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Did you miss our practice last week with Embody's founder Dana Christian Lee? Do it now: Root Down. Rise Up
Hello beautiful humans,
March is traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness month. We are excited to once again be partnered with Love Your Brain to help bring more education & action to supporting those who have suffered TBI's while also to encourage personal care for brain health. We will be practicing meditations and yoga poses that help restore & heal the brain. Over the rest of March we will explore the power and critical importance our brains, learn yoga & mindfulness practices to support and grow our brain capacity while helping those who have had TBI's get access to yoga's healing tools through not only our work, but also to Love Your Own Brain. 7 Facts About the Brain
Our brains are a miracle! Here's 7 facts you might now know about the brain as laid out by brain guru Jim Kwik:
1. Your Brain Functions Are Equal to Billions of Micro-Computers The brain's neurons range from 86 billion to 100 billion. Neurons transmit nerve impulses throughout the brain. That's like having 86 billion computers in your brain supporting you in every moment of life. It is incredible. 2. Your Brain Makes Neurons in Every Moment Our brains never stop making brain cells as long as we are alive. 3. Our Brains are in a Constant Case of Programming & Reprogramming Our brain is a complicated network of neurons connected to synapses that fire & wire to perform tasks and functions. All neurons are connected and bring both hemispheres of brain together when necessary to make associations easier & quicker. 4. Your Brain Needs a Huge Amount of Energy The brain represents only 2% of the body weight of an adult and consumes 20% of the energy produced by the body. 5. Your Brain Does Not like Going on Diets For your brain to work at its full potential, eat well. Your brain needs nutrition or it will eat the other brain cells. Best brain foods: avocado, coconut oil, blueberries, broccoli, eggs, leafy greens, fish, turmeric, walnuts and dark chocolate. 6. Each region of the Brain is Specialized and Versatile at The Same Time Each region of the brain has some specific functions. Most functions require collaboration between different brain regions. This helps the patients with brain damages to compensate part of the lost functions. When a region gets damaged, other regions take over its functions. 7. Your Brain Wears a Watch When you learn a new skill especially if this skill is intense or complicated, it takes a longer time to comprehend it. Stay with it. 
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Did you miss our practice last week with Embody's founder Dana Christian Lee? Do it now: Visualize to Realize Your Highest Potential   Hello amazing humans, In honor of March 8, International Women's Day, I acknowledge the works of all women. Not always an easy job. How many of you women, like me, have lost your way in sacrifice to family, work, community, the greater good; in conformity to norms that do not fit you? That is a painful, small, and lonely place to be that can actually get applauded from society at large. It does not serve us to completely surrender our identity, power, careers, or passions, to anyone. When we will live unapologetic, staying true to who we are and why we are here, we can relax and so can everyone else around us. It does not serve to be tied in knots, stressed out, running all over creation to be the best whatever we are trying to be. Glennon Doyle preaches & I stand with her: “When women lose themselves, the world loses its way. We do not need more selfless women. What we need right now is more women who have detoxed themselves so completely from the world's expectations that they are full of nothing but themselves. What we need are women who are full of themselves. A woman who is full of herself knows and trusts herself enough to say and do what must be done. She lets the rest burn.” Women's Day is a day to celebrate how far we have come, and how far we still have to go. The work starts within. That is what we do each week at Embody; healing tools to help you value & prioritize yourself. Affirm what an amazing human you are and you deserve the gift each week to 'Feel Better.' Give yourself credit for all the ways you 'Do Good.' See you on the mat each & every Wednesday. Love and solidarity, dana  Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events: Join Year of the Warrior! Simply take a photo of you in a warrior pose you love, tag @feelbetterdogood & use #YearoftheWarrior. Post on social media to be part of our Warrior For Good revolution! Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 24, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 31, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Tune in: Facebook Embody  "What does a woman need to know? ‘That since day one, she's already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.’
