Yoga with Christy Mannino

For anyone that is truly interested in the practice of yoga, please take a few minutes to read this. I have much to learn myself, but since the time I started practicing, and then especially during my teacher training, I never understood what was going on around me in the (Western) world of yoga. It is beyond frustrating to see yoga degraded in such a way. Please learn about the roots, the purpose of yoga and try to honor the sacredness of it. It’s cool if this is how you get your workout by sweating through asanas and flows, but that doesn’t make it Yoga. Please stop throwing the word around so lightly.

Alternate Nostril Breathing is one of my top 5 daily wellness practices Although all forms of focused breathing are beneficial, this one is extremely balancing for your subtle energies, your mind, your nerves, your whole body. I feel amazingly calm yet energized afterwards and would put this right near the top of practices that have CHANGED MY LIFE

I’ve challenged myself to become more creative (and consistent) at capturing and expressing all that I am learning and making available to others, and here’s my first share. So, who else out there sees these gorgeous pictures and thinks I can do that, only to sure enough prove to yourself that it’s much harder than it looks to actually take a good pic???!!! I spent the other day wandering through the house placing goodies around to try to get cool pictures. It was ...harder than I thought. I enlisted my 14-year old who obviously knows more, tech wise, than me, but I got a few cool ones. Of course having filters and the crop feature right on the phone is awesome too (believe it or not I use to do all that on a computer!). Here’s to learning new things! How about you? Are you challenging yourself to learn new things? This, by the way is beautiful Amazonite A very soothing and balancing stone that opens and heals the heart and throat chakras, as well as opens the third eye and intuition. It helps to calm worry, fear and anxiety and enhance loving communication

Enjoying this new motivational card deck I just got Good reminders (or introduction) to living mindfully, consciously.

She’s been a beaut these past few days Oh wait... I think that during every phase lol

Merry Christmas everyone! Blessings to you and your loved ones

Happy New Year!!

Self-care has been at the top of my priority list for years now, but every year, right about this time, I start to get that feeling - physical tightness and strain, mental chaos (more so than usual ) and like I am sprinting for the finish line. Every year I want to enjoy the holidays, yet always find it hard with all that there is to do and all the expectations we place on ourselves. Admittedly, self-care tends to take a backseat when I KNOW it's exactly what is needed. So a...gain, this year, I will focus on my self-care during this time, and hope that I get a little bit better than last year at managing it all. How are YOU doing with self-care right now? Here are some tips or inspiration: Take 10 minutes of silence and stillness EVERY day - focus on your breath and feel your body just rest Declutter your mind - get rid of thoughts that aren't necessary (like how certain family members always respond to things or the reaction you hope to get when you give that certain gift, etc.) Lower the bar - you are awesome; give that awesome-ness to those around you rather than the perfect gift or the best tasting ever cookies Gift yourself with an afternoon or simply an hour once this month - get a massage or latte; read that book you never get to; take a mini road trip and listen to your favorite music You are important, and you can't give to others without fueling yourself

Happy Thanksgiving! A year like no other, but I choose to be grateful. So, so much to be grateful for this year, let’s not forget that. We can CHOOSE what to do with each experience, and I choose to grow, to learn, and to love What a year!!! I miss so many of you and think of you often. Prayers for health and peace during this time.

Winter Solstice

Few spots still open for tonight's 6:00 pm Gentle Yoga... Who needs to relax?? Sign up REQUIRED: https://www.christymannino.com/classsignuprequest.html Please review COVID guidelines: https://www.christymannino.com/covid-19guidelines.html

I’ll be staying in!