I have the opportunity to provide Yoga teacher training for Aubry Bright. Aubry is currently the Recreational Director forNYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Starting in the Fall she will be the Personal Trainer at Le Soleil d'Or . Golden Sun - Cayman Luxury Rentals.
Due to the fact that I have a limited amount of time with Aubry, I meditated on what would be the most important tools that I can share.
Most people when they go on vacation want to relax and renew. I wanted to compliment Aubry's solid background in physical fitness with the aspects that make Yoga special which is help with relieving stress, specifically guided relaxation and meditation.
I confess I need a little more Spring in my step as I make plans to - Spring in Summer 2014 with Yoga Flava.
Here are 5 tips to help keep you motivated as we prepare our mind, body and spirits for the remainder of Spring, moving into Summer.
1. Easy does it - Have a taste.
My Yoga Flava YouTube videos offers you the opportunity to observe and learn; anatomically-correct
descriptions of each pose, guided meditation, interviews and news.
2. Find a Yoga Flava Playa
Everything is better when you have someone to share it with! Convince
a friend at your same experience level to attend some classes with you.
This will allow you to let your guard down and enjoy the experience a
little more. Find out more about my private and / or couples session in-person or online.
Email: robin@yogaflava.com
Come to your mat each time with an open mind and a compassionate
heart, and you will be surprised at how much easier the poses will come
to you!
Lots of students give up
their practice when they cannot conquer Crow pose after only two weeks.
Understand that when you enter the world of yoga, all the rules about
competitiveness, comparison, and deadlines that we are raised with go
out the window.
5. Pace yourself and enjoy the journey
Yoga is about simply enjoying the journey. Your journey. Not the
journey of the person on the mat next to you. Your uniquely beautiful
journey.
The lecture with Sadie and Tyler provided tips,
tools, and secrets from these skyrocketing yoga professionals.
Here is the ten-step map that you can use to clarify, then live your dreams. Reap
the benefits, financial and otherwise, from getting to the core of who
you are, and how to express that into the world:
1). Dissolve your abundance resistance. 2). Add value and the money will follow 3). Brand your weird 4). Get clear - Let people know about your value - What they will get and how they will feel. 5). Make relationships, not business transactions. 6). Do it yourself 7). Get Socially Smart 8). Get organized, build a team 9). Get passive 10). Money loves structure and freedom.
This is just a sampling of the steps that were mentioned. To learn more please check out Sadie Nardini and Tyler McCoy
Check out Yoga Flava TV's business developments on the 2014 Sizzle Reel and subscribe!
At the recent Yoga Journal LIVE New York 2014 event, I had the honor to take a session entitled "Yoga For Empaths" with instructor Bo Forbes. I originally came to Yoga because of stress, sometimes not just my stress... I was also empathic to the stress of those around me... which makes me an "empath".
Empaths--extremely empathic people--make wonderful teachers, healers, and therapists. Being an empath, however, can be hazardous to our health: empaths absorb others' emotions, get sick more easily, and are more vulnerable to emotional contagion than people who are not empaths.
I enjoyed the session very much, it was such a reminder to the subtle conscious energy needed to solidify boundaries, regulate our nervous system, and promote physical, mental, and emotional health.
Bo shares more insights through her article I Feel Your Pain: An Empath’s Guide to Staying Balanced.
Are you an empath? Here are five signs that you might be—and that
your wonderful qualities, when left unchecked, can compromise your
health.
THE EMPATH CHECKLIST:
1. You struggle with boundaries.
It’s tough to know where you leave off and others begin, which
experiences are yours and which come from others, when to open your
channels for connection or to close them.
2. You’re often not in your body. For empaths, all
that “feeling into” the experiences of others means that you dissociate:
you leave your body or “shuttle” out of direct experience as a matter
of course.
3. You’re vulnerable to emotional contagion. You
absorb the emotions of others, from your boss and colleagues at work to
your family and friends, and even the check-out guy at Whole Foods.
4. You’re prone to nervous system overdrive. It
doesn’t take much—sometimes just a draining conversation or a party
that’s loud and over-populated—to propel your nervous system into alarm
mode.
5. You have trouble with intimacy. Your
relationships are filled with intense bonding and equally intense
separations. You can merge with others at the drop of a hat, but get so
entangled that an “emotional exorcism” of someone you care about is
often the only way to get your space.
If the answer is yes, it’s highly
likely that you’re an empath. (READ MORE)
Have a taste of Yoga Flava TV to release tension while at your computer...
For 18 years, Yoga Journal LIVE has provided the unique top-notch
educational opportunity for yoga practitioners of all levels, from all
over the world, to experience Yoga Journal Magazine LIVE!
On April 24th - 20th, attendees will come
to explore new styles, get inspired and connect with our top-tier
roster of highly regarded yoga teachers and luminaries. Yoga Journal
LIVE - held in Colorado, New York, San Francisco, San Diego and Florida -
feature classes, panels, keynotes, intensives and a Yoga Marketplace
with products and services for healthy balanced living.
I (Robin Downes) will be an attendee reporting for Yoga Flava TV. Let me know if you will also be there, would love to meet and greet! Leave a comment below or email: robin@yogaflava.com
Check out Yoga Flava TV's post popular video coverage of Yoga Journal Live:
FREE & LIVE ONLINE INTERACTION! Join me on the first day of Spring 2014 (Vernal Equinox ) is Thursday on March 20th.
I'm going LIVE at 6am and I would like to share my morning yoga /meditation practice to welcome
in the new season via Google Hangout. My gift to you. Here is the
link: Google Hang Out
Yoga Flava Facebook Event Page: Yoga Flava 2013 Spring Kick Off LIVE Group Google Hang Out
Jenna Bush Hager and First Lady Michelle Obama practice yoga
Michelle Obama is making a pledge: Show us your moves and the White House will show off theirs.
The
first lady wants people to take photos of themselves dancing or working
out. If she gets enough pictures tagged with #LetsMove, she’ll have
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden shake their groove thangs.
TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager went on the road with the first lady for an adventure airing Friday on TODAY as part of the “Love Your Selfie” series examining society’s obsession with body image and ways people can boost self-confidence. (READ MORE)
Due to the fact that I have a limited amount of time with Aubry, I meditated on what would be the most important tools that I can share.
