#covid19#lockdown#Stay home healthy and happy# Chair yoga improves senior health❤️

Breathing holding Buddha mudra 

Breathing holding Chin mudra 

Chair yoga is safe for seniors to do. Yoga is the best way for seniors to stay healthy happy and in harmony. Chair yoga helps to do yoga while sitting. Breathing exercises capacitates the lungs. It improves flexibility, reduces pain and anxiety and helps to get sound sleep. It can also increase muscle strength, balances the body and improves the mood. It is the effective way to keep the body and mind in good health and be in a blissful state.

Chair Yoga breathing 

Yoga is a mind body practice. Breathing oxygenate the cells and relaxes the mind.

If you are under medication consult with your doctor before starting yoga.

Select a quiet place or a room. Find  a sturdy and comfortable chair. Play music that calms you down.  Sit comfortably with back straight. Hold your favourite mudra. You are free to open or close your eyes. Concentrate on the gentle breathing. Concentrate on the inhale and exhale. Try to increase the time of inhale and exhale. Experience the goodness of breathing in your body and mind. If it is hard for you, then challenge yourself counting to 3 or 5 and again as you exhale breathe equally. 

Chin mudra 

The thumb and index finger to touch together gently  stretching out the other three fingers. 

Chin means consciousness. Mudra means a seal an energetic and spiritual gesture. Mudras controls the flow of energy within the body. Chin mudra is one of the commonly used in breathing and meditation.

Benefits 

Lifts from negative energy into the present state. 

Improves concentration and memory power.

Helps connect to the inner self.

Increases the energy.

Alleviates pain,

Improves sleep pattern.

Buddha mudra 

Place the right palm up on your lap, place your left palm on top of the right palm. Let the thumbs touch together gently  in a verticle circle. Sit tall with spine straight. 

Benefits 

Helps to ground and balance.

Calms down easily.

Helps feel the wholeness.

Seated mountain pose breathing
Sit comfortably with feet flat on the ground. Gaze straight ahead. Relax the whole upper body. Take a couple of breaths to settle down.
Sit tall with back straight. Breathe in slowly. Raise your hands through the sides close to the ears. Join your palms up above the crown centre to form Namaskar mudra. Hold for 5 seconds. Breathe outdoors slowly and back to the original position. Do it for a couple of times. Feel the stretching.
Benefits
Expand the ribs.
Stretches and strengthens the muscles of your hands, shoulders, chest and upper body.
Lengthens the spine.
Moves energy through the body.

Seated mountain pose
Gentle stretching
This pose is a variation of seated mountain pose. All the variations having several benefits.
Sit tall with spine straight.
Raise your hands through the sides up, join the palms to Namaskar mudra just above the crown centre.
Focus on the breath. Relax yourself. Maintain the breathing for 10 seconds and slowly come back. Repeat for a couple of times.
Benefits
Stretch the hands, shoulders and upper body.
Strengthen the ribs, abdominal muscles and hips.
Alleviate back and shoulder pain.
Improves spine alignment.
Namaskar mudra
Benefits

#covid19# lockdown# time pass activities. Dancing as a workout

I am not a dancer. Being a yoga practitioner does yoga and teach yoga. I like dance 💃 In my childhood amma loves us to do steps along with music. My father was against about teaching dance to us. So amma left her wish to teach dance. When I start learning yoga in my early thirties the dance passion again came up. Our daughter learned bharathanatyam in her childhood and early teens. Now she is participating in group dance programs during festivals in USA. 

Are you passionate in dancing? Age is not a bar. Play your favourite song. Put your own steps. Enjoy the music, fill happiness in your mind and focus on your steps. Don’t give stress on your body or do forcefully. Listen to your body and continue dance. Feel free to stop at any moment. Go on and continue the next day to make dancing part of your workout.

It’s lockdown time. Plenty of time at home. Take care of your health. Bring out your passion for dancing. If your children and grandchildren are are with you invite them also to celebrate your physical activity to get fit mentally and physically.

Benefits of Dancing as a Therapy 

1 Increases aerobic fitness 

2. Strengthens core muscles and bones

3. Reduces risk of osteoporosis 

4. Capacitates lungs and heart 

5. Improves cardiovascular health 

6. Strengthens lower body and hands 

7. Improves flexibility and stability 

8. Increases the ability to focus and concentrate 

9. Reduces risk for developing dementia 

10. Reverses the signs of aging in the brain. 

These are some of the benefits. 

Some tips for those who likes to include dancing in their work out.

Dancing is a great activity to keep fit. Be careful with your balance when you start with. Care should be taken to do the steps in all directions especially on both sides to balance and coordinate the body and mind. Don’t forget to smile. Smile on your lips and the grace on your face helps to relieve stress and have fun. Research shows dance can be used as a therapy for ailments such as asthma, arthritis, heart disease, cancer, dementia and parkison. 

So why to wait? Start at home now. Get fit. Dancing as a workout is good for body, mind and soul rather than a fun pass time. 

#covid19# lockdown experience # Everyday is Beautiful ❤️

 

Everyday is beautiful it we treat so❤️

We always like to be occupied with any activities that matters good to us. Especially I love to be in touch with friends and family and to befriend with others wherever we are. Being an author of cookery books and blogs I used to test the food made mainly with my husband  and our young neighbor friend representing present generation. Yesterday I shared a new dish made, that was taro stem masala curry.

