by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 3, 2012 | Food, Main Blog, Uncategorized |
I first must admit, that in looking up the source recipes online, I ended up on Facebook for a good 20 minutes. Focus. Must focus. Anyways, although I drink coconut water and love my quinoa and kale, I am not about to say “no” to a chocolate cake. Especially not a...
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 2, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
What sets yoga apart from other forms of exercise, is that it extends beyond the edge of your mat and into your life. Yes, I will agree, that there are people who show up, do their yoga, and go home, with no thought to what they are doing. But what’s the point?...
by Alexandra Ellis | Mar 30, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
Yoga virgins are sometimes concerned about the breath. Most people know that yogis like to move and breathe deep. But how and why? The yogi breath is nothing new. You have known it since you were a baby. It is simply a deep abdominal breath. What is an abdominal...
by Alexandra Ellis | Mar 29, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
Time to get ready for baby! Yoga is a wonderful form of exercise while pregnant to help your body and mind prepare for the physical demands of labor and a newborn. Approaches to prenatal yoga depend on who you ask. In some circles, the work is simply to make room for...
by Alexandra Ellis | Mar 28, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
If I had a penny for every time I heard that, I’d probably be a few cents richer now. So many people are hesitant to try a yoga class because of a perception they have that only flexible people do yoga. Flexible people don’t do yoga; people do yoga to...
by Alexandra Ellis | Mar 27, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
Pigeon is a great pose that opens the hips, thighs, and hip flexors. I demonstrate the pose here with a bolster to take some pressure off of the front knee and help keep the hips in alignment. Stay on each side for at least 90 seconds (or longer!). If you don’t...
by Alexandra Ellis | Mar 26, 2012 | Main Blog, Uncategorized |
In yogic philosophy, there is a list of suggestions as to how we should interact and behave as an individual in the world. The suggestions, known as the yamas and the niyamas, are the first two of the eight limbs of yoga. The yamas suggest how we should interact with...