Monday

I regularly rest and restore myself.

Friday Affirmation

Each new dawn I awaken and renew myself to be the best I can be. I am Awake! I am Renewed!

The Hill Farmers' Market at CMHC on Fridays Until October 26th

The Hill

Farmers' Market

at CMHC

a partnership with CitySeed

 

3rd Annual Season

July 13 - October 26, 2012   

Every Friday, 11:30am - 3:30pm        

in the parking lot at CMHC

34 Park Street, New Haven 

Vendors

Chaplin Farms, Chaplin

Ceccarelli Farm, Northford

George Hall Farm, Simsbury

Arizona Brown's, New Haven 

FREE Entertainment & Demonstrations

Please click on the above link for entertainment schedule

Payment options

Please click on the above link for payment information

Baked Goods/Arts & Handcrafts

at the CMHC Foundation Tent 

Questions? More Information?

Sharon DeGenaro

sharon.degenaro@yale.edu

203-974-7082

 

Thursday Affirmation

Today is a brand new day. I do all that I can every day. Tomorrow I'll do even better.

A Quote

"Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed.  It means that you accept yourself for what you are.  Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth and happiness.  When you love yourself, you pave the way for all you want and need to come to you at the right time in the perfect way."

- Iyanla Vanzant

Alderman Hausleden will speak at LCS Women's Program

Doug Hausleden is the Alderman for the City of New Haven who covers the ward that Liberty Community Services, Inc. is in.  He will be coming to talk about voting next Tuesday, September18, 2012.  He will come to the Women's Program at about 10 or 10:15 AM.   

It is really critical that we exercise the right to vote.  Please make sure to come and be aware!

Thanks.

Silvia 

Wednesday Affirmation

I joyously leap out of my bed and greet my morning with a glad heart. I rejoice in knowing that each day is a gift.

Chair Yoga for Beginners

 Wow!  Yoga is a practice that can be done in many ways.  This is one approach for adapting poses to a chair.  This may be a good way for some people to practice yoga!  Take a look.

- Silv a

Chair yoga adapts traditional yoga poses so that they can be done with a chair for support, making yoga more accessible for people who cannot stand for long periods. This sequence of chair poses can be used for home practice.

1. Chair Cat-Cow Stretch

© Barry Stone

Come to sit on a chair with the spine long and both feet planted flat on the floor.
On an inhale, arch your back and drop your shoulders. This is cow position.
On an exhale, round your spine, letting the shoulder and head come forward. This is cat position.
Continue moving between cow on the inhalations and cat on the exhalations for five breaths.

2. Chair Raised Hands Pose - Urdhva Hastasana

© Barry Stone

On an inhalation, raise your arms toward the ceiling.
Allow your shoulder blades to slide down your back as you reach upwards with your fingertips.

3. Chair Forward Bend - Uttanasana

© Barry Stone

On an exhalation, come into a forward bend over the legs.
Let the hands rest on the floor if they reach it. Let the head hang heavy.
On an inhalation, raise the arms back up over the head.
Repeat this sequence several times, moving with the breath.

4. Chair Extended Side Angle - Utthita Parsvakonasana

© Barry Stone

After your final forward bend, stay folded.
Bring your left fingertips to the floor on the outside of your left foot.
Open your chest as you twist to the right on an inhale, bringing your right arm and gaze up to the ceiling. Hold here for several breaths. Bring the right arm down on an exhale.
If your left hand doesn't come easily to the floor, bring it to your left knee instead and twist from there.
For a more intense twist, bring the left fingertips to the outside of the right foot (pictured here) before twisting.
Do the same position with the right arm down and the left arm up.

5. Chair Pigeon - Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

© Barry Stone

Come back up to sit.
Bring your right ankle to rest on your left thigh, keeping the knee in line with your ankle as much as possible. Hold three to five breaths.
You may forward bend to intensify the stretch if you like. Repeat with the left leg up.

6. Chair Eagle - Garudasana

© Barry Stone

Cross your right thigh over your left thigh. If you can, wrap the right foot all the way around the left calf.
Cross your left arm over the right one at the elbow. Bend the elbows and bring your palms to touch.
Lift the elbows while dropping the shoulders away from the ears. Hold three to five breaths.
Repeat on the other side.

7. Chair Spinal Twist - Ardha Matsyendrasana

© Barry Stone

Come to sit sideways on the chair, facing to the left.
Twist your torso toward the left, holding onto the back of the chair.
Lengthen your spine on each inhale and twist on each exhale for five breaths.
Move your legs around to the right side of the chair and repeat the twist to the right side.

8. Chair Warrior I - Virabhadrasana I

© Barry Stone

Now keep the right leg in position over the chair while you swing the left leg behind you.
Plant the sole of the left foot on the floor and straighten the left leg.
Keep your torso facing over the right leg as you raise your arms up to the ceiling on a inhale. Hold three breaths.

Remember...

Normal is just a setting on a dryer.

Wednesday Affirmation

I Have a dream, and LIVE IT!

Tuesday Affirmation

Life has great moments in store for me. I treasure all of them.

Friday Affirmation - Great for all of us to practice!!!

I block all negative thoughts. I send them away to be carried off in a bubble with good intention. I allow the bubble to return to me after the negative energies have been transmuted into positive energy.


How to get rid of those pesky negative thoughts:

Cancel and Delete

Positive is always is stronger than the negative. The positive thought then goes out into the universe and overrides the negative, essentially erasing it, and this can create change in your consciousness and makes us aware of the habit of negative thought and emotions and can re-train us to diminish the habit. This is a simple but effective two-step healing exercise you can do as you begin to monitor your thoughts.