She asked me can I prepare our traditional dishes sambar and avial for them. Why not ? Agreed. That results in the happiness of today. In the evening all the veggies, curd and toordal reached our doorstep. 

Today morning started the task. Grandma’s cooking. Cilantro was not there in the veggies. 

I remembered when we were kids my mom never ever used cilantro in sambar. Because in early years cilantro was not having a place in vegetables. Of course cilantro gives a nice flavour in Sambar. If not  also  it is good. 

We both, me and my husband, cleaned and cut the veggies. By 11am the dishes were ready. It was packed and informed. Due to lockdown, social distancing is not allowing to come in. Made it ready for take away. We both the families had it for lunch. It was too delicious and traditional. Got the feedback 💯 ❤️ WoW ❤️ Being recognised and appreciated is something so special. Thank God for becoming successful and contented for the beautiful task of traditional dishes take away. 

Lot of childhood and teenage memories flooded in our minds during the task🎊🎉🎊

Let’s keep our mindset in a positive way to go ahead happy and healthy in this beautiful world 🌎

#covid19#lockdown# healthy and happy time pass

Are you getting bored in this lockdown. Missing the presence of your lovely family members, friends, groups, volunteering and social activities. Yes of course. We are observing social distancing to safe lives from the novel Corona Virus 🦠 We are on a mission for the country and for the universe. We have to #staycalm#stayhealthy#staystrong# We are strictly following. Salutations to the authorities, forefront professionals and the whole crew behind the noble cause to wipe out corona virus 🦠 from the Globe 🌏

How is your lockdown experience? Is it going good or okay? Or are you getting bored? Are you getting panic? If so, we can prepare a schedule or time table for our wellness there is no room for getting upset. Get ready, plan your day/days, love your plans and go ahead.

Our story 

Let me share our style of time pass. We know you are doing or you may be doing better. 

We were very busy in social activities within and outside our state. Wherever we go we have busy plans. This time we were locked in. The plans came out quickly. 

1. Being yoga masters and counsellors morning and evening about forty minutes are assigned for yoga 🧘‍♂️ 🧘‍♀️

2. We got a small homestead garden with coconuts, arecanuts, banana, pepper  and mango, bilimbi,   rose apple, jack fruit, mangosteen trees. We planted some more fruit plants in February 2020 which need more care from us in this time.

Everyone is locked down. We are the master and worker in our garden. Best time to see, experience and appreciate the labour skills within us. Do you know Agriculture is not a business it is our culture? We are undergoing horticulture therapy while in the garden.

3. Kitchen is our indoor laboratory for cooking and experiments. Our garden produces are the stars ✨ in our kitchen. Repetition in cooking is getting bored. Trying new recipes are really making us creative and innovative.

4. Updating the blogs with cookery and positive experiences.

5.Sharing our experience in social media to empower our friends.

6.Keeping in touch with friends and family members who are in need of tips and techniques to stay strong.

We are here with smile on our face, kindness in our hearts and service in our hands. Please be in touch if you wish or you are in need. Love and Prayers ❤️❤️🙏🙏

Laugh 😂 and stay healthy 😍

Laughter therapy for a group of women at Kochi.
Laughter relaxes the whole body. Strengthens the immune system keeping one healthy.
If a smile in picture makes you beautiful then why can’t you smile/ laugh everyday to make your life beautiful? Laughter triggers and releases endorphins, serotonin and dopamine which helps one to stay calm, energised and peaceful. Join a laughter group to laugh at least thirty minutes a day as a physical workout. Children laugh from their guts and that’s why they are energetic. Child like laugh can be reproduce in laughter groups. Laughter is contagious. So everyone in the group can go along with laughter. It is the best, strong and priceless medicine to stay healthy and happy 😃

Blissful moment 🙏

90th Birthday of our beloved Amminiaunty ❤️ She is a an amazing positive lady with humanitarian values. A personality of positive vibes. We are associated with activities of an NGO for lonely and distressed women. Her speeches are motivating and eye opening filled with prayers and love. We are getting more empowered with the association of the strong ladies 🙏

May the Almighty shower blessings to stay healthy , happy and peaceful 🙏🙏🙏

Full Moon rise click at Dusk 🌕

Got a nice click of moon rise at dusk. It was a full moon 🌕 we went to the sand shore of Periyar River at Lord Shiva temple. Arrangements were going on in connection with Shivrathri festival. I was surprised to watch a sunrise in the east at dusk. I looked at the West. The sun is setting there. After a moment came to senses. The moon is rising. In my life journey I haven’t observed such a beautiful scene of moon rise. Clicked the beautiful picture in my mobile. Then looked into the literature of moon rise and moon set. Got clear idea now. Thank God for the day and the new information. I don’t know exactly but I think some may be out there ignorant like me. This post is for my same like beautiful friends.
   As the Moon moves in its  orbit around the Sun 🌞 our view of the side illuminated by the Sun changes. At full moon the Moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. That’s because a full moon is exactly the opposite side of the Sky 🌌 seen from Earth  🌍 That’s why the side of the Moon that’s facing is fully lit by the Sun 🌞 at that moment.
     Keep on learning to make your life journey beautiful ❤️