Dear friends
We wish for you a happy, healthy and holy Christmas.
The recipe for a perfect life is to love god and love others.
May love for the lord and all sentient beings bring peace and happiness to your heart each and every day.
Once again we wish you, your family, loved ones and friends a safe and peaceful Christmas.
Namaste
Lalita
YMSPB
Australia based YMSA is a community minded, grass roots, not for profit network of certified instructors (friends) through out Australia. We look forward to sharing the gift of Yoga Meditation with you. We are; Yoga Meditation Studio Palm Beach, Yoga Meditation Studio Kingscliff, Gorunga Yoga studio Bilambil Heights, Mantra Meditation Studio Sunshine Coast, Mantra Kirtan Studio Byron Bay. Take a moment to browse our blog and leave a comment if you like. Namaste Have a great day :)
Thursday, 25 December 2014
Wishing you a Happy Peaceful Christmas 2014
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Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Sweet Almond Milk - YMSA Yoga Meditation Studio Palm Beach
Delicious Healthy Sweet Almond Milk
Perfect, easy to digest energy boost before or after your yoga meditation class
Ingredients
3 cups almonds, soaked
1/2 cup organic oats, soaked
8 cups water
8 or more pitted dates (less sweet, less dates)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple syrup (optional)
How To:
- Soak almonds and organic oats in seperate containers overnight.
- Add all ingredients to a blender.
- Grind until smooth.
- Drink as is or, strain pulp through a sieve, a nut milk bag or muslin cloth. (optional)
Recipe makes approximately 2 litres of sweet almond milk.
Halve the recipe if you don't want as much almond milk. In our household almond milk is very popular, so it doesn't last long. A larger quantity is better for us.
To your health ..! If you would like to learn how to practice pranayama healing breath, or would like information on Yoga Asanas, Meditation or relaxation classes you are welcome to contact us. Leave us a comment along with your details and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Namaste
Lalita
YMSPB
Friday, 28 November 2014
YMSA - Yoga Meditation Studios Palm Beach - Nadi Shodan Pranayama
Nadi Shodan Pranayama
There are a number of Pranayama breathing techniques that are very
beneficial for our body. One that I have
been using to help keep me grounded is the Nadi Shodan Pranayama breath. It is also called Alternate nostril breathing. This is a very nice pranayama which can be used to clear the energy centres in the body. This practice also helps move the flow of energy/chi/prana through the meridians more
effectively.
Nadi Shodan breathing helps balance the right and left
hemispheres of the brain while
alternately exercising the left and right
lungs. This simple practice clears the
blockages in both sides of the airways, you may notice this
instantly when transitioning from pranayama breathing to normal breathing.
Nadi Shodan breathing has other benefits also, this practice helps to wake us up, we become more alert and at the same time our body is able to remain calm and relaxed. This has obvious advantages especially because these days our lives are so kaotic and stressful, we find that we often feel run down and tired. It's helpful to know quick rejuvenating and balancing techniques to help us get through the day and our daily chores.
Nadi Shodan is a quick and simple practice. It revitalises, helps us concentrate and think more clearly. We feel refreshed, more centred and better equipped to deal with any problems we may encounter.
It is very easy to do, so everyone should be able to find 5
minutes during the day to practice it and experience the benefits for themselves.
If you would like to learn how to practice Nadi Shodan pranayama you are welcome to contact us at YMSA Yoga Meditation Studio Palm Beach. Leave us a comment below, along with your details. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
YMSA - Yoga Meditation Studio Palm Beach - Vegan Cheesecake
Scrumptious Strawberry Vegan Cheesecake
Utensils
You will need a 22cm round spring form tin
Nutty Base
Use this combination of Nuts, or what ever you have handy
1 cup macadamia nuts
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 cup shredded coconut
Pinch of Himalayan salt
1/2 - 3/4 cup pitted dates
Ingredients for Filling
4 cups raw cashews (soaked for 2-4 hours and then drained)
3/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 to 1 cup coconut nectar
3/4 cup coconut oil
1 fresh vanilla bean, scraped
Colourful Healthy Topping
2 cups frozen strawberries
1/2 - 3/4 cup pitted dates
1 cup thinly sliced fresh strawberries and 1 cup whole strawberries, to serve
How To:
Step 1
Lightly cover the round spring form tin with coconut oil. Line the base and sides with baking paper. This step helps when it comes time to remove the finished cheesecake from the tin. Next place the top 4 crust ingredients in a food processor, process into chunky crumbs. Next add the dates and pulse until all ingredients are well combined BUT don't overprocess. Press mix into the base of the spring form tin and place in the freezer while you prepare the rest of the cheesecake
Step 2
Blend the ingredients for the filling at high speed until smooth. Pour onto the base and return to the freezer. Note: Make sure the base filling has set enough before pouring the strawberry mixture on top
Step 3
In a clean blender, blend the frozen strawberries and dates on high until smooth. Pour this mix on top of the cheesecake layer and return to the freezer for 4 - 5 hours or overnight
Step 4
When you are ready to serve, let the cheesecake sit first at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Release the cheesecake from the spring form tin and carefully remove the baking paper. Place the cheesecake onto a decorative serving platter. Arrange the thinly sliced and whole strawberries on top
What a great treat to share with family and friends.
