Yoga with Ms. Brandon: Meditation & Relaxation

61 Points of Light Relaxation

61 points of light relaxation practice is meant to prepare the body for winter and bring in more light. As the days get shorter and the nights long, light is slowly becoming less and less. This is the time of year that the body should rest and stay warm. Allow Ms. Brandon’s gentle voice to guide you through a relaxation practice to bond your attention to the body with light.

Rainbow Relaxation

This episode is called Rainbow Relaxation. This relaxation practice is a way to connect your whole body, your thoughts, feelings and emotions to the colors of a rainbow. A rainbow is made from bending light. The spectrum of color in our world can also be found within us, and each one has its own emotion. So, let’s rest on a cloud and float through a rainbow feeling all the different colors of our emotions.

Heart Warming Meditation

This meditation is about cultivating love and compassion for yourself, then sending that love out to those you care deeply about and beyond. Fill your heart with love and compassion and see how far it can go.

Mountain Morning Meditation

This episode is called Mountain Morning Meditation. The purpose of this meditation is to connect the shape of your body, your breath, and your thoughts to a mountain and be the observer of your thoughts like clouds in the sky. Sit tall like a mountain and listen to the birds as you watch your thoughts float in and out. Breathe deep!

Body Awareness Scan

For this episode's guided practice we are going to do a Body Awareness Scan. Body awareness practice is a way to bond your attention and awareness to your body with breath, so you can be calmer and more focused throughout the day. So find a comfortable place to lay down, or sit up for the next 10 minutes to bring your awareness back to your body.

Mountain Sun Meditation

In Mountain Sun Meditation, Ms. Brandon will guide you to connect the shape of your body, your breath, and your thoughts to a mountain while bringing the light of the Sun in to your heart. Send the light of your infinite love out everyone in your life and beyond. 

Mountain Springs Meditation

The purpose of Mountain Springs Meditation is to connect the shape of your body, your breath, and your thoughts to a waterfall in the mountains. Be the observer of your thought springs that come together to form a waterfall. Enjoy listening to the sounds of a babbling creek and bird songs as you still tall like a mountain.

Deep Tension Release Relaxation

The Deep Tension Release Relaxation is a way to release tension deep within the body by squeezing and releasing different parts of the body. Along with breathing in, holding and releasing the breath. Binaural Beats play softly in the background to increase relaxation for a better night of restful sleep.

Fairy Light Relaxation

This a 31 point relaxation practice. So much of our day is spent taking in information from the outside world using the five senses and processing that information. For the next 10 minutes to allow the light of the fairies to bring your awareness back to your own body.

Starlight Practice

Starlight is a body awareness practice that allows you to scan the body from head to toe, using the light from the stars to build confidence and self-worth. Shine your beautiful light like the star that you are!