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Abdominal Massage & Yoga Pose for Constipation Relief 💩 Constipation Relief Under 10 Days 💩 https://melissawest.com/constipated/ 💩 Constipation Course 💩 https://melissawest.com/constipationcourse Constipation is uncomfortable. You might have pain in your abdomen or low back. You might experience infrequent bowel movements. Maybe you strain to have a bowel movement. Maybe your stool is hard and...

If you suffer from digestive issues such as IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), Crohn's, or ulcerative colitis, characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, this video is for you! In this video, I will guide you through a soothing yoga pose (with a block) that gently stretches your abdomen, calms your nervous system, stimulate your vagus nerve, and promote relaxation, all whi...

Join me for this short daily face yoga where we will begin by applying moisturizing skin cream in a way that is beneficial for your skin. The way you apply your skin care can support you in calming and clearing your mind. It can boost circulation in your face, encourage lymph flow, release tightness and tension and wake up your skin. Throughout this follow along self massage facial video I will sh...

This follow-along video shows you how relieve neck and shoulder pain with self massage and other tools. When we experience an injury or an illness that continuously saturates our brain with pain or other unpleasant sensations, those pathways will strengthen. Neuroplasticity tells us, neurons that fire together, wire together. Pain, means more pain. The good news is that we can offer our brain a co...

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Golden Milk Turmeric Recipe for Sleep 7 days of Yoga to Better Sleep https://melissawest.com/sleep/ Do you struggle with sleep? Do you experience insomnia? Today we are going to make a simple Golden Milk Turmeric Recipe for Sleep. Golden Milk is a warm drink that you can drink before bed to help you sleep. How does Golden Milk help you sleep: Certain compounds in milk — specifically tryptophan and...

In this video I am going to be reacting to a self massage technique called perineum self-massage for constipation. Your perineum is the area between your anus and genitals. Now I am a total prude, so the idea of massaging this area, doesn’t actually appeal. However, apparently massaging this area stimulates the muscles of the pelvic floor and can support you in having a bowel movement. It is suppo...

Autumn is the perfect time to curl up with some cozy autumn reads and flip through some comforting oracle decks. Here are my top picks for autumn. Books Mentioned: Understanding Human Design: The New Science of Astrology: Discover Who You Really Are by Karen Curry https://amzn.to/3els9Sy Tao of Tantric Arts for Women: Cultivating Sexual Energy, Love, and Spirit by Minke de Vos https://amzn.to/3RUu...

Meno Rage - Mushti Mudra Touch the tip of your thumb to the base of your ring finger. Close your fingers around your thumb to form a fist. Rest the hands against the lower belly. Hold for 5-45 minutes. Helps to release pent-up emotions like suppressed anger, frustration, and irritation and is perfect for meno-rage. Insomnia Shakti Mudra This mudra will connect you with the divine feminine and indu...

In this video I will take you through 5 obstacles to happiness and then share with you the easiest way to overcome them. I have a quick happiness hack that is like a game that is super easy that will help you overcome the barriers to happiness and allow you to generate joy and happiness. These teachings are based on the Four Brahmavirhas or the Divine Abodes or Dwelling Places. Sympathetic Joy or...

Constipation Morning Routine Before you even get out of bed we can start your constipation morning routine with some simple and effective constipation yoga to pull and pressurize the ascending and descending colon. This will help to move the stool along and encourage your bowel movement in the morning. When you get out of bed we will continue with some gentle stretching to lengthen and relax the c...

Breathing Exercise & Visualization for Sleep 1. Rub the bottom of your foot from the heel to the ball of the foot 100Xs (this is the first point of the kidney channel and regulates your mind’s sleep/waking cycles) Here is the first visualization: feel the energy from your head (the thinking that keeps you awake, go from your head, through your chest, your legs and out the bottom of your feet) 2. S...

Breathing Exercise for Anxiety In this video I will share 3 acupressure points for anxiety, stress and insomnia that are combined with gentle breathing. These acupressure points along with breathing and visualization are designed to relieve anxiety, nervousness, stress and are also great for insomnia. 1. CALMING NATURE Place your index fingers on the tops of your ears, trace up to the crown point...

