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Falling For Yoga
Have you ever wondered why people love yoga? I can tell you a few reasons.
Yoga is literally for any body. Really anyone can do yoga!
Yoga can help with your balance strength and flexibility.
Yoga keeps you youthful and active throughout your lifetime.
Those are just some reasons why people fall in love with yoga. Yoga is really wonderful because it is a workout as well as a work in. As you work your physical body you are also working your mind and body connection, by matching breath to movement and by really paying attention to what it is your body and mind need. Sometimes that is break in childs pose or an extra long savasana and that is ok!
Yoga is unlike your gym work out or any other group exercise program. In a yoga practice you learn to build strength by using just your body weight and by holding yoga poses for periods of time helping to tone your muscles. Yoga also helps with your flexibility by stretching your body. Your balance improves by doing balancing poses and focusing on your breath and learning about point of focus otherwise known as Drishti. Breathing helps promote focus improve balance digestion and strength. As you can see there is a lot to a yoga practice. Yoga isn’t just holding poses and trying to be more flexible. It is truly a mind body connection that you create while you practice yoga.
So how will yoga prevent falls?
Practicing yoga will help prevent falls by building strength in your entire body. Strong muscles help protect your skeletal system which keeps you upright. Balance will be improved with yoga through practicing all of the poses. You will learn how to find your Drishti or point of focus while practicing yoga which also improved your balance.
Flexibility improves as we know the more flexible something is the harder it is to break. The more you stretch your body the easier it is for you to bend down to pick something up or to tie your shoes.
A few poses that can help improve balance when practiced on a regular basis.
Mountain Pose
Tree Pose
Warrior III
A few chair yoga poses that help with balance
Mountain Pose
Chair Pose ( with or without variations)
Horse /God or Goddess pose incorporating core work.
These are just a few poses I personally find are a good help, but there are really so many more. I will have these poses demonstrated on my youtube channel in a week! Check it out and practice often.
Yoga on its own helps to improve balance which ultimately can prevent falls by helping you become more spatially aware, improves focus, improves all over body strength including core. Strong core protects your back! Yoga also strengthens your feet and legs which helps and our feet are something we forget about strengthening, they are really important and get us place so it is important to remember that they need to be strong too. Breathing is improved as well which also helps us regulate our nervous systems and the calmer our body and mind are the more focused we csn be. When we are in our everyday life all the things here plus more that we can from our yoga practice help keep us balanced and help us to avoid falls and if we do fall we are more likely to be able to get back up from a fall easier.
Falling For Yoga presentation was suppose to be held at Linden Ponds on 9/26/24 but due to extenuating circumstances I made a blog post about it here. Thank you for understanding and sharing in practice with me.
NAMI NH 2024 Walk
On October 6th I will be walking on Team Alec’s Antics in Memory of Alec White. We are walking to spread mental health awareness and to end the stigma of suicide. Please show your support by donating to the NAMI NH 2024 walk any amount is greatly appreciated. Link is below.
About NAMI and why we walk-
“At NAMIWalks, we don’t just walk the walk. We are the walk.
The annual NAMIWalks event connects our community to the life-changing mental health programs and resources that NAMI offers.”
“NAMI needs your contribution, with your donation, they’ll keep their free top-rated programs operating at full strength and continue to build awareness for our cause.”
“Mental Health for All” is the event’s rallying call, and it will take all of us to reach our goal. Thank you!
https://www.namiwalks.org/participant/Sereneyoga
July 4th -July 17th 2024
Happy 4th of July week! I will not be an available for yoga classes from the 4th - 17th of July. I hope you are spending time outdoors and with your friends and family soaking in all that summer has to offer! You can always practice with me on my YouTube channel link below or head to practice page of this website and click on youtube .
Stay well!!
Serena
Spring & Summer
Goodbye to Spring Hello to Summer!
Flowers are blooming and weather is warm. I hope you are doing well and getting in lots of outdoor activities. Yoga and meditation are great to practice outside so when your feeling like changing up your routine take your mat outdoors!
I will be away from the yoga mat for a short time in both June & July. Please SUBSCRIBE to the YOUTUBE channel to practice with me.
I hope you are enjoying your summer so far!
Wintering Event at Hot Yoga 1620
Join us for hot yoga 1620’s wintering event Saturday February 25th 10:30-4pm there’s still a few spots left. It is going to be a relaxing in house retreat with yoga lunch quiet time a sound bath reiki and meditation
Say bye to 2023 and hello to 2024 with a New Years Eve yoga practice
Welcome the New Year at Elevated Adventures Yoga with a relaxing candlelight restorative yoga practice where we will set intentions for 2024
Merch is still available !
Sweatshirts are $38 each
Email if interested limited sizes currently available.
