Gratitude as Medicine
This class was created to open your heart and instill a therapeutic dose of gratitude to put things in perspective whenever you need it. This practice uses pranayama and asanas to tap into your gratitude reserves, an important element of a therapeutic practice and a helpful way to keep stress in check anytime. Research shows us that gratitude & positive thinking activate neurotransmitters and change our neural pathways, acting as a natural antidepressant & boosting our overall well-being. The first step is clearing obstacles such as resistance, tension, restlessness & distractibility with pranayama & asanas. Then we’ll shift our focus to steadiness & stability, in order to have the strength to move forward in our lives. Lastly, we’ll open and receive the nourishment of the heart. All you need is a large towel and if you have a block you can grab that too. This was a live class by donation, as a fundraiser to support our sister nonprofit organization the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation, whose mission is to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation by empowering women and children around the globe through education and entrepreneurial opportunities. If you feel so compelled to support our nonprofit you can use the link below to donate, all donations go directly to support our shelter in New Delhi, India.
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References:
• Adaptive Coding of Reward Value by Dopamine Neurons
• Effects of Gratitude Meditation on Neural Network Functional Connectivity & Brain-Heart Coupling
• Positive Psychology & Gratitude Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial
• Gratitude & Well-Being: A Review & Theoretical Integration
Donate to the Yoga Medicine® Seva Foundation here
References:
• Adaptive Coding of Reward Value by Dopamine Neurons
• Effects of Gratitude Meditation on Neural Network Functional Connectivity & Brain-Heart Coupling
• Positive Psychology & Gratitude Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial
• Gratitude & Well-Being: A Review & Theoretical Integration
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Hi Tiffany, thank you for such a nice practice. I needed to express a bit of a gratitude to myself today. I am working hard from early morning to the evening, but almost never feel it is enough. Such reminders of my great qualities (such as tapas) are often what I need to hear/tell myself more of! Again, thanks. D.
We are on the same wave lengthI definitely need those reminders too so I’m happy I could help! Nice to see you, Daniela. ❤️
So looking forward to practice Gratitude with you. Did you do the Live on Zoom and Post the Recording here? If so: How do you manage to get THAT Quality? My Zoom always is way less resolution… Would be greatful for video tipps <3
Hey Marlen, we do the live classes on zoom but all the recordings on the site are higher quality filmed on an iPhone or camera (when we film live we record that simultaneously). I have a newish iPhone and film all of mine on there with the addition of a mic of course then we edit them as well. I think a couple of our teachers film on a camera as well. If you want a good quality video without a lot of fancy equipment usually a newish iPhone and AirPods work great! If you want to upgrade we use the Rode wireless mic. I hope that helps!
That helps big time! I will start to do that too then ☺️ Great Idea. I do have a good android and will just try that out! ( I do have a rode and camera studio setup too… but the DSRL are limited to 30min. that must have limited my creativity)
Namaste Tiffany <3
Namaste Heidi 🙏🏼
such a beautiful practice ! With love and Gratitude Tiffany, thank you so much !
Thanks Ebru! Right back at you, grateful to have you in the YM community 🙂