Sometimes a short morning stretch is just what the body and mind needs to wake up and start your day with intention and gratitude. My latest audio recording lets you mindfully move right from the comfort of your bed or on your yoga mat.
This practice includes mindful breathing, attention on gently stretching the back and whole body including the ankles, feet, and toes. This is a yoga for beginners sequence, or anyone wanting to move the body slowly and gently. Give it a try! It might become part of your daily routine to start your day feeling grateful for your body, mind, and your life.
For something a bit more active, here’s a 15 minute Vinyasa Sequence:
Child’s Pose – 5 breaths
Downward Dog – 5 breaths
3 Sun Salutation As
Crescent Warrior – 5 breaths each side
Tree Pose – 5 breaths each side
Downward Dog
Half pigeon pose – 5 breaths each side
Seated forward fold – 5 breaths each leg
Lay down and hug your knees into your chest
Supine twist – 5 breaths each side
Savasanaor seated meditation in Sukhasana (easy pose) – 3-5 minutes (set your timer)
Let me know how these short yoga sequences work for you! Leave me feedback in the comments below or in a review on my podcast or Insight Timer. Thank you!
Thank yourself for nurturing yourself with some yoga today. Namaste.
Limited space for this special Women’s Empowerment and Healing Retreat held outdoors under majestic redwood trees! Book here! (Sold out! Please email me if you’re interested in being added to the waitlist or receiving notifications about pre-sales for the next event, please email me here.)
September 25th 10am-3pm
Private outdoor location – Danville, CA (address will be sent to attendees)
Women’s Empowerment & Healing Retreat
* Power Vinyasa (all-levels)
* Self-inquiry/journaling
* BYO lunch
* Organic green juice provided!
* Lunch Guest speaker Deb Wright, Crystals + Healing (includes a crystal for you to take home!)
* Yin + Yoga Nidra + Essential oils (includes a custom blended essential oil bottle to take home!)
* Meditation + tea + chocolate 😊
* Integrate and Wrap-up
I am so excited to offer another backyard women’s retreat! Take time for self-care and gather together in nature with the divine feminine power of women during this empowering, healing event. 🙏🏽💓
EARLY BIRD SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST 31st!
Please text/call me at 360-808-0074 to inquire if spots are still left. If so, venmo $65 to @Amelia-Andaleon. This will secure your spot with the earlybird special. Retail price is $75.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“I absolutely love Amelia’s workshops, mostly because she is an authentic human who balances being intentional and serious, with humor and fun! She is a wonderful yoga instructor, and more than this, a spiritual guide.”
“Amelia is gifted. Her knowledge & authenticity shine through in her classes. One of my favorite yoga teachers!”
“Amelia’s offerings are full of insights that makes me think and reflect. She lives by example, and her authenticity inspires me to embrace living in my own truth, imperfections and all. All these, and she also makes the journey a fun ride!”
“I rarely review anyone, but taking yoga from Amelia is truly something special. I literally follow her around to different studios just to take a class from her! I continue to grow in my practice with her and usually feel like I’ve gotten a good sweaty workout in once I finish her class. I’m starting to do poses I never thought I’d do! Even more, she provides a sense of warmth, openness, comfort and connectivity that is just rare. I couldn’t recommend Amelia more highly!!!!”
With gratitude and humility, I am honored to be of service and offer yoga, meditation, healing, mentoring, and empowerment coaching.
Join me for Sacred Sunday Yoga this weekend on the Insight Timer app! Mindful movement of your body, your sacred temple. Mindful observation of your thoughts and sensations, awakening sacred awareness. Offer yourself this sacred time and space to cultivate ease, resilience, self-care, and metta, loving-kindness.
Watch on your phone, computer, or stream on your TV. This all-levels vinyasa yoga class invites you to connect to body, mind, and breath. These yoga livestreams are free to attend.Click here to join!
August 22, 2021 is the date of the Full Moon, Blue Moon, Sturgeon Moon. May you release what no longer serves you.