If you are interested in meditation, health and a healthy holistic lifestyle (a healthy body, mind and
spirit) Or, if you would like to experience for yourself, the associated physiological
and psychological benefits on offer due to living a balanced lifestyle - you are welcome to contact us at any time for help, information, classes and timetables.
Leave a comment and your details below. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
Wishing for you peace and happiness
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
YMSA - Yoga Meditation Studios Australia - Complete Yoga Breath Part 2
Complete Yoga Breathing (CYB) Part 2
Fully utilising the lungs helps pump lymph fluid around the
body cleansing millions of cells, getting rid of toxins and waste products. The natural undulation of the body gently
moves the spine and maintains the movement of cerebral fluid up and down the
spinal column lubricating and transporting valuable new nutrients and hormones
to all the vertebrae, nervous system and most importantly the brain.
When you expand the ribcage the upper chest will lift
upwards with new air, the lungs then contract pushing out old stagnant air,
toxins and wastes. The lungs are then ready to welcome new prana into the body
on the next inhale.
The mind is focused on breathing which has a calming effect
on the heartbeat, causing the heart to slow down, switching on the parasympathetic
nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous system revitalises, restores and
heals the body. Blood pressure drops and
a greater exchange of oxygen takes place during the practice of this pranayama.
It is natural for the body and mind to feel lighter after
practising complete yoga breathing (CYB) because it makes the body feel so good. Who would have thought that just by
practicing this simple easy to do pranayama and knowing how to use your
breath efficiently, you are able to easily
maintain the health of your body.
If
you would like to learn how to practice this wonderful pranayama in a class environment, you
are very welcome to contact us. Leave us a comment along with your details
and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Go here for a class timetable yoga palm beach
Namaste
Lalita and Kimmie
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Saturday, 11 October 2014
YMSA - Yoga Meditation Studios Australia - Complete Yoga Breath Part 1
Complete Yoga Breathing (CYB) Part 1
The humble Complete Yoga Breath (CYB), this is the most
important breath that you will learn in a yoga class or deep peace relaxation / meditation session. It is actually the correct way
of breathing and once this is established all other breathing techniques can be
practiced to their fullest potential.
CBY is important for many reasons. Initially it is responsible for making the
breath longer, deeper and more cleansing for your respiratory system.
When I am teaching a class I like to break this breath down into three parts; firstly we breathe into the belly region, then the ribcage and lastly the upper chest. Air is guided to these three places and once the student knows and feels what it is like to breathe into and fill all these areas, we are then able to combine these 3 breaths together into one long deep complete yoga breath. Once students develop awareness of where to both direct the breath and how to properly expel the exhale,they are able to breathe in this way throughout the yoga asana class.
If you don’t properly utilise the lungs, what’s happens is that the respiratory system is only working at half or a third of its capacity. It is important to fully generate fresh, new oxygen and help it flow around the body with ease. When you breathe into the belly area you will find that the abdomen swells with the inward breath massaging the internal organs of the digestive system stimulating digestion. At the end of the exhale all of the cells within the body flatten out expelling toxic gases. Keep an eye out for the next installment of CYB coming up soon.
If you would like to practice complete yoga breathing in a class environment go here to check out our timetable yoga palm beach or leave us a comment below and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Namaste
Lalita & Kimmie
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Monday, 29 September 2014
YMSA Yoga Meditation Studio Palm Beach - Bumble Bee Breath
If someone who wasn’t familiar with Yoga
breathing practices walked into a roomful of people humming like a swarm of
bees - they might start to worry or question the state of mind of people in
the room. I have to admit, I’ve had a
little chuckle myself after glancing around the room during the practice of
Bumble Bee breathing - the scene immediately brings a smile to my face. I
especially love the vibrational energy it brings. It sounds like a group of people omming and
has the same relaxing effect. It
definitely lifts the mood in the room.
Humming Bee breath or Brahmari breath is a
simple pranayama technique. The outward breath is directed to a specific area of
the body, this breath vibrates internal and external areas of the body releasing
tension. A person will also notice a reduction in stress, anxiety and an
increase in the feeling of peacefulness and serenity.
