My daily yoga routine has become instrumental in my ability to navigate life’s daily stressors. Yoga helps slow my mind after a hectic day at work and stretch my tense muscles. It’s an amazing feeling of mental relief and physical release when I come off the mat, even if I only practice for 10 minutes. I suffer from periodic headaches that can easily turn into debilitating migraines. I have been seeing a chiropractor consistently for several years and these visits are extremely helpful. I also credit my yoga practice as it helps tremendously to reduce the frequency of my unwelcome headaches. I recognize that my headaches are often triggered by stress, so finding healthy coping skills is essential.

I also meditate daily with the Calm app. I appreciate how much the app has expanded and offers so many different options for meditation with The Daily Calm, The Daily Trip, The Daily Move, and The Daily Jay. I listen to The Daily Jay, with Jay Shetty, on my drive to work. Jay shares meaningful nuggets of his wisdom that prepare me mentally for the day ahead. After a relaxing or even energizing yoga session after work, I sit on my meditation cushion for the remaining daily meditations and complete the daily move. I highly recommend the Calm app. They offer varieties of music, sleep stories, and motivational stories. Some of my favorite sleep stories are Into The Library, Passages From Walden, and The Bookshop. The Calm app recently added new music tracks titled ‘Music for Reading.’ I’ve sampled the new music and am looking forward to jumping into my favorite reading chair with these tracks playing on my Apple Home Pod Mini.

I owned a Gaiam yoga mat for YEARS and recently decided it was time to purchase a new one. My old one hadn’t necessarily worn out, I was just curious about newer mats available. I had a really hard time deciding on the pattern; there are so many pretty ones to choose from. I chose these beautiful pink and purple colors with a vibrant mandala on one side (this side gets used most often.) My favorite aspect of this mat is the thickness (6mm). It’s perfectly comfortable. I love my gorgeous reversible Gaiam yoga mat! The Gaiam yoga blocks are both firm and soft for support while assisting in my yoga poses so I can improve flexibility.

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