Jordan Schachter has been building community through food in San Francisco since 2005. Through his business, Jordan’s Kitchen, he offers the yoga of food! In group cooking classes even the cooking challenged are empowered! He always uses fresh, seasonal, and organic ingredients and supports local farmers and producers. You can join one of Jordan’s scheduled cooking classes or book one for your next private event. The only better way than yoga asana to bond with friends, new and old, is definitely over food! Jordan will be offering two different classes this January, Winter’s Bounty and Comfort Food. He has been kind enough to share a few of his recipes with us this week. As always, I’d love to hear from you on my Facebook Page. Let us know if you find your inner chef! Still need that last minute gift? Consider a gift certificate for one of Jordan’s […]
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Just Put Your Legs Up the Wall!
Feeling tired? Getting sick? Holiday blues? You name it, Viparita Karani or Legs Up the Wall Pose is sure to help with whatever ails you! This restorative pose should be in every modern day earth dweller’s survival kit. Seriously… if you went for a hike and your legs are tired, just put your legs up the wall. If your feeling run down and on the brink of getting sick, just put your legs up the wall. If your body is ready to relax but your day is not over, take 5-15 minutes and just put your legs up the wall. This pose may even help headaches, mild depression and anxiety, stress, lower back tension… the list goes on! It’s a restorative so it calms your nervous system. It’s an inversion so it helps circulate blood and lymph and reverses the affects of gravity. Why not give it a try […]
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Abhyanga is an Ayurvedic treatment you can do for yourself. Like food for your skin, warm oil (sesame, sunflower or coconut) massaged into your body relieves fatigue and rejuvenates the mind and body while lubricating the joints and making the skin soft and supple. This is traditionally performed in the morning to get your circulation moving and remove the toxins that accumulate during the night. However you can also try it in the evening to promote restful sleep. In Sanskrit the word sneha means both “oil” and “love”, Abhyanga is like saturating yourself with love! Let the oil soak in for up to 15 minutes to penetrate the subtle channels, then take a hot bath or shower. The benefits are numerous and include; soft, supple, beautiful skin, tones the muscles, lubricates the joints, slows down aging, nourishes the body, promotes restful sleep, stimulates the systems of the body, enhances […]
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Is your low back and hips feeling tight from sitting too much, stress, or not getting to yoga class? Try this sequence and bring relief to your body, mind, and spirit. 1. Extended Child’s Pose – 10 breaths 2. Adho Mukha Svanasana – Downward Dog – 10 breaths – photo 3. Uttanasana – Standing Forward Bend – 10 breaths – photo 4. Twisted lunge 5 breaths – Take A Leap – Pose Two Ardha Hanumanasana – 5 breaths – Take A Leap – Pose Three Twisted Thigh Stretch – 5 breaths – Take A Leap – Pose Four 5. Second side – above 3 poses 6. Pigeon Prep – 5-10 breaths each side – Take A Leap – Pose Five 7. Parsvottanasna 5 breaths – Bending forward over one leg – See below! Parivritta Trikonasana – Revolved Triangle – 5 breaths – photo 8. Second side – above 2 poses […]
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Are you finding yourself spread thin this time of year? Working all day then off to the office holiday party at night? A Saturday full of errands and shopping then headed to a cocktail party with your friends? PAUSE! In the late afternoon take a 26 minute nap. If you can’t fall asleep it’s fine, treat it like Savasana. Studies show that a 26 minutes nap each day is the perfect amount of time recharge, rejuvenate, and revitalize your body. More than that can make you sluggish, less might not give your body the time to restore enough to get the boost you need. Make this a daily habit to reduce fatigue and stress and watch your productivity, alertness, mood, and even your health improve.
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