Email- mysereneyoga@gmail.com
Special Christmas Eve Candlelight Restorative Class
Join me on Christmas Eve for a very special Candlelight Restorative Yoga Class at Elevated Adventures Yoga to help you relax and slow down before your festivities begin. Head over to my schedule page to register !
New Classes At Elevated Adventures Yoga
I have joined the team at Elevated Adventures Yoga and I am so happy to be rolling out my yoga mat to teach in person group classes regulary!
November is Gratitude Month Journal With Serene Yoga
November is a month we’re we celebrate all that we are grateful for.
So why not take the month and reflect & journal on 3 things a day that you are grateful for!
Reflect back on it at the end of the month.
A How to is in the picture :)
Caring for Caretakers Restorative Yoga Classes starting this November!!
This November I am excited to be adding a new online class.
Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm I will be holding Restorative yoga class for caretakers. This is a 45 minute class for those who spend their time dedicated to taking care of others. It is to allow you time for self care and to relax, You deserve to take time out for you and practice self care.
How to create a space in your home to practice yoga
A home yoga practice is a wonderful, It allows you flexibility to practice any time of day that works for you. You are in your own space so that means no leaving early to find a parking spot and rushing into class. You can practice completely solo, on-demand, or through zoom or other platforms, that will give you that sense of a community practice despite not having to leave your home. It also allows you to take your practice on the go when traveling for work or fun. It can sometimes be challenging to create a space that feels relaxing and peaceful. So here is some tips on how to make the perfect place to practice in your home.
First find a corner of a room that is in a quieter area & easily accessible to you when you want to practice. It doesn’t have to be a big space it can be small. All you need is enough room for you to move around a bit and your yoga mat, blocks maybe a blanket and bolster. You may want something to prop your device on if you are practicing online or if you are using music.
I love to practice with natural sunlight or in a dim lit room. If your preference is the same maybe look for a place where you have natural sunlight or an area where its easy to create lighting of your choice. Salt lamps and candles work great to create a relaxing ambiance.
I also love essential oils either available for use during practice or an oil diffuser close by where I can add in my own blends to create relaxing smells. Lavender & Lemon combined always smells really nice.
Soft music that helps you to relax can be great in the background, especially during savasana, just be sure if you are practicing online through Zoom or something similar that your microphone is off so that you don’t disturb others practicing with you.
Find something to cover your eyes in savasana. I use an eye pillow, but you could use a face cloth or a towel. It makes for a more relaxing savasana.
Cautionary notes:
If using candles use battery operated ones, or keep the flames far away from you when practicing and remember to blow them out when done.
Also when using essential oils if you have animals be careful which ones you use as some are toxic to animals.
NAMI NH WALK 2023
NAMI is an organization close to my family and my heart. In 2017 we lost my cousin to suicide. To keep his memory alive, we help to raise awareness by walking in the NAMI NH walk. Mental health is such an important topic that isn’t discussed enough. NAMI offers support and programs to bring awareness to mental health and help those who are in need. By donating to the NAMI walk you are showing your support and helping to bring awareness to mental health.
🔗Link below to donate-
https://www.namiwalks.org/participant/501600
My interpretation of B.K.S. Iyengar quote:“YOGA DOES NOT JUST CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE THINGS, IT TRANSFORMS THE PERSON WHO SEES"
When you practice yoga you start to see yourself and the world from a new perspective. It teaches you to be present, in the moment, to adapt, be open to change, to believe in yourself. It shows you that there is beauty and kindness in the world even in the darkest times. Yoga opens up your heart to your true self and to the world around you. -SF
Spring 2023
Spring is in full Bloom! Have you been practicing yoga and meditating? I wanted to let you know that I have added an in person class back to the schedule, Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm a restorative stretch class at Dynamic Fitness! Find them on mindbody app to register.
Spring is as good of a time as any to get back to your practice. Did you know that Serene Yoga is on Patreon and offers 3 different forms of membership? All you need to do is download the Patreon App to your device and choose which monthly membership you would like, from there you can take classes with Serena on demand. Joining Serene Yoga on Patreon shows your support for the online studio & allows you to practice on your on time anywhere in the world.
so ‘ham is known as the mantra of breath. Repeating it reminds you to focus on your breathing it translates from Sanskrit to “I am that” or “that I am” it can be used as a meditation by chanting or quietly repeating this in your mind.
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Thank you for being here!
February & March Mantra
Sukha one word that means happiness & joy. Practcing this mantra will help to bring forth happiness and joy into your life and the life of others.
say it quietly to yourself
share it with others
meditate using it as a chant or journal on it.
Take Your Yoga Practice Off Your Mat
JUST BE.
When we practice yoga and meditation we learn to be in the moment and just be not judging not making assumptions of how things should be just ok with how they are. Thoughts come and go as you are in meditation or moving through a yoga flow. How you can take this practice off your mat is by practicing patience and not focusing on the past or on the future. Allowing yourself to JUST BE in the moment present with the now. Go try it !
