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a fresh new series created With Love: Back to School for Yoga & Meditation

Ah, the fresh fall beginning. With kids backpacks and lunchbags now coming out of retirement, and the school season has officially begun – the blog post series here is going back to basics.

Let’s talk all things yoga and meditation, to set you up for success in building your own practise out. Whether you’re new to meditating but heard it might lower stress, or you’re hesitant to try yoga because you’re worried you might not be flexible enough – you’ve come to the right place!

Each week I am committed to bringing you a Guided Meditation, Yoga Pose Breakdown, and blog post like this – that will build out your knowledge of my two favourite subjects: yoga and meditation.

My favourite season is fall, because to me it always feels like a new beginning. It meant fresh sneakers and a new binder growing up.

The fall air in the morning reminds me to remain a student, to never be afraid to be new, be wrong, be imperfect. It reminds me, to start here.

So, let’s start here:

What do you need to start a meditation practise?

• Yourself
• Perhaps a pair of headphones & a Guided Meditation from WLE (or an app: Balance, Simple Habit, Insight Timer, Better Sleep, Intelligent Change)

What do you need to start a yoga practise?

• Yourself
• Perhaps a yoga mat & the WLE Yoga Pose Breakdown series (or check out: Tara Stiles, Yoga with Adriene, Brett Larkin, or simply: a beginner yoga video)

Getting started, is as simple as getting started.

The beauty of meditation & yoga is that both can be done anytime, anywhere, and you really don’t need anything.

My meditations and yoga pose breakdown series

aim to bring the starting line just a little bit closer for you.

Settle in for a moment and focus on your breathing. Tune into the sounds around you. Zone in on the body and the sensations available to you.

Boom – moment of meditation right there. ✨

Slide off the couch while you’re watching an evening show, and stretch / try a couple yoga poses. Move around in them, inhale & rise, exhale & fall to add breath and movement in.

Boom – you’ve just practised yoga. ✨

Yes, yoga and meditation can be approached with a deeply spiritual, or strict disciplined approach – but my approach is one With Love.

My approach is that yoga & meditation are accessible, easy to try & practise, and serve as tools that help you in your every day life – and you can start where you are.

Now that you know what you need to get started, I’ll see you next week for our first “class”! 🍎✏️