Spring is here, reminding us to celebrate the nourishing light of the sun as well as the light that lies within each of us. This is a season of awakening, growth, and renewal. A time to emerge from the inward time of winter, recharge, and stir up your energy to spring you forward and move you in the direction in which you want to go.
Read MoreThe changing of the seasons brings a shift of energy as we transition into this new time. The energy of this fall season invites us to take some time to slow down and reset. This is a time of movement and transition and it is the perfect time to establish routine and cultivate grounding practices that restore balance.
Here are three practices to help you balance and ground yourself and nourish the mind, body, and spirit.
Read MoreThese six yoga poses, activated by your breath, to reduce stress, stoke a strong immune system and maintain a constant flow of life force (prana). These yoga postures for immunity married with breath create a natural tourniquet that moves energy, blood, and promotes organ function.
Read MoreHow do busy moms and parents find time for meditation, yoga and self-care? Here are a few tips to get you headed in the right direction and set you up for success.
Read MoreVinyasa (flow) Yoga is a breath-centered practice. The pranayama (breath) technique we use for most classes at BFree, and in our signature BFlow classes, is ujjayi.
Spring is a season of awakening, growth, and renewal. It’s time to emerge from the inward time of the winter (and all of 2020), recharge your yoga practice, and stir up your energy to spring forward.
Here are a few tips to embrace the energy of Spring, both on and off your mat.
Read MoreMeditation as a tool for stillness in tumultuous times
Read MoreYour focus is essential to establishing your power and building strength and purpose on your mat. Drishti is your physical gaze in yoga, and it’s also your intention or focus for your overall practice and your higher intentions in life.
Read MoreIn the yoga tradition, Om is said to be the sound of the universe. It is a symbol of our connection to all living beings and is the current of life that runs through it all. It’s also the ritual we use to mark the beginning and end of yoga classes.
Read MoreThis physical practice of yoga (asana) is classically designed to be preparation for meditation. The yoga postures were, and still are, used to release excess energy to calm the mind and soothe the nervous system. In fact, four of the Eight Limbs of Yoga are levels of meditation, and just one limb is the physical practice or the poses.
Read MoreThank you to the teachers in ALL things, 2020. We've witnessed the call to grow and expand and we have shown up! Thank you yogi for staying the course with us.
Read MoreAs we approach the colder months, it’s important to remember that our body’s needs shift during the seasonal changes.
Need somewhere to start to give your body some needed nourishment? We’ve got you covered with this filling and nutrient-rich warm kale salad.
Read MoreWe’ve pulled a list of Austin-based businesses that also offer genuinely authentic products or services with your well-being in mind. Within this list you will find items that will make great mindful gifts. Support local this season, and bring joy to your community as well as your loved ones.
Read MoreFall is characterized and amplified by the qualities of change, cold, light, dry, clear, rough, and mobile. These qualities are related to Ayurveda, the ancient art of healing, and Fall is VATA season.
In the Fall, welcome in VATAS’ opposite qualities to bring balance to your life. This includes daily relaxation, plenty of rest and sleep, meditation, warming foods, and routine. Here are 10 ways to maintain daily routines and stay present with the changing season.
Read MoreThere are many places where you can go to experience an incredible yoga retreat. However, some places are just so magical that they take you beyond a regular vacation or retreat. Enter, Belize.
Read MoreThis is the community guided meditation from Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. Although this meditation was in honor of the tremendous movement our country was forging it can be applied any day.
Read MoreCarve out a space in your home to devote to all things soulful wellness, and use it to reset whenever you need. Like the practice of yoga, the repetition of coming to your sacred space again and again will prepare you to overcome even the most unexpected obstacles.
The practice of yoga helps to gently calm the nervous system, releases fear and stress, and supports you to come hOMe to the power of your mind and body connection. Here are five of our favorite asanas to use to help regulate your nervous system and ease anxious thoughts in times of stress.
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