| Are you losing patience and ignoring your practice | | | | This will allow you to be more aware of what is |
| of important routines for body mind balance? | | | | happening around you, as well as within you. And |
| Perhaps you are about to completely give up | | | | help you achieve more and more, while at the |
| because it's getting rough. Here are some tips for | | | | same time you slow down with Patience by your |
| using 3 Ps, Practice, Patience and Persistence, to | | | | side. |
| help body mind healing. See how Practice, Patience | | | | Action Tip: Choose a day to slow down all your |
| and Persistence connect hand, heart and head. | | | | actions. Do everything twice as slow and calm |
| Practice is the doing word. It is whatever you | | | | your heart and increase patience. A key principle |
| currently do, or have decided to do, to create | | | | of Yoga Therapy |
| and maintain health for body mind and spirit. Which | | | | Persistence is the thinking word; the mindset that |
| of the following action items deepen your body | | | | allows you to return to the practice day after |
| mind spirit connection: muscle tension release | | | | day over a long period of time. To create a new |
| through stretching and movement, yoga | | | | habit it takes 90 days, and if you want to master |
| meditation, singing, laughter, running, swimming, or | | | | it, a few years. If you have just begun a new |
| something else? Repeat, repeat and repeat the | | | | habit for body mind and spirit, plan to stick with it |
| practice. Come to think of it, would it really be | | | | even when you feel like quitting. If you have |
| repetition? | | | | already stopped a practice, consider starting again. |
| Action Tip: Practice daily. Ten minutes of daily | | | | Call on your courageous spirit. |
| practice is better than 60 minutes of practice | | | | Action Tip: Commit to keeping up your practice, |
| once per week. A key to Yoga Therapy is the | | | | and make the commitment in a quiet moment |
| uniqueness of each individual. Stick with the | | | | when the mind is still and receptive. Another key |
| practice that works for you. | | | | principle of Yoga Therapy is Yoga Philosophy and |
| Patience is the being word; the way you approach | | | | Psychology which recognizes the impact the |
| your practice. If your goal is worth achieving, it will | | | | subconscious and unconscious has on our |
| take time. Do enjoy the journey. Can you allow | | | | thoughts, words and actions. |
| the steps on the journey to be as exciting as the | | | | Stay youthful with the 3 Ps. Practice for the |
| destination? Practice breathing consciously and | | | | hands, Patience for the heart, and Perseverance |
| deeply along the way, especially at tough times. | | | | for the head. |