Yoga Chicago

Challenging yourself with a special routine is a great way to strengthen your practice. Sylvia shares a pranayama exercise that’s easy for most people as she continues her 21 days of personal practice. http://yogachicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Yoga-Chicago-Magazine-Podcast-Pranayama-Promise-by-Sylvia-Ewing.mp3

Sylvia invites listeners to join her in a 21-day challenge using pranayama or breath control. Give it and reap the benefits. http://yogachicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Yoga-Chicago-Magazine-Podcast-Pranayama-Promise-by-Sylvia-Ewing.mp3

Think you can’t meditate? In this podcast Sylvia reflects on the meaning and the power of concentration and shares tips to using this tool to settle your mind.

This week Sylvia shares an object of beauty meditation, reflects on ways to find inner healing, to be a comfort to others when the world around us is deeply troubled and when personal pain and suffering is at the root of sexual harassment headlines.

We all have less than perfect moments in life, but Sylvia says we can reset and renew with our practice. http://yogachicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Yoga-Chicago-Magazine-Podcast-Meditation-of-Non-Violence-by-Sylvia-Ewing.mp3

Sylvia says that the news media is a pillar of a democratic society but cautions to be mindful about when and how you consume the news. Sylvia also shares a guided meditation to reduce negativity and to bring more light and love to the world. http://yogachicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Yoga-Chicago-Magazine-Podcast-Media-Diet-and-Meditation-by-Sylvia-Ewing.mp3

Sylvia offers a guided meditation using the visualization of rowing a boat on a river. This meditation is perfect for when the river of life is rough, or anytime one needs to calm their inner essence. http://yogachicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Yoga-Chicago-Magazine-Podcast-Meditation-for-Troubled-Times-by-Sylvia-Ewing.mp3

Khalil Gibran wrote that parents are the bow and children the arrow. This week Sylvia reflects on this and on watching seeds planted in childhood grow. Sh also shares the reversal technique for removing fear.

This week Sylvia says take a “customer satisfaction” survey of your life and shares a guided meditation focused on the heart.

The solar eclipse of 2017 has come and gone, but Sylvia says we can still use the sky as a reminder of our path to enlightenment. http://yogachicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Yoga-Chicago-Magazine-Podcast-Look-Up-Look-In-by-Sylvia-Ewing.mp3