post festive detox

A few poses to help you detox 

after all the feasting (and drinking!!)

                                          found this little bit of inspiration this morning.....

Yoga Jewellery, Off the Mat and Into the World, and nude yoga calenders!

I just stumbled upon this whilst looking for a present for a friend... not only do Avigna Yoga make jewelery, they have also teamed up with yet another wonderful charity Off the Mat and Into the World
who, through yoga, work to inspire conscious, sustainable activism and to ignite grass roots social change. 

Avigna Yoga have made a calender for 2013 of beautiful nude photos of yoga poses, with 100% of profits from these sales go toward rescuing, rehabilitating and empowering women who have been victims of trafficking and sexual slavery. I love it... they remind me a bit of a Man Ray photo...!!

 

 Street Yoga as Inspiration

 

I'm always keeping an eye on these guys and what they do as it's something that's so close to my heart and to my own work. This month celebrates 10 years of Street Yoga being in service, and I thought it was a good time to give a little nod in their direction. If my little plan comes to fruition I may even take a trip stateside in 2013 to visit them...

 

Street Yoga is a non-profit organization that teaches yoga, mindful breathing, and compassionate communication to youth and families and their caregivers struggling with homelessness, poverty, abuse, addiction, trauma and behavioral challenges so they can grow stronger, heal from past traumas, and create for themselves a life that is inspired, safe, and joyful. Their programs are based on solid evidence that yoga helps with physical well being, depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD. They are an amazing organisation, and one that I wish was more recognised... so please check them out and spread the word! 

I stumbled upon this a few weeks ago whilst wondering around London....

proof that love is everywhere you look, sometimes you just have to open your eyes!!

This is becoming my mantra, at least for today.... 

It seems to me that we often over think things so much when they are actually pretty simple, and become so scared we might get it wrong that we don't even try! I'm not sure this applies to me as I tend to jump into things, even if cautiously, but still.... worth remembering when you're standing on the edge of that hypothetical cliff edge wondering whether to leap or walk away.... JUST LEAP!!! you never know what you're leaping into, but if you walk away... well, you know where you've just come from as you're about to go straight back there!!