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April is here! We've got lots to offer you
starting this month.
Be sure to visit our website
www.intoyoga.ca
or go directly to our classes page at
www.intoyoga.ca/classes.htm.
Registration for our Healthy Body Challenge is over,
but keep watching our website at
www.intoyoga.ca/healthybody.htm for our next
one. You still have time to register for
Healthy Weight Release Pak available only at
Greentree Village until April 12. And receive
$10 off summer registration at Greentree if
you register for our Spring session before April 5,
2011.
Please enjoy our April newsletter!
Yoga for Stress Management &
Relaxation
By
Ann Pizer,
About.com Guide
Yoga has long been known to be a great antidote to
stress. Yoga combines many popular stress-reducing
techniques, including exercise and learning to
control the breath, clear the mind, and relax the
body. As yoga becomes increasingly popular, more and
more people are discovering the
benefits this ancient practice brings to their
stressful lives.
Exercise
Hatha yoga is the physical practice of yoga
postures. There are many
different types of hatha yoga: some are slow and
more focused on
stretching, others are fast and more of a
workout. If you are looking to relieve stress, no
one yoga style is superior, so pick one that meets
your level of physical fitness and
personality. Any exercise will help relieve
stress by keeping the body healthy and releasing
endorphins, natural hormones that make you feel
better. Yoga also relieves stress through
stretching. When you are stressed, tension is stored
in the body making you feel tight and often causing
pain. The intense stretching of yoga releases
tension from problem areas, including the
hips and
shoulders.
Breath Control
Pranayama , or breath work, is an important part
of any yoga practice and one that translates well to
life off the mat. At the very least, yoga increases
your awareness of the breath as a tool for relaxing
the body. Although breathing is an involuntary act
(you have to keep doing it to stay alive), you can
choose to regulate the breath. Just learning to take
deep breaths and realizing that this can be a
quick way to combat stressful situations is
amazingly effective.
Clearing the Mind
Our minds are
constantly active, racing from one thought to
another, spinning possible scenarios for the future,
dwelling on incidents from the past. All this mind
work is tiring and stressful. Yoga offers several
techniques for taming the
monkey mind. One is breath work, as outlined
above. Each breath is tied inextricably to the
present moment; you are not breathing in the past or
the future, but only right now. Focusing on each
inhale and exhale to the exclusion of other thoughts
is one way to clear the mind, It is also a basic
meditation technique. In addition, the performance
of yoga poses, or
asanas, also acts as a form of meditation. The
poses are so physical, and have to be done with such
concentration, that all other thoughts and worries
are put to the side, giving your brain a much-needed
break.
Relaxation
Each yoga sessions
ends with five to ten minutes spent relaxing in
corpse pose - savasana. While this enforced
relaxation can be difficult at first, eventually it
serves the purpose of a total release for both body
and mind. Savasana transitions you back into the
world feeling refreshed and equipped with the tools
to combat stress in your daily life.
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Asana - Sun Salutation Variation
www.yogajournal.com
Yoga Journal has a new on line video
magazine that's easy to follow. Learn a new
variation to the Sun Salutations. Check out
their new Fluid Nature Home Practice video
here.
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Baby
Stuff
Why Sign with Your Baby?
from
Signing Baby
Signing with babies … is it
the new fad? Something only power moms who want
superbabies do? A sure-fire way to form a speech
delay?
You may already know that
the answer to all of the above questions is a
resounding NO.
People have been signing
with their babies for years. The most common
reason for doing so is an intense desire on the
part of a parent or caregiver to find out
exactly what is going on in a baby’s mind – what
does she need? What does she want? What does she
observe? What does she think about and remember?
It is a fact that infants
develop the fine muscles in their hands before
they develop those required for speech, so
they’re equipped to communicate with you before
they can speak.
Most babies will invent
their own “signs” to get their meaning across. A
baby may learn to wave bye-bye, for example, or
point to his or her nose when it needs a wipe.
