Autogenic Relaxation

Counting backward from 10 to 1. 

Phase 1: Heaviness

-My arms and hands feel heavy.

-My legs and feet feel heavy.

-My arms and legs feel heavy.

Phase 2: Warmth

-My arms and hands feel warm.

-My legs and feet feel warm.

-My arms and legs feel warm.

Phase 3: Heart

-My heart is calm and relaxed.

-My heart beat is slow and relaxed.

Phase 4: Breathing

-My breathing is slow and relaxed.

-My breathing is calm and comfortable.

Phase 5: Solar Plexus

-My forehead is cool.

-My forehead is calm and relaxed.

-My entire body is calm and relaxed.

(From IYT Yoga Manual)

Why I blog

I have asked myself why I have decided to open a blog. The major reason is to share information that I have gathered about yoga, postures, stretches, nutrition and especially on topics such as 'whole foods' and vegetarian food options. The blog will not be a cult that preaches what to do or how to live but instead will only show options available. It feels like humanity is going through a similar change that happened during the European Renaissance: information that relates to education that truly sustains and promote health should be free and accessible to all people. However, the challenge of today is not finding information but having a reference point so to discern good from bad information. Therefore, in the future I would like to share with you all that I have practiced and learned about above topics.