Meditation is one of the key practices prescribed by Alana Ayurveda as part of an Ayurvedic lifestyle routine. This provides peace calmness, inner stillness to the mind which balances the self internally.
All our treatments are all infused with mindfulness meditation and breath-work to create deep relaxation, perspective and time to reflect on life’s thoughts and feelings.
This deep relaxation calms our sympathetic nervous system, communicating that there is no threat to life. This reduces or switches off production of cortisol, often known as the fight-flight or freeze-stress hormone.
By paying attention to our experience of our body and our breath we focus on being rather than striving, thinking or surviving. This awareness and attention engage the parasympathetic nervous system and produces the calming, relaxing hormones such as oxytocin (calming, compassionate, connecting, loving and healing hormones) and endorphins (natural pain killers and mood elevators) neurotransmitters – dopamines.
Learn to meditate with Alana Ayurveda for a one to one coaching session!
All classes available in person or via Zoom.