Tools to Avoid autumnal lures of laziness & Lack of self-care

As National Yoga month comes to a close and we officially usher in Fall, there's no better time to recharge your practice and commit to continuing to step along your ever-evolving wellness journey.  At the time of year in which the days draw shorter, we may be inclined to draw within and to seek shelter and warmth at the hearth of home however it can be all-too-easy to fall prey to hibernation mode and to transform this into a form of neglecting one's commitment to physical, emotional and mental well-being.  

Enter Pranayama, an almost effortless, "easy as breathing" practice that can energize, inspire and support your outlook and physical, emotional and mental well-being.

Health authorities view breathwork, like pranayama, as a powerful tool to help induce relaxation, still the mind, energize the body, strengthen the diaphragm, aid those with respiratory challenges, support heart health and impart many additional benefits.  While there are numerous breath patterns, one need not know them all to support his or her wellbeing and this breathwork requires nothing more than the ability to sit or (stand or lie down) and attend to the breath.  

While the idea or principle of focusing on the breath is simple, the actual practice may be surprisingly more challenging, as the mind can surely try to 'steal the show'.  This is however is, in part, why we call it a practice-returning the attention to the breath is something that we can do over an over again until we may begin to find greater success in still the minds darting thoughts or allowing them to float by like clouds in the sky while we give ourselves the gift of time to breathe and chance to experience the often elusive but surely attainable peace from within. 

There are nearly endless ways to support our self-care endeavors yet one thing that most all have in common is that they require us to commit to scheduling this time into our to-do list to be sure it gets done and so that we are sure we leave some time in a day for ourselves to simply be! 

​If you're interested in carving a little time for your self and exploring some of the many styles of breathwork and the role they may play in your physical, emotional and mental well-being, then join me for my upcoming 8 part Pre-holiday Breathwork Series 2019.  Created with love for all of us who wish to fortify our stress management skills and proactively support ourselves in manifesting a more gratitude-filled, stress-free holiday season!  Please also feel free to reach out via the contact form to inquire about other ways that I may support you with your self-care time!