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Natasha teaches Hatha Yoga in Edmonton, Canada, and runs Yoga & Spa Retreats in Maui, Hawaii.
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Are you “Sensitive”? Here are some helpful tips …
Being sensitive can be both a blessing and a curse.
On one hand, you are very in tune with your inner self, but at the same time prone to being hurt and overreacting. Your sensitivity may lead to problems for your physical body, such as food/fragrance insensitivities, IBS, or anxiety.
Some tips and information about being sensitive:
Sensitive people notice the jerk in everyone. Remember, “jerkness” makes up only about 10% of a person and that people are good for the most part. Some people just aren’t very good at hiding it! Try not to judge a book by its cover and you may be pleasantly surprised. Dig deeper.
On the flip-side,
Sensitive people are likely to let someone be a jerk to them. This is because they won’t stick up for themselves for fear of hurting others. If someone hands you cold soup, don’t be afraid to say, “This is cold soup”.
Similarly,
Sensitive people can take criticism too seriously. Just because someone is critiquing your work or asking you to do a task differently doesn’t mean they are insulting every fibre of your being. Like water off a duck’s back, let the wave of emotion slip away and see the advice for what it is, and if it is true or useful for you. If it is not valid or useful, let it go.
In emotional situations,
Be Sensitive, not Reactive . It’s a beautiful thing to be able to tap into your emotions and the emotions of others, but to let it get the best of you in potentially fiery situations isn’t good for you or others. You must master the art of letting things go when appropriate, and remember that your judgements about another person are not always correct.
In other words,
Don’t let your emotional imagination get the best of you. For example: Your partner appears distant. You think, “What did I do wrong? Are they plotting to leave me? Do they have feelings for someone else?”. Stop right there before you react based on your emotional imagination that usually talks about “me me me”. Breathe, regain a neutral mind, and ask them if everything is OK. This is being sensitive, not reactive. Their response might surprise you - there are infinite possibilities for the sudden change in mood.
Finally,
Harness your sensitivity for the good of yourself and others. It is such a blessed gift to tap into to better the world. Be strong, be fair, be true, and regain control of your emotional imagination.
Namaste,
Natasha
7 Ways Slow Yoga Promotes Healthy Weight Management
Students frequently ask if and how slow, meditative Hatha yoga helps manage weight.
The short answer is YES, and here’s how:
1. Extended holding of specific yoga poses that gently massage the internal organs promotes improved metabolism, such as ‘spinal lift’.
2. Through relaxation and stress management, it prevents emotional overeating.
3. Learning how to be ‘present’ will show itself in the way you eat - you will chew more slowly, digest your food more easily, and you will be less likely to binge eat if you are fully aware of the way you are eating.
4. It is a longterm approach to weight loss, a way of finding balance and acceptance in your body through mastering the mind and breath.
5. It is a gentle and less dramatic way to lose weight. The effects will take longer to set in, but your ability to maintain your new healthy weight will be stable because of deeply transformed habits and ways of thinking about your body.
6. Constant, slow, deep breathing makes you less hungry. Try an experiment: Next time you have an unhealthy craving, try taking 3 deep, full belly breaths and see if you still desire it.
7. Increasing awareness of our bodies as a result of holding poses longer will encourage you to take better care of it. You truly have to take a look within before you will learn to not take your body for granted.
Slow yoga is an amazing addition to any healthy weight loss program. Consider adding a class to your routine today!
Love & Light,
Natasha
Do you believe in Prana? | 83 Year Old Yogi Lives without Food, Water
“Scientists with India’s Defense Research and Development Organization claim they have observed 83-year-old yogi Prahlad Jani go without food or water for two weeks. Even more shockingly, Jani claims he has not eaten or drunk anything since some time during World War II.”
Read the article here.
See also:
Breatharianism - believers claim food and possibly water are not necessary, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana (the vital life force in Hinduism), or, according to some, by the energy in sunlight (according to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana). The terms breatharianism or inedia may also refer to this philosophy practised as a lifestyle in place of the usual diet.
