Breathe deeply, until sweet air extinguishes the burn of fear in your lungs and every breath is a beautiful refusal to become anything less than infinite. Breathing through the nostrils… Inhale for 3 counts as you visualize moving up the left side of a square. Suspend the breath at the top of the inhale (w/o clenching your throat shut) for 3 counts as you visualize moving from the left to the right top of the square. Exhale for 3 counts as you visualize moving down the right side of the square. Suspend the breath at the bottom of the exhale for 3 counts as you visualize moving from the right to the left bottom of the square. Repeat several times or longer. Enjoy! When the breath is unsteady, all is unsteady; when the breath is still; all is still. Control the breath carefully. Inhalation gives strength and a controlled body; retention gives steadiness of mind and longevity; exhalation purifies body and spirit.
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Ingredients:
1 gallon water 24 slices of ginger Instructions:
This gallon of ginger tea is an effective digestive and immune booster. There are different ways to enjoy this batch:
If you just want to make one cup at a time, there are a couple of ways to make a quick cup of ginger tea: To a cup or two of boiling water...
Makes approximately 1 gallon
Ingredients: 1 Gallon Water 2 Tbsp cardamom pods 1 tsp peppercorns 1 scant tsp cloves 6 cinnamon sticks 24 slices of ginger Pinch of black tea or 1 tea bag (optional, we do not use this in the UYC tea) Instructions:
Stores in fridge up to two weeks. We know how much this is enjoyed after class. It's also has amazing benefits (see below). Since alas we aren't able to meet in person, here is the recipe. As long as you are making it, might as well make it by the gallon. Store in a glass mason jar after it cools, and heat as you need. Spices and their benefits: Black pepper: blood purifier Cardamom pods: digestive aid Cloves: beneficial to the nervous system Cinnamon: strengthens the bones Ginger root: healing for colds and flu, increases energy, also a digestive aid Simple juicing recipe, makes 1 large, or 2 small, servings: 2 large organic navel oranges ginger (try 2 inches of ginger root and add or subtract to your taste) Juice and enjoy right away. This is an excellent immune booster filled with Vitamins C, B and A, calcium, potassium, anti-oxidants, and are good for skin and heart health. This drink also has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-microbial benefits. Ginger strengthens the digestive system, which is the foundation for good health and strong immunity. The best part is, this is incredibly quick, simple, and delicious.  Suddenly, we find ourselves in un-chartered territory.
We have heard from you - we know you are feeling stressed, worried, uncertain and afraid. Schedules have shifted, life is different. You are doing your best to keep up with it all. For some, navigating and managing constant change feels easy, perhaps exciting. For others, not having that routine and predictability is down right terrifying and anxiety provoking. You may be finding that you have more time on your hands than you know what to do with or perhaps you are working non-stop and are busier than ever before... Please know we hear you and we are here for you. When you are feeling stressed or perhaps even bored try on one of these suggestions:
Take care and be well. With all my love, grace & gratitude, Jodh Kaur In the coming days, we will be sharing recipes & tips to strengthen and maintain healthy immune and nervous systems on our UYC blog, Facebook and Instagram. Please check in there for ways to keep yourself healthy and uplifted. Dear UYC Community,
We know there are a number of stressors that are impacting you right now and we want you to know: your health and well-being matters and we are here for you. Over the coming days and weeks we will be sharing a variety of ways that you can keep your immune and nervous systems strong and your mind calm and relaxed using a variety of lifestyle tools including mindfulness, meditation, yoga, food and Ayurvedic practices. In addition, we received positive feedback from our community members who attended virtual classes on Friday and Saturday and we are pleased to share that all of our adult classes for the next 2 weeks will be 100% virtual. We have created a special webpage with information on how to access the classes, tips on making the most of virtual classes, our tune in mantras and commonly used terms. Please click here for that webpage. We encourage you to bookmark it for easy reference. As we move forward, we are open to feedback about your virtual classroom experience, so please email us to share what is working well and any challenges you are experiencing. We look forward to seeing you in classes on Zoom. With love & gratitude, Savitree, Jodh & Team UYC Dear UYC Community,
We are writing today to address the growing concerns about the flu and coronavirus, and how we can work together to keep them at bay.
Let's take care of ourselves and each other. With love & gratitude, Savitree, Jodh & Team UYC First sent out via email on Friday, March 6.