Vagus Nerve Exercises for Relaxation 1. Vagus Nerve Breathing Exercise for Relaxation The vagus nerve does pass through the diaphragm which supports breathing This diaphragmatic stimulation regulates your vagus nerve and stimulates your relaxation response. 2. Sounding A E I O U while rolling down through spine The vagus nerve is connected to your vocal cords and the muscles at the back of your th...

Self Massage for Irritation Spring can be a disturbing season with wild fluctuations of energy surging through nature. There is a strong momentum created by spring Qi. Spring bulbs thrust up through barely thawed ground. In humans the qi rises as well, moving up into the chest where it stimulates the liver with fresh vitality. Rising qi carries with it the potential for problems. This rising liver...

Vagus Nerve Massage for Insomnia Eye/Neck Magic for Safe Sleep  Golden Bamboo to Release the Day  Visceral Massage for Vagal Tone and Deep Sleep  If the ventral branch of the vagus nerve is not functioning properly it is not uncommon to have difficulty sleeping.  Eye/Neck Magic for Safe Sleep  80% of the fibers of the vagus nerve are afferent sensory fibers - which means they bring information fro...

Vagus Nerve Massage Vagus Nerve Massage for Stress & Anxiety Relief  PEACEFUL CALM  DOORWAY TO THE SOUL  POOL OF WIND  Peaceful Calm - Stress and Anxiety causes hearing loss, reduced hearing and changes the range in which you can hear. Normal conversations are harder to hear and high pitches are easier to hear.  Doorway to the Soul - Your eyes are connected to your entire nervous system. Because w...

10 Things I Wish I Knew Purification and Rejuvenation  Savasana is the most important pose followed by Tadasana Off the mat is as important as on the mat Skeletal Structures limit your Poses, but Spiritual Friendship is Magical The Buddha is the Sangha - Thich Nhat Hanh Yoga is More than Your Body The Ordinary is Extraordinary Yin and Restorative Yoga are Incredibly Powerful Trauma Informed Yoga i...

self massage Stress and anxiety have an upward moving energy like butterflies that start in the stomach and move upward to the heart mind. These simple qigong, acupressure and self massage movements will ground and root your emotions, sending them down to the ground and calm your mind. They are simple and easy to do. You will find them soothing and calming for your mind. 

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26 Yoga Poses I Don’t Do Anymore In this video I share with you 26 yoga poses I don’t do anymore. This video is honestly quite embarrassing. I couldn’t believe that there are over 20 poses that have been dropped from my yoga practice and yoga teaching over the last 25 years. This video opened my eyes to some of the trends in yoga as well as why they got dropped in the first place. It has me thinki...

Clear Emotional Blockages This is a quick emotional release using qigong techniques that are simple to do and easy to remember. You can repeat these movements any time you are feeling excess emotions such as impatience, restlessness, sadness, grief, depression, anxiety, irritation, frustration and anger. Allow these simple movements that you can do anywhere to transform pent up emotions that are t...

Top 5 Hidden Gem Yin Yoga Channels In this video my friend Matt Depuis and I are going to share with you some of our favourite heart centered yoga teachers who are sharing their yoga on YouTube that you may not have come across because they are “smaller” channels. These are teachers that are generously sharing their teachings on YouTube on a regular schedule, that have good sound and lighting and...

Abdominal Self-Massage for Constipation Abdominal massage is one of the best ways to solve constipation. You can do it right before you go to bed and right after you wake up in the morning. Usually you will feel the need to clear your bowels after doing this abdominal self-massage for constipation. 1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor 2. Rub your hands together...

PART 2  What has been the most challenging part of your YouTube journey? Did you get discouraged at some point and how did you overcome it? (yogastanya) Greatest Gifts? What are the biggest lessons you’ve learned about YOURSELF over the last 12 years? (jupitermoon)  Congratulations! What kept you so persistent over the last 12 years?  Does Tim practice your yoga videos? Does Trinity practice your...