Rupi Kaur  Greetings yogis! When was the last time you sat down and really got into your imagination: harnessed the power of your mind to create something that doesn't exist yet; channeled your thoughts to create positive change in your life? In 2014, a scientific study was done by Brian Clark at Ohio University. His work proved that sitting still, while just thinking about exercise, might make us stronger. How? Clark and colleagues recruited 29 volunteers and wrapped their wrists in surgical casts for an entire month. During this month, half of the volunteers thought about exercising their immobilized wrists. For 11 minutes a day, 5 days a week, they sat completely still and focused their entire mental effort on pretending to flex their muscles. When the casts were removed, the volunteers that did mental exercises had wrist muscles that were two times stronger than those that had done nothing at all. How cool is that? There are many examples which illustrate improvement with power of the mind. Your mind is that powerful! So let's learn how to use it as a transformative tool. 5 Tools to Create the Life You WantHere are 5 tools to add to our tool kit to help us positively impact our health & wellbeing while creating lives we love! 1. Mantra repetition: Look in the mirror each morning when you first & repeat 33 times the phrase 'I am powerful. I am living a life I love.' 2. Establish goal(s)/desired outcome(s): Get clear with one word/phrase or simple sentence. 3. Index Cards: Write goal(s) on index card (s) & review each morning. Only one goal per card. 4. Sticky Notes: Place around home, in your car, as a book mark etc... to remind you of your goal(s). 5. Visualization: See yourself as your highest & best self. Do this right when you wake up (before your feet hit the floor): see, feel and experience yourself living what/how you wish to be most. Same before bed. This helps you keep the intention, energy & images primed and flowing throughout the day and also while you sleep. Let's Practice!Join us at Embody (from wherever you are!) this week as we explore the power of visualization linked with breath & poses to realize our highest selves. Open your heart, free your mind, live your best life! In the words of Buddha: “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.” Powerfully yours, Dana Christian Lee Upcoming EventsJoin Year of the Warrior! Simply take a photo of you in a warrior pose you love, tag @feelbetterdogood & use #YearoftheWarrior. Post on social media to be part of our Warrior For Good revolution! Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Tune in: Facebook Embody  "Close your eyes, turn inside, visualize your highest self. Send her love. Trust and support him with positive energy & messages. See your life as you wish it to be. Take the next right step in the direction of that which you desire most. Watch your life unfold before your eyes with grace and ease as you choose your highest self."
~ Dana Christian Lee  Hello friends, Ever feel like you're having 'one of those days?' Maybe even one of those weeks, months, or even a year + withstanding a global pandemic? Yeah, like that. Me too. At one time or another we all hit a low point; with energy, health, relationship, work, whatever it is. We reach a point where we know deep in our being 'something's gotta change.' 'But HOW?' is usually the next question immediately followed by all the excuses why things can't change due to things out of our control. Feeling me here? So how do we begin to regain a semblance of control over our lives? We change our state. The Formula for Changing Your StateHere's a simplified formula to change your state. Grab your journal and a pen to write down your thoughts & use it to refer back to anytime you need a reminder. Positive Intention Write down your intention framed in a positive perspective. (Ie: I don't want to feel exhausted all the time. Flip it positive to; I am full of vibrant energy.) Elevated emotion Choose the emotion you wish to embody. Breathe deeply Breathe in the emotion you choose to embody; exhale the energy that keeps you stuck. (ie: Inhale vibrancy; exhale exhaustion) Move mindfully Stretch your arms up over your head in V shape with feet firmly planted on the earth. Stay in this position for two minutes. Get Some Practice!Practice this each time you find yourself stuck in a mood, a rut, in a bad way. Practice leads to skillful ability to reframe a situation to regain agency over your energy and emotions. You begin to author your life, not be led astray by whatever thought & corresponding emotion rises to the surface. This is the path to empowerment and living a life by design that you choose. Join us to put this into practice Wednesday, February 24, 6:30pmET | 3:30pmPT on Facebook. Upcoming EventsJoin Year of the Warrior! Simply take a photo of you in a warrior pose you love, tag @feelbetterdogood & use #YearoftheWarrior. Post on social media to be part of our Warrior For Good revolution! Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Global Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Tune in: Facebook Embody
Let's practice together!Did you miss our practice last week with Embody's founder Dana Christian Lee? Do it now! Revolutionary Love  Letter from DanaHello beloved ones, I hope you are all healthy and well, finding peace and calm during these times that continue to test our spirits. We are resilient; we will be okay! (*If you are not, reach out!) I'm so excited to announce our newest addition to Embody's teaching team! Meet Monica Reyna! Here's an introduction in her own words:  'I could not be more honored and thrilled to be a part of the Embody team! I am a Reiki Master Teacher, Yoga, Tai Chi, and fitness instructor/personal trainer in the Grand Rapids and surrounding areas. I have two amazing teenage girls, Mya and Mady, that help remind me to move from my heart space daily. My absolute passion is helping my fellow humans to recognize the light inside of themselves, honor it, nourish it, and love it as a way of being. I am so happy to be on this journey with all of you!!' We are thrilled to have you Monica - welcome! Your heart's light is a gift to our world! We are lucky. Mark you calendars everyone to experience Monica leading her first Embody gathering on Wednesday, February 10. Join me Wednesday, February 3rd for our weekly virtual global gathering centered on Community! Something we so beautifully embody. Make time for you & your practice. Grab a family member or friend and join us on the mat. Share our practice with those you know need it most. Keep shining, xo Dana Upcoming EventsEmbody's Weekly Practice with new team teacher Monica Reyna Wednesday, February 10, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Embody's Weekly Practice with Dana Christian Lee Wednesday, February 17, 2021 3:30pm PT | 6:30pm ET Tune in: Facebook Embody  “The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.”
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