![]() It’s usually practiced lying down with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep, where our body finds its natural state of equilibrium (homeostasis) – the breath balances and becomes quiet, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into an innate state of deep, blissful awareness.Īs we rest here, we can turn our attention easily and effortlessly to the very nature of awareness and consciousness. “Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep” or “effortless relaxation”. I also love Yoga Nidra for its relaxation powers. ![]() I love the stillness, even though I struggle physically to lay flat on the floor due to the curvature of my lower spine and my natural J Lo-esque bum! It’s a time to ‘just be’ it NEVER lasts long enough in my humble opinion in any class. I love savasana, corpse pose, which is a pose of total relaxation-making it one of the most challenging yoga asanas. During the pandemic, when classes went online and I started experiencing issues with the speaker on my laptop, my yoga practice fell somewhat by the wayside, but I am back on it again, and it’s a wonderful way for me to relax! I love receiving information telling me what to do that will help my body with its flexibility and wellbeing. I love being in a real-life yoga class with a great teacher who provides such clear instructions that you can follow them with your eyes closed. Which brings me neatly to another way I like to relax, although I might just combine a couple here… Just take time out and let those thoughts run through your mind. “Allow space to be space – the creative void.” In fact, as a side note, I was speaking to a friend who I hadn’t spoken to in a very long time via Zoom last week and she share this brilliant quote: And then there is the space and time to process thoughts that comes with running – I can get clear on stuff and create plans etc. I just love being outdoors in nature, breathing in the fresh air, witnessing first-hand the beauty of this amazing planet will live on, appreciating and feeling grateful that it is on my doorstep I love the feeling of wellbeing when my run is done, but also taking the opportunity to stop and take photos whilst drinking in the incredible views, which can be anything from a tree silhouetted on the horizon to a freshly harvested field, or the shoots of new growth in the springtime. I posed this question on my LinkedIn page and had a range of answers, from ‘I’ve never tried it!’ to ‘Exercise and being outdoors always makes me happy, Sarah, it has such a positive impact on our wellbeing, both physically and mentally’ to others who play golf or go for a run to relax.įor me, relaxing covers a wide range of ‘activities’, (I am using the phrase loosely here) the fact that find a variety of things that I enjoy when I relax may not come as much of a surprise if you a regular reader of my posts! ![]() Tell me, what does relaxing look like to you? ![]() So, why am I talking about ‘Relax’? Because Monday 15th August 2022 was National Relaxation Day. Just writing that title transports me back to the mid-1980s when the song ‘Relax’ was topping the charts (check it out on YouTube if you’re too young to remember – it’s well worth it!) I was embracing a full 80s vibe with my backcombed hair (this involved tongs, gel, backcombing and hairspray!), a fluorescent pink Miss Selfridge flying / boiler suit with a pink headband, white belt and white heels – this was the look I liked to rock at the time and take out clubbing with me, or on holiday, although the boiler suit was a tad hot for summers abroad so I would switch that up for a pink mini skirt! ![]() In the words of Frankie (Goes to Hollywood) – RELAX! ![]()
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