Dear UYC Community, There was a book that was published by a former assistant to Yogi Bhajan that alleges abuse of power, including sexual abuse. Since then, other women have come out. Needless to say, there have been a range of responses and reactions to these allegations from book burning to heart-break and investigation on different levels to denial; this is extremely triggering to some and completely irrelevant to others. Questions are coming up, and those that have known about this for several weeks now have gone through their own processing evolution. Rather than having you guess or make assumptions about this, we are writing to let you know that:
We want you to know that our doors are open. One of the questions we hold as our litmus test to how our decisions are serving you is to ask ourselves, are we creating a safe space to voice, to be authentic, and to heal? To this end, we have been coming in at the end of classes this week to share this difficult news with you, and to make sure that you know we have your concerns in mind first and foremost. If you have any questions, please know that we are here to listen and discuss. As it relates to the White Tantric Yoga all-day meditation event coming to Chicago at the end of April, it has been our tradition to go to the event together as a group followed by going out for a vegan dinner. This year, we, the co-founders of UYC, have decided not to attend. This is not so much a statement against YB or its establishment as it is a decision to extend support to those who are needing or preferring a safer, more neutral space - considering the circumstances - to do the clearing and healing work without the presence of YB in video. In lieu of going to the event, we will be opening up the studio that day to do healing practice together followed by a vegan dinner out. If you have interest in attending WTY, it is indeed a powerful course, and we are not discouraging you from going by any means. We are just letting you know our intentions in case this factors into your plan. If you are considering going and would like to talk with one of us about the experience, please reach out. If you have already registered and have since decided you prefer not to go, please let us know. Please note that this is not necessarily a forever statement. We will be reviewing our decision to attend in the subsequent years as more unfolds. This is not easy news to share, but we feel it is important that we share this with you to create transparency, encourage open dialogue, and offer proper support to our community in a moment in time where we need to make sure women are heard, taken seriously, and supported. With immense love and gratitude, Savitree & Jodh, Co-Founders of UYC with the UYC Team p.s.: many of you have emailed us your thoughts and responses to this, and we are deeply inspired and encouraged by the strength, love and courage that is clearly present in our community. Please keep your thoughts flowing- either here (under comments) or via email - it is so much healthier to share and communicate than it is to have anything like this swirling around in one's own head. by Jodh Kaur
Yesterday, September 23, marked the Autumnal Equinox here, in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, night and day are equal and we transition into Autumn, the season of harvest. Spiritually, this transition offers us an opportunity for reflection and gratitude as we reap the bounty of the previous months’ work. Whether you feel abundance or scarcity, the practice gratitude is the path to grow and expand your gifts and yourself. Identify what you are grateful for in your life and you may find yourself surprised how simple gestures can hold so much meaning. You may even find abundance where you didn’t realize you had it. by Jodh Kaur
I woke up this morning and looked at the weather, per my usual routine on running days. I saw rain and was determined to at least start my run before the rain began. No such luck. As I sat in the kitchen eating my breakfast, I heard it - thunder then lightning, wind and rain. Sigh, well really it was a grumble, as my husband heard it from the other room. Then I heard him say, “remember, you like running in the rain and you’ll feel good and accomplished when you’re done”. He’s right. I got out there, started running and within 5 minutes, the weather cleared and the rain stopped. It was a beautiful run. Quiet, with only a few people at the lakefront and that amazing post-rain smell in the air. I was reminded of the Sutra: When the time is upon you, start, and the pressure will be off. I was also reminded that while discipline is great, there is something so powerful and necessary about having support. When we have a partner, a community, a friend or family member who nudges us to make the choice that’s in our best interest, we have an ally. And what’s better than that? At UYC, you have a community of powerful allies. Do you know that when you don’t show up for class, your allies ask about you? They do. When you are struggling with life, or your practice, when you feel like you are failing or you’re depressed - you have allies who care about you and want to support you because you are not alone in your struggle. All you need to do is show up and receive that support. Even when you don’t feel like it. Summer is ending. The squirrels have been gathering their nuts in preparation for winter. And this is the time to get connected and build your own reserves. Begin to create your habit of being in community now so that it’s second nature by the time we see snow. Connect with your allies and check in with each other. Wrap yourself up in the coziness of relating with others and the knowing that you are not alone. |
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