breath & meditation

• Breathing is the simplest and most powerful tool in yoga- anytime you're fully paying attention to your breath, you're in the present moment
• Paying attention to your breathing helps you concentrate and provides a focus away from the thoughts in your mind 
• Breathing can relax the brain, muscles, nerves and remove old energy from the body 

Getting started meditating: 

Sit comfortably with your back straight, shoulders back (or start lying down if it's hard for you), close your eyes and pay attention to your breath as you inhale and exhale slowly and deeply.  Don't judge yourself if you can't do it for that long before getting lost in your thoughts. Just go right back to paying attention to your breath...inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale...  

**Coming soon- videos of breathing exercises for: balance, energy and relaxation, and guided meditations. Sign up for the blog for updates.

• Visit  yoga journal for breathing exercises- instructions, benefits and suggestions of poses to do before and after
• Check out this online breathing room- do as one: online guided meditation where you can choose different themes, kinds of breath, colored backgrounds and the time