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    Kitchen Yoga: Simple Home Practices to Transform Mind, Body, and Life
    Kitchen Yoga: Simple Home Practices to Transform Mind, Body, and Life
    Kitchen Yoga: Simple Home Practices to Transform Mind, Body, and Life
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    Kitchen Yoga: Simple Home Practices to Transform Mind, Body, and Life

    By Melanie Salvatore-August and Rose Wright

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    Easily practice yoga from home no matter who you are with this simple, illustrated guide.

    An inspiring twist on integrating yoga and life, Kitchen Yoga cooks up poses and practices to do wherever you are. Inside, yogi Melanie Salvatore-August guides you through a modified Down Dog while awaiting your morning coffee, a Locust pose in the living room, detox practices in the bathroom, and relaxation exercises for nighttime yoga in bed. Easy-to-follow yoga “recipes” coupled with helpful illustrations will transform your simmering stress-filled life into feast for the mind and body.

    Incorporate a yoga routine into your everyday life with cleansing poses, yoga sequences, breathing methods, detox practices, and meditations. Whether a busy soul or the stay-at-home parent, Kitchen Yoga is the perfect alternative to anyone looking for a quick workout around the house.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateSep 15, 2017
    ISBN9780997066494
    Kitchen Yoga: Simple Home Practices to Transform Mind, Body, and Life
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    Melanie Salvatore-August

    Melanie “Mel” Salvatore-August is a former comedy writer, veteran yoga/meditation teacher, Reiki Master, mama of three and author of Fierce Kindness, Be a Positive Force For Change; Kitchen Yoga: Simple Home Practices to Transform Mind, Body & Life and upcoming 2021 release Yoga to Support Immunity: A Mind Body Breathing Guide to Whole Health (Mango Publishing) Born in Pittsburgh PA of an Italian-American family. Her voice is warm, inclusive, practical and filled with joy for life. With her early years as a classically trained actor, comedy/theatre writer-producer and teacher, she creates offerings that cultivate joy, personal growth and freedom elevating everyday challenges, humor and spirit into one. She is the founder of the Fierce Kindness Organization, MelWell Classroom and can join Mel daily on the acclaimed YogaWorks-at-Home platform. Learn more at melaniesalvatoreaugust.com.

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      Kitchen Yoga - Melanie Salvatore-August

      CHAPTER 1

      Cooking Up Love and Gratitude

      I am abundant and thankful for a new day.

      Fresh out of bed, I start my day in the kitchen—in my pajamas and a bit rumpled—where I consciously set the stage for my day. Just like the building of any structure, the stable foundation—the intentional beginning—is everything. That is why chapter one is the foundation of our practice. It is important to start here to build a stronger, happier you.

      Our first practice in the morning is to become conscious that we can choose our thoughts and create our feelings, to detox the body of ama (toxins) accumulated in the night, and energize for the day.

      Begin your day with a clear statement of love and gratitude such as, I am abundant and thankful for a new day. What you think, you create, and believe it or not, our thoughts are our choice. We can actually program and reprogram our thoughts and choose those that will help us be the healthiest, happiest beings we can be. Choose thoughts of love and gratitude, and they will energize you through any challenge or system of new growth, such as this new morning routine. When you are feeling doubt, fear, or lethargy, use the tool of repeating the positive statements associated with each pose described in this chapter to help change how you feel. And remember if you change your feelings, you will change your choices for the better. Use the affirmation, or mantra as it’s called in yoga, in a relaxed state and simply repeat the mantra or affirmation I suggest with each pose (or another positive statement that you prefer) as you do the action sequences or any time you need a mental, emotional, or physical boost.

      What you think, you create.

      How we think and feel directly affects our breath, movement, and health. The simple, yet powerful tool of shifting your thinking is the perfect foundation to begin to detox, strengthen, and nourish your body. Let’s begin the day.

      Mountain Pose

      (TADASANA)

      AFFIRMATION:

      I am abundant and thankful for a new day.

      Ingredients needed:

      •Yoga block or tightly-rolled bath towel (optional)

      •Slow even breaths, inhale equal to exhale

      Stand with your feet hip-width apart with your feet parallel to each other (not turning out or in) with a yoga block in the thin position or tightly-rolled bath towel (optional) placed three inches below your groin and six inches above your knees and compressed between your thighs. Root down through your feet with even weight front and back, side to side, and then energize and lift your arches by engaging your thighs. Stand tall by aligning your feet, hips, and shoulders in one strong, steady stance with your chin parallel to the floor.

      Mountain Pose is our template for balance and peaceful power. You will utilize the stance of Mountain Pose throughout your practice, and I invite you to explore it throughout your day whenever you are standing on both feet.

      Gentle Low-Belly Lift

      (MULABHANDA)

      AFFIRMATION:

      I am abundant and thankful for a new day.

      Ingredients needed:

      •Yoga block or tightly-rolled bath towel (optional)

      •Tablespoon or teaspoon

      •16 ounces fresh, room-temperature water

      •¼ fresh lemon or 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional)

      •Slow even breaths, inhale equal to exhale

      While in Mountain Pose, stand at your sink and activate the lower belly region of the abdomen in an action similar to a kegel. This will support your low back, create greater stability for safe movement, as well as give you a feeling of calm groundedness, which is the way we want to start our day: intentional and balanced. From this point on, I will refer to this action as the Gentle Low-Belly Lift. Optionally, to create a stronger sensation of lift here, place a yoga block

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