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Self Care Calendar Day 31: In my yoga classes I offer suggestions on how to bring yoga into daily life, sharing little practices, off the mat, one minute at the time. Last one...

Day 31 - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Sitting on a chair, feel our feet connected with the floor, focus on our breath. Take a big inhale and sigh out, repeat a few times. Close your eyes or lower your gaze. Today we scan our body, from toes to the top of your head. Slowly move and check you you feel. When you notice tension, acknowledge it, ask to release on your next exhale, perhaps a couple of breaths and then move on. Don’t linger.

Check your toes, your feet, your ankles, your lower legs, your knees, your upper legs, your hips, lower belly & back, upper belly & back, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, neck, face, jaws, tongue, eyebrows to the roots of your hair, tips of your ears.

Then slowly start moving your fingers, toes, roll your shoulders, perhaps stretch and yawn. Gently open your eyes. Enjoy!

NOTE: Feel free to repeat, mix and match or contact me or join a class for more. I can only make suggestions, you are responsible for your own actions, please practice mindfully and listen to your body and mind, respect your limitations.

💚 Anahata Yoga: Learning to love yourself and be compassionate about the things you want to change. 💚

Self Care Calendar Day 24: In my yoga classes I offer suggestions on how to bring yoga into daily life, sharing little practices, off the mat, one minute at the time.

Day 24 - Rocking 🤘🏻 & Rolling: Gentle movements, keeping the joints moving, can make a big difference to our circulation and help strengthen our joints. Today we do some rocking 🤘🏻 and rolling around the Christmas 🎄 tree. Sitting on a chair, feel our feet connected with the floor, gently roll your hands (or fists). Slow it down, inhale up, exhale down. Change direction.

Next we make circles with our upper body, rolling the hip joints, inhale to the back, exhale to the front. Change direction. Try how it feels just rocking back and forth or side to side. Try little and big movements. Find what works for you. Just take a few minutes to play with this today. Happy Christmas! 🌟

Enjoy, let me know how you get on in the comments!

NOTE: Feel free to repeat, mix and match or contact me or join a class for more. I can only make suggestions, you are responsible for your own actions, please practice mindfully and listen to your body and mind, respect your limitations.

💚 Anahata Yoga: Learning to love yourself and be compassionate about the things you want to change. 💚

Self Care Calendar Day 23: In my yoga classes I offer suggestions on how to bring yoga into daily life, sharing little practices, off the mat, one minute at the time.

Day 23 - Favourite 💗💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ Colour: Colours mean different things for different people. What is your favourite colour at the moment? Today we focus on feeling positive. Sitting on a chair, feel our feet connected with the floor, hands on our heart. Visualise your favourite 💗💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ colour, breathing this into your heart centre and breathe out sending this colour out to your entire body and beyond until it spills out, like a bright shiny sparkly Christmas 🎄 tree. Just take a few minutes to play with this today.

Enjoy, let me know how you get on in the comments!

NOTE: Feel free to repeat, mix and match or contact me or join a class for more. I can only make suggestions, you are responsible for your own actions, please practice mindfully and listen to your body and mind, respect your limitations.

💚 Anahata Yoga: Learning to love yourself and be compassionate about the things you want to change. 💚

Self Care Calendar Day 22: In my yoga classes I offer suggestions on how to bring yoga into daily life, sharing little practices, off the mat, one minute at the time.

Day 22 - Energy Hands ✋🏼: If you can’t go outside, go inside! Sitting on a chair, feel our feet connected with the floor, hands in our lap, palms facing up. Focus a your breathing and on the next inhalation slowly raise your hands up (finger tips almost touching, as high as is comfortable, up to your face) and on the exhalation slowly lower your hands (palms down). Keep falling your breath up and down. You can imagine moving energy, running your hands through water, noticing the air between your fingers, whatever feel right for you. Just take a few minutes to play with this today.

Enjoy, let me know how you get on in the comments!

NOTE: Feel free to repeat, mix and match or contact me or join a class for more. I can only make suggestions, you are responsible for your own actions, please practice mindfully and listen to your body and mind, respect your limitations.

💚 Anahata Yoga: Learning to love yourself and be compassionate about the things you want to change. 💚

Self Care Calendar Day 21: In my yoga classes I offer suggestions on how to bring yoga into daily life, sharing little practices, off the mat, one minute at the time.

Day 21 - Rainbow Colours 💗 Violet: Colours mean different things for different people. What is your (positive) association with 💗 violet? Today we focus on feeling connected, on community. Sitting on a chair, feel our feet connected with the floor, hands on our heart. Visualise the colour 💗violet, breathing this into your heart centre and sending this colour out to your entire body (and beyond). Think about good friends, family and appreciate how you are connected (even now). Just take a few minutes to play with this today.

Enjoy, let me know how you get on in the comments!

NOTE: Feel free to repeat, mix and match or contact me or join a class for more. I can only make suggestions, you are responsible for your own actions, please practice mindfully and listen to your body and mind, respect your limitations.

💚 Anahata Yoga: Learning to love yourself and be compassionate about the things you want to change. 💚