This month I encourage you to have a heart-to-heart with yourself, and ask, “What is truly important to me? Am I making those things a priority in my life?” When you ask – and are honest with yourself – your heart knows what really matters and will tell you if you’re living authentically, or not.
Once you take steps to honor what’s in your heart, you become an active participant in your life and not just a witness, which truly sets you on the road to personal freedom and independence.
With love and gratitude, Mary Ann
More Questions!
Continue your heart-to-heart with the additional questions below, and write your answers and thoughts in a journal:
What routines do you value in your life?
What are some life lessons you wish you’d learned sooner?
What’s your idea of the perfect summer day?
What truths have you learned in life so far?
What could you be doing instead of staring at the phone?
Yoga
Join me for all levels Vinyasa, both in-studio and online! When: Mondays 6:00-7:15pm; Wednesdays 9:15-10:30am & 6:00-7:15pm; Fridays 9:15-10:30am. Where: Yoga Journey at 2200 Glades Rd, Suite 604, Boca Raton, FL 33431
For anyone ready to expand their personal and professional lives! Online every Monday at 12:00-12:45 pm from July 11th to August 1st. Cost is $111, enrollment limited to 5. Contact me with questions and/or to register!
This is an extremely effective hip opener, perfect for tight hips and also helps with sciatica!
Start on all fours with your hands directly below your shoulders and knees below your hips.
Bring your right knee forward until it touches your wrist, keep your right thigh parallel to the sides of the mat.
Slowly inch your shin and foot forward the midline of your body until the foot is directly below your left hip.
Now straighten your left leg.
Walk your hands directly below your shoulders keeping hips as level as possible to get the full effects of the pose. (If you’re not able to lower hips evenly sit on a folded blanket or block before starting pose.)
Walk your hands forward.
Inhale deeply as you lengthen your torso and exhale as you forward fold.
It’s important that you’re peeling away layers of tension rather than stressing any joints. Once you have completed one side for 5 breaths switch sides and hold for 5 breaths. There are modifications for this pose, contact me if you need them!
My Summer List
I have always learned though books and authors; somehow when I open a book it’s always the exact message or story I need to hear. I've chosen my top picks for you, just published on my blog. Have a look and let me know what you are reading this summer!
Before you reach for morning coffee, drink this FIRST: Take a 12oz glass of purified water and squeeze 1/2 lemon into it. Drink this on an empty stomach 30 minutes before food. This wakes up your digestion system, the lemon stimulates your digestive organs to eliminate toxins, and the water replenishes water lost overnight. Lemon, although thought of as acidic, inside your body is alkaline, neutralizing and helping restore your PH balance. Try this for a week and feel the difference! Excerpts from author Lori Wasserman.
Intentions Pilates & Wellness Spa
Congratulations to Eva and Samantha Orlando for following their dream and vision, and opening their new pilates studio! It’s absolutely beautiful and elevates our community so much!
Location: 5459 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
