Yoga practices for ethical living: Yamas and Niyamas
The Yamas and Niyamas are conscious choices that we make in our daily lives and in our interactions with others, as we choose to offer love to all creatures and to the earth itself.
The antidote to stress is relaxation
Like many in the CF world out there, my brain has has been going 100 miles a minute thinking about COVID-19 and the tornado of destruction and phlegm left in its path. I know for me personally, when things like this happen one of the hardest things to do is to S L O W D O W N.
Ride the Wave: Taking Yoga off the Mat
We talk so much about how the practice of yoga can help with our daily lives, but we don’t often take the time to talk about how. To start, I’d like to delve a little deeper into a concept that you might already be familiar with— “Riding the wave.”
CF Yogi Featured in CF News Today
CF Yogi just got a really nice writeup in Cystic Fibrosis News Today! This story gives some behind-the-scenes of how we got started.
Yoga for Airway Clearance – a new course for people with CF
While studies to date have shown that exercise isn’t a substitute for airway clearance on its own, the two can potentially work together in a synergistic way to maximize the benefits of physiotherapy.
What are the chakras (and why do they matter to people with CF)?
The chakras can help us understand the physical and emotional messages we receive from our bodies, from our fundamental physiological needs to our creative needs that open the full-flower of our human potential.
The Joy of Going with the Flow
Living the life of a CF caregiver can be immensely rewarding, but also challenging. Yoga for Caregivers is all about letting go of the control of life that we hold onto so tightly, as we learn to find joy in surrendering to the flow.
Onward & Upward – Impacts of CF Yogi’s First Year!
When we started CF Yogi one year ago this week, it was just a dream we launched on a wing and a prayer. With the support of the CF Foundation’s Impact Grant behind us, we held our first event on January 1st 2019 unsure of what our CF community’s response...
10 Ways Yoga Can Benefit Kids with Cystic Fibrosis
While we can’t predict — and we certainly can’t control — all of the challenges that our children with CF will face, we have an idea of some of the trials that lay ahead in their lives. Introducing them to yoga is one way that we can help prepare them to face these challenges with determination, agility and a sense of peace.
Sleep On It: The Joy of Yoga Nidra
Yoga nidra quite literally translates to “yogic sleep.” It is a form of meditation where you are guided into a state of deep relaxation while remaining completely awake and aware. Yoga nidra can be practiced for countless reasons: to deeply relax the body and mind; process trauma; promote physical healing; balance emotions such as anxiety, fear, anger, grief, sadness; or simply as a method to relax and slow the mind.