It's Yoga Wednesday at Ayurveda Wellness Healing, LLC and today we highlight Easy Pose (Sukhasana)...
Targets: Back, knee, ankle
Level: Beginner
Easy Pose (Sukhasana) is the name for any comfortable, cross-legged, seated position, and one of the most basic poses used in yoga practice and meditation. In this case, however, easy doesn't mean the opposite of difficult. It means "with ease." So, sitting in Sukhasana is actually sitting any way you can with ease. For some people, using props such as blankets, towels, and yoga blocks can help you feel as comfortable as possible in this pose.
Benefits
Easy Pose is a hip-opening pose that stretches the knees and ankles and strengthens the back. It is also a calming pose and it is one commonly used for meditation and practicing breathing exercises. While children often sit in this position, adults get used to sitting in chairs and develop tight hips. Easy Pose can help open up tight hips.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Arrange supportive padding (blanket, block, or bolster) under your sit bones so that your hips will be higher than your knees when you come into the pose.
Come to sit on your padding in a comfortable, cross-legged position. Shift the flesh of your butt to each side with your hands so that your sit bones have a firm foundation.
Lean back and forth and side to side with your torso a few times to make sure that your shoulders are aligned directly over your hips. Slide the shoulder blades down your back so that your shoulders move away from your ears. The crown of your head should rise towards the ceiling.
Your hands can rest in your lap or on the tops of your thighs. Turn your palms up to be receptive or down to feel grounded.
On your inhalations, feel your spine grow long. On your exhalations, root down through your seat.
Common Mistakes
Sukhasana is a pretty straightforward pose, but it involves several parts of the body. In order to get the most benefits from the pose, and avoid discomfort and possible injuries, try these tips for fine-tuning the position.
Safety and Precautions
This pose should be avoided if you have a knee injury. If you are pregnant, always talk to your doctor before doing this pose or any other yoga poses.
We support our wonderful Yoga partners who are all offering Virtual Yoga classes: ABT Yoga - Yoga & Meditation is for Everybody., Barefoot Yoga Shala, Cape Ann Power Yoga, EARTH Method Yoga, The Moon + the Mat, North Shore Restorative Yoga, MANTRA Yoga Studio, TreetopYoga, and Yoga For Health Gloucester
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Grapefruit ~
In Ayurveda, the secret of the grapefruit lies in its powerful flavors, sour and bitter. These cleansing tastes stimulate the flow of bile, diluting and flushing it out of the gallbladder and into the small intestine. Stagnant bile tends to collect and thicken in the gall bladder, where the liver stores the bile after producing it, forming problematic sludge and stones. The sludge inhibits the drainage of bile, congesting the liver. Sour and bitter flavors encourage the bile to move and flush toxins out of the liver to the relief of your newly cleansed liver cells.
*Grapefruits are contraindicated for high blood pressure or when using anti-depressants. If you take thyroid medication, please check with your doctor before adding grapefruit to your diet.
Grapefruit with Ginger, Honey and Cardamom
Ingredients
2 pinch Cardamon
2 pinch Ginger (dried)
1 c Grapefruit
1 tsp Honey
Preperation
1. Peel grapefruit
2. Slice in flat circles
3. Mix ginger and cardmom with honey into a spicy paste. Drizzle over the sliced grapefruit. Cardamom is optional.
Enjoy this wonderful recipe for breakfast to help you stay balanced this spring.
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Our office is located in a very beautiful, calming, and refreshing area, surrounded by lighthouses but our favorite is the Annisquam Harbor Light. Lighthouses help to guide ships to safety...we too can be a lighthouse and guide those around us to safety by being kind and lending a sympathetic ear.
Together we can make a difference - share your light.
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Oh how we love garlic and it's importance as an medicinal herb. It is antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral.
It is seen as a preventive measure for colds and flu and will offer natural support to the immune system. Through the lens of Ayurveda, garlic kindles agni (digestive fires), destroys natural toxins, supports the lungs and clears excess kapha. (Spring is Kapha season)
Share in the comments below how you use garlic in your diet.
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