During these pandemic times and world wide fear fuelled by the media, I would like to encourage you all to stay calm.  What is the worst that can happen? We will get a flu like illness which many have recovered from after 2 weeks. 

So instead of panicking, watching the news and wondering how we'll recoup the money we're losing by not working, waiting for our turn to get sick,I STRONGLY suggest that we all do the following: take this time off to reset and hyper-focus on our health - both physical and mental. We can use the properties of yoga and ayurveda as a vehicle of prevention - a system that has been working for lit-erally THOUSANDS of years.

How to Boost the Immune System with Yoga

1. Keep calm and carry on. This famous phrase has never been more appropriate. Calm down. Slow down. Breathe. Yoga, meditation, and breathwork are all tools that will turn on your parasympathetic nervous system. This restoration will help turn over your cells and rejuvenate your organs to ensure your systems are functioning optimally.

2. Hydration is the name of the game. Drinking lots of water helps to flush the system so infections have nowhere to hide.

3. Bring your own yoga mat to classes and deep clean it regularly. 

4. Smudge all that sage. It removes negative ions from the air and BONUS is a natural antiseptic.

5. Obviously wash your hands. 

6. Drink more herbal teas. I love a good sage-eucalyptus mix.

7. Stimulate your lymphatic system by finding a flow class that helps you sweat it out. Other ways to get that lymphatic system functioning properly? Treat yourself to a massage or practice dry brushing. All of these will help the body remove toxins & waste by transporting lymph throughout the body, which fights infection.

8. SLEEP. Prioritize your sleep, it’s your body’s opportunity to rejuvenate itself.

Let's all come out the other side of this regenerated and more in tune with ourselves.

Namaste

Christel