Summer is Fading - Leaves are Falling  While we enjoy NH’s Autumn Season with its lovely red and golden foliage, refreshing winds and sunshine, we can't help but anticipate the upcoming cold and wet Winter. These climate changes sometimes bring up possible health challenges. The good thing is that we can be mindful by preparing ourselves and our bodies for the transition into the imminent cold temperatures. In order to equip us for the winter, I have developed a very fun and educational workshop that will assist in preparing via Ayurveda and Yoga applications. I hope you will join me on November 10th at Inner Balance. If you could, please sign up early! There's a discount if you do :) ~ Hannelore Ayurvedic Tools and Applications for Self CareDuring the many years of practicing Yoga (since 1980) and studying Ayurveda (1995), I have observed that lifestyle choices such as diet, Yoga, and daily routine can be a potent source of healing. Many health problems are connected with the stresses of daily life or are directly connected to eating the wrong kinds of food or getting too little movement. Challenges invite us to change our way of thinking, living, eating, etc. and stimulate us to transform our lifestyle. THE WINTER SEASON can bring issues such as Common Colds and Coughs, ‘Winter Blues’ with Tiredness & Moodiness, Insomnia or Excess Sleep, and Stiff or Painful Joints. This workshop draws from the experience of 30 years with Yoga therapeutics, European medicinal herbs, home remedies, and the wisdom of ancient Ayurveda. Kitchen spices, simple changes in lifestyle, purifying and vitalizing Yoga movements, breathing practices, Mudras, and Marma Chikitsa pressure points help us move through the Winter with more ease.  Yoga & Workshop Schedule 
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Excited about our upcoming workshop!  A Walk in the Woods Hello Everybody! I wanted to take a quick second and share something with you that is dear to me. Until recently, I had not created any art work for decades, even though I had LOVED painting and creating art during my school years and while raising my three kids! Recently, during my collaboration with Debra Schuler in her ENSO - Workshops “Redesign Your Life”, I had the privilege of teaching the Elements of Yoga, Meditation, and Guided Imagery portions of her workshops. I had such a great experience: One day of our six monthly training days was devoted to art work with the talented artist, Lesley Arnold. She led us through the creative painting portion and was able to pull out the best in us by supporting us in such a gentle and yet effective way! Within an hour, we had all created a beautiful painting, which we would have probably never done without her guidance! I would love to share Lesley’s gift with you in our second offering of this workshop, which occurs on the 13th of October at Inner Balance. I promise that you will have fun and gain the confidence to create artwork with joy in your heart like I did via this amazing workshop! ~ Hannelore  Hello Everyone! I hope you enjoyed the last blog post/email and that you have had time to glance at the new website and upcoming workshops and classes! I can't wait to see you in class soon. :) I found an error in our schedule that I posted here on the blog and on the website yesterday. The Therapeutic Class is on Thursdays not Fridays and our Workshop on October 13 "Guided Imagery & Creative Painting" will start at 9:30AM instead of 10:00AM. That will give us some more time to enjoy! I've attached the new schedule here for you to review. I look forward to seeing you upon your yoga mats once again. Have a great morning and day today. ~ Hannelore The Updated Schedule  Upcoming Workshops   Great News! :)Hello! I wanted to reach out to all of you with some exciting news! I have a new website to share with you, which our friend Ashley & my daughter Daniela created for our community! Since I am now teaching at two places, the Durham Community Church and Inner Balance, in Newington, we found it important to share more information. • In order to make your sign-ups easier, I changed from "sessions" to simple class passes for three, four, eight, twelve classes with the option to pay online or with a credit card, in addition to cash and checks. • I also wanted to give you more flexibility for attending different classes at various times. You can now use the class passes to come to either of the two locations, for any class you would like. • More information can be found below. If you would like to hear from me once in a while, I will be sending out news about workshops and activities, as well as seasonal information on Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, Reiki and other Healing Tools. You can sign-up for occasional blogs below. Please, take your time to look through the website and let me know if you have questions. I am still in the process of adding more information onto the site and learning my new way through modern technology! I hope to hear from you soon! Much Love and Light, Hannelore  New Website - Same Great Classes :) There is now an option for you to sign up to receive this blog in your email account. :) By signing up for these emails you will occasionally receive in your email the resources and tips you need to heal yourself with Yoga and Ayurveda, as well as:
New Class Passes!I have decided to change the way the yoga classes work so that it is easier for everyone to come to class more often. Now you can purchase the following class passes and use them anytime within a month to three months depending on the pass. This means that if you purchase a 3 class pass (for example), you can come to any 3 classes within a months time before it expires. DETAILS: Class passes expire within 1-3 months from date of activation depending on the pass.
