10 Seconds with Janet Nicol
Why Yoga?
I know of no other practice that can offer psychological, physical and emotional benefits in 1.5 hours. In the course of attending one yoga session we:
- Strengthen our muscles, tone our bodies and increase flexibility.
- Enjoy contemplative time to reflect (especially during long help postures).
- Build community with likeminded people.
- Open up to the possibility of healing physical and emotional wounds.
- Mobilize and free up energy with our spines.
- We learn how to breathe and we take time to practice.
- We bump up against our physical limitations which gives us the opportunity to be humble, to laugh and to grow and individuals.
How do you come back to inner peace?
When I start to loose my center and connection to myself I do one thing, and one thing only. I roll out my yoga mat and with no specific agenda of what I will do or I find a comfortable seated position. I breathe, I stay still, and then I wait and see what my mind and body want to do. Sometimes I rise for Sun Salutations and an active practice, sometimes I lie back on some pillows and bolsters into a Restorative pose and other times I just sit still in meditation. Each day this practice looks a little different but the results are always the same. I feel grounded, I feel clear and I feel at ease.
Top Wellness Tip
Walk! Not tomorrow, not next week, but today. City dwellings and country folk alike can all walk anytime, anywhere. It’s cheap, and it’s healthy for our planet and our bodies. In the age of x-treme fitness and monster sized health food stores, I say the simpler the better.
Janet is teaching her next retreat at ONEWORLD retreats, Developing Your Yoga Practice on 29 March – 3 April and 20 – 25 September 2015
Janet is originally from Canada and has practiced and studied a variety of yoga, meditation and pranayama for over 20 years. Blending her studies in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara, and Restorative, she draws on these styles to offer students unique classes weaving together the best of each tradition. She currently lives in Ubud with her husband and three sons, who attend Green School. She’s a lover of raw chocolate and Dancewalk. Read more about Janet
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