Greetings – Namaste!
Letty’s classes embrace all levels and backgrounds of yoga students.
Greetings – Namaste!
Letty’s classes embrace all levels and backgrounds of yoga students.
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Is yoga really good for you? Why Savasana? How, scientifically, is savasana good for our mind and body?
Join the avatar, Tayna, on her journey to Brazilian waterfalls as Leticia G. Nelson goes deeper into the science of the ancient yoga pose of Savasana (cha-va-sana) – corpse pose.
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Yoga é realmente bom para você? Por que Savasana? Como, cientificamente, a savana é boa para nossa mente e corpo?
Junte-se a avatar, Tayna, em sua jornada pelas cachoeiras brasileiras, enquanto Leticia G. Nelson se aprofunda na ciência da antiga pose de ioga de Savasana (cha-va-sana).
GATEWAY TO MINDFULNESS
Yoga and meditation have enjoyed a popular resurgence in today’s world, yet these practices are ancient. In her new book “Gateway to Mindfulness: Follow Tayná on Her Journey and the Science of Letting Go in Savasana”, Dr. Leticia Nelson masterfully delves into why these age-old practices have withstood the test of time. At once entertaining and intellectual, this work marries science and yoga through descriptive and imaginative analogies that cross a wide breadth of knowledge. The personified avatar Tayná takes the reader on a fascinating journey to include a discussion of epigenetics, DNA methylation, and the hard biology behind the effects of yoga on mind and body. The author examines why the relaxing savasana pose concludes yoga sessions everywhere, dismantling the societal stigma traditionally held against any form of restorative rest in an otherwise bustling world. The book adroitly presents all of the reasons why everyone – including the reader – needs to engage in this enduring age-old practice. Best of all, you can begin today: this book includes a guided savasana practice led by the author, a certified yoga teacher who also holds a PhD in biology.
Greetings – Namaste!
Welcome to Letty’s Joy & Yoga Home!
Welcome and it is so great to have you here! Grateful am I to share with you the following about our yoga classes and practice:
They are best described as gentle yoga flow based on Hatha Yoga with a touch of Iyengar yoga style and my own scientific cues. I enjoy teaching with a focus on alignment, breathing, and movements that prepare us for relaxation and guided mindfulness meditation in savasana. Savasana is the corpse pose of yoga. It is the posture to practice stillness for our whole body.
Our practice welcomes students of all levels and age groups. How is our practice unique? Due to my husband’s job as a diplomat, our family oftens experiences the need to to cope with living away from family and friends whom we leave behind when we move from one place to another. Just as I have found stress relief by practicing yoga, I design my classes to alleviate anxiety and depression that often emerge from life changing events as well as our daily activities. We bring a practical counterbalance to stressful life changes such as moving, starting a new job, starting a new family, or the loss of a loved one.
The deep relaxation in savasana is a way for our body to utilize our gift of self healing, self-therapy, and regeneration.
Why do savasana (corpse pose) and why now? Did you know that this is one of the only yoga poses practiced by ALL styles of yoga in the world? There is a reason for this. Savasana is the culmination of our yoga practice. It brings all the benefits from our sequence of postures. This pose also gathers and fixes those benefits into our mind, body, and spirit through deep relaxation. This is self-healing!
We may then ask ourselves:
“How, exactly, is savasana the gateway to mindfulness?”
Just like the practice of each yoga posture is mindfulness, so is savasana. This is because savasana is the gateway to mindfulness through a passive attitude. In other words, it is the absence of any movement. Stillness in the body while lying down on the floor reduces the agitation of the mind and brings us back to the alpha meditative state, and thus to mindfulness. Moreover, staying in savasana for a few minutes, is the device for brain activity to cultivate the subconscious meditation of the theta state. This is an important stage of savasana because it installs the memory of cultivating mindfulness during other times of our day. On a molecular level, the mindfulness we practice in savasana has long term effects.
Savasana gives us the gift of mindfulness and self-healing that we take with us off the yoga mat.
Leticia G. Nelson, Ph.D.
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Always, in your particular case, consult your healthcare provider and obtain full medical clearance before practicing yoga or any other exercise program. Yoga must always be practiced under the direct supervision of a qualified instructor. Practicing under the direct supervision and guidance of a qualified instructor may reduce the risk of injuries. Not all yoga poses are suitable for all persons. Practicing under the direct supervision and guidance of a qualified instructor, in addition to the direction of your healthcare provider, can also help determine what poses are suitable for your particular case. The information provided in these pages as well as any of Letty’s blog, website, books, and other materials is strictly for reference only and is not in any manner a substitute for medical advice or direct guidance of a qualified yoga instructor. The author, illustrators, editors, publishers and distributors assume no responsibility or liability for any injuries or losses that may result from practicing yoga or any other exercise program. The author, editors, illustrators, publishers and distributors all make no representations or warranties with regard to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this website, any linked websites, books, DVDs, or other products represented herein.
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