Class passes cannot be paused aside from medical reasons (note necessary from doctor). You can purchase passes in advance and activate them when you're ready to attend class. Class passes are non-transferable and non-refundable; however please refer to the frequently asked questions page for extenuating circumstances Yoga Schedule Moebius Yoga & Ayurveda Accepts Credit CardsYay! You can not only purchase your yoga classes with cash and checks, but you can also use your debit and credit card now online and in the studio. I went ahead and added this service for you all in order to make things more convenient for everyone. Such Lovely StudentsThank you so much for joining me in class this week. You're amazing ❤ Upcoming Workshops! Great News! :) Hello! I wanted to reach out to all of you with some exciting news! I have a new website to share with you, which our friend Ashley created for our community! Since I am now teaching at two places, the Durham Community Church and Inner Balance, in Newington, we found it important to share more information. • In order to make your sign-ups easier, I changed from "sessions" to simple class passes for three, four, eight, twelve classes with the option to pay online or with a credit card, in addition to cash and checks. • I also wanted to give you more flexibility for attending different classes at various times. You can now use the class passes to come to either of the two locations, for any class you would like. • More information can be found below. If you would like to hear from me once in a while, I will be sending out news about workshops and activities, as well as seasonal information on Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, Reiki and other Healing Tools. You can sign-up for occasional blogs below. Please, take your time to look through the website and let me know if you have questions. I am still in the process of adding more information onto the site and learning my new way through modern technology! I hope to hear from you soon! Much Love and Light, Hannelore  New Website - Same Great Classes :)There is now an option for you to sign up to receive this blog in your email account. :) By signing up for these emails you will occasionally receive in your email the resources and tips you need to heal yourself with Yoga and Ayurveda, as well as:
New Class Passes!I have decided to change the way the yoga classes work so that it is easier for everyone to come to class more often. Now you can purchase the following class passes and use them anytime within a month to three months depending on the pass. This means that if you purchase a 3 class pass (for example), you can come to any 3 classes within a months time before it expires. DETAILS: Class passes expire within 1-3 months from date of activation depending on the pass.
Class passes cannot be paused aside from medical reasons (note necessary from doctor). You can purchase passes in advance and activate them when you're ready to attend class. Class passes are non-transferable and non-refundable; however please refer to the frequently asked questions page for extenuating circumstances. Moebius Yoga & Ayurveda Accepts Credit CardsYay! You can not only purchase your yoga classes with cash and checks, but you can also use your debit and credit card now online and in the studio. I went ahead and added this service for you all in order to make things more convenient for everyone. Such Lovely StudentsThank you so much for joining me in class this week. You're amazing ❤   The month of January flew by quickly with Yoga practice, travel, and fun activities. Our great group of Yoga women from NH, ME, New Jersey, and Scotland enjoyed a special week. Besides daily Yoga practice, we embarked on excursions to a variety of museums and historic places in Berne and Greyerz with its chocolate and cheese factory. Our favorite trip brought us to Mürren and the Schildhorn, a Winter Wonderland with breathtaking views into all directions. We had fun practicing some Yoga on the deck outside with the view of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau!  Currently, New Hampshire is a Winter Wonderland with sparkling snow and temperatures with <0 F. With its cold, dry temperatures and wind gusts, it is Vata provoking!
