The Womb Detox: What's Growing Inside of You? Ft. Queen Afua

Join Conversations with the Queen as we hold our monthly segment with Queen Afua. Queen Afua will be discussing The Womb Detox: What's Growing Inside of You?. We will speak about all the issues women go

through with womb health and how we can detoxify this organ back to optimal health. The call in number is 917.932.8881. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/109-9penstation/2013/08/20/the-womb-detox-whats-growing-inside-of-you-ft-queen-afua

Yoga Pose of July Marichyasana I

Step by Step

Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose). Bend your left knee and place the foot on the floor, with the heel as close to the left sitting bone as possible. Keep the right leg strong and rotated slightly inward, grounding the head of the thighbone into the floor. Press the back of the right heel and the base of the big toe away from the pelvis. Make sure the inner left thigh presses firmly against the left side of the torso.

As a preparation for the full pose, twist your torso to the right and press the back of the left shoulder against the inside of the left knee. Use this leverage to lengthen the left side of the torso along the thigh. Then gently unwind and face forward.

Reach your left arm forward and rotate it inwardly, so the thumb points to the floor and the palm faces out to the left. As you reach the left arm forward, lengthen your torso forward and snuggle the left shin into the armpit. Then on an exhalation, sweep the forearm around the outside of the leg. The left hand will press against the outside of the left thigh or buttock.

With another exhalation, sweep the right arm around behind your back. Clasp the right wrist in the left hand. Exhale and extend your torso forward from the groins, keeping the lower belly long. Lower the front torso as closely as possible to the right leg. Be sure the shoulders don't scrunch up into the ears; draw the shoulders blades actively down your back.

Stay in position for 30 seconds to a minute, then come up as you inhale. Repeat on the other side for the same length of time.




http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/939



Benefits

• Calms the brain
• Stretches the spine and shoulders
• Stimulates abdominal organs like the liver and kidneys
• Improves digestion

Her Issue Was Blood Ft. Queen Afua

Tomorrow @9pm Et on Conversations With The Queen. Most of our womb issues are related to our blood. The things we invest blood, sweat and tears into, our blood relatives who mistreat us, and toxic foods that turn to poison in our blood. So join Queen Afua as she discusses how we can address these issues and begin to heal. The call in number is 917.932.8881 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/109-9penstation/2013/04/16/her-issue-was-blood-ft-queen-afua

April's Yoga Pose of The Month: Reclining Hero Pose

Supta Virasana, the reclining variation of Virasana, is an intermediate pose. DO NOT perform this pose

unless you can sit your buttocks relatively easily on the floor between your feet.

(soup-tah veer-AHS-anna)
supta = lying down, reclining
vira = man, hero, chief (compare Latin vir, “man,” the root of English words virile and virtue)



Step by Step

Perform Virasana. Exhale and lower your back torso toward the floor. First lean onto your hands, then your forearms and elbows. Once you are on your elbows, place your hands on the back of the pelvis and release your lower back and upper buttocks by spreading the flesh down toward the tailbone. Then finish reclining, either onto the floor or a support.

If your front ribs jut up sharply toward the ceiling, it’s a sign of tight groins, which pulls your front pelvis toward your knees and causes your belly and lower back to tense. Use your hands to press your front ribs down slightly and lift your pubis toward your navel. This should lengthen your lower back and lower it toward the floor. If it doesn’t, raise yourself onto a higher support. Then lay your arms and hands on the floor, angled about 45 degrees from the sides of your torso, palms up.

Sink the heads of the thighbones deep into the back of the hip sockets. It’s alright to lift your knees a little away from the floor to help soften your groins; in fact, you can raise your knees a few inches on a thickly folded blanket. You can also allow a little bit of space between your knees as long as your thighs remain parallel to each other. Do not, however, allow the knees to splay apart wider than your hips – this will cause strain on the hips and lower back.

To begin, stay in this pose for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Gradually extend your stay to 5 minutes. To come out, press your forearms against the floor and come onto your hands. Then use your hands to lift your torso into Virasana. As you come up, lead with your sternum, not your head or chin. Come out of Virasana in the recommended manner.


Benefits

Stretches the abdomen, thighs and deep hip flexors (psoas), knees, and ankles
Strengthens the arches
Relieves tired legs
Improves digestion
Helps relieves the symptoms of menstrual pain


http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/790

Holistic Breast Cancer Awareness on Conversations With The Queen

On Mon. Oct. 29 @9pm Est, seeing as how its breast cancer awareness month Conversations With The Queen wants to do our part to help create awareness about healing from this serious issue. We will have a panel of experts including Yuma Bellomee, TheBeautiful SeeAsia, and Avalaura Gaither Beharry. This show will be dedicated toward educating, enlightening, preventing, and treating people about and for the dis-ease known as breast cancer. So join us for healing and enlightening show! The call in number is 917.932.8881 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/poeticenergynetworkstation/2012/10/30/conversations-with-the-queen