Embracing Vitality Through Yoga and Plant Healers in Your Garden

This post is a bit of a follow up for the wonderful yogin who attended my Embracing Vitality, Yoga and Natural Medicine Making workshop last Saturday. We had a great morning of yoga, went on a garden walk, ate lunch in the sun, made infusions, decoctions and tincture and ended with a gentle, restorative yoga practice. I will be holding this and similar workshops in the future and I hope you will join us!

One of the energy cleansing and management techniques we did is the Four Thumps. Here is a great info graphic to serve as a reminder. Many thanks to Gwenn Bonnell for creating it.:

Yoga and Energy Work
http://www.tapintoheaven.com/charts/Four_Energy_Thumps_TIH.pdf

I hope you will continue to use the Ashvivi (horse) bandha, Ashvaranta (Precious Horse Mudra) and Horse Goddess pose as part of your daily yoga sadhana. After a workshop when you are feeling inspired is a GREAT time to start or rejuvenate your practice!

Herbal Healing
Here is a fun write up on one of our plant friends, Chickweed. Susun Weed is a preeminent herbalist and there is a wealth of info on her site:

http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/May08/healingwise.htm

Some other sites with great info:
http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/
http://www.matthewwoodherbs.com/Mattwood.html
http://blog.chestnutherbs.com/

http://7song.com/blog/

We barely touched on adaptogens, but they are so important for us in this bustling, busy world we live in. David Winston has a great book you will enjoy:

http://herbmentor.podbean.com/2013/10/07/david-winston-adaptogens/

Hope this gives you some more fun and food for thought on the path!

Love and light,

Teal Chimblo Fyrberg

Blissful Body Yoga

Blissful Body Yoga is located deep in the beauty and magick of the Appalachian mountains, in Asheville, North Carolina.

Yoga for Strength and Endurance Workshops in Asheville

Yoga for Strength and Endurance Workshop

with Teal Chimblo Fyrberg of Blissful Body Yoga, Asheville, North Carolina

Spring is just around the corner!

Come build functional strength and endurance for everything you do, with yoga!

This workshop will teach you how to:

Pratapana — stoke the sacred fire to warm and ready your body for activity.

Build Strength and Endurance — develop flexible, balanced strength in your body, and energy reserves that will see you through challenging activities and everyday life.

Rest and Rejuvenate — embrace constructive rest that will allow you to recover and be ready to come back to your activities joyful and refreshed.

Two workshops in March:

Monday, March 3, 6-8:15 PM

Wednesday, March 12, 9-11:15 AM

Learn more and register today at

www. blissfulbodyyoga.com

10% of proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Use this link donate to The Trailblaze Challenge. We will be walking 24.1 miles across the Western North Carolina mountains to help make wishes come true for children with life threatening illnesses!

Blissful Body Yoga is located deep in the beauty and magick of the Appalachian mountains, in Asheville, North Carolina.

Yoga Classes and Mandala Workshop at Blissful Body Yoga

Registration for Fall 2012 classes at Blissful Body Yoga is now open! Space is limited for our group classes and workshop so reserve your spot TODAY!

We will also be offering several amazing workshops this Fall. Here is the first...

Mandalas: A Creative Journey Into Stillness

If you love yoga and art and want to learn more about ancient forms of deep meditation, this is the workshop for you. In this 2.5 hr workshop you will learn about the history of mandalas and their use as a meditative tool for thousands of years. You will create your own mandala based on what you want to manifest in your life right now (mandalas are a tool for transformation!) We will share our creations and experiences, and then use our mandalas in seated meditation. Space is limited so reserve your spot today!

Tuesday, September 18, 9-11:30 AM. Cost: $45 (includes art materials.)

Tuesday, September 18, 5:30-8 PM. Cost: $45 (includes art materials.)

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