Sustainable Spotlight: Live. Breathe. Grow.

Little Black Sustainable Dress by LBG

I can be quiet picky about the companies I choose to support.  

They must follow a few criteria.  

1. Only Eco-friendly products & practices 

2. Kindness towards all living beings, including fantastic customer service 

3. Support of local services and business

The women of Live. Breathe. Grow. most certainly follow these guidelines.  They are committed in every way to not only loving the earth, but also by loving each other and empowering the human spirit through clothing, yoga & education.

  

They share messages of truth, hope and inspiration right on their shirts.  

These inspirational tees say things like, 

"I am life. I am breath. I am growth. I am me."

Who couldn't use this daily reminder that we are wonderful, simply by being ourselves.

  Live. Breathe. Grow. works with yoga studios and events to custom create unique and beautiful eco-friendly tees.

 They also do special runs of unique shirts like the 

Pink Warrior Women Tee for breast cancer awareness.

  

Every shirt that was purchased had a portion of the funds go to YogaBear, a national not-for-profit organization connecting cancer patients and survivors with free yoga & support groups.  Not only that, but for every shirt they also donated a free Pink Warrior Tee to a women battling breast cancer right now.

The fabulous ladies of Live. Breathe. Grow. don't just talk about holistic health and healing, they live it everyday!


Located at 99 Wood Ave South on the 8th Floor in Iselin, NJ Yoga by Live. Breathe. Grow. at Metro Park is the corporate and commuters yoga studio! Yoga by Live. Breathe. Grow. at Metro park provides a collective of holistic health services including Yoga, Massage, Health Coaching and Workshops for the Metro Park Corporate Complex.
*This center is open to the public!

Some of the wonderful 

Upcoming workshops include:

April 5th 

The Mantra, Yoga & Dharma of Ganesh 

April 22 

LBG Method Anatomy Workshop

So whether you are able to attend a yoga class, get a massage, purchase a tee, or attend a workshop, you wont be sorry.  The love and passion are there in all that they do, and you will feel it. 

Support conscience companies like

Live. Breathe. Grow.

and make a difference in yourself and for our planet. 

Closing with a wonderful LBG affirmation.
I will live each day from the INside Out by honoring my authentic self. I will LIVE life filled with compassion, peace and gratitude. I will BREATHE compassion, peace and gratitude into everything I do. I will GROW in my community. 

I will INspire a movement to Live. Breathe. Grow.  

Live. Breathe. Grow.

Yoga for Health & Digestive Diseases

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Everyone knows that how we move our bodies is just as important as what we put in and on them, right?

For a lot of Americans the mind-body connection often seems lost.  It is almost as if they are operating completely separate lives, one in their mind (work, school, stress, kids, bills, worry), and one in their body (at the gym, mindless motions through the day, walking the dog, couch time).  

I have found that yoga is a fantastic way, for pretty much anyone, to begin to connect the mind and the body through mindfulness, breath and yoga practice.

Yoga in the US seems to be accepted widely, purely for the fact that it is a great physical workout.  But if you are only doing the asanas (physical postures) in this ancient practice you are barely tapping into the great healing potentials for yourself.

For those of us with Celiac Disease (or Crohn's Disease, IBS,  Diverticulitis, Pancreatitis, Colitis, etc) what we put in and on our bodies is (sometimes painstakingly) a daily thought process. 

But oh so often we can forget about physically helping our digestive systems along, and this can be done simply with a bit of yoga.  Anywhere from 1 - 2 days a week to 10 minutes everyday can be helpful.  

Why can yoga do more to help digestive disorders than simply going to the gym or walking?

This is not to say that the gym and walking can't help at all, there is simply a lot missing from basic workouts and cardio activities like walking (outside would be more effective than a treadmill). 

Yoga has to do with postures and balances, but the more important aspects of the effectiveness of yoga is the connection to your breath.  If you are not breathing through your asanas (physical postures) you will never get the fullness of a true yoga practice.  When being instructed through poses the inhale & exhale can bring you deeper into the physical pose, can clear your mind of thoughts running wild, expand your breathing capacity, and bring oxygen to every cell in your body.

Breathing with intent, or in different ways can most certainly help not only your respiratory function, but your whole body, including digestive system.  Breath can get you through pain and cramping (anyone heard of Lamaze for childbirth?) as well as bring some clarity and rest to the mind.

What are the best asanas for aiding the digestive system?

The beautiful world of TWISTS!

What I love about twists are, just like all postures in yoga, there are options ranging from very gentle, to very deep, and everywhere in between (*deep twists are contraindicated in early pregnancy).

So, no matter your age or activity level twists can be good to ring out those organs.

Here is a nice twist with step by step instructions to give a twist a try

Soothing Forward Folds

Forward folds are not only good for the mind, but good for the digestion.

Here are a number of folds to try, good ones to start are Child's Pose & Seated or Standing Bend

Supine (on your back) Asanas

There are a number of twists that are done on your back as well, but here are more gentle poses for those more difficult days. Lying on your back hugging your knees to your chest, even sounds soothing.

Here is a detailed step by step on Wind Remover Pose (or Pavana Muktasana)

Happy breathing to you All!