Full moon, Sturgeon Moon, Blue Moon
You will need:
2 bowls, one suitable to hold water, one suitable to burn paper in
1 candle
A paper and pen
Step 1. Clear Your Energy.
Imagine standing under a silver waterfall and allow all negative energies to be washed away.
Step 2. Create a Sacred Space.
Find a quiet place to sit, declutter and clean, you might like to place crystals or other special items around you, or cleanse the room with some incense.
Step 3. Set Your Space.
Light a candle – I have 2″ candles for this purpose,
Fill a small bowl with water, and have another bowl suitable to burn a piece of paper in.
Place both bowls in front of you.
Step 4. Centre Yourself.
Take a few deep breaths, centre yourself.
Step 5. Release.
Write on the piece of paper all that you wish to release from your life, what limiting beliefs do you want to be free from, what no longer serves you or what you want to let go of?
When you have finished your list, sign and date the page.
Breathe deep into your heart and declare “I now let this go. And it is so.”
Step 6. Let go.
Place a corner of the piece of paper over the candle allowing the flame to light your page – place the page into the empty bowl as it burns, watching the flames consume what you are releasing, the smoke taking your intention to the Universe.
**if your piece of paper struggles to light or burn, consider if you are really ready to let this go! Only when you are willing to let go will the page burn – the faster the flames, the more willing you are to let it go…
Step 7. Cleanse.
Then place your hands in the bowl of water. Signifying cleansing of the old and opening to the new.
Remove your hands from the water and take a deep breath.
Step 8. Assimilate.
Sit in silence for a while and see if any inspiration comes. You may even want to journal around your thoughts.
“That was her magic – she could still see the sunset, even on the darkest of dates.” – Atticus
Determination to see the sunset is my magic. Trusting in Spirit keeps hope afloat. ✨✨✨
How to stay positive and keep the faith when life seems like a shit-show? Seeing the atrocities in Afghanistan or clashes over Covid or feeling overwhelmed by daily everyday challenges, could tempt me to escape reality, and just say f*ck it!
Here’s where yoga is your super power:
Take a breath.
Activate your inner warrior.
Set your gaze on one spot, literally look at one spot.
Keep breathing until the pissed-off, “seeing red” state of mind shifts from heat-hot to neutral-cool…until your vision becomes clear.
Harness that passionate energy, fueled by your reaction to injustices and disappointments, and channel it towards making a difference, to propel an action which serves a purpose.
Spiritual Activist Ideas?
Raise awareness.
Educate yourself and others.
Peacefully Protest.
Petition.
Write.
Express.
Sit.
Pray.
What is your authentic way of speaking your truth and letting your spiritual warrior shine the light on what you feel needs to be noticed and awakened?
At the very least, this intentional pause can prevent regretful words or behaviors. Practice #ahimsa . Do no harm. 🙏🏽
Yoga to Calm the Nervous System and Relax the Body.
Tune into my Spiritually Fit Yoga podcast for Season 6: Intro to Yoga series. Today’s episode is part one of five, introducing the five master elements of nature combined with a gentle yoga sequence. The five master elements are Space, Air, Fire, Water, Earth. Over the next five weeks I will offer you a class based on the featured element of nature. I recommend repeating the 30 minute class daily to observe and integrate into your awareness. This Intro to Yoga series is designed for beginners and for anyone wanting a slow, gentle practice following a basic introduction of yoga techniques and yoga philosophy.
As I prepared the theme for today’s yoga classes the word “energy” kept popping into my mind. When I reflect on who is showing up to yoga, meditation, or reading posts like this you might be feeling:
Exhausted
Depressed
Imbalanced
Sleep-deprived
Or simply curious about what I have to say 🙂
I arrived to two simple questions and a call to action: START or STOP
SELF-INQUIRY: START or STOP?
Close your eyes, take 5 breaths and ask yourself two questions:
Right now, what do I need to STOP today?
