Yoga 4 Love Blog

Today we get to go horseback riding! My class yesterday was super amazing. Taught with a love band called Vassudeva. They rocked. We did a class starting with a chant theme moving into Reiki and chakra alignment and the next hour was vinyasa flow. It was super cool. Flowing with the Prana in the space…

Spent the night in the airport. Portland. Arriving it’s dark and very quiet at 1:10am. Everyone departed. My connecting flight isn’t til 7:15am. Quiet except the vacuum man. I head to gate D upon recommendation by the security. If I leave I can’t renter. Looking. Ah. A spot the first chair. Reading. Remove boots, find…

What do I do with all these tomatoes and peppers from my garden? Take: 6 large tomatoes 1 jalapeno; small pepper no seeds (or a banana pepper if you don’t want it too spicy, use one hotter pepper to increase heat) A small onion; quartered 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro chopped well 1 tsp Uncle…

Guru Purnima | Full moon | Lisa’s meditation notes from Shiva Rea Guru Vishnu gives us the sustaining power in the midst of a new cycle to make the right decisions. To navigate the course shred with the deep knowing. Coming from a deep place that lives in our heart for all of us. The teacher that…

5 Minutes 4 Positive Change | Setu Bandhasana | Bridge BridgeSanskrit: Setu Bandha SarvangasanaBenefits: Stretches the chest, neck, and spine, helps alleviate stress, can aid in alleviating mild depression, stimulates the lungs and abdominal organs, improves disgestion, relieves anxiety, backache, insomnia and headache.Lisa’s Asana 101 Opens the Heart Chakra. This is a pose that can be…

Coffee Unsweetened Almond Milk Cocoa Powder Cayenne (tiny bit) Cinnamon Ginger (optional) This is like Mexican chocolate from the Mayan Aztec cultures. Delicious! ~Submitted by Carol M

5 MINUTES 4 POSITIVE CHANGE | Tittibhasana | Firefly Sanskrit: TittibhasanaBenefits: Stretches the inner groins, stretches the back, strengthens the arms, strengthens the wrists, tones the belly, helps improve balance. This pose most likely cannot be mastered in 5 minutes, however there are many poses and modifications that help prep the body and mind to FLY! To…

After a long hiatus from working with my husband in his company, The Fish Physician, we worked together recently to move a 200 gallon reef. I haven’t worked with his company in the field since I opened my studio, Dynamic Yoga 4 Love on January 1, 2011! This is the reef in the old location.…

Choosing your fruit: Select a pineapple that is darker in color; it gets dark due to the higher sugar content. Smell the bottom and look for a fruit with a delicious aroma. If its not apparent sit the fruit in your counter a fee days. A good sign of a ripe fruit us fruit flies…

~5 Minutes 4 Positive Change~ Fish PoseSanskrit: Matsyasana Benefits: Stretches the hip flexors, stretches the intercostal rib muscles, stretches the muscles of the belly, stimulates the abdominal muscles, strengthens the muscles of the upper back, and improves posture. Lisa’s Asana 101 | Matsyasana | Fish Pose   This pose is one of my favorites for tranquility, peace…