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YOGA SPECIALIST
LINDSEY PEARSON
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I am a welln ess coach in M an h attan , cater in g to a cor por ate clien tele of busy
profession als lookin g for pr actical ways to de- str ess.
- M i n i m om en ts m an y ti m es- don't h ave 20 m in utes to sit an d m editate?
H ow about 1 m in ute? Fin d on e m in ute of m in df uln ess in th e day: th at
f ir st sip of cof fee, on e bite dur in g lun ch , th e walk to th e water cooler. As
you do th ese th in gs, take slow deep br eath s an d n otice th e sm ells, tastes
or physical sen sation s of dr in kin g, eatin g, an d walkin g. D oin g th is
m ultiple tim es th r ough out th e day still adds up!
- M i n d f u l eati n g to l ose w ei gh t- distr acted eatin g can lead to un in ten ded
calor ies an d feedin g our selves out of bor edom . T h e f ir st step - just eat!
D on't r ead, text, em ail, or even talk if possible. En joy th e color s, f lavor s,
sm ells an d, of cour se, tastes of your food. N otice when you stop tastin g
th e food. Put th e for k dow n , take a br eath an d wait to see if you wan t to
con tin ue.
- D esk Yoga- per iodically th r ough out th e day take a m om en t to m ove
your body even if you'r e stuck at your desk. Rotate th e an kles, poin t an d
f lex th e toes, lif t th e h eels like you'r e doin g calf r aises while seated. T h is
w ill in cr ease blood f low an d cir culation , ver y im por tan t when sittin g for
lon g per iods. Sam e goes for m ovin g th e h an ds an d w r ists in cir cles,
exten din g an d clen ch in g th e f ists, an d r ollin g th e sh oulder s up an d th en
dow n th e back. L in kin g th ese m ovem en ts w ith slow, deep br eath in g w ill
h elp th e calm body an d th e n er vous system .
L in dsey Pear son is th e Foun der of
D o You M i n d (Fu l ly)?a h olistic
welln ess com pany in N ew Yor k.
Utilizin g th e tools of M in df uln ess
M editation , Yoga an d Essen tial O ils,
h er approach is eviden ce- based an d
r elatable, w ith a h eavy dose of
h um or.
Sh e h as wor ked w ith clien ts such as
th e Cen tr al Par k Con ser van cy
Boar d, D eutsch Adver tisin g an d
Blue Apron .
L in dsey is an RYT 20 0 Cer tif ied
Yoga teach er f r om th eK r i p al u Yoga
an d Ay u r ved a A ssoci ati on an d is a
y oga4can cer tr ain ed teach er.
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