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
16.12.2017 s Chuegsicht - Cow-Faced Pose - Gomukhasana
Our pelvis is a location of stored emotions and often blocked by the parallelism of our sitting/standing habits. Therefore it is important to take care of it in order to stay mobile, which is where Gomukhasana comes in! This position literally has been one of my most effective ways to gain flexibility in my hips. Don’t expect too much of yourself in the beginning, sit on something to be more comfortable, don’t force yourself into bringing both knees stacked on top of each other immediately – it’s all a process. Yes, it can be a very intense pose, but I promise: the more you practice it, the more you will love it and eventually it will become a habit.
Üses Becki isch en Ort wo sich Emotione speichered und wo oft blockiert isch vom Parallelismus vo üsne Sitz-/Stahgwohnheite. Drum isch es wichtig, sich um de Beckebereich z kümmere zum mobil z bliibe, und genau da chund Gomukhasana is Spiel! Die Position isch bisher eini vo de effektivste Üebige gsi, wo mer ghulfe hend, Beweglichkeit i de Hüfte ufzbaue. Erwart am Afang ned z vell vo Der, sitz uf öpis druf für meh Komfort, zwing Dini Chnüü ned vo Afang ah ufenand ufe – es isch alles en Prozäss. Ja, die Position chan sehr intensiv sii, aber ich verspriche: je öfters Du sie üebsch, je meh wirsch sie liebe und irgendwenn wird sie sogar zur Gwohnheit.