What’s actually happening in the body is that
the vibration stimulates the cells beneath the skin helping the blood flow
rapidly into dry dehydrated muscles and tendons bringing fresh nutrients. This
is helpful for regenerating and restoring organs for good health.
When told about the health and meditation benefits of Brahmari
breathing, everyone becomes very enthusiastic and wants to try it. This technique involves vibrating the lips
while expelling air and thinking “Om” at the same time. Sounds difficult when reading about it but on
a practical level it is ever so simple.
The areas that receive the most benefit from
the practice of Brahmari breathing are the upper chest, throat and nasal
passages. As the sound vibrates and moves through the body, healing begins to take place in those areas.
I have personally found humming Bee breath to
be very effective in soothing and minimising the outbreak of cold sores around
my mouth. When I feel one coming on, that familiar, annoying, tingling feeling
around my lips - I practise Brahmari breathing.
We all experience built-up tension in the
body bought on by the stressful situations we face every day. Stress has an
adverse effect on the immune system, however we can counteract this by
practising Brahmari breathing. A person can calm their mind; ease anxiety,
tension and frustration. This is a very effective practice which will help to
quickly restore balance to your mind and body.
A headache can be caused by lack of energy
and blood flow through the shoulders and neck area. The gentle vibration produced
by Brahmari breathing can help activate the body’s natural healing energy causing
it to move and improve the flow of blood. The blood system transports nutrients
and lubricants into tight areas of the body loosening built up tension.
This pranayama is another valuable tool that we can add to our self help
toolbox. You might find this practice a little unusual at first because of the “omming”
sound the practice produces. But you will get used to it and even begin to
really like the sound and find it to be soothing and calming. Like
most breathing techniques because they calm the mind, the heart rate will slow
down and this in turn lowers blood pressure.
You can practice Brahmari breathing at the
end of a long day when you need a little TLC.
Just find a comfortable area for your practice and take a
few minutes to unwind. Be kind to yourself, breathe slowly and
deeply removing tension or stress in the upper areas of the body that need a
little rejuvenation and revitalisation.
If you want to try this before going to bed,
this pranayama breath has been known to aid insomnia helping you to drift off
and experience a deep relaxing nights rest.
If you would like to learn how to practice this wonderful pranayama you are welcome to contact us. Leave us a comment along with your details and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Namaste
Lalita
Lalita
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Monday, 8 September 2014
YMSA - Yoga Meditation Studio Palm Beach - 10 Benefits of Yoga Asanas
10 Benefits Of Yoga Asanas
1) Increase Flexibility & Strength: A variety of Yogic Asanas (physical postures) involve stretching various parts of your body in a specific way. This greatly increases your flexibility
and muscle tone. It also strengthens your joints and increases your range of motion.
2) Relieve Pain: Long hours in front of the computer or excessive driving can lead to severe back pain, as the muscles and spinal cord tighten up. You can easily treat this problem with Yoga as it increases your muscle flexibility, lubricates your joints, and improves alignment.
3) Balance Your Weight: One of the most popular health benefits of Yoga is natural weight loss. This means that you can lose excess fat from your body without any side effects. Yoga increases your metabolism rate, so helps you lose weight naturally.
4) Enchance Breathing: Take up yoga and you'll breathe better. Yogic breathing or pranayama focuses on controlled breathing. Overall breathing is reduced. Although this may involve deep breaths, long pauses and slow exhales. Breathing like this can help clear up nasal passages, treat sinus & asthma problems, strengthen your nervous system. And calm your mind.
5) Flex and Lubricate Joints: Various yogic postures lubricate your joints, tendons and ligaments and increase their flexibility. Yoga is the only exercise that works on your external as well as internal organs and stimulates them to work in a healthy and efficient manner.
6) Allieviate disease: Yogic techniques are immensely powerful. They rev up each part of your body thus helping you get rid of chronic ailments such as asthma, high blood pressure, hormonal imbalances and so on.
7) Detoxification: Yoga asanas can help get rid of the toxins in your body in a natural way. The various postures and breathing techniques used in Yoga asanas help flush out the toxins from every part of your body, leaving you feeling healthier.
8) Anti-Aging Benefits - By practicing yoga asanas you'll look better, feel better, and move better. Various yogic postures and breathing exercises provide elasticity to the spine, strengthen your abdominal muscles, improve the texture of your skin, maybe even delay the onset of wrinkles, and revitalize each part of your body. The end result will be a physiologically younger you.
9) Memory - Improved memory is another health benefit of Yoga which works well for children, adults as well as the aged. This may be because Yoga asanas improve blood circulation to the brain, increases concentration, co-ordination and focus.
