As the Founder of Artella, Marney Makridakis has created a play land for artists, writers, and creative spirits. Artella’s creative Isles gently invite your inner child to come out and play.
Children are naturally creative, and one of the best ways to fill your own grown-up life with more creativity is to infuse your life with some kid-like wonder.
Tadasana? Tadawha?
Translation from Sanskrit: Tada = mountain; Asana = seat, posture.
In this pose, we stand tall and strong, rooted through our feet and rising into the sky through our crown, like a mountain.
As in all yoga postures, the breath is vital.
I’ve written more here on how to breathe yogically.
Officially, take it easy in this pose if you’re prone to headaches, insomnia, or low blood pressure. Personally, I think the shoulder and neck release could help a headache, and the mind-calming nature could help insomnia. But always check with your doctor.
I am a dreamer at heart. There is nothing that gets me more excited that when I start moving towards a dream. On the same note, watching others live their dreams is addictive. It is my drug of choice. Consider me your pusher and watch all your dreams come true.
How do you convince yourself? Look around at the world and know that every physical thing around you (including the clothes on your back) was once nothing but a dream. Absolutely everything. Let that inspire you.
When Carrie told us about Bob’s steel cut oats for breakfast, I went out and bought a package. I love oatmeal, I think of it as the ultimate comfort food. And yet in my case it may be a shadow comfort. I wanted to feel virtuous that I was putting good food into my body. And yet, despite the fact that I know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I have noticed that when I start my day with comfort food breakfast (bagels, muffins and croissants all fit the category for me) I tend to keep eating in unhealthy ways through out the day.
There are a multitude of alternative health therapies that you can put on or into your body, but what about sweeping away negative energy for better health?
Body brushing is a healing method embraced by alternative health gurus across the board. Not only will a natural-bristle brush slough away dead skin, leaving you looking smashing, but it will also help to improve circulation. Enthusiasts of the method say that it may also help with the drainage of lymph nodes, giving skin less of a puffy, I-just-ate-a-pint-of-ice-cream look. Hey, the light massage of a body brush also helps reduce the appearance of cellulite – that’s a win-win, huh?
Brush your whole body – under your arms, behind the knees and your bum, too – and you will see a marked improvement in the appearance of your skin and overall feeling of your body. And be sure to buy a long-handled brush for those tough to reach spots, like your back.
Your body will thank you.
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