Yoga and Meditation

As a trauma-experienced yoga teacher, Eileen thinks the best way to accept social distancing, keep your immune system and spirits equally high, and focus on new normals is to do yoga and meditation every day. Here's some tips!

  1. Find a place that is peaceful or wake up before the rest of your house! Place a mat, blanket, or rug beneath you Keep a towel and water bottle next to your space. I also add candles!

  2. In a standing position, the Sun Salutation is a few postures using your breath for a graceful flow. Inhale as you extend up, exhale as you fold your arms toward your feet. Bend your knees to touch, inhale and look up to lengthen and strengthen, exhale and flow down. Think of one thing your grateful for as your heart and lungs will benefit too.

  3. Sit on the floor, and do a seated flow like Janu Sirsana, crossing one foot into your thigh while stretching your arms and head toward your straight leg breathing a few minutes hovered over the straight leg, repeat on the other side.

  4. You can meditate either lying down or sitting. One technique is to look at the sky and see a healing light pointed at you. In Padmasana position or Svasana, Seated or lying down, scan your body from one side to the other. Close your eyes and feel the energy coming in when you inhale, open your mouth to exhale deeply.

  5. Repeat words like So Hum, which means I AM, FOLLOWED by a word of introspection, gratefulness, reflection for as many minutes as your mind and body allows you. NAMASTE.