pulls and pressurizes the stomach meridian. If we do winged dragon, we can also draw on the transformative power of the spleen to transform worry. We can receive the nurturing, nourishing, receptive energy of the stomach meridian.

As we are in the pose we can use the purging breath “Hoo” to release stagnant energy and emotions from your stomach and spleen organ meridian systems. Inhale soft yellow energy, the colour of the stomach and spleen and exhale grey smoke.

We can also massage and shake the stomach and spleen to further release stuck and blocked emotions.

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4 Vagus Nerve Massage for Stress & Anxiety

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4 Vagus Nerve Massage for Stress & Anxiety
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Vagus nerve massage, or vagal nerve stimulation is a technique that involves gently massaging the general area where your vagus nerve innervates your body. Your vagus nerve is a major nerve that runs from the brainstem down to the abdomen. Of course you are not directly stimulating this nerve, but you are indirectly soothing the areas that are affected.

Your vagus nerve plays a crucial role in regulates stress and anxiety by influencing your heart rate, digestion, and the “rest and digest” response of the parasympathetic nervous system.

When we massage anywhere from the brainstem down to the abdomen, the pathway of the vagus nerve, it can have a calming effect on your body. That message gets transmitted up to your mind.

Here are the 4 vagus nerve massage techniques I am going to demonstrate in this video:

1. Neck and Throat Massage:

Gently massage the sides of your neck with your fingers using circular motions.
Apply light pressure to the sides of your throat, moving from your jawline downward.

2. Humming or Gargling

Behind the Ear Massage:

Use your index and middle fingers to gently massage the area behind your ears in a circular motion.
This area includes the mastoid bone, which is located just behind the earlobe.

3. Chest and Heart Area Massage:

Gently massage your chest, especially around the heart area, using gentle circular motions.
This can help stimulate the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic response.

4. Abdominal Massage:

Lie down in a comfortable position and gently massage your abdomen in a clockwise circular motion using your palms.
The vagus nerve connects to various organs in the abdomen, so stimulating this area can help activate the nerve.

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Yoga Stretches for People Who Stand All Day | Relieve Pain & Fatigue

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Yoga Stretches for People Who Stand All Day | Relieve Pain & Fatigue
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Standing all day can take a toll on your body, causing muscle fatigue, foot pain, joint pain, and back issues. In this short video, I will share my simple, beginner friendly yoga poses to relieve your pain and fatigue.! I will guide you through a series of yoga stretches specifically designed to alleviate the discomfort and fatigue associated with standing for long hours.

I will begin by addressing muscle fatigue in your feet, legs, and low back. Take a break and elevate your legs, allowing them to rest on a chair for 10-20 minutes. This nurturing position helps restore energy and reduce swelling in your legs and feet.

Next, we move on to stretches for your legs and low back. Knees to chest pose with leg extensions and gentle rocking motion will provide relief to tired muscles. Circle your ankles as you extend your legs, targeting joint pain and swelling in your feet and ankles.

If foot pain is an issue, Dead Bug Pose will help you to shake it out. Then, while seated, I’ll guide you through a soothing self-massage for your feet, targeting the heels, balls of the feet, arches, tops of the feet and ankles, and even getting in between your toes.

For joint pain in your knees and hips, we’ll incorporate the figure four pose with ankle rotations, helping to release tension and improve mobility.

Finally, we’ll address back pain and spinal issues with Cat Pose variations, including side stretches and rotations, followed by a relaxing Child’s Pose to breathing into your low back to release discomfort and stiffness.

These targeted yoga poses will support you in releasing the discomfort and fatigue of standing all day. Take care of your body and prioritize self-care. Let’s get started on your journey to pain relief and rejuvenation!

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Don’t Make These 9 Mistakes in Earth Element Season

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Nature is always writing codes that you can align with to experience harmony in your body and life. Through Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element theory you can activate the dormant nature codes and frequencies that are traveling along the meridian pathways of your body.

Avoid these 9 mistakes in earth element season.

1. Worry – emotional, wasted energy

2. Weak Boundaries

3. Lack of Support

3. Continuing to be Yang

4. Not being nurturing and compassionate toward yourself

5. Not nesting and creating a home you love

6. Not feeling gratitude for the sweetness, harvest of life

7. Neglecting your own self care

8. Overthinking

9. Eating too much refined sugar

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Five Element Yin Yoga: Practicing and Teaching in Harmony with the Seasons

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Self-Massage for Headache-Relief

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Unlock the soothing benefits of this head, neck and scalp self-massage for headaches and migraines.

I know what it is like to suffer from frequent headaches and migraines. I also know how beneficial self-massage can be when I am experiencing headaches and migraines and as a prevention to getting headaches and migraines.

In this video I am going to share with you some simple self-massage techniques to help alleviate the tension associated with headaches. I will show you step-by-step how to release your tight muscles, stimulate circulation, and activate pressure points on your head, neck and scalp.

Self-massage is one tool you can put into your tool-box to relieve headaches naturally. It also helps to release the tension and stress that accumulates from having headaches and migraines. Self-massage stimulates blood flow which enhances circulation and increases nourishment and oxygen to the muscles and tissues in the area, promoting their relaxation and healing.

You can practice self-massage anytime of day, but if you include it as part of your bedtime routine, it could improve your sleep quality by relaxing your body and mind.

Overall, this self-massage for headaches should boost your mood and mental clarity providing you with improved focus and mental clarity if you are suffering from a headache.

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Hatha Yoga to Cultivate Gratitude | Yoga Sutra 2.30 Ahimsa | YWM 675

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Hatha Yoga to Cultivate Gratitude | Yoga Sutra 2.30 Ahimsa | YWM 675
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This full body hatha yoga class is focused on cultivating gratitude through the practice of ahimsa as outlined in Yoga Sutra 2.30 translated by Nischala Joy Devi in The Secret Power of Yoga.

In this 60 minute full body hatha yoga class for yoga, we delve into gratitude through the lens of reverence, love and compassion for all beings. We explore the depths of our True Nature as we embrace the principle of Ahimsa. This allows us to embrace a sense of interconnection with all living beings.

Through this full body hatha yoga class we uncover our innate capacity for reverence that resides within each one of us allowing us to connect with the spiritual vitality present in every living being.

The yoga postures in this class focus on heart opening to heighten your sensitivity to the spirit that flows through all life forms. Together, we will rediscover the beauty of the present moment and reawaken our natural state of reverence.

2.30 Yama, reflection of our true nature is experienced through:
Ahimsa: reverence, love, compassion for all
2.35 Embracing reverence and love for all (ahimsa) we experience oneness

Hatha Yoga to Cultivate Gratitude | Yoga Sutra 2.30 Ahimsa Sequence

Supported Fish Pose
Bridge
Reclined Twist
Side Bend
Cobra
Half Bow
Cat Pose
Gate Pose
Downdog
Tadasana
Dancer
Wide Legged Standing Forward Fold
Seated Twist
Supported Fish Pose

Poem: Lost by David Wagoner

Props Needed: Bolster