Grace

 Start every day with grace and respect for your self and those around you.

See your movements with graceful eyes and they will by graceful and beautiful:)

I move my body gracefully in my postures
I feel light and softly
My body is open and endless
My eyes are closed and and my arms are floating 
I am one with the air

Have a great day
Jai Bhagwan 
Sif

Expectancy

I don't remember to take a Angel card every day, 

but this morning I payed them a visit:) 

and they said Expectancy 

What are your expectations for life?

Is your life as you want it to be?

You know that it is up to you to fulfill your expectations, nobody can do it for you.    

I started this day with twenty minutes meditation 

and then then I did fifty minutes gymnastic to strengthen my muscles and working with my condition and strength.

I felt very strong all day and in harmony with life:)

Twenty minutes meditation each day,  followed by forty or fifty minutes of yoga or gymnastic is a fantastic gift to your self.

Are you taking time for your self:)

Have a great day:)

Jai Bhagwan

Sif

Every day

I am doing my yoga every day now, it is just wonderful.

Twenty minutes meditation and then thirty to forty minutes ashanas

I always start with the Sun Salutation and The Moon Salutation for warm ups,

this morning fallowed by 

The Tree   

The Frog

The Cobra

The Dog

The Cat

Yoga Mudra

The Bridge 

The Shoulder Stand

The Plough  

The Spinal Twist and more

Yesterday we went for a long ride on the motorbike and I got tired in my lower back.

 So all these postures where very good stretches for the back and of course the rest of the body, it made a great different all these fine stretches:)

I am su grateful for yoga

Thank you for stopping by

And have a great day to day

Jai Bhagwan

Sif     

Commitment to meditation

Have you visit Darren Mains blog? you find the link to it here at my blog 

He is a wonderful person that I met nearly 20 years ago at Kripalu Center in Massachusetts when we where together at the Yoga Teacher Training 

He is an author and yoga instructor in San Francisco.

 The 23th of may he posted a post about how meditation effects the brain, 

it is very interesting, well worth reading.

I have decided to meditate at least 15 minutes preferable 30 minutes every day

and then do my Ashanas 

Dosen't matter if it is in the morning or in the evening, I will just take time for it.  

Yoga practice comes and goes in periods in my life, 
when I stared 24 years ago it was a daily routine in my life for two years.

Then it was a little less and then a little more again. Now it is time for little more:) 

I want to experiment how meditation will help me in my daily life, I want to feel the effect concrete. It is no doubt about that it helps to calm the mind and help you focusing and strengthen your well-being.
  But I want to see how my life will be different concretely.
What is it that will be different? 
How will it be different? 
What will change?

How exiting :)

Even thought I am less on the yoga matt for a short period of time I am always aware of my connection to yoga, in my soul, body and mind and in my lifestyle. It is always there. I think about what I eat, how I tread my body, how I move and walk, I am aver of my breath and how the awareness is making my life worth living:)  

You are welcome to join me and commit to yourself for your daily meditation? 
You decide how much time is best for you

Find a quiet place and sit in a comfortable position,
on the floor with a pillow or on a chair.
Make sure that you are sitting with your spine straight and open chest.
Close your eyes and focus on your breath
By focusing on your breath you give your brain a possibility to just concentrate on one thing and it will slow down your thoughts. 

Thank you for stopping by 
and I hope you have a wonderful day today:)
Jai Bhagwan 
Sif  

Spontaneity

I like Spontaneity, it's so lively, I mean, just doing something spontaneously is wonderful and full of life, being open minded for things that come along, 

someone calls you for a walk and you just go.

 Everything dose't have to be so planed and strict.

Do something spontaneous today, 

dance in the kitchen 

sing in shower

go visit a friend

Have a great day today

Jai Bhagvan 

Sif

Strength

The sun is shining and life is nice.

I was working in a garden today and I really needed to use my strength

I was cutting down big trees using a little saw:)

Little woman with little saw for big trees=Strength

It's such a blessing to have a job working in gardens, being abel to by outside with nature. 

Sure it's better when the sun is shining, but it is also a special feeling when it is raining. The soil is somehow fresher and the air so clean. 

When I am gardening I think about how I use my body, 

how can I use yoga in my gardening?

If I am picking weeds I try do go down on all four and while picking  I do the cat and the dog stretches 

If picking something up, you can do it in two ways,

bending the knees to a squat and the as rising up straitening the legs completely.

The other way; bend from the hips with your legs straight, and stretch the back off your legs.

It is all about awareness, being aware how you use your body while working

Thank you for stopping by today

I hope your day was nice

Jai jai 

Sif

Enthusiasm

This morning I did a short meditation in the sun,

then I did some yoga and it’s so nice to wake the body up with some slow stretches, deep breath and awareness.

The Sun Salutation two times as a warm up, 

some site ups and cycling with your legs, laying on the back

  the Bridge, the Shoulder stand and the Plough.  

It is nice to start every day with enthusiasm, looking forward for a new day, 

you never know what is going to happen. 

Smile and welcome your day

Have a happy happy day

Jai Bhagwan

Sif