How many of us for years have asked, “How big is
baby?” and watched them fling up their arms in
glee at the proper moment? These are symbolic
gestures that are one form of communication used
by pre-verbal infants and toddlers. In addition
to pointing and grunting, a baby has the
potential use of his hands and body to aid in
communicating his thoughts, wants, fears, needs
and memories.
It is actually easy to
encourage this natural communication and to
expand this into the use of sign language on a
daily basis with your child.
Signing with babies isn’t
difficult. It has been proven to be beneficial
to speech acquisition through years of research,
and it is fun, inspirational, and downright
amazing.
So what are you waiting for?
Explore this site and learn all there is to know
about signing with babies.
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Retreat
South Okanagan Retreat Academy
The Best 50 Years of Dharma Yoga with Sri Dharma Mittra
June 10 to June 12 2011
click here for info
Recipe
Red Quinoa
www.drweil.com
A True Food Kitchen restaurant exclusive! Not only
is quinoa a nutritional powerhouse, but it has a
delightful nutty flavor that is delicious on its
own, or with mild seasoning and simple vegetables as
in this recipe. Be sure to wash your quinoa well, as
its natural saponin coating is quite bitter, and is
not always fully removed during processing.
Food as Medicine
Quinoa is high in protein, and the protein it
contains is complete, which means it includes all
nine essential amino acids.
Ingredients:
4 cups red quinoa
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 cup celery, diced
8 cups water
2 tablespoons salt (or to taste)
3 sprigs fresh oregano
Preparation:
Sauté onions and celery. Season with salt, pepper
and oregano.
Add quinoa and water. Cover and boil on medium heat
for about 25 minutes until cooked and fluffy.
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
N/A
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Yoga/Pilates & Nutritional
Cleanse Seminars at Work
We're passionate about bringing Yoga and Pilates
into the work place. For people who feel the
demand and stress at work, don't have time to make
it to a Yoga studio, or just simply want to take
some time for themselves, Into Yoga has the answer
for you.
Our certified professional instructors will come on
site at lunch, or before or after work and teach
classes right at the work place.
Be the coordinator of your office Yoga classes and
you'll receive your classes for free if there are at
least 10 participants.
Find out more at
www.intoyoga.ca/corporate.htm
or call 604.421.9872 or email
sheri@intoyoga.ca to
book classes now.
Why not add one of our FREE Nutritional Cleanse
Seminars
at work too? Find out how you can gain and
maintain your optimal health through a
combination of meal replacement shakes, regular
meals and a cleansing drink, to help give your body
the healthy look and feel you've been striving for.
It's easy to get started, just email
sheri@cleanseyourbody.ca or call me at
604.421.9872. We'll even bring some samples
for you to try.
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We Want Your Feedback
Have you experienced classes with us before? If so,
we'd like to hear from you. The good and the bad.
Tell us what you like. How have they improved your
life? What keeps you coming back?
Plus tell us what we could do better (but be gentle).
What can we improve and what would you like to see that
we're not providing? Email your comments to
info@intoygoa.ca.
We're listening.
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For Women Business Professionals
Are you a woman
business owner, professional or entrepreneur interested in
creating more referrals for your business?
I am an area coordinator for The Heart Link Network,
a fun, non-threatening, non-membership networking
event
showcasing women who are serious about
growing their business.
Our events are held in a warm environment with dinner
provided. It is a powerful, unique and effective
marketing tool specifically designed to link women
so they can nurture, support, enrich and resource
one another in both personal and professional ways.
Consider joining our Heart Link Networking Group.
You can find more details at
www.meetup.com/Burnaby-Heart-Link. Or simply
register and lock in your business category at
www.V5A4B7.TheHeartLinkNetwork.com. Be
added to our news updates and invites by emailing
sheri@cleanseyourbody.ca with ADD ME TO HLN
in the subject line.
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Sheri Kauhausen
604-421-9872
www.IntoYoga.ca
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