{"id":942,"date":"2023-03-21T12:07:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/?p=942"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:07:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:07:58","slug":"spring-is-here-thank-heavens-whats-a-yogi-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/spring-is-here-thank-heavens-whats-a-yogi-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is here (thank heavens)! What&#8217;s a yogi to do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spring is finally here, chasing off a cold and very wet winter.  Trees are blossoming, creeks are flowing and the temperatures are creeping up.  <strong>What does spring mean for our yoga practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring is a time of renewal, unfreezing, expanding, and washing away and we can reflect those traits in our yoga.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips13'>Asana<\/span>, we twist and create a wringing action to move muscle, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'>fascia<\/span> and organs.  When we twist, we compress tissue and when we unravel from the twist our tissues flood with circulation, nourishment and hydration  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With breathing practices we encourage full healthy function of our lungs, we calm our mind and encourage our nervous system to shift to a &#8216;rest and digest&#8217; phase which boosts immunity and supports restful sleep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combining breath and asana through vinyasa (linked sequences of movements tied to inhalation and exhalation) is an antidote for any sedentary inertia left over from the winter. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ayurveda, often called the sister science to yoga, suggests we take care of our body with practices like dry brushing, oil massage, drinking warm lemon water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yogic cleansing practice, jala neti, offers relief to many who suffer from spring allergies.  Jala neti is done with a neti pot and warm salt water to rinse the sinuses. Not familiar with how to use a neti pot? Check out this post with all the deets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s move into spring with an intention of cleansing, growing and invigorating our lives! Want to join me in-person or on zoom?  You can see my schedule on my <a href=\"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/schedule\/\" title=\"\">classes page.<\/a><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips8','connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips13','a pose or posture in yoga and meditation'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is finally here, chasing off a cold and very wet winter. Trees are blossoming, creeks are flowing and the temperatures are creeping up. What does spring mean for our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[30,5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spring-cherry-trree-pose.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":949,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions\/949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamessandersyoga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}