Monday Meditation: Grounded
Every morning I get out of bed and stand on my two feet and fold forward. Why? I have three reasons. First off to take a moment to lengthen my spine before running off for the day. Our backs literally take the brunt of work throughout the day from the minute we “sit up” in the morning to walking, exercising, sitting, standing, and finally lying down to sleep. I don’t know about you but I love my back and want it to last a long long long time. I don’t know if it’s scientifically proven that a simple forward bendContinue Reading >>
Surviving The Tough Mudder
I have been racking my brain for the last couple of hours and lingering in major writers block trying to figure out the words to describe my experience from yesterday’s Tough Mudder event, and I’m at a loss. Not because there are no words to describe the event but because there are a million words and thoughts that come to mind: madness, crazy, awesome, emotional, holy crap, wow, smile, accomplishment, amazing, painful, scary, tough. I’ve had a few people ask how it went and simply saying it was amazing would be an understatement. So I’ll do my best to describeContinue Reading >>
Upcoming Event: Mindful Eating and Asana
To register click here. For more information contact us. As always don’t just take my word for it, try it out for yourself and report back. Post to comments… ______________________________________________________________________________________ About the author Ritu Riyat MPH|Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor| Yoga Therapist is a San Francisco based Health Counselor promoting universal wellness via Skype consultations, and seminars. Delivering simple techniques to add balance through food, movement, and meditation. She is an avid cyclist, crossfitter and yogini. Her motto “food is a drug, eat responsibly”… Nutritionize now!
Strike a pose… Cyclists!
As my fellow cyclists and I prepare to ride from SF to LA, yoga breaks (along with food, water, and bio breaks) are a must. Why Yoga? Incorporating basic yoga poses and principles like forward bends, twists, glute/hammy stretches, breath, and mindfulness can give you and your body a boost to go that extra mile. Yoga integrates breath and body to take “stretching” to a deeper level. Flexibility comes when strength meets ease and the catalyst for this is breath. Breath provides mini contraction/relaxation responses throughout the entire body allowing the muscles to lengthen, slowly and efficiently. RestorationContinue Reading >>
POSE for a cause: Donation based yoga classes!
Hi friends, as you may know I have committed myself to riding 545 miles from SF to LA to help the fight against AIDS, but I can’t do it alone. I need your support! Come join me in Pose for a cause and take your yoga practice to the next level. Whether you want to take it back to the basics and refine your yoga foundation or learn how to incorporate yoga into your sport training, these workshops are designed to help you! Suggested donation is $25 and all proceeds benefit the SF AIDS Foundation. Invite your friends and family.Continue Reading >>
