August 07, 2014

Harmonize with Nature for Optimal Health

August 07, 2014/ jillian pransky

Yoga and Ayurveda teach us that wellbeing is the balanced and dynamic integration between our environment, body, mind, and spirit. And harmonizing ourselves with nature is essential for health.

Of course there are many practices we can do on our mats to point us in this direction, but we exponentially deepen our understanding and experience when we get off our mat and out into the world. Summer is the perfect time to expand in this way.

July 24, 2014

Metta in the Moment: What You Focus on Expands

July 24, 2014/ jillian pransky

We can take loving-kindness practice off the cushion and into our daily lives; into our interactions with friends, family, and even with strangers. In short, what we’re talking about is in developing a quality of awareness that is kind and compassionate it leads to us acting in a more kind way naturally.

July 17, 2014

Metta on the Mat: Kindness to Open the Body and the Heart

July 17, 2014/ jillian pransky

Kindness comes easier when your breath is full and your body more relaxed. We can create conditions for kindness to flow more organically every time we come to the yoga mat. We can learn how to be more loving with ourselves, no matter how we feel when we show up for our practice.

July 09, 2014

Expand Your Experience of Love

July 09, 2014/ jillian pransky

I am excited to share the video of my TEDx Talk about Metta Meditation, "MindPlay to Expand Love in Your Life,” which I presented in May at TEDxNavesink.

June 26, 2014

Simple Summer Eating: Ayurvedic Guidelines for Seasonal Health

June 26, 2014/ jillian pransky

As summer heats up, we become prone to accumulating excess heat in our bodies and minds. When we begin to collect and increase our own internal heat, one way that the body tries to cool itself down is by cooling down the digestive fire.

April 24, 2014

7 Tips & Tricks to Renew: Brush it Off, Clear it Out, Let it Go, and Breath in the New

April 24, 2014/ jillian pransky

1. Dry Brush Your Skin

The skin is one of the five main elimination channels of the body. It's estimated that one third of all impurities leaving the body are eliminated through the skin. A dry brush massage exfoliates and promotes detoxification through the skin while stimulating the lymphatic system. Learn more about the art of sloughing it off.

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