Right now, what do I want to START today?
CALL TO ACTION
Commit to STOP what is draining your energy.
Commit to START what gives you energy.
Write and recite positive affirmations to STOP and START.
I could have written an article suggesting you eliminate gluten or sugar, or get to your yoga mat and meditation cushion every day, or do what lights you up like going to the beach, dancing, book a ticket to a sporting event, or call a friend to play Scrabble. There are plenty of articles and books telling you what to do. Instead, I invite you to discover for yourself the answers by experiencing Svādhyāya, the yoga practice of self-study, self-inquiry, and discovery.
My offer to you is to look within, to trust your intuition, listen to your inner guide, who always has your back, and trust that you have the answers. Weed out what’s sucking the energy out of you and bring in what will allow you to thrive and feel alive! It’s a practice my friends, to know which thoughts to pay attention to and which ones to dismiss and ignore.
In my personal experience, when I feel low-energy I also tend to feel sad, depressed, brain fog, physically weak, unmotivated, anti-social, tendency towards negative thinking. As opposed to feeling high-energy I am enthusiastic, smiling, laughing, physically strong, awake, alert, alive, vibing high with positive thoughts, willing to connect with others. Observe your energy levels, they are an important barometer to signal what is requesting your attention and self-care.
As someone who was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), adrenal fatigue, gluten sensitivity, iron deficiency, and menopausal mood swings, I have first hand experience of low energy and all of the other symptoms which emerged from my physical challenges. I 100% am NOT saying that low energy is all in your head, that it can be simply solved by asking two questions and writing in a journal AND I am also 100% saying, for me, discerning between what thoughts and actions drained me vs. energized me has been a huge part of my healing process and discovering what it takes for me to gain my energy back and experience life with vitality. I practice what I teach.
Of course, a situation can be complicated, I know mine was, and yet, the power of paying attention to my symptoms and choosing STOP or START every day is a simple, powerful framework to prioritize what is needed for your particular circumstance. Shift your mindset from impossible to possible and you will experience an increase of energy.
I was diagnosed with CFS almost 20 years ago and I am no longer trapped in an experience of chronic low-energy. I manage my symptoms with those two questions, “What do I need to STOP and what do I need to START?” Yes, for me that means, I cut out gluten, sugar, coffee, toxic relationships; I add whole foods, yoga, meditation, extra sleep, alone time, gardening, etc. All informed by reflecting on my STOPs and STARTs, my YESes and my Nos.
There is hope on the other side of doubt. There is joy on the other side of fear. I believe in you. Keep the faith. Stay spiritually fit. I am grateful you are here. I’d love to hear from you! Comment below, DM me on instagram, email me. I care.
Blessings,
Amelia Andaleon
p.s. As others have supported me in my journey, I am here to support you. Please reach out if you are interested in a free initial consult if you’d like to work with me as your Wellness and Energy Healing Coach!
School’s out and it’s time for the summertime 3 R’s: Rest, Reset, Recharge!
In California, life is opening up again and for my family that means beach days, vacationing, and all the logistics to make getaways happen. One thing I’m learning is to avoid feeling like I need a vacation to recover from my vacation!!
Remember why you needed that vacation? Because you needed a break from the hustle and bustle? Make time for fun, play time, a beach read, naps, extra sleep; make time to feed your soul, make time to do nothing. 🙏🏽☺️
Do yourself a favor and SLOOOOW DOWN. During your getaways, make sure to REALLY get away from feeling stressed and overwhelmed.
See video in Instagram about the challenge with my sweet pup, Kobe! 💚🐶 If you’re on instagram and want to share your participation, please tag me at @spirituallyfityoga and use #LYchallenge2021 so I can repost in my stories. I will mention the challenge on IG but, the full content is only available by signing up to receive the daily emails.
It’s absolutely 💯 OPTIONAL to participate on social media which is why I’m sharing my offerings via email. Sometimes loving yourself looks like unplugging from social media!! I do that myself!
