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As we approach the end of 2016, this is a great time for reflection. What are the highlights of your year in 2016? Did you meet your goals? What surprises were you greeted with? What struggles did you overcome? 
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“O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging! O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Such pleasure do you bring me… Each shining light each silver bell No other light spreads cheer so well… A symbol of good will and love You'll ever be unchanging… “  Photo credit: House Beautiful
"Only those who know how to breathe will survive." What if I told you that you have the power to heat your body to withstand temperatures of negative degrees Fahrenheit by simply using breathing techniques?
Within the last decade, one individual has broken numerous world records involving:
Through these breathing exercises, he is able to turn his own thermostat up as well as produce ample benefits including reduced stress levels, more energy and improved immune response to swiftly deal with pathogens. Now he is training groups of people all over the world through heightening oxygen levels. Oxygen is, by far, the most vital component humans need to live. We can go weeks without food, days without water, but only a few minutes without air. Do you ever think about how yoga and art are related? Thousands of years ago, a yoga philosopher named Pantajali created a framework called the 8 Limbs of Yoga. These limbs are guidelines for us to understand the yoga lifestyle of union.  The 6th limb is called, Dharana, meaning to focus on one object, concept, or sound. We can practice this concept on or off our yoga mat. This concentration method is often used in sitting meditation practices as we focus on a sound of a singing bowl, repeat a mantra, gaze at the flicker of a candle, or color a mandala.  |
Hannah Faulkner
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