10) Emotional Disorders - Yoga is well known for providing relief from stress. Pranayama can help relieve anxiety, depression, fear and other emotional disorders. Yoga asanas (physical exercises) strengthen the nervous system, and have a very calming effect helping you to feel more balanced.
Yoga asanas are a way of life - they work miraculously in healing all kinds of health problems and revitalizing your entire system. The best way to learn about yoga asana health benefits is by practicing this science yourself and experiencing first hand, the wonderful effects it has on your mind, body and spirit.
1) Increase Flexibility & Strength: A variety of Yogic Asanas (physical postures) involve stretching various parts of your body in a specific way. This greatly increases your flexibility
and muscle tone. It also strengthens your joints and increases your range of motion.
2) Relieve Pain: Long hours in front of the computer or excessive driving can lead to severe back pain, as the muscles and spinal cord tighten up. You can easily treat this problem with Yoga as it increases your muscle flexibility, lubricates your joints, and improves alignment.
3) Balance Your Weight: One of the most popular health benefits of Yoga is natural weight loss. This means that you can lose excess fat from your body without any side effects. Yoga increases your metabolism rate, so helps you lose weight naturally.
4) Enchance Breathing: Take up yoga and you'll breathe better. Yogic breathing or pranayama focuses on controlled breathing. Overall breathing is reduced. Although this may involve deep breaths, long pauses and slow exhales. Breathing like this can help clear up nasal passages, treat sinus & asthma problems, strengthen your nervous system. And calm your mind.
5) Flex and Lubricate Joints: Various yogic postures lubricate your joints, tendons and ligaments and increase their flexibility. Yoga is the only exercise that works on your external as well as internal organs and stimulates them to work in a healthy and efficient manner.
6) Allieviate disease: Yogic techniques are immensely powerful. They rev up each part of your body thus helping you get rid of chronic ailments such as asthma, high blood pressure, hormonal imbalances and so on.
7) Detoxification: Yoga asanas can help get rid of the toxins in your body in a natural way. The various postures and breathing techniques used in Yoga asanas help flush out the toxins from every part of your body, leaving you feeling healthier.
8) Anti-Aging Benefits - By practicing yoga asanas you'll look better, feel better, and move better. Various yogic postures and breathing exercises provide elasticity to the spine, strengthen your abdominal muscles, improve the texture of your skin, maybe even delay the onset of wrinkles, and revitalize each part of your body. The end result will be a physiologically younger you.
9) Memory - Improved memory is another health benefit of Yoga which works well for children, adults as well as the aged. This may be because Yoga asanas improve blood circulation to the brain, increases concentration, co-ordination and focus.
10) Emotional Disorders - Yoga is well known for providing relief from stress. Pranayama can help relieve anxiety, depression, fear and other emotional disorders. Yoga asanas (physical exercises) strengthen the nervous system, and have a very calming effect helping you to feel more balanced.
Yoga asanas are a way of life - they work miraculously in healing all kinds of health problems and revitalizing your entire system. The best way to learn about yoga asana health benefits is by practicing this science yourself and experiencing first hand, the wonderful effects it has on your mind, body and spirit.
Namaste
Lalita
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
YMSA - Mantra Meditation Studio Sunshine Coast - Classes
We offer our meditation program once a week. There are a small amount of people coming so far, but it is really personal which people seem to appreciate. The details of our program are below.
Deep peace meditation-
This session includes mantra deep breathing, Kirtan (mantra chanting) and a mini guided relaxation session. This is a very mellow and relaxing evening.
Mantra Meditation-
Mantra meditation is a process of hearing and chanting sacred Mantras. ‘Man’ Means the mind and ‘tra’ means to transport the mind away from the material realm and place it on the spiritual realm.
Singing the mantras in a group-
This is called ‘Kirtan.’ This practice is very enjoyable and has nothing to do with having a
good singing voice, so don’t feel shy. It is done in a call-response style where you listen to the mantra being chanted by us and as a group everyone chants together in response to the mantra you heard. We usually play musical instruments also to accompany the tunes we sing.
Location-
We are located on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Our programs are held in the Maroochydore area. Every Wednesday night 7.00pm – 8.30pm. No bookings required. Free Refreshments served.
Each of us started our spiritual journeys in different parts of the world and at different times until one day we crossed paths. We have been practicing mantra meditation for many years on a daily basis and have experienced the wonderful benefits from it, which has motivated us to share it with others.
Contact-
Phone: 5309 6963
Mobile: 0416 898 000
Please come join us for some uplifting and enjoyable
musical mantra meditation.
Real or bonafide meditation is traditionally passed on free of
charge.
Suitable for beginners, or experienced meditators.
Suitable for beginners, or experienced meditators.
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