31 April Aromatics and Aurorae Yoga + Strike a Pose Draw

October 30, 2011October 31, 2011

Even Bloggers get the blues. That is why yoga, meditation and aromatherapy can make a difference in your sense of well being. Yoga is recommended for all cancer survivors and for breast cancer survivors, as well as bloggers with monkey mind.

I have known Dennis Ingui of Auroare Yoga and his wife Val for thirteen years. We were both l' enfant terribles of Sun Apparel, Inc; (some folks just aren't cut out to become Mr. and Ms. Popularity in the Corprorate world). His talent as a designer and a merchandiser in jeanswear was unparrelled and we made a good team. We both left at around the same time, Dennis had the good 'scents' to start his own jeanswear company and I stayed corporate and went to Steve Madden, Inc. WeI stayed in touch over the years, but I never knew he is a testicular cancer survivor until 2010 when I featured his newly founded company on Fashiontribes.com.

How to Stop Slipping On Your Yoga Mat from Aurorae Yoga

Dennis is show above in Dhyana (Calm Heart Meditation). This contemplative meditation can be practiced regularly or whenever you feel overwhelmed, unstable, or emotionally shut down.

Au rorae Northern Lights Yoga Mat – Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Golden Sun Focal Icon, Natural Solar Colors, Eco Safe, Free from Phthalates and Latex

Within a year of it's start up, Auroare Yoga as the 2nd best selling yoga mat on amazon.com. Dennis became a yoga practiconer to help him cope with the stress of being a survivor and to achieve personal balance in his life. I look at my Purple Northern Lights Yoga Mat everyday as a reminder that my own 10 year yoga practice needs to be resumed. (I love the Aurorae Yoga Mat Bag "The Mat Sak" 100% Cotton Premium Ring Spun Denim , (because it's better in blue jeans).

Value $45 (just a 1.00 donation)

This is Tanja is practising camel pose all back bends are heart opening

Tanja Bochnig of April Aromatics and Aromayoaga

Tanja is a mother, a renowned fashion model, photograher, artist, yoga practitioner and an independent natural perfumer and aromatherapist and was introduced by Ida Meister who has a nose for talent introduced Tanja 's natural perfumery last month.

Peter Backens

Tanja gifted me with Liquid Dreams,(after waffling over Nectar of Love), and since hindsight is 50/50, my sixth sense (third eye chakra-color purple)was in tune with my fifth sense(no chakra for smell?) as I did not even know I would blog about breast cancer awareness for two weeks on behalf of The Libby Ross Foundation and our friend Hernando Courtright (board member and volunteer)

Tanja Bochnig is an artist and a photographer

"Dear Michelyn,

My dear friend Carol Zarycki also offered her help. She is a 15 year breast cancer survivor, naturopath, homeopath and yoga instructor, specializing on breast cancer and lives in New York City.

Tanja Bochnig "self portrait"

Yoga will help to gain an inner calmness and a quiet mind, facilitates lymphatic drainage of breasts, promotes deep breathing by widening the chest, and stretches the groin, tights and hips. It further helps to targets lymphatic drainage, circulation throughout the body, stimulation and stretching to the breast areas. Twists are encouraged to squeeze out the liver and stimulate the digestive system. Breathing and pranayama exercises are very energizing, bringing new life force to all areas of the body and the entire cells.

Stand facing front and slightly bend knees, circulate the arms back and forth, palm up going out to side and then palm down back across the chest. For a variation, can also move both arms across the chest back and forth like an accordion in a slow movement. This is for the chest and lymph area and also expands and contracts the chi or breath, so focus on breathing in and out both from the abdomen and also from the back of the spine.

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Some favorites are extended child's pose. Half lord of fishes, upavista konasana, viparita karani.

Try to avoid putting weight on arms or hands, just mostly rest on the elbows, such as cat/cow and a few variations in this position, or standing poses, or twists and forward bends. Nothing where one has to stretch arms out fully extended. No downward dog, cobra, etc. or too strenuous poses.

Paul Huet

I am dedicating this donation to Nicky Monteiro, who has been going through the ordeal of breast cancer all year long and who I am praying for that she will be healthy very soon. She has 3 young children, lives in Miami and is my dearest, and beloved girlfriend"

Namaste, Tanja

iBTanya is donating her chakra oil setA ADA va which is value

Valued at $225 (a five dollar donation)

Tanja is also offering Savasana oil and meditation & prayer oil worth $68

If you get the blues, if you are yoga practitioner or instructor, a cancer survivor (male or female) or know someone who could benefit from "striking a pose" the entire package worth $400 is only a $5 donation

I am dedicating this post to every little girl in the hopes that someday they will live in a breast cancer free world.

–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

STRIKE A POSE FOR THE CAUSE click on this on the image above for donating

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