Sequence For Reconnecting To Your Heart

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Yoga Pilates Basics

Pilates was invented by Joseph Pilate in the early 20th century. Yoga Pilates can prove to be of great help if all the necessary rules related to Pilates exercises are followed properly. Yoga Pilates is a regimen of exercise that can be equally beneficial and enjoyable.

Very simply, Pilates is the contemporary art of the older Yoga movements. The number of Pilates exercises can be as many as five hundred exercises that can be performed by using only five chief instruments.

Each pose of yoga has great significance similar to its Pilates equivalent. The important yoga Pilates basics that one must master are moving to and from the center and revolving around the center. Maintaining good health and proper well-being is the chief point of proper and regular practice of yoga Pilates.

Regular action will definitely leave a deep, positive impact on your physical as well as mental life. After some days of practice, you will find that your body’s flexibility is enhanced.

The stretching that is involved in Pilate yoga helps in lessening the threat of injuries. One of the biggest benefits of Pilates exercises is that your body’s balance is improved. With the passage of time, your body aches will reduce to a great extent as well. With regular exercise, the muscles are strengthened, resulting in the stimulation of your endurance, stamina, and your energy level.

One great thing that you will experience as a result of Pilates yoga is that you will find that your body and mind are much more relaxed compared to how you felt before. Pilates yoga involves certain breathing patterns that help a person to calm down and relax, resulting in sounder sleep.

Nowadays Pilates is often prescribed by specialists like osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropractors, and many holistic practitioners as a principal, practical taming process. Pilates indeed ranks first in the western chart of fitness. The viewpoints of Pilates teachers and Yoga instructors are somewhat the same on the workings of the exercise. Many consider Pilates to be yoga on the machines while others see it as neuromuscular education or strength conditioning.

Basically, Yoga and Pilates are reciprocally supportive: Yoga gives Pilates litheness and mobility while Pilates offers constancy and mobility in the movement. When united with Yoga, Pilates doctrine augments the practice by bringing central stabilization into light as well as training and substance for yoga postures (particularly in the strength to seize). Since Pilates is more about length and potency, Yoga helps to amplify the litheness capability. Many people whose job demands sitting at a desk or driving almost 8 hours a day, gain a lot from Pilates Yoga.

With easy ideas of figure and postural doctrines, it will support the backbone and unlock the oomph channels. It edifies consciousness and centering, suppleness and mobility. It is a coordination of associated exercises that are also helpful separately. Dancers and professional athletes practice the Pilate form of exercise. This helps them to achieve flexibility in the body and gain strength. Recently this form of exercise has become very popular among celebrities and models for keeping fit. There is no harm in practicing yoga Pilates. In fact, it is considered to be safe even when practiced during special conditions like pregnancy.

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Trataka, which translates from Sanskrit as “to gaze,” is a meditation that involves staring gently at a flickering flame. Focusing your gaze—and, in turn, your mind— can help you cultivate calm and mental clarity, refresh your consciousness, strengthen your willpower, and improve your quality of life. Here’s how to do it. 1. Light a candle. Place it at eye level and sit 4-6 inches away. 2. Keep your spine straight and your mouth in a soft smile. 3. Gaze at the flame with your eyes softly open. Try not to blink. Tearing is great, as it washes out impurities from the eyes. Breathe deeply through your nose. 4. Imagine the flame entering into and illuminating your body. When you are ready, allow your eyes to close. Visualize the flame in your mind’s eye. 5. Feel appreciation and gratitude. If thoughts arise, observe them and watch them pass. This is a process of allowing the mind to filter, file, and integrate. 6. When you’re ready, allow your eyes to open slowly.

A Sequence For Reconnecting To Your Heart

Bringing attention and awareness to certain areas of the body to summon healing energies may sound metaphorical, but research shows that combining movement with imagery—while also bringing mental attention to that body part—can actually lead to greater recovery and function in the area of focus. In this sequence, for which you’ll want to grab a couple of bolsters and blankets and warm up with a few Sun Salutations, we’ll use mental imagery and physical touch to reconnect and reestablish our sense of belonging—both in this world and to one another.

CAMATKARASANA (WILD THING POSE)

Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose). Raise your left leg while rooting into the ground with your right foot. Bend your left knee, roll onto the edge of your right foot, and rotate your torso slowly to the left. Lower your left foot toward the floor behind you. As your toes reach the mat, extend your left hand to the sky to lift your heart center. On an inhalation, touch your left hand to your chest. Bring your attention to your heartbeat and connect to the fullness of life. Stay here for 3 to 5 breaths, then slowly return to Down Dog. Repeat on the other side.

URDHVA MUKHA SVANASANA (UPWARD-FACING DOG POSE) From Downward-Facing Dog, shift forward into Plank Pose and lower to the ground with your legs extended and your toes pointing back. Place your palms into the mat next to your rib cage with your fingers spread wide. Straighten your elbows as you move your chest forward and upward. Press into the tops of your feet to lift your thighs off the mat. Feel the strong, loving energy drawing up from your toes into your heart. Spread your collarbones wide. Imagine your shoulder blades tenderly holding the back side of your heart. Stay here for 3 to 5 breaths.

SALABHASANA (LOCUST POSE)

From Upward-Facing Dog, lower to your stomach with your arms by your sides. Inhale, and lift your head, chest, and arms. Pull your shoulder blades back to shine your heart open. Gaze forward, keeping your neck and jaw relaxed. On your next breath, lift your feet and legs. Keep your pelvis and belly rooted to the ground. Reach your fingers straight back, or interlace them behind you. Feel your heart soar with the lightness of a bird in flight. Take 3 to 5 breaths here and then lower back to the ground.

VIRABHADRASANA I (WARRIOR POSE I)

From Locust, find your way to Down Dog. Step your right foot forward between your hands, and point your left foot slightly outward. Inhale your arms to the sky as you bend your right knee at a 90-degree angle. Tilt your chest up slightly as you root firmly into both legs to lift your heart. Imagine the energy in your heart moving up through your arms to your hands and fingers, spreading a feeling of connectedness to the world. Take 5 to 10 breaths, lower your arms, and step back into Down Dog. Repeat on the other side.

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