Yoga Meditation Benefits Jai Sugrim

It can be quite a while before yoga meditation benefits you. That seems to be what many experience when first starting out with yoga. A recent interview with Jai Sugrim by Lizzie Fuhr at FitSugar provides us with his personal perspective.

Yoga Meditation Benefits Jai Sugrim

If you've ever been intrigued by the connection between ancient yoga philosophy and the current state of yoga, Jai Sugrim is the man to talk to. After taking home a World Series ring working as the New York Yankees personal trainer, Jai took a different path and looked for something deeper. That something was Jivamukti yoga, a more modern spiritual practice. I recently chatted with Jai about his marathoning past, his current vegan practice, and much more

Read the original post and the rest of the interview here at fitsugar.com:

There you have it. Yoga meditation benefits can come with some effort and persistence. Why not start today and get closer to your goals?

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These days, my practice is teaching me to embrace imperfection: to have compassion for all the ways things haven't turned out as I planned, in my body and in my life - for the ways things keep falling apart, and failing, and breaking down. It's less about fixing things, and more about learning to be present for exactly what is.                                               --  Anne Cushman

Yoga Meditation Techniques To Calm School Jitters

Yoga meditation techniques can calm both children and their parents on those days just before school starts and during the early weeks of the school year. Here's an article by blogger Jill Lawson at Diets In Review that teaches how to employ some very simple and easy yoga poses to calm those jitters.

Yoga Meditation Techniques To Calm School Jitters

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First day of school jitters ensue this time of year for students and teachers alike. Just a few nasty side effects of back-to-school anxiety include  constipation, diarrhea, insomnia, and headaches. Your first reaction may be to pop a pill, but thankfully, yoga can help, too.
Practice these simple yoga poses in the morning before school and in the evening before bed to calm your nerves, clear your mind, and release stress and tension.

See Jill's article here at dietsinreview.com:

Many yoga meditation techniques exist to help us to ground ourselves and to regain a centered mind state. Try them the next time you aren't feeling like your best self.

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If I'm losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga.                          --  T. Guillemets