If your constitution is Vata dominant (cold and dry), it is important to apply dietary and lifestyle choices that are grounding and stabilizing. Keeping a regular rhythm, staying warm, and seeking foods that are warming, nourishes your body, mind, and emotions. What does this mean?
Our new phone number is (603) 206-4548.
We meet in the Parlor of the Community Church in Durham! Please, check our new schedule!  We enjoy this year’s New Hampshire Summer with high temperatures, and some of us love to go for ice cream or iced drinks. However, chilled and frozen foods and drinks coax the body into heating up even more. Additionally, cold food in the stomach diminishes our digestive fire, which means that we do not absorb nutrients as we should.
According to Ayurveda, it is not the food’s temperature that cools us down, but rather its qualities, which promote heating or cooling:
To keep your inner thermostat balanced, choose the right foods! For the summer: Enjoy the cooling juice of lime! Coconut water hydrates and cools, even at room temperature! Mix it with coconut flakes or chunks of coconut for a smoothie; you can even add some cooling cilantro! Green salads, lightly steamed vegetables, like Swiss chard, spinach, collard greens, celery, cucumbers, summer squash, all have a cooling effect. Besides their high water content, they are considered bitter and astringent, qualities that reduce the fiery pitta element in your constitution, or Dosha. Fruits with cooling quality are dates, figs, pomegranates, raisins, prunes, limes, apples, pears, and watermelons. Lime juice, mint, coconut, and cilantro help to cool a hot meal. Chai has heating spices, but adding milk (cooling), can temper them. Your choice of sweetener also has an influence: Honey is heating, while date sugar, maple syrup, Sukanat, and Turbinado sugar tend toward cooling. We are currently discussing the different aspects of our being, the Koshas, and we work with them through Yoga Asanas, Pranayama and Mudras, including meditation and visualization.  The word KOSHA can be translated as “sheath” or “layer” of the body, and refers to the multiple aspects of our being. These five to seven aspects are developing simultaneously. They are explained in depth in the TAITTIRYA Upanishads, which help us understand our path to spiritual development.
ANNA MAYA KOSHA is the Physical Body: ANNA means food, MAYA “consisting of” (while often translated as delusion/dream). The Anna Maya Kosha is the material dimension of our being sustained by food. It encompasses the anatomy and physiology of the body, including the five elements – earth, water, fire, air, and space – that form the matrix of our body and the entire Universe. By creating a firm foundation within the physical body, we awaken to the other dimensions of our being. The PRANA MAYA KOSHA is the sheath of Prana or the vital life force within our body, which is connected with the breath, the chakras, Nadis (or meridians), and the Vayus (or inner winds and movement). Prana also surrounds the body, like an electromagnetic field, and extends further outward as we become more vital and energetic. The MANO MAYA KOSHA is the sheath, which contains our thoughts, feelings, sensory perceptions, and emotions (Samskaras). It is affected by past memories and current experiences. The INANA MAYA KOSHA is the sheath of knowledge and self-identity, and it is connected with the heart. This sheath is often incorporated into the Vijnana Maya Kosha. The VIJNANA MAYA KOSHA is the sheath composed of intellect, intuition, and inner awareness. It connects us with our inner wisdom and is responsible for deep insights. Achieving the state of wisdom connects us with our inner being (Buddhi). Finally, the ANANDA MAYA KOSHA is the sheath of BLISS. Achieving this state reveals THE SILVER CORD or Central Channel, which connects us with the Universal Mind. The connection between the Universal and the individual mind expands our vision beyond the Ananda Maya Kosha and may ultimately offer us Self-Realization. |
AuthorThank you so much for your interest in learning more about the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda. ~ Hannelore Categories
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