The Yogic Advent Calendar
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to live together with my close friend Robyn Banaki and apart from many other things December became the most magical time with her. We would push loving kindness to the limit, treat each other with little surprises, create rhymes out of our advent calendars and drink literally litres of tea together laughing under our kitchen table.
Inspired by that feeling of acting selflessly and making someone else’s day just that little bit more special I created a Yogic Advent Calendar for December 2017 free of charge for everyone! It’s a collection of easy, accessible and soothing poses – the little kindness you can give yourself every day until Christmas.
The only thing you have to do is following me on instagram, facebook or check my website for daily advent asana!
Use #jkadvent2017 and tag me for sharing your pictures of the poses on instagram and facebook, if you like!
With Love,
Julia
12.12.2017 Stockhaltig - Staff Pose - Dandasana
It took me quite some time to actually understand this posture. It’s not about touching your nose to your legs or finding a deep stretching sensation in your legs. It is actually a strengthening exercise for legs, back and stomach. And a compression of the thyroid. If you can’t sit upright with your legs straight, please use a support to sit on. Come really up onto your sit bones, so your spine can lengthen out of your pelvis. Stretch your legs, bring your feet together and flex them. Support yourself on your fingertips behind your pelvis, think your shoulder blades together, almost have the feeling of doing a backbend. Bring your belly button towards your spine and even up towards your heart. Push your chin towards your chest, compress your thyroid and then find a steady breath while keeping awareness within your whole body.
Es isch zimli lang gange, bis ich die Position würklich verstande han. Es gaht ned drum, d Nase zu de Bei abe z bringe oder en tüüfi Dehnig i de Bei z gspüüre. Es isch eigentlich en Chraftüebig für d Bei, de Rugge und de Buuch. Und en Kompression vo de Schilddrüese. Wenns für Dich ned möglich isch, grad z sitze mit de Bei gstreckt, nimm Der en Unterstützig zum druf sitze. Chum richtig guet uf d Sitzbeihöcker ufe, damit sich d Wiirbelsüüli us em Becki use verlängere chan. Streck d Bei, nimm d Füess zäme und tue sii flexe. Unterstütz Dich uf de Fingerspitze hinterem Becki, dänk d Schultereblätter zäme, es isch fascht es Gfühl vonere Rückwärtsbüügi. Ziehn de Buuchnabel Richtig Wiirbelsüüli und sogar bis is Härz ufe. Neig s Chinni Richtig Bruscht, komprimier d Schilddrüese und schnuuf flüssend während s Bewusstsii im ganze Körper bhaltisch.