Another gorgeous week heralding the onset of spring – the bright blue skies , the lighter mornings and evenings and the beautiful spring buds and bulbs are with us at last, signifying that new beginnings are on their way!!   

Do you remember how you feel at the end of a yoga session when you sit up after 10 minutes or so in Shivasana?  That feeling which can be anything from the sense you have had a quick rejuvenating catnap to that  totally “yummy” feeling of deep, deep peace and contentment – like you have wiped your mind free from all stress and worry – sheer bliss!!    

Well, that scrummy feeling along with the physical asana practice and the mind-freeing pranayama (breath practice)  all embed themselves in your very being, in your cells. The effect of your yoga session is set in your system for you to take forward into your future life. In addition, it is cumulative – meaning, the more you practice,  the more it will snowball collectively in your body and mind, consciousness and very being.   We all know how much we miss our yoga sessions when we don’t do them,  and that is in our conscious mind – however, just think how much our subconscious and inner being misses them too when we don’t offer them the chance to set themselves free!!.  The lasting effects of yoga are infinite within us and there is no doubt at all that the more we practice the more we will notice the differences, offering: 

·         Better sleep

·         Less aches and pains

·         Lower blood pressure

·         A stronger body and heart

·         Less lower back issues

·         Less headaches

·         Less stress

·         More rational thinking

·         Increased concentration

·         Stronger immune system

·         Better digestion

 To name a few!!

 But I am preaching to the converted!!   Sometimes in our day to day hurried lives our commitment to ourselves, our bodies and our minds needs a gentle reminder …..a daily practice of only 10 minutes can be sometimes all it takes, in a sacred place we make for ourselves in our homes, perhaps with one tealight candle lit, a picture of someone/something we hold dear to us and a few moments of calm, movement and breathing quietly, listening, really listening to what our body and soul have to say