Wow! It has been forever since my last post. It’s been a crazy past couple of weeks with birthdays, our 5 year anniversary, a vacation and lots of fun activities before my husband heads back to work from Summer break. I didn’t completely ditch out on work. I have been cooking and found so many easy, healthy DELICIOUS recipes that I have been taking pictures of, so stay tuned! I have also been working on a lot of behind the scenes stuff for the site, blog (Including my NEW ONE through Natural News!) and some other projects I had put on the back burner. I’m hoping to blog more consistently during Fall when it cools down and the kids go to bed earlier. Their energy level has been through the roof which is a great thing, but exhausting at the same time. As I took these last few weeks to enjoy myself with family and friends I began to reflect on my lifestyle, habits, actions and surroundings and look on how I can improve myself to make sure I am on the right path to meeting my 2013 New Year Intentions. This post is to give a little insight to myself and my goals and what being a Yogi Mami means to me!
Yogic tradition is based on the five pillars of yogic balance. Yoga encourages us to acknowledge and understand how these elements are essential for a balanced, healthy lifestyle. When I began my yoga journey I began to learn how important each of these principals are, and began to slowly integrate them into my life. As I have grown up and had children of my own I now make it a top priority to apply these five precepts into my family’s lifestyle to help us stay healthy, balanced and happy.
Five pillars of yoga:
– Right Exercise- Regularly practice yoga, as well as other forms of exercise, with good intentions and appropriate to age, health status and the needs of the body.
– Right Breathing- This involves working towards awareness of the breath at all times and re-establishing deep, natural breathing- Similar to young children, which energizes the entire being.
– Right Thinking- The requires clearing the mind of its many scattered thoughts to increase the sense of clarity, calmness and to cultivate a positive attitude.
– Right Nutrition- Being aware of the fuel you put into your body. Eating food slowly and mindfully at the appropriate times and favoring a healthy range of fresh, seasonal, nutritious food in moderation.
– Right Relaxation- This means taking time out to balance the activity in your life with adequate rest to maintain a sense of physical, mental, emotional and energetic relaxation as a way to restore and revitalize your entire being.
Now while I try to keep these 5 pillars a priority in my life, I am in no way perfect! And it’s not about perfection, but about balance. I don’t beat up on myself if I am not always eating the most nutritious meal. I feel that going out to eat with my family and having a nice time once in awhile is more important than stressing out and trying to make everything homemade and allows me to take a break from cooking to unwind once in awhile. I eat meat, I drink wine, I’m not gluten-free or raw, but I do try to eat as healthy as I can, when I can and listen to my body and what it is telling me. I try not to obsess on my imperfections and choose to focus on the positive things I am doing to make my life better everyday.
As we close in on the last few months of the year I am working towards doing what I can to meet the New Year intentions I set after the first of the year. I plan on focusing on my blog more and sharing even more healthy recipes, tips and advice.
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