Day 7 – Presented by Heather @gurugrid - #Savasana or #CorpsePose
Our last and final day of the challenge…although you have
until 9/20 to get all poses in! Thank you ALL so much for the outpouring of
love, compassion, and awareness.
For a traditional savasana, lay flat on your back with arms
and legs comfortably apart, with palms up and eyes closed. If you have back
problems, you may want a blanket under your knees. Allow your body to melt into
the mat. I, personally, like an eye pillow over my eyes and myself wrapped in a
sweater or light blanket over me. Take some nice, deep cleansing belly breaths.
Imagine every part of your body relaxed, listening to instrumental music may
help or just the sound of your own breathing. Stay in this position for a few
minutes or longer…just try not to fall asleep! When coming out of the pose,
slowly roll over to your right side and then prop yourself up into a sitting
position. Allow your body to fully adjust before standing completely up.
Please make sure to honor your body and only do what you are
comfortable with. If you are under a doctor’s care, please check with them
first before attempting any of the poses.
This pose helps to calm the mind and relieves stress; relaxes the body; reduces headaches, fatigue, and insomnia; and can also help lower blood pressure.
This pose helps to calm the mind and relieves stress; relaxes the body; reduces headaches, fatigue, and insomnia; and can also help lower blood pressure.
#AWARENESS - The National Cancer Research Foundation (NCRF)
has great information about the research they are doing, not only for ovarian
cancer, but other types of cancers as well, the link can be seen here (you will
have to scroll down to ovarian cancer):
I shared this last year and it is definitely worth
repeating:
Some thoughts I would like to leave you with, as in yoga, honor
your body and trust your instinct. If something feels off or not
right about your body or symptoms you are experiencing: write everything down
and call your doctor. I have said it before and it is something I feel very
strongly about: we need to be our own best patient advocates. Advocate for your
health, treatment, and care…whether it be something benign or serious, like
ovarian cancer. Under the same umbrella as being your own advocate, find out
what the laws are in your state or country concerning advance directives.
Do NOT wait until a crisis happens to figure out what
you want or don’t want for your care OR worse yet, be unable to state what your
wishes are and have someone else make them for you. Cancer and other life
threatening illnesses will certainly make you think about these things, but
sadly in a second any of our lives could change for a multitude of reasons. My
wish for all of you is a long, happy, and healthy life…should life throw a
curve ball, I would like it if you were prepared. It is a conversation that no
one ever really wants to have, although it is a very important one.
Here are some links for information about Advance Directives:
The last link above also have an IG page dedicated to things
that you shouldn’t wait to talk about, it is called @conversationsofalifetime
Thank you for being part of the SECOND ANNUAL Ovarian Cancer Awareness Yoga
Challenge. Again, I
was honored and humbled to hear from women and men and have meaningful
conversations, dispel misconceptions, learn, have fun, cry, and take the
awareness up a notch. Another great
challenge has finished and together we made a difference. WE really ALL made a difference. Thank you ALL so much!!
A very heartfelt and sincere thank you to all of my co-hosts along
with the generous sponsors who again made this all possible.
💙
With a humbled heart filled with gratitude and lots of love,
LindaLee
The hosts and sponsors can be found on Instagram and their
corresponding websites, if they have them. Here are the IG names along with the
websites for the sponsors:
Hosts:
@lljerseygirl (LindaLee)
@yogasloth (Anna)
@nicole_rn (Nicole)
@farrahbrown (Farrah)
@youromlife (Nicole)
@shiziks (Milena)
@gurugrid (Heather)
Sponsors:
@lljerseygirl (Just a yogi trying to make a difference.)
@yogasloth (Home of the Duddhara Strap -- it is a yoga prop that allows
you do to so much more in your practice! This wonderful prop was the genius
creation of the company owner, Anna, who lives in Canada.)
@loneblackbird – (Laurie is such a talented artist, please be sure to
check out her website.)
@kl_wellness – (There are so many great handmade products in Kathleen’s
online, made in the USA.)
@pawpawyogawear (Amazingly soft and comfortable organic cotton yoga
wear company based in Sweden. "Swedish design sewn in India by people
who receive fair wages for their work.")
@fourseeapparel (A fun and great yoga, athletic, and casual
wear company for both men and women, created by a family based in Colorado.)
@youromlife (A yoga teacher for classes and retreats that
just opened her open studio this year. She has
an OM gear line of yoga tanks and is based in Massachusetts.)
@gurugrid (“Alignment yoga mats. Find your unique &
proper placement. Plant your body. Let your alignment bloom. Québec, Canada”)
@bootyshawl (Such a
fabulous addition to your clothing. As they state, “A derrière tender. A wardrobe
extender. A fashion contender. Booty Shawl
is a flirty little hip wrap. Designed to cover just enough, but not too
much. Like a scarf for your neck, it’s an accessory for your bum. Slip it
on after a workout, sashay around the pool or smooth your silhouette over
form-fitting yoga pants or skinny jeans.” Made in the USA!)
