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Make a date with yourself this year

Give the gift of health and wellbeing this year. Certificates can be applied immediately for account credit, mailed or held at studio…or emailed upon request. Select from drop down on rates page & check the gift box. beinunion.com/rates

STOP & DO THIS 1 MINUTE BREATHING MEDITATION
Slowly breathe in love and gratitude for everything you are, everything you have. Feel your whole body.
Pause for sankalpa (to acknowledge a heart felt intension or desire).
Feel your heart space.
Slowly breathe out letting go, releasing go of all the physical tension you're holding. Feel your forehead center soften.
Pause to surrender, understanding we do what we can and the rest is up to the universe. Feel your feet firmly rooted.
Repeat 5 times and just notice the subtle shift.

Emotionally or mentally exhausted? Come unravel a bit and practice yoga with us. 4:30, 6:00 or 7:30 today.

TODAY 2-3pm Intro to Reiki & intentions
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🎃🧘‍♀️ Trick or Treat Yo’self to a special Halloween-themed yoga class! Join us for a spook-tacular session with eerie tunes, Halloween-inspired poses, and costumes welcome!

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, October 30th
⏰ Time: 6-7pm

Get ready to flow with a twist and embrace the spooky vibes. Book your spot before it disappears—see you on the mat! 👻🧡

Help us celebrate this week and recover (from huge pandemic shut down losses): come take a class, bring a friend, drag a family member, purchase your next class pass or a gift certificate for someone, spread the word and support your local yoga community! 🙌

Viloma Pranayama is a great practice to learn how to control your breath and prepare you for many other types of pranayama that allow you to harness the power of breath and energy.

The first stages of this practice are done lying down comfortably with either a block under your head or a bolster the long way underneath you (tucked up to your sacrum and under your head) to make sure there is a tilt in your tailbone/your pelvis is tilted forward so your diaphragm works effectively. Students are encouraged to cover their eyes (with a towel or eye mask) and let the mind focus on the breath.

Stage 1 involves disrupting or breaking up the in-breath over the course of a suggested 30 seconds. But we’ll start simply so as to not expire, and break the breath into 3 parts—bottom, middle and top. Begin by expelling all the breath out. Then breathe in 1/3, pause for a 1-3 count, breathe in another 1/3, pause for a 1-3 count, and breathe in fully the remaining 1/3rd of your inhale, pause for a 1-3 count. Then exhale slowly an ujjayi breath. Complete 2-4 cycles to begin your pranayama/breath control practice.

Stage 2 involves disrupting the exhale—we’ll use the 3 segments here too. Begin by inhaling all the way to the top of your inhale. Pause. Then breathe out the top 3rd, pause for a 1-3 count, breathe out the middle 3rd, pause for a 1-3 count, and breathe out fully the remaining bottom 3rd, pause for a 1-3 count. Then inhale slowly an ujjayi breath. Complete 2-4 cycles to begin your pranayama/breath control practice.

As this becomes more and more comfortable combine disrupting the inhales and exhales, returning to ujjayi breath any time you need. Then we do this practice seated. We eventually add uddiyana bandha and mula bandha. And then longer holds.

Start simple. Steady breath, steady mind.

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE IT’S CAT SCIENCE

PRANAYAMA FUN FACT: Vibrational energy of a cat’s purr registers from 25 – 150 hz (vibrations per second) and expedites recovery from injury, relieves stress, reduces pain, promotes bone health, stimulates healing (to fight infection, reduce swelling, repair muscle and connective tissue, etc.). It also helps to lowers blood pressure and reduces stress and pain in humans.

Just like us humans, cats can contract muscles in their larynx and diaphragm to create energetic vibration as breath goes in and out. AKA pranayama.

Don’t have a cat? Can’t drag your cat to work? No problem! Just breathe. You can make your own vibrations—we recommend UJJAYI or BEE BREATH: try gently contracting the muscles in your throat while you breathe slowly IN and out…or…try long ujjayi breaths in and making a loooooooong buzzing sound on the breath out.

Come breathe with us in studio. No cats, but we promise similar soothing side effects. beinunion.com/schedule

Ujjayi breath creates vibrations in the larynx, stimulating the vagus nerve, signaling your body to relax. Here’s a visual of how vibrational energy (sound) works to re-pattern matter. Get breathing and surround yourself with good energy! (…and pump up the jam!)

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Don’t miss out! Whether you’re new to yoga, recovering from injury or revisiting basics, intro to yoga is open to everybody…