Neponset Valley Yoga Newsletter - May 2012

Yoga-at-Home Two Practices in One!   This month's Yoga-at-Home is a step by step guide to building lower body strength and flexibility in either 15 or 30 minutes a day.  For the 15 minute practice, follow the postures on the left side of the sheet, and end with 15 rounds of nadi shodhana pranayama at the end. If you have more time, continue from the left side of the sheet up to the top right. Completing both sides and then ending with nadi shodhana and 5 minutes of savasana will round you out to about 30 minutes. Download this month's Yoga-at-Home Practice Today! Salsa - Hold the Tomatoes Please!    If you thought salsa meant tomatoes, then you're in for a surprise. This recipe for Cilantro Lime Salsa is a refreshing spring side...  It can be used in potato salads, as a dip, in salads, on top of rice dishes, or to garnish soups.   The longer it marinates the more mellow it gets. And if you use Vidalia onions, which are in season right now, this is a deliciously sweet relish!      Ayurvedic Note: Onion is a natural digestive. When marinated in lime juice it becomes less pungent and even a little sweet. Lime juice is great for cleansing the gall bladder - and cilantro is a cooling digestive. Tune in to the Inner Guide  Low tech and still going... Many of us rely on GPS devices in our cars and on our cell phones to give us the best routes and guide us to our destination. These devices use satellites to track our location and then steer us in the right direction.  But have you used your IGS lately? This is the internal Guidance System that every make and model of human being comes equipped with - standard - and at no extra cost!  When our IGS is turned on we navigate life's challenges much more skillfully. The twists and turns, detours and construction that inevitably happen are not roadblocks: they're opportunities that make us stronger, more flexible, and, ultimately, wiser.  In the Huffington Post article Make Sure Your IGS is Steering Your GPS, the authors give 4 tips for switching from external to internal cues. The basic message... Follow your IGS and you will be in harmony with everything